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Posted 1/28/2010 2:57:46 PM
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Hi y'all, this is my first post here.  I'm a truck modeler by hobby and am working on a 1958 Dodge T700 tractor.  There is very little reference material out there, and am wondering if anyone has pics of the "Power Giant" 354 engine, and/or access to the real truck who can snap some digital pics. 

If any of you have the Crestline book on Dodges by Don Bunn, there's a pic of a USN tractor that inspired my project.  I believe that an ATHS member in Ann Arbor has the actual truck, or did a replica of it.

Here's where I'm starting from:

http://wwwboard.spotlighthobbies.com/index.pl?read=1480373

Cheers

Evan

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Posted 1/28/2010 4:33:33 PM


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Did you take a look thru the photos in the Research Library?

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Posted 1/28/2010 4:42:58 PM
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Alas, Eddy, I've tried several times to log in, but it doesn't let me in. 
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Posted 1/28/2010 4:56:26 PM
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OK, got into the reference section, but alas, nothing on Dodges.  Fellow ATHS members, can you help?
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Posted 1/28/2010 6:52:46 PM


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I've seen this at several shows-maybe someone else has some other pictures of it too.  Here are some power giant links:

http://www.olddodges.com/

http://www.townwagon.com/pgpws/index.htm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1956-Dodge-Power-Giant-pickup-rare-with-270-poly-engine_W0QQitemZ140365233893QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item20ae6b7ee5

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Posted 1/28/2010 7:58:55 PM


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Here's one that was at Fontana a couple years back.

Found this link to same truck:

http://public.fotki.com/Moparlover64/dodge_trucks/mvc-634s.html

Here's an ebay for a brochure:

http://cgi.ebay.ph/1958-DODGE-TRUCK-MODEL-T700-T800-T900-BROCHURE-CATALOG_W0QQitemZ110029470035QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item199e447953

Some very original underhood pics:

http://www.carcraft.com/junkyardcrawl/116_0704_1958_dodge_700_truck/photo_02.html

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Posted 1/29/2010 5:35:30 AM


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Evan,

Heres a link to a 1959 brochure  http://public.fotki.com/modeltrucks25thscale/truck_brochures/dodge/1959-dodge-trucks/   That 354 engine is the same block as the passenger car 354 hemi, same external dimensions just dressed a litlle differently for truck duty.John

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Posted 2/1/2010 8:29:21 AM
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Evan,

There may be a useful picture or two here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/886837@N20/

Cheers,

T

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Posted 2/5/2010 9:13:21 PM


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Front end is pretty beat up on this one, its still up at the sawmill, I never did drag it home. My cousin started cutting it up for scrap when prices were sky high, luckily prices dropped before he finished, he only got the rears out of it!......Doug

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Front end is pretty beat up on this one, its still up at the sawmill, I never did drag it home. My cousin started cutting it up for scrap when prices were sky high, luckily prices dropped before he finished, he only got the rears out of it!......Doug


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