Little Red

[Chuck Most]

Ever have a really crazy idea that you just couldn't shake until you saw it through to completion? That's what you be lookin' at 'ere. One day, I wondered: "Huh... what might a '78 Dodge truck look like, if a bored rat-rodder got a hold of the thing?" The idea stuck, and here we are.

About the only '78 Dodge stuff left on it is the heavily chopped cab, and the floorpan and dash, which were also chopped limb from limb. You can check out the whole buildup on my Fotki page.

Once again, thanks to Spyder for posting the idiot proof, Fotki-specific photo posting how-to. You da man!

Edited October 8, 2009 by Chuck Most

[Greg Cullinan]

I guess if you say its a dodge pickup I have to believe you. . Lol. Not that it matters cause I'm liking it anyway. Looks really cool especially with those meatty tires and decals

[Jon Cole]

Looks "Wickid!"

Glad I could help with the pics.

[Joe Handley]

I had to look close to make sure that was still a Dodge cab, Nice Build!

[Sixties Sam]

Now that's cool! I like the 62 Dart grille - keepin' it in the MoPar family!

[Chuck Most]

Now that's cool! I like the 62 Dart grille - keepin' it in the MoPar family!

Yeah- I kind of stumbled onto a late 50's/early '60's Mopar vibe with it- that's why I added the Sonoramic-style intake, the 'Virgil Exner Memorial Fins' on the bed, and the Imperial-esque 'toilet seat' fake spare on the back. To be totally honest, I had no actual plan at all when I started, and just kind of designed the thing as I went. I really liked the grille from the AMT parts pack, because out of the context of the rest of the '62 Dodge it came off of, it kind of looks like something you'd see on an Ed Roth show rod. The intregal headlamps were a big plus, too!

When I take this to shows, nobody has any idea what kind of truck it started out as!

Thanks for the props, guys. And Spyder, once again, thanks for the step-by-step pics on posting from Fotki. Now I've just got to update my Fotki page...