IDRIVEACLASSIC reviews: 1970s Dodge D100

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The Dodge D100

The Dodge D100 was not a new beast in 1975 when this particular model was sold and in fact, being the third generation launched in 1972, it was a trusted vehicle well-loved by many Americans.

It was a true man’s man sort of vehicle and sold with the advertising strap line, The Dodge boys want to welcome you to the club for the popular Club extended cab trucks.

In addition to this, the sales brochure of the time led with the line ‘Dodge pick up trucks have always had a reputation for dependability and longevity’ knowing these were the qualities sought after by the discerning truck buyer.

Dodge set out to offer buyers exactly what they wanted and the buyer could choose from conventional cab, club car and crew car.

Whatever option you picked, Dodge designed it to keep running costs to a minimum. Electronic ignition was fitted as standard, a voltage regulator was fitted and it was said all engines and engine parts received electronic testing prior to purchase.

It’s also worthwhile mentioning that galvanised steel was used considerably throughout these trucks to help minimise rot, making them far more durable than many other vehicles out there.

The buying public loved it and not only was 1975 the second best year for production volume in the company history at the time, Dodge also won the US army contract to supply over 33,000 trucks to Army bases across the nation. Prior to this, the Army had always had trucks made to their spec, so this was a massive deal and spoke volumes about the trust in Dodge.

The V8 engine was a must for the time and this Dodge D100 has the 318 V8 fitted.

The transmission on these was the column or floor manual transmission 4 speed, with this one having the straight cut low geared first gear for crawling, or the 3 speed automatic which Dodge boasted was one of the best on the road for the time.

Brakes are discs to front and drum to rear and the wheels on this particular model have been changed to American racing torque thrust wheels.

It’s on a stainless exhaust and is the farm truck spec with large mirrors and cab light.

The trim on this particular truck is the custom trim - but there were many options to choose from at the time including adventurer and sport.

The D100 remained largely as was until 1981 when the Dodge Ram came to market and the sales of the third generation Dodge Trucks as we knew them in this guise came to an end in 1993, whereby the new Dodge Ram for 1994 was introduced to take this market share.