An American Pop Culture Classic: The Dodge A100

An American Pop Culture Classic: The Dodge A100

The Dodge A100 is a range of American compact vans and trucks manufactured and marketed from 1964 to 1970 by the Chrysler Corporation under the Dodge marque

The A108 was popular with camper conversion companies. A substantially modified, Hemi-powered A100 wheelstanding exhibition pickup called the "Little Red Wagon" driven by Bill "Maverick" Golden was a popular drag strip attraction in the 1960s through the early 2000s.

The Dodge A100 was also a prominent car featured in American television shows.

The A100 appeared in “That '70s Show” episode "Red's Last Day," as Michael Kelso's new van.

It appeared in the animated Disney movie “Cars” as the character Dusty Rust-Eze and in the remake of the horror film, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” In the 1960s Batman television series, the A100 appeared in a spectrum of colors and was the preferred getaway car of each episode’s villain!

An A100 appeared in many different colors in the 1960s Batman TV series. More often than not, it was the preferred getaway vehicle of each episode's villain!

Off of the television screen, the A100 has been a popular vehicle for camping, as an emergency vehicle, and even as a race car.

 

This Mopar A100 vans runs 7.80's and can reach speeds of up to 90 miles per hour! It’s run by our BluePrint Engines Mopar 408 short block and is one sweet ride.


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