NEW PRICE! Highly desirable late-production Power Wagon with 65 miles on professional frame-off restoration. Upgraded with power windows, but otherwise stock. Gorgeous and fun to drive, ready to go!
There’s no question that this big yellow Dodge is far nicer in every single way than when it was new, but if you want one that’s ready to sit on the show field with the other restored pieces of art, this is it. We see very few restored to this level because, let’s face it, its days of playing in the dirty are completely over. The Chrome Yellow paint is from the Ford color pallet, but we won’t hold that against it, because it looks simply fantastic. Finish quality is very, very good and the bodywork comes from Montana, so it wasn’t rusty and the fenders are excellent originals that were never bashed and beaten. As a result, it fits together beautifully, the doors latch easily, and the hood closes without much of a fight, all hallmarks of someone being careful with their work. You’ll also notice that the external fasteners are all polished stainless, the heavy-duty Braden 10-ton winch (fully operational, by the way) has been painted to match the bodywork and the grill and headlight guards have been finished polished stainless so they’ll last a lifetime. Accessory running lights on the fenders were added, as well as the orange turn signal indicators, which work in conjunction with the dual taillights to make this big yellow truck safer on the road (as if anyone will not see it coming). And the bed is just beautifully finished using polished maple hardwood and stainless rub strips—it’ll carry anything you can fit in it, but it’s so pretty you might think twice.
Gray vinyl with pleats dresses it up a bit and makes the cabin bright and airy, so it’s a great place to be and all the controls are standard Dodge Power Wagon, from the giant steering wheel to the myriad of levers on the transmission tunnel. The only notable deviation from stock is power windows, a neat addition that uses a pair of switches above the windshield to quickly and quietly zip the windows up and down. The knobs under the center stack are for the back-up light (with red LED so you don’t drive around with it on all the time), heater blower, and choke. Under the glove box, there’s a manual throttle control, which was designed for those times when the Power Wagon was used as a mobile power station, powering things like oil derricks, well pumps, and saw mills. The headliner is beautifully fitted and includes a modern dome light to shed a little extra light inside. It’s not sufficiently modified to call it a rest-mod, but there are thoughtful upgrades that make the driving experience a lot more pleasant.
The heart of this truck is Chrysler’s indestructible flathead inline-6, and the later Power Wagons like this 1967 carry a 251 cubic inch version. Fully rebuilt and showing just test and tune miles, this beefy little six springs to life easily thanks to 12 volts running through the starter. A little choke and a few pumps of the throttle and it fires right up, and once it’s running, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by just how smooth it is. It doesn’t FEEL like an industrial engine, that’s for sure! It pulls the truck around with reasonable vigor, but again, speed isn’t the mission here so keep your expectations modest. That said, it does cruise pretty well at about 45-50 MPH without a lot of drama and we like the grumbly 6-cylinder exhaust note from the brand new exhaust system. The engine bay is neatly detailed with correct gray engine enamel, a factory oil bath air cleaner and downdraft carburetor, and a giant radiator that makes the Power Wagon virtually impervious to overheating under any conditions.
Dodge upgraded the Power Wagon’s transmission in the late-50s including synchronizers on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears, so it’s somewhat less crude than the earlier trucks, although to be honest, they all feel about the same. The throws on this particular 4-speed are surprisingly tight and well-spaced, and the shifter feels tight and smooth thanks to new bearings, synchros, blocking rings, and other parts inside. The two-speed transfer case has a 1.96 reduction ratio so it will practically crawl up a wall at idle in low range, and it’s connected to two beefy axles which are full of 5.83 gears. This was a frame-off restoration, so the chassis is beautifully detailed with new lines and hoses, fresh grease fittings, and satin black paint that’s pretty much how the factory would have done it. You’ll note that the floors are (and always were) spotless and the wooden bed floor was sealed underneath to keep it looking good for decades to come. Original Budd steel wheels were straightened and painted to match the bodywork, then fitted with a set of giant Superlug off-road tires.
We’ve sold more Power Wagons than almost anyone else. We love them, we know them, and we use them the way they’re intended to be used. This is by far the finest stock Power Wagon we’ve ever featured, and it is a desirable late-production model restored by an expert. There are cheaper ones, there are more expensive ones, there are modified ones, but if you want one that will stop traffic everywhere it goes and still drives and works like a real Power Wagon, this is an excellent choice. Call today!
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