Great review. Here in rural Arkansas i have seen hundreds of vehicles like that. That is not even a big mopar engine! They made some absolute beasts. Love that v8 rumble. Good job hun handling that monster on those tiny roads.

Your level of concentration when driving this truck is very relatable. I feel the same way when I drive my RHD Morris Minor here in the states. Adjusting to shifting with my left hand came more naturally than I expected but the opposite vantage point leaves me constantly thinking about where I am on the road. Luckily, the Minor is so small compared to my daily driver and in relation to our roads that I have loads of space. At least everyone could see you coming. I worry I am invisible to Americans in their personal tanks. Thanks for another fun video. Keep up the good work!

I love that blue interior! It adds so much to the fun factor of these old trucks

Hello from California. That first gear was called granny gear, it had plenty of pulling power. Always good to see you. 🥰

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I’m now going to call it granny gear 😂❤️

@drewrosecrans9728

2 жыл бұрын

@@idriveaclassicLove ur content ❤️ could we see close ups of u flooring the gas pedal I love ur technique on working the gas pedal awesome work much love and respect from pasadena ca USA

We bought a 1976 B200 van with a 318 V8 in late 1975. It was pretty basic: a three speed column shift and no power steering. With my wife and three kids we set out on a camping trip in the Rockies that summer. I clearly remember fighting the steering wheel against a strong wind across Montana and being passed by an old GMC panel truck with fenders literally flopping when I was doing 75 mph. I had to install a manual choke and convert the shifter to the floor, but we put about 150,000 miles on it with only normal maintenance on the engine. We sold it in 1984 and bought one of the first Chrysler mini vans in which we took our last long trip with all three kids to Ontario.

@auntbarbara5576

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful memories! 😘

Here in the United States, to my observation we do not see a lot of old Dodge trucks either. It seems like old Chevrolets and Fords are much more common.

I always look forward to your uploads on a Sunday. I really like the variety of vehicles that you review on your channel, once again you haven’t disappointed. I hope all is well with you and that you have a good week.

It's not Sunday without Steph! Every review is a surprise, love the wide variety of autos that you review! Here in Canada my dad had a few Dodge's in the past, a Dodge Monaco wagon, and custom Dodge B200 van (with a wild blue shag fur interior!), never a problem!

My Dad bought a Dodge p/u new in '78. It was a two tone green 4wd w/318-auto. It was the worst vehicle he ever owned. By the time he traded it in on his '81 S-10, it had rusted to the beltline, the rotors were never turned down and chewed thru two sets of brakes before the dealer finally fixed it. The 4wd would disengage while plowing, transmission went at 28K miles among a bunch of other "little" things that didn't work, or work right... He got so sick of it, he painted lemons as a racing stripe down the side of it. I love your reviews! Your excitement over some of these classics is uplifiting. Keep up the great work!!!

@carnut1921

2 ай бұрын

He must have abused it or did maintain it. My buddy has his since new and never had that kind of trouble. Simple maintenance issues and nothing else.

The v8 sounds so good..much love from Nairobi Kenya.

I have a 72, the first year of these trucks. Mine also has a quad setup on the gauges. Also inteteresting enough on, them trucks with the automatic had a bigger brake pedal.

You did an amazing job handling this small pickup, especially on those roads! Love the channel, keep up the good work

My late dad had a Ford F-100 pickup truck back in the 1980's because my younger brother Garry had harness horses and they needed to tow a horse float. A similar type of vehicle really. He later had a brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee but while it was a much more refined vehicle it was also prone to electrical system problems.

I always look forward to your uploads on a Sunday, they never disappoint and are always so diverse. I hope all is well with you Steph

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

Ahh thank you lovely xxx

Thanks for another great review Steph - good to see a warts n' all review on a basic model which is largely as it left the factory . So often we only see these trucks following very extensive (& expensive) customisation on US TV shows. You handled the big engine and LHD excellently.

Derek at Vice Grip Garage is one of the best would love to see IDrive Hubnut VGG crossover episodes

You drive in the left-seat like a boss! Great review as always, and it doesnt hurt that you are the most delightful person on YT. Cheers from New York, Aunt Barbara adores you!

Another top review Steph. .... this looks very much like a truck that rumbles past ny workplace in Sheffield! Your array of reviews is astounding. Old, new, UK , erurope and a few yanks too.... amazing ... keep em coming ! EDIT - He is from Sheffield, so if he is around parkway in a morning and evening... it'll be him for sure

@joshbrailsford

2 жыл бұрын

I also see this truck on the Sheffield ring road every weekday! Such a treat to see an older American vehicle rumble past amongst all the boring modern stuff,

A V8/manual transmission is a rare combination. Usually, it's the Chrysler slant six with a manual transmission. Automatics in pickup trucks were surprisingly common, as it increased the towing capacity in most pickup trucks in the 1970's 😉

Always love your videos

My dad has a 1973 dodge Truck he spent rebuilding with my brother before my brother passed away in 2013. They swapped the motor and it was so powerful you couldn't start out in 1st or you'd almost pop a wheely 😂. Non related but he had another dodge I think a 92 or so that we had an accident in, we were tboned by an oncoming car and my younger brother and I were in the bed of the truck with a cover on it (at the time that was legal) as you can imagine we were hauled off to the hospital with minor injuries and I bought my first computer with the insurance settlement 😂 that dashboard and seat and cold metal interior bring back so many memories thanks Steph !

@terryglidden9647

2 жыл бұрын

I have so many stories about these old American trucks they were so good at the time but terrible gas mileage

Steph...I didn't know you've been to America already! You said that you visited the "touristy bits"...was it New York City? Disneyworld? Los Angeles? As someone who loves cars, there are so many great car museums for you to see and so many great car drives to do.

Glad you mentioned the Army - that's where my experience with a D100 was - although as an on base civilian. We had something called the 'Youth Conservation Corps' - for underprivileged kids, or the like. My group lived on base for a summer and did all manner of felling trees, hacking them into benches, clearing streams, building bridges, etc. Surplus WWII barracks and no creature comforts. It was not the easiest way to earn a summer's pay. Anyway the D100s were always around along with a sport van or two to take us to further parts of the base. One even took me to the on base hospital after I hacked my knee up planing one of those benches. A memorable ride, but more so coming out of the woods as each jostle brought fresh pain. Anyway, I never did like these things after that - but they were unkillable. Steph - not matching outfit, tsk, tsk. :)

A horse's scream they say, the starter. We have one, a -78 150 Adventurer with a Slant Six and 3-speed automatic. Sitting and waiting someone to do something with it (needs a carb and seat upholstery etc.)...

Great video again Steph brilliant 👍👍👍

Love this. I can see it provides many smiles per gallon, and love the patina on it. Sounds fabulous too

Love that Steph name-checked Vice Grip Garage! Another great channel. And yes, I wouldn't think twice driving something like that Dodge here in the US but I've spent enough time in the UK to not attempt that on a British Country Lane. Great review!

A pleasant surprise this time, seeing you with an American truck. Glad you were brave enough to try it, what with the size of the vehicle and the left-hand drive. Good for you.

Famous mopar starter sound 👍

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

Indeedy

The three speed column changer dodges are known as the 'Three On A Tree'.

Now this..this is epic! Great video Steph! x

It’ll be tough to find in Blighty, but look out for a Dodge W150 the 4wd version….surprisingly composed for leaf springs all round! Many of the white ones are ex fleet because Dodge sold an awful lot to to the various commercial and government fleets….but white was always a choice on the dealer lot too…so no certainty that any particular one is a former fleet vehicle.

Hiya Steph. Love that pickup truck right there. And I love your many test drives in those great classics from the golden era of motoring. So reminds me of the original format that our TV motoring shows used to be, the ones that I was brought up on in the first place. I

I love Steph's face of concentration. Quietly in control and no sense of bricking it! I love that you have so many friends with interesting cars too

@roystonvasey5471

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't sure whether it was a grin or a grimace. Nice one though. lots of respect.

Oh, just loved the video, and thought the sounds and ride was great!! You did well with all of those pedals too!!

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! Xxx

That's a very cool truck l always love the Dodge D series trucks I have a 92 D150 and that 318LA sounds great and that transmission is probably a NP 435

A vehicle I wouldn't have expected you to do a review on Steph, but enjoyable as always.

Nice Truck the Americans are so lucky to be able to buy old 1960/70 cars and Trucks that have been living in the warmer parts of the country no ice and snow so no SALT to rust them out as for size they are in fact no bigger than a Merc sprinter van or camper and we see them everywhere in the Uk as for the gearbox I remember driving an old Hilman Minx and iI was told not to bother with fist gear as it was only used for steep hill starts.

Good Video Steph I love the variety of vehicles you drive Good to see you driving a American pickup I always look forward to your next video

A treat as always Steph.Really interesting pickup,hate that floor mounted parking brake though reminded me of a forklift on a building site with one and it was always jammed on because of mud from my boots and it came up from out of the floor so had to be fixed from underneath,ended up carrying 2 bricks on my dashboard to jam under 2 wheels instead.Probably works fine on a land yacht but not on something meant to get dirty.

you could add to your videos more shots from the pedals.

Steph you are a legend for giving this big truck ago. Xx

“Who doesn’t love a bit of chaos”

Good to see you again Steph - I hope you are keeping well?

Love it when you drive old American cars!

These were made in South Africa with the 3.7 six cylinder Plymouth Valiant engin. My dad had on in his fleet and did 300000 miles.

@johnd8892

2 жыл бұрын

The slant six was probably the base motor in the US too. Even on the Dodge Chargers the base engine was the 225 slant six.

For most carburetor Mopars -the starting procedure would be two full gas pedal pumps and the half on the third. Most of the time this sets the choke and the engine would fire quickly and your carb would be in fast idle, and once warm another throttle pump would release the choke and the low idle would settle in.

Lars let you drive his truck. Well here in the states when a young man let's a girl drive his truck they're practically engaged! Beautiful review as always.

Oh my Zeus! I was ot expecting this vehicle. You never fail to surprise.

The 318 V8 engine was used in quite a few Plymouth & Dodge sedans too.

The foggy background of your b roll was great! Nice to see a foreign take on driving an old pickup.

That's awsome Steph. It really suits you. I love my Mopars. I have a 68 VE Valiant which is the Australian version of the 4 door Dodge Dart.

Saludos desde México amiga 👋🇲🇽❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 no me pierdo ninguno de tus vídeos, me encantan mucho los autos ingleses antiguos.

Neat to watch an American Dodge pickup truck being operated in Great Britain! About as unusual as someone driving a Morris Minor or Austin here. We had mainly Chevrolet and Ford's on the farm, Dodge Trucks being rarer, but plenty of load hauling capacity. In the old days my dad and grandpa drove Diamond T's, a rarer breed, but with a red seal Continental engine they lasted 300,000 miles+, the engine later being put into service in Hansen's sawmill. Sheffield looks like dairy country, a perfect choice for a heavy duty Dodge Brothers pickup truck. 🌞Keep on Truckin'!

Surprisingly restrained colour scheme. It's the sort of vehicle you'd expect to see in metallic brown with orange and purple stripes. Because 1970s, as Ian HubNut might say 😀

Please find yourself a Jowett Javelin to review. Amazing cars and I would love your take on them

Love the look of concentration on your face! 🙂 A big old thing to drive down UK roads......

There aren't many Dodge pickups like that here in the U.S. anymore. The running gear is tough as nails but the ol' tinworm has a field day with them.

There looks to be quite a bit of steering input in order to keep it in a straight line! I have a 1978 Mercury and the steering is pretty vague on that too.

Good to hear it was not to bad to drive an you enjoyed drive it. 🙂

Thank you for the video great one 👍🚗😊

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

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Dear Steph, you must come to California which I see is this vehicle's home, and drive one through the orange groves. You'd love it even more I think.

I'm sure that it's not the first 1970's Dodge pickup to go rambling down a UK road. They were common vehicles for both the US Army and US Air Force . They most likely got driven off base by personnel stationed in the UK

Well Steph you wouldn't have liked our Transit V8 that we built back in the day 😂. I do understand what you mean though that seems huge on our UK roads. I am not always a fan of patina but the truck is showing its history very well. Thanks Steph for another great video. I did miss it yesterday so apologies. 👍👍

Oh, sweeeeet! Saw this in our feed, quit another video to watch this. Dodge cars and trucks - always a good idea...

I never imagined I would see one of our American pickups in the UK and I must say, you wore it well. I think it suits you.

What an interesting beast, never seen many in the UK myself :D Fab video 👍

Hey Steph, is that Holme Moss? A bit of the wild west on the wild moors. Can't beat that V8 rumble!

Great video Steph. It’s hard to beat a basic old pick-up. The perfect vehicle for rural American roads, preferably with the windows down and a dog riding shotgun.

You bossed that truck within a few minutes. I bet that was special when it was new. Great upload.

It sounds really good and happy

I'm always guaranteed an interesting video with your channel, I'd be driving that with 110% concentration on our narrow UK roads. See if you can have another drive when the auto is installed for a comparison to see your preference, especially with it being LHD.

@idriveaclassic

2 жыл бұрын

Great shout! I’ll do my best!

@mc-bert824

2 жыл бұрын

That low low first gear is called “granny gear”. Did you try it out?

I have a little Argentine Military service card for one of these (yes the Argies left it behind on the Falklands). The Dodge itself is probably long gone to rust.

Steph you will drive anything with in reason keep them coming

Well done you look sufficiently, comfortable. Auto correct me if I'm wrong is that clutch pedal a bit stiff?

This is so awesome. You look like you are in Tennessee on a run to Walmart for some groceries when you drive it..

I grew up around Chevy/GMC pickups, if Dodges rusted less good for them, my dad's '79 C10 rusted like it was an Olympic sport. Three on the tree, no power steering, maybe not power brakes if it was an option. Was our only family car until Mom got a new Plymouth Horizon in '86 with PS/PB/AT which she drove like it was a Lotus.

I have a 69 D100 long bed and it too was once a park ranger truck, it might have the service number on the inside of the hood above the battery.

On future cars, especially the ancient ones, you should do like what Nick from Maple Motors does on his channel and do the "horn test" -- have the viewers decide if the horn works before testing it. It would have been cool if you did it on that Mk 1 Granada you featured recently.

Great post but as with every other post, the wiring is not mentioned. What did you do with the printed circuit board and what did you do with the 10 pin connector running from the printed circuit board powering all of the original gauges? did you tap into the 10 pin connector for the new gauges or did you bypass that and run all new wiring to the sensors? Thanks,

That steering looks sketchy! When I was in the USAF we had assigned to our shop an '84 D100 with the 318-2 bbl automatic. It had manual steering too, so a *lot* of turns lock to lock. But it's surprising how similar to this '75 it was.

You can always tell a Chrysler product from that era, just listen to it start up. These days that sound is very nostalgic to car fan.

@reallyrandomrides1296

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that whiney Mopar starter is music to my ears!

As my grandfather used to say, if you can’t afford a Ford, dodge a Dodge! Wow, I don’t remember my 318 being a 2 stroke. Love your videos Steph, great work.

Great video! I think that this truck could benefit from a tune-up, as it doesn't seem to start as well as it should, but hey, it still works!

@highwatercircutrider

Жыл бұрын

Starts like a typical Dodge

Nice review. It is always nice to see USA vehicles in the UK. I don't know if all the white D100s were for park rangers or the U.S. forestry. I cannot find that info. However if Derek (Vice Grip Garage) has said it then it must be correct as he is always on the ball with his stuff. That being said, I suspect that particular D100 you reviewed was originally a fleet vehicle as it was white and most commercial vehicles(work trucks) were and still white. Also it has no options on it except for the radio (and I suspect that it originally did not come with a radio only a blanking plate), manual transmission and a manual choke. This was a truck that was probably used as a state or local government maintenance vehicle or as part of a business fleet. It might have been used as a farm truck but it looks in too nice shape to have been one

Another great video! These are not that common in the US, unfortunately. Other rhan an early peak in the era when these were new, Dodge was a perennial third place finisher behind Chevrolet and Ford in the civilian full size truck market . Until the revolutionary '94 Ram was introduced, these were seen as old hat and poorly built, which was not totally unjustified. The irony was that Chevrolet used the same pickup design from 1973-87 and never caught flak about its dated designs. Most Dodges of this era were government fleet vehicles. The Federal government bought lots of Chrysler and AMC products as a sort of back door subsidy; government contracts kept the lights on at both companies for a long time. Quite a few state and local governments used Plymouths and Dodges as police and fleet cars, so buying Dodge trucks made sense. That way, parts inventory was easier to manage and the commonality between things like brakes and transmissions made life easier for fleet mechanics. They had a reputation for lousy quality, but in truth they were no worse than any other '70s American car. Another advantage was that Chrysler's weak financial state in this era meant that they were desperate for business. Dealers and the company would cut prices to the bone in government bids in order to get the business.

great truck i had a 1966 Chevy LWB truck wooden bed 283 Powerglide oil bath with hand choke

well, that was not something i ever expected to see on this channel. I have a 1974 D600 potato truck, and it has the exact same dashboard despite being a much bigger truck...Dodge definitely capitalized on a shared parts bin. there were gazillions of these running around back in the day...so few now, although in western states you still do see some as work trucks, but most that are left are now restored and sunday-drivers. I always thought these light trucks were especially good looking...the next gen Dodge got super boxy. I hope the owner decides to keep the manual box...that is now so unusual. and you could option these all the way up to a 440ci V8...a lot of them came with the inline 225ci 6 too. Forest Service trucks tended to be green, not white...I have an ex-forest '69 F250 Ford and it's green.

A gorgeous girl in a full size pickup!!!! Come over to indiana sometime. Have lots of 70's trucks you can drive.

For a minute, I thought you were in the States!

Would love to see you do an old square body Chevy truck or any old American cars

Not so many out here. It's mainly old Chevy and Ford pickups. They are out there though.

nice truck it's better than new trucks.

If you want agricultural, find yourself an American truck from the 1950's. The difference between a truck from 1955 and 1965 (let alone 1975) is truly dramatic.

In So Cal here and I always felt these trucks never got much respect. Everyone loved the square chevys or the tough Fords of the era more. These were more often the other truck, or something people bought as the low bidder. I recall one in town, it was ugly green and had a bumper sticker "Green Piece" on the back. But I don't think their was anything fundamentally wrong with them. Smart choice though for a truck that can last a long time. Millions of engine parts around for these.

Most of the cars you've tested could fit in the back I'd imagine.

Stephs a country gal!Much Awesomeness👏👏👏

I like cold starts. Why you ask cause i like cold starts sooooo

5:14 option codes show it was a California spec truck and it was a Bicentennial edition.

Graeme beat me to suggest the same idea. I did like the concentration on your face Steph you looked terrified at first but once settled in as you said changing gears with your right hand and sitting in the left seat(wrong one) you looked at home. Will it get 3 on the tree-style auto box or floor mounted?