The Dude Abides

[kopper]

The Dodge "Dude" pickups were only produced for two years, in 1970 and '71, and they're about as rare as a vegan at an NRA barbecue. Dodge introduced this new model in August 1969. The "Custom Sweptline" held the title "Dude Sport Trim Package." This new model was essentially the standard D100, (1/2 ton), 128” wheelbase pick-up Dodge already had in production, with an added black or white body-side "C" stripe decal; a Dodge Dude decal on the box at the rear marker lamps; tail lamp bezel trim; and dog dish hub caps with trim rings. It was also available with bucket seats and a center console, and you could also get it with a powerful Mopar 383 V8. The C-stripe was very similar to that of the Dodge Superbee, but instead of a bumble bee on the side, you had "The Dude." The Chrysler plant in nearby Fenton, Missouri is the only known factory to have built the Dude Sport Trim package pickup truck. And hell, if Don Knotts thinks it's cool, well gosh darn it, Andy, it IS cool! For more info on the "Dude," visit DodgeDude.com and its page on Allpar.com.

[neal mcintyre]

you should do a story on the military dodge pickups those are even harder to find