1949 Dodge B-1-c Pilothouse 3/4 Pickup on 2040-cars
East Helena, Montana, United States
1949 Dodge B-1-C 5 window (Pilot House) Truck. Terrific truck project. This is a 3/4 ton truck ( as indicated by the C), and the 7 1/2 foot bed, manufactured late in 1949 so it includes any changes that appeared in 1950. The truck has lots of personality and style. The Dodge Pilot House Club has lots more of information. Very unusual with great patina as is or minimum rust if you want to paint it. Matching engine number. Comes with additional chrome grill parts, and many other assorted body and mechanical parts including a new driver's side window and vent. Converted to 12 volt, but not very pretty. Runs okay, a little rough, when warmed up, and probably needs some engine work to bring it up to daily use condition. I haven't started it in a while. It has no brakes, but I have driven it around the yard and it did just fine. My plans have changed and I no longer have time for this terrific project. I hope someone else likes this truck as much as I do.
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The shootout comes courtesy of the internet series Generation Gap, and its concept is super-simple. One guy prefers classics, and the other likes newer rides. They choose a category, pick two vehicles and put them head to head. In this case, neither is exactly modern, though. The Ford is more than old enough to receive Social Security checks, and the Dodge is hardly a young whippersnapper.
Other than both being pickups, these two models were made to serve very different functions. The Li'l Red Express was basically the progenitor of today's muscle trucks, with a big V8 that made it one of the quickest new models in its day (admittedly, 1979 was a rough time for automotive performance). On the other hand, the '33 Ford was just meant to work, with little pretense for anything else. One of the hosts describes it as "the simplest, most difficult" vehicle he's driven because of the tricky double clutchwork necessary to shift gears. Scroll down to watch the video and try to decide which of these two American classics you would rather have in your garage.
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