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1968 Dodge Custom Lowrider Ratrod Longbed Pickup With 455 Buick And Turbo 400 on 2040-cars

US $3,450.00
Year:1968 Mileage:100000
Location:

Lake Stevens, Washington, United States

Lake Stevens, Washington, United States
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Besides my forgetting to add some images to my last listing of this truck, I am relisting this item due to a non paying buyer. If you do not intend to consummate your purchase, please don't bid.


I lost 5000 square feet of storage this fall so am thinning the herd. I bought this truck as a runner/shop truck about a year ago. It has a 1973 455 BUICK, a Turbo 400 AT, a 9" GM rear end, and a Pontiac Ventura sub-frame. It runs great, drives and stops straight and is a nice driving old truck.

I've always liked this series of Dodge pickup, it is the first year after the weird flying saucer headlights and it has the faux hood louvers. The descriptive term "ratrod" is way over used today but if you were to look up the word, you would see a picture of this truck. The floors are rusty with the holes patched with license plates, the attachment of the steering column to the dash is crude, there is a Hurst Slap Stick shifter on the roof and of course you gotta love the gas tank in the pickup bed that is made from an old beer keg and attached with chains. This truck has personality with a great look in hotrod flat black and hand pin-stripping, smoothies, moon caps& whitewalls. The exhaust system's new, brakes work great, tires are at 50% +/- tread, and has had recent tune-up with hoses, belts, wires, plugs, oil change/filter, and fresh fluids.

A word about the motor: The guy I bought it from indicated the engine had been gone thru. I do not have any supporting evidence but can say that it has great oil pressure, it doesn't smoke, and that it runs great. The only knock on runability is that it is cold blooded. I had my mechanic go thru the carb but it might needs some further tweaking. After it is warmed up a bit, it runs strong.

There are a few smallish dings/dents, please note in particular the dish shaped dent at the rear of the driver’s side pickup box. The pickup bed is solid, the windshield is cracked, the horn needs to be connected, there is a new horn under the hood mounted on the driver side fender, and at this moment, the fan motor isn't working. The lights work and it has a decent stereo. The drag plate is not included.

My truck is far from perfect but you could drive it anywhere reliably. Please ask questions if you are uncertain about anything. And I just wanted to add that I have a very nice 1968 Dodge half-ton that can be had for $1000.00. My intent was to switch out the bodies after doing a nice detail on this chassis...The truck is complete with a blown 383 and an AT. It is the upgraded Adventurer body in red with black top and it has the cool dash mounted shifter. Here is a link to an image of a truck like mine in almost the same condition: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1968+dodge+adventurer&id=BA5F368630040AF094AD2835B0125D2AE0507FC3&FORM=IQFRBA#view=detail&id=BA5F368630040AF094AD2835B0125D2AE0507FC3&selectedIndex=0 

If the new buyer of this listed truck as some interest in the parts truck, drop me a line and we can get you some images of the actual truck. I will not sell this truck away from eBay; it will be listed and sold/invoiced as an addition to this listing or as part of a separate listing altogether.

 

 

 

 


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