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..3/4 ton (I typically prefer the 1/2 ton, but...)--this is such an original-looking truck. Except for width, I always thought the feature lines and wheel openings of the Dodge bed actually matched the Studebaker cab better than the Dodge cab of '59-60! Everyone wanted to be able to lay a 4' x 8' piece of plywood flat in a truck bed so Stude offered the old Dodge bed (with revised tailgate and front panel) as well as their old double-walled box which looked nice because of atypical lack of rolled-edge at the top. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/62-STUDEBAKER-CHAMP-RESTORED-CALIFORNIA-TRUCK-V8-- SOLID-ORIGINAL-BEAUTIFUL-/220926011985?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3370376a51 I see a bit of the '94 Dodge truck concept in the Champ's big center grille. I do believe the grilles were all chrome and not just the edge as in the one for sale. Still, I like it a lot. A friend has a '64 Champ in Apache Red that is bone-stock and original and I think the styling has stood up well--I think better than a Chevy of the same era. And the Champ was America's lowest-priced pickup, with the greatest payload, and the only one with a sliding rear window (full-width window standard, too...not a little one), and a 5-speed available when no one else was doing that.

A yellow Chevy Apache pickup. not done but a good work in progress (tailgate was still primer). Also a black entourage style Lincoln convertible with the top down. The weather has been good this October.

Where do you live, Fort Apache, the Bronx? Signs of a healthy economy

Pretty good job, Berri. IMCDB sez the Dart is a '64 but IIRC itcould just as easily be a '63 or a '65. they say the Chevy is a '55 Apache, not sure if they're right so it could possibly be a '57 or '58. The 'Vette is definitely a '62,it's not readily apparent in that photo but it is in other shots> Sorry Kydx, from the rear the '61-'62 Corvettes are identical to the '63-'67 C2 Stingrays.

I disagree about the 1998 not being reliable. I have one with 230,000 miles and it has been wonderful. Actually my cousin is a mechanic and said that it is the year you want since after 1998 they made it so you have to plug the car in at the dealer to use their diagnostic system that has a proprietary uplink to Volvo in Sweden. Issues I have had are MAS air flow sensor replaced under warranty around 70k and really not much else. It's hard to believe but either I have a one of a kind or the car is just excellent. I have been in 2 not at fault accidents where I was struck on the rear bumper quite hard and there was no structural damage. Just replace the bumpers and voila! Back in business! Try that in a "reliable" Toyota or Honda. From those two accidents I seriously believe I would have had a totaled car (and thus a new car payment). Mine keeps on truckin' and I plan to keep it until I just get tired of it since I really have not been able to wear it out. I do drive my cars hard but keep the routine maintenance up. Avoid the dealer for service and ask around town whose work is good with Volvos. As a helicopter mechanic on Apache and Blackhawks for 15 years I know what good engineering is and these cars are made to last. Note: I have always used Mobile One Synthetic oil. 1998 S70 GLT 2.4 liter.