1970 Dodge D200 3/4 ton “Dude”

The 1970 Dodge Dude definitely had a very cool look to it and it had the potential to develop into something great for the automobile world.

1970 Dodge D200 3/4 ton “Dude” camper special, the Dudes were only made for 2 years 70-71 and only produced 1500-2000 total trucks. 318 V8, 4 Speed standard transmission, heavy duty Dana 60 rear axle, new interior, carpet, seat, headliner, new paint, and vinyl decals, newer model dodge wheels, everything works as it should, runs and drives great, wouldn’t be afraid to take it anywhere.

The Dude package added the muscle car style look. This included a stripe and decals to the basic truck design.

Only about 2,000 trucks were sold with this package and are now sought after collectibles.

Dude Production numbers for Dodge trucks in 1970 – 1971 were quite low in comparison to GM and Ford. In 1970, Dodge produced 38,857 trucks,  and in 1971 just 33,487 were produced. It is a general industry estimate that only 1500 to 2000 out of those nearly 73,000 trucks were sold as the Dodge Dude pickup truck option during their model years 1970 and 1971.

A close similarity seems to exist in the Dodge Dude vehicle identification numbers. Most of the Dude pick-up trucks begin with the serial, “D14AE.” This could mean that many of the Dude packages rolled down the assembly line one after another. The Chrysler plant in Fenton, Missouri is the only known factory to have built the Dude Sport Trim package pickup truck.