Posted by Eric B. [99.100.188.129] on Sunday, October 06, 2013 at 00:33:46 :
In Reply to: W205 is an official model number posted by Mark [166.137.209.20] on Saturday, October 05, 2013 at 23:53:31 :
I have only seen one in all my searching and tag documentation.
The picture is a little blurry, but it is a D310. I've never seen another and I've seen a lot of D300 trucks. Yet the serial number works out as a D300.
Is the axle in your truck a Dana 60 or is that just what the tag says? If the actual axle is a Dana 60 are the hubs 6 bolt or 8 bolt?
I know the Little Mo trucks have a W205 model on the tag, but what does that mean? Does it mean something important or not?
As for rarity of the Little Mo nobody knows how many were made, but I'd guess the numbers were small as you say. But are they as rare as the 1960 W200 9' bed trucks built for the Navy? Does the fact that the Navy trucks don't have a unique model number disqualify them from rare status even though they are super special and have the SERT tags to back up the modifications (not to mention the factory photos). What is the best way to define rare? I'd think in truth nearly any W200 with some major unique detail (Sweptline bed, 9 foot bed, Little Mo conversion) is pretty rare. I only have pictures of a handful of each. Determining which one had the lowest production would require acess to records that Dodge claims are long gone. If you want to stick to your definition of rare based on the model number than I'd guess you are right if the numbers were small. Here is an interesting thought. If the W205 is a unique model number that is treated differently by Dodge maybe instead of being one of the 253V8 1959 W200s the W205 stands alone. If that is the case the possibilities for production totals increase a lot. Maybe Dodge made 100 W205s a year, but we don't know about it because W205s were not counted with the standard W200s. If that is the case my previous guess for production numbers based on known Little Mo trucks compared to known standard W200s is likely to be way off. Make the W205 a stand alone model and all guesses of production totals go out the window.
Can you find factory proof of which way they were counted?
Eric
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