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I keep looking at this one and am tempted. The only problem is it's too nice...I'm hard on a truck and don't really care about dents, dings, scratches, etc., and this thing is just way too nice for me:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1950-dodge-power-wagon-8/

Instead, this one (2009 with the 5.4) has been pretty much trouble-free, gets me where I need to go and can haul as much stuff as I've ever needed to haul.

I'm driving it....... a 2001 Toyota Tundra with 90,000 miles on the clock. It is complex enough to be smooth and comfortable, gets gas mileage for a 4x4 on the highway, has good V8 power, but it doesn't have the ridiculous complexity of the later models. So far it has been flawless. Everything that's gone wrong outside of normal maintenance, such as bent wheels, was my fault except one O2 sensor. It will be in my estate sale.

If you're talking about classics, I love the looks of the '58 Chevys and '72 model Chevys. Truthfully any of the old Chevys will do!

Well it is not 25 years old yet but my 2002 Super Duty is about as close as I can get. It is a 4x4 crew cab short bed with a 6.8l Trition V10, automatic transmission. lifted 4 1/2" with 35" Cooper AT2 tires, Dana 60 front with aftermarket outer axles and u-joints with repackable wheel bearings (Dynatrac Kit), rear 10.25" Ford differential with both front and rear running 4.56 gears and ARB Air Lockers. Oh, and manual locking hubs.

My dream vehicle wouldn’t be 25 years old, nor a truck,

I love the classics, but there is some awesome new vehicles out there.

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My '01 Dodge 3500 dually w/Cummins.
Would "LOVE" to see it restored to showroom condition!
400k miles. Never any mechanical issues.

A modern Toyota Landcruiser pickup with crew cab and diesel engine.

I had a '79 short box fleet side with a 6" lift, 38" Gumbo Monster Mudder's and a roll bar loaded up with KC lights. I loved that truck and always thought about building another one, but never did. Hell, with my bad hip I probably couldn't even get in it now.



Edited to add mine was blue with a black roll bar.

I have it now, a 2005 Tundra DC 4X4, I just wish they still made them.

Doesn't quite fit the specs but I would be pretty tickled with a deleted 6.7 supercab F350.

Street truck would have to be a 1937 Hudson Terraplane for off road would be a 1979 Ford F-250 highboy.

I already have it. 1991 Dodge Cummins 250. ~165K on it. 5 speed manual. Other than the paint and fluids it is 100% original. Even the belts and brakes.

I am technically the 2nd owner, but it has been in my immediate family since being brand new.

Never been in any kind of wreck, save a small dent I put into it under the driver’s side door out hunting. I would sell my Great Grandfather’s 2nd year production Model 70 before I would sell this pickup. I also own a 1999 F250 PowerStroke 5 speed manual with 180K, but the Dodge is my baby.

78/79 F-250 Super Cab... no ECM's & other useless Bullschit!...

This toyota hilux would work.

Apache

1955 or 1956 Chevrolet with Napco 4x4 running gear.

Ideally. An Ford F600 4x4 with the old Cummins 5.9 p-pump or maybe powered by an Air-Deutz diesel. Would be have an flatbed, with toolbox storage or a dump bed and some armour up front for pushing and animal collisions.

I've seen Air-Deutz literally work in the bowels of hell deep underground and operate at unreal engine temps and unreal ambient rock temps.

You two are absolute Geniuses! Mine is a 79 SWB blue fleet side. It’s a work in progress though because it’s getting a modern powertrain. 6.0 LS3 with an LSA supercharger and a NV4500 transmission and a 241C transfer case. Just found the trans last Monday. I’m still deciding on 33s or 35s and that will dictate the lift. My 77 was a 3/4 ton with a 400 SBC and and the SM465 and 4.10s would be spinning at 3600 RPM to run down the interstate at 80. The square bodys weren’t really made for that until the mid 80’s and the 700R4.

I had a ‘94 Red SWB that I should have kept. That 350 with the manual O/D would get 20 mpg and was a good off-road truck too.

My other one is my 06 Dodge CTD. Built like a tank and will pull our camp trailer as fast as I want to go. AND most importantly, it’s paid for. It’s sitting at 98k miles so I’m hoping it goes another 100k because I don’t want a newer diesel.

Play Truck is my '68 Chevy. I really like my 2020 Toyota Tundra driver.
A couple of things about the Tundra I don't like is the Gas mileage and I wished it had a conventional limited slip or Locker in the rear end. I knew about the mileage when I bought it Since I don't drive it a lot I decided I could live with it. The truck is 3 years old and has about 15,000 miles on it.

The then-current 4wd Tacoma with that legendary 22R (??) in-line four.

For me it would be a 60s power wagon or international harvester. The reality is though I no longer enjoy driving old truck for very long the comfort of new trucks is amazing compared to the old.