Mopars Of The Month - September, 2003

1996 Dodge Ram

By Eric Gove

Gentlemen, attached is a photo of my 1996 Dodge Power Wagon. This custom built truck featured a blown 417 Hemi, and a highly modified A727 trans on a chopped and channeled military 2 1/2 ton chassis. Specially built for deep pit mud racing, this truck accumulated over 70- 1st place finishes, and dozens of top three places in its career, as well as five points championships in Unlimited Tractor Class.  It achieved a top speed run of 2.9 seconds @80 mph, through a three foot deep pit, 200 feet long. Now retired, its engine has moved onto the Sorcerer, a 1950 Dodge panel truck, headed for Bonneville in '04. More pictures are available for view at www.ericsauto.net .