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September 18, 2009
1965 Dodge A100 Five Window Forward Control Pickup
Automotive Traveler
Featured in two magazines and in the Hemmings 2007 Classic Car Calendar, this might well be the best compact Dodge A100 pickup on the planet.
It’s no secret that I call Cars and Coffee my private hunting ground for feature vehicles for the many magazines I contribute to. Every Saturday morning more than 300 interesting cars and trucks vie for a coveted parking spot in the lot between the Ford and Mazda buildings. Several years ago I shot this eye-catching Dodge A100 and it was ultimately featured in the January 2008 issue of Cars & Parts. (It’s now featured in the September issue of Hemmings Motor News as well.) Look closely at this truck and you’ll see why. It’s a near-perfect example of the breed of compact pickups that were the domestic response to the sales success of the wide selection of the versatile yet under-powered Volkswagen trucks that were popular in the late fifties and early sixties. Besides the Dodge A100, Ford responded with its Falcon-based Econoline while Chevrolet’s initial response was the short-lived (1961 to 1964) Corvair-based Loadside pickup which featured an innovative side ramp making it exceptionally easy to load cargo.
But this truck is equipped with a Mopar V-8! Read more at Automotive Traveler.
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bulldog_1995
Sep 19, 2009 at 9:21 pm
acually they dont lift there tails buring hard braking at least my 66 econo doesnt and the short wheelbase makes a perfect city cruiser short turn radius also makes them a dream for parellel parking in tight spots i drive mine all over seattle on a regular basis
GTwildfire
Sep 18, 2009 at 7:30 pm
I was gonna mention the rear lifting during heavy (even somewhat heavy) braking with these but someone beat me to it. This thing needs a decent well-secured payload to handle properly.
fortyfordsedan
Sep 18, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I have seen a pink A100 running around my hometown with a 360 magnum crate engine. They always look to me like in a panic stop the back wheels would come off the ground.