AMC Pacer In concept, the AMC Pacer was meant as a car designed around a Wankel rotary style engine and to be front wheel drive. That never came to fruition, as AMC was relying on General Motors to supply the engine who canceled the program. As a production model, it was introduced for 1975. The […]
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AMC Gremlin
AMC Gremlin 1973 brought the fourth model year of the Gremlin. The Gremlin was available with a 232 CID I6, 258 CID I6, or a 304 CID V8, displacements rarely seen in a subcompact. 1973-1974 were the top selling Gremlin years. A notable option was the Levi Package, which gave you a Levi Jeans inspired […]
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Dodge Midnite Express
Midnite Express This is one of the rarest trucks ever made. It was made for one model year only in limited numbers. The only available color was black. It was the same basic truck as the Li’l Red Express, but had a 440 big block V8 instead. The Midnite Express died with the big block, […]
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Dodge Li’l Red Express
Li’l Red Express Dodge’s Li’l Red Express Truck was introduced in 1978. The stepside body featured real wood inlays on the exterior of the bed, dual chrome exhaust stacks, gold graphics, 15×8 chrome slot wheels. You could get any color you wanted as long as it was, hence the name, red. The name was Bright […]
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Dodge Warlock
Dodge Warlock The Dodge Warlock was introduced in 1976. It was based on the half ton D100 in 2 wheel drive and the W100 in four wheel drive. As for colors, the most common is black, but they were available in Bright Red or a Light Green Metallic too. Warlocks had additional equipment over a […]
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Dodge D50
Dodge D50 Dodge was late in the game with a compact truck. The Dodge D50 was an imported product based on Mitsubishi’s truck. Its first year was 1979. Powering it were a choice of two Mitsubishi I4s, a 2.0L or a 2.6L. They made 90hp and 105 hp, respectively. Shifting duties were handled by a […]
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Dodge St. Regis
Dodge St. Regis Made from 1979-1981, the St. Regis was not a big sales hit. Engine offerings were the 225 CID 1bbl S6, 318 CID 2bbl V8, 318 CID 4bbl V8 and 360 CID 4bbl V8. A Notable feature on this model were the transparent retractable headlamp covers similar to those on the ’78/’79 Dodge […]
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