1969 Dodge Power Wagon

Pickup Truck

440

Automatic

2281885545

Clear

Gasoline

Relisting. Reduced Price. If you're a truck lover, you can't possibly not like this one. This 1969 Dodge W200 Power Wagon from Arizona is just plain cool. It's tough, powerful, SOLID and intimidating. Of course the climate in Arizona is the reason this truck is rust free. In my opinion it is EXTREMELY hard to find one of these trucks is this shape. Cruise this one through town and get ready for the attention. You just don't see these anymore, and if you should, they are almost ALWAYS heavily rusted at the rocker panel which is also the step up into the cab on these trucks. Usually the rust goes up to the lower door hinge and the doors sag. Another area that is almost always rusted thru is the cab floors at the cab mounts near the firewall. That causes the cab to sink down in the front near the firewall.THIS ONE IS RUST FREE. Another reason for the condition of the truck is that when we purchased it, a high compression, race-only (not at all street-able) motor was in it. So it wasn't street driven. It couldn't be, at least not without using race gas. It looked to be set up for clay and dirt drag racing, but not sure. We have changed all that and now it's a great deal of fun to drive on the street, where it can be enjoyed. I wanted an engine to still be proud of and one that still did the truck justice, so I put a super-strong Chrysler 440 RV in it. This new motor has 44,200 miles on it, and came directly from a giant motor home. Why a motor home? Simple. Dedicated motor home engines have all forged internals for superior strength and special cylinder heads that have extra water passages around the spark plug areas to keep things nice and cool under heavy load. Infact, they take a smaller diameter spark plug because these larger water passages use up much of the space normally found around a standard "car" type 440 spark plug hole. One final note, PLEASE make no mistake; this 440 with headers and 4:10 gears has all the power you could ever seriously require. Add to this the torque converter from the same motor home which is matched to the factory cam, and a good set of headers, so the lower end grunt and power starts right off idle. The aftermarket super efficient aluminum radiator used with the race motor and the manual valve body race built 727 auto transmission that was in the truck were left in the truck, along with the B&M manual floor mounted shifter. Nice crisp shifts and super cooling system will keep heat down when towing. This particular Power Wagon would be a super trailer tow vehicle for your classic Mopar! Other neat details are the black rubber diamond plate floors installed over Dynamat sound shield, really nice looking black leather racing seats and great looking shifters, 35” tires on 10” wide chrome wheels look awesome! It's hard to appreciate how big this truck is from the photos, but yes, those are 35's. And there is still about 11” of clearance above the front tires. This particular Power Wagon was a Heavy Duty option truck, and Heavy Duty is stamped right on the door sill option plate. Closed knuckle Dana H.D. Front axle and Dana 60 rear with 4:10 gears are still in the truck from the factory. If you are a restorer of these trucks, this one was originally a 318 v8 and also had the winch option (also stamped on the option plate) when new, but it is long gone now. The body does have very minor bumps in a couple places, In the photos you can see 2 very small dings (like a door dent) on the right rear wheel fender. And if you look close you will see a small crease on the very front of the left front fender. Most people would probably not notice, but I want to be sure we tell you. Thats all - no other surprises. The paint has a good deal of orange peel, and needs a good buffing. The wood plank bed floor is also long gone,and plywood was installed, but thats a very easy fix. And speaking of the bed, the metal is in beautiful conditon, with no dents damage or cargo scarring. The tailgate is rock solid too. In the bed is a fuel cell and a remote battery box. The in-cab tank was removed for safety for racing. The filler neck is still there if you want to put the fuel tank back inside the truck for originality. The Oil pressure light, amp meter and engine temp gauge all work. The turn signals need a column switch. The fuel gauge was not hooked up then the fuel cell was added to the bed. What really makes this particular Power Wagon stand out is the rust free body and the drivetrain. It would have been very easy to dress this truck up by undercoating the underside and the wheel openings. I did not because I want you to see for yourself the original steel and original paint can still be clearly seen. It really is amazing that the Arizona climate preserved this truck so well. If I have forgotten anything, please feel free to send me a note. I will do my best to respond quickly. Thank you, Greg C.