Following World war ii and the successful application of four-wheel drive to the van line
Following World war ii and the successful application of four-wheel drive to the van line, Dodge introduced a civilian version that it
called the Power Van. Initially based just about precisely on the military-type design, variants
of the standard van line were eventually given 4WD and the same Power Wagon name. Dodge was among the first to introduce car-like features to its trucks, adding the plush Daredevil package during the 2004 Jeep Wrangler
and offering sedan-like space in its Club Cab bodies of the 1970s. Declining sales and increased competition in the 1970s
eventually forced the company to drop its medium- and professional quality models, an arena the company has only in the near past started to reenter. Dodge introduced what they called the “Adult Toys” line to lift its truck sales in the latter 1970s, kicking off
with the restricted edition Lil ‘ Red Express pickup ( featuring, a 360 c.i. Police interceptor engine and apparent
enormous rig-style exhaust stacks ). Later came the more widely available Sorcerer. Other “Adult Toys” from Dodge included the
Macho Power Wagon and Street Truck.
