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Year : 1979 Make : Dodge Model : D-150 Li’l Red Express Truck
Color: Red Engine : 360
Modifications other than stock :
Torq-thrust D wheels, Base-coat/clear-coat paint, natural finish red oak in the
bed floor, and a real radio and speakers have been installed.
Unusual options or accessories :
None. This is as plain as they every get.
Brief description of how you came to own this
car and little history on it :
I purchased from the
original titled owner in Butte, Montana, May 2000, with 54,000 miles. Truck was
in very solid, rust free condition and only needed light bodywork, mild
refreshing and paint to bring back to its full glory.
Before titled, the truck was the daily driver of the Dodge
dealer’s wife in Butte. They got into an argument and he sold it out from under
her with 1,300 miles showing. During this first part of it’s life, she
apparently smacked something with the left front corner that bent the core
support and both fenders as it passed down the side of the truck. My guess would
be that she hit a dear.
The gentleman who sold it to me used it for three years as
his daily driver and as he headed into winter of the third year decided he
really needed something with 4WD. He tucked the truck away in the garage, hoping
to restore it at some point. Before that point arrived, he loaned the truck to
his step-son who promptly beat the truck. All of the damage on the vehicle when
I purchased it can be attributed to the carelessness and lack of appreciation
demonstrated by the young man. If you’ve seen me driving this truck before my
recent rectification, you know how much it had been abused in his hands.
I’ve been using it as a truck for the last 6 ½ years, hauling
mulch, furniture, etc. It has served me well and will continue to do light duty
– with appropriate bed floor protection – as long as I keep it. Now that I know
how easy it really is to work on, the prospect isn’t so daunting.
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