This 1952 Dodge came with a 6cyl, and Fluid drive transmission, heater, and AM radio. Original 6cyl was locked up and given to a friend along with the transmission. We decided to save this old boy from Thief River Falls Minn back in 2016 with the intention of replacing the drive train with updated all Mopar parts from the 1970's. We planned on giving him a nice fancy paint job until we found out her history. He was originally a deep purple blue and was bought by Pennington County in Minn as a maintenance truck. They painted her yellow, and then when it was sold it was painted blue again. You can see his original paint on the firewall, and throughout the interior. Ollie served faithfully until 1964 when he was repainted blue and sold to a private owner. The next owner parked it in 1971 and he had 92k on the odometer and he stuck her in a old barn and it sat until we saved her and brought her to WV for her transformation.
We decided to clean the crud off the paint, fix all rust, mainly the floor pan, and lower drivers door outside sheetmetal, and keep the patina she had earned over the years. 97% of the body was rust free and is solid. We updated him with an all Mopar drive train, a high performance 360 engine; performance rebuilt 727 transmission, and a 9.25 sure grip rear end with 4.11 gears, and disc brakes up front. We decided to rebuild the front suspension instead of subbing in a front suspension from another vehicle like so many of these trucks have had done. We wanted to preserve some of the old truck feel.
Extra parts included are shown in the bed of the truck. The vent windows were left out intentionally for more arm room. The side windows were not installed, however the window regulators are in the doors. The original glass was damaged and we never got around to replacing them as the truck is stored inside. Also the wipers were misplaced and it will need wipers installed if you so desire. We planned to put aftermarket electric wiper motor and assembly, however we never got around to it. These are small items that can easily be finished. Other than those two items I can't think of anything else that needs attention.
I will list work done below. We have a full binder with
all parts installed and receipts that will be included. All work except the
machine work on the engine block was performed in our shop. We have mainly used
this truck for car meets, runs to the local hot dog stands, and many parades
every year since 2018.That's what we made it for. The doors are stenciled in
honor of our grandfather that was a gear head back in the day and started
racing in the late 40's, of course this can be removed and you can make it your
own. We are selling Ollie to fund other projects in the shop, not interested in trades. If you have any questions feel free to message us.
This is one fun hot rod truck and steals the show anywhere you take him! Ollie is happy running down the straight stretch at full bore or idling along in your local Veterans Day parade. You won't be disapointed in Ollie!
Specs:
1974 360 from a Dodge Monaco with 62k original miles
360 was bored .040 align honed, balanced, with KB flattop pistons, 10:1 compression, new bearings, ARP bolts, Eagle I beam rods, high volume oil pump, Comp Cams Thumper cam, double roller timing chain, Edelbrock air gap intake, Holley 670 Street Avenger carburetor, Pertronix distributor, Milodon oil pan, heads were rebuilt with all new valves, springs, retainers, and shaved.
Performance rebuilt 727 with heavy duty clutches, with a Trick Flow deep oil pan; B&M Hole Shot 2400 stall torque converter.
9.25 rear end with all new bearings, gears and seals, 4.11 gears with Sure Grip.
Lokar shifter, and throttle cable
Coker Tires
USB AM FM Radio with three speakers
Front Disc, rear drum manual brakes
Rebuilt original king pin front suspension
Heavy duty u joints
Powermaster 95 amp Alternator
Holley electric fuel pump
15 Gallon fuel cell mounted under the bed
Dual exhaust with 50 series mufflers
New windshield
Battery kill switch
Built in battery tender
The plug is inside the fuel filler with a 1917 “see pic”
Aluminum radiator with electric fan
Transmission oil cooler
Runs on 93 pump gas
Desoto hood ornament
NOS 1950's Jeep steering wheel
And much more…
If you have any questions feel free to message us.