Vintage Dodge trucks.....73 and up....

I've had two Ramchargers in my life - a '79 and an '89 as well as an '83 D150. Just bought the kid an '89 D100 for his eighteenth birthday.

I loved the '79. Transplanted in 400 4bbl. Damned thing had enough torque and traction to pull a loaded semi out of the mud.

But I preferred the '89. Stone cold reliable. And I liked the lay out of dash on the '80's trucks. More ergonomic. Don't have to reach for the radio or the heater/ac controls. I got so I could push the button on the controls with one finger while flipping the fan switch with my thumb.

I can't do that with my same year F150. I have to reach around the shifter to reach the heater controls and the radio.