Dodge trucks will soon be celebrating 100 years in service–the first civilian commercial vehicles were offered in 1917–and have an enthusiastic following among classic truck collectors. M-37 military and Power Wagon enthusiast groups are located throughout the country, as are clubs for Li’l Red Express Trucks, 1948-’53 “Pilothouse” trucks, A-100 vans and many newer Dodge Rams, Dakotas and Durangos. Keeping these vintage work trucks in tip-top shape for national meets or your local car show is aided by the many advertisers listed in Hemmings Motor News. You will find classic Dodge truck advertisers throughout the publication, but most notably in the Chrysler/Mopar section of the Interchangeable Parts category, as well as in the “Trucks and Commercial,” “Mixed Make” and “Services Offered” sections of the magazine. Several are Dodge Truck specific, while others deal with all Mopar brands. Many salvage yards, NOS supply houses and service providers offer parts and service for anything vintage, whether Mopar-related or not. Whether you are in need of mechanical and cosmetic parts, there is a good chance you will find someone in Hemmings who can be of assistance to you with your Dodge restoration or maintenance question or parts needs.
CLASSIC ENTERPRISES specializes in replacement sheetmetal for many vintage cars and trucks. They offer new steel tailgates for 1951-’83 Dodge pickups and Power Wagons for both wide and narrow step boxes. These are reproduced from 16-gauge steel and duplicate the OE tailgates down to the Dodge logo. Classic Enterprises also offers complete box floors for 1934-’47 Dodge pickups in the same thick 16-gauge steel.
Good used parts as well as new aftermarket items for all 1917-2011 Dodge trucks are available from IVAN’S TRUCK PARTS. They have a large inventory of Dodge donor trucks for difficult sheetmetal and drivetrain needs and many new and remanufactured items for A and B series vans, four-wheel-drive and even motorhome parts are offered for classic and newer Dodge trucks. Ivan’s also has an inventory of classic Jeeps on hand.
ROBERTS MOTOR PARTS is one of the largest aftermarket Dodge car and truck suppliers in the business, with a wide range of new products available for fuel, suspension, brakes, steering and transmissions. Body panels are also offered, including bed panels, tailgate hinges and 1939-’53 outside door handles. You can also purchase 1938-’53 interior kits and many trim pieces, including taillamp lenses and headlamp rims. Their inventory covers early 1930s to late 1970s Dodge, Plymouth and Fargo trucks, as well as Power Wagons. Catalogs are available, and their restoration parts offerings are also listed on their website.
Dodge pickup replacement floor mats are available from JOHN GEIDL. These reproduction mats are made for 1954-’71 Dodge and Fargo pickups and Power Wagons and can be trimmed to fit 1961-’66 Town Wagons and panel trucks. John also offers rebuilt electrical items such as starters, distributors, generators and wiper motors, and rebuilt carburetors. He also rebuilds the ’50s and ’60s “refrigerator” door latches. Other new products available include glovebox liners, outside rearview mirrors and mirror arms.
CLASSIC TUBE has over 20,000 brake, fuel and transmission tube assemblies in original copper-annealed steel, stainless steel, aluminum tubing or braided stainless steel. Their inventory covers all classic and modern Mopar trucks, vans, full-size and muscle cars as well as all other U.S.-built makes and models. They can also custom-design any tubing you might need for brake, power steering or transmission conversion projects. Proportioning valves, disc brake conversions, aluminum bulk tubing and flaring tools are just a few of the related items listed in their comprehensive catalog.
Dodge truck coil springs are available from ESPO SPRINGS ‘N THINGS. In addition to coil springs, they have leaf springs, motor mounts, speedometer cables, body mounts, steering parts and suspension bushings in original rubber or durable polyurethane. Their catalog lists items for two- and four-wheel-drive trucks and vans produced between 1936 and 2006. ESPO also stocks similar items for vintage and newer Jeep, Ford, GM, and International trucks.
NORTHWESTERN AUTO SUPPLY is in their 67th year of business to the collector-car hobby. They sell new aftermarket parts for Dodge pickups, as well as many other classic cars and trucks. Fuel, engine, ignition, brake and chassis parts are all available at competitive prices. Whether you need one particular item or a complete engine or brake rebuilding kit, Northwestern stocks quality brand-name products and offers a machine shop service that can perform babbitting and engine repair as well as starter, alternator, carburetor and master cylinder rebuilding.
Power Wagon and M-37 owners can find period-correct military tires at co*kER TIRE. They offer free catalogs and online shopping at their website. Major brand name bias-ply and radial tires are also available for classic cars and trucks as well as aftermarket wheels and many other tire-related products.
AUTOBODY SPECIALTIES has an extensive catalog of replacement sheetmetal parts for 1956 and newer Dodge pickups. Rocker panels, floor pans, tailgates, door handles and weatherstripping are listed for classic 1956-’71 trucks, with additional sheetmetal panels available for 1972-’93 trucks and 1987-’96 Dakotas. Weatherstripping and patch panels are offered for 1964-’03 Dodge vans, as well as several exterior repair items for 1996 and newer minivans and Sprinter vans.
For 1972-’80 pickup enthusiasts, TUFF TRUCKS is a specialist for Dodge pickups built during these years. Tuff Trucks stocks aftermarket new, used, restored and NOS parts for trucks of this vintage and also specializes in Li’l Red Express Truck and Dodge Warlock items. They have a large inventory of sheetmetal, as well as chrome vertical exhaust parts and replacement decals for the Li’l Red Express and Warlock.
BOOKS 4 CARS can supply you with shop, service, repair or owner’s manuals for your vintage or newer Chrysler car or truck. They have over 450 titles listed in their comprehensive inventory, which is easily accessible online. Service and parts manuals are listed as far back as 1937 and as new as the current Dodge Ram pickups. Many items are listed as available on DVD as well as in printed form. Replacement sheetmetal body parts for 1933-’47 Dodge, Plymouth and Fargo trucks are available through the PLY-MOUTH DOCTOR. His list of new body parts includes rocker panels, door skins, cowl repair sections and cab corners, and is divided into several different catalogs. Dodge, Chrysler, De Soto, Plymouth and Airflow passenger-car sheetmetal from 1935-’52 is also available in additional catalogs. INLINE TUBE offers high-quality manufactured steel lines for original-equipment American and imported passenger-car and truck applications. All lines are CNC-machine bent to duplicate the correct bends and lengths. Also listed on Inline Tube’s website and in their catalogs are OEM Chrysler brake proportioning valves and brake hoses. Inline Tube can also duplicate any original parking brake cable or engine control cable for choke, throttle or transmission applications. Raw materials such as tubing, flare nuts, and flaring tools are also available for the do-it-yourselfer.
You can find many good used trim pieces, fenders and drivetrain parts for Chrysler cars and trucks at MOORE’S AUTO SALVAGE. They have a large collection of 1937-’96 Dodge donor trucks on hand at their location in South Dakota for disassembly, and some rebuildable trucks that could be turned into restoration projects.
ANDY BERNBAUM AUTO PARTS is a Mopar car and truck parts supplier that stocks many mechanical, electrical and body parts for early Dodge pickups. Bernbaum is a longtime Hemmings Motor News advertiser who offers bearings, clutches, water pumps, universal joints and exhaust parts for most Dodge trucks built between 1930 up into the early 1960s. They have recently added replacement steel gas tanks to their product line for 1937-’47 pickups.
The world’s largest supplier of civilian and military Dodge Power Wagon parts is VINTAGE POWER WAGONS. They have an extensive catalog of restoration items for 1940-’71 Dodge WC and M-37 models for both two- and four-wheel-drive. Engine, clutch, fuel, exhaust, sheetmetal, suspension parts and many other items are listed in several different catalogs. Military models up to 1½-tons are covered, as well as rare M-series ambulances, B and C-series trucks and W-series pickups and Town Wagons. You can access their offerings at their website or call one of their military truck experts and request their printed catalog.
KANTER AUTO PRODUCTS can supply the Dodge truck enthusiast with many brake, engine, drivetrain, steering and suspension products for vintage pickups or vans. Front-end suspension kits, brake repair kits and engine rebuilding kits are offered, as well as individual items. Water Pumps, fuel pumps, driveline universal joints, tune-up kits and engine overhaul gasket sets are listed in their extensive catalog. Kanter also offers interior carpeting, spotlights and many other accessory items for Dodge and most other makes and models.
Interchange manuals, shop manuals and parts books for early Dodge trucks are available from the AUTO BOOK CENTER. Original Dodge parts catalogs are available from 1917-’53, and factory service manuals are also listed, for model years 1921-’58, in several different volumes. Shop and parts manuals for 1941-’56 Power Wagons are also listed. Auto Book Center has been helping the restoration hobbyist by supplying automotive literature for over 30 years.
MACK PRODUCTS sells reproduction bed parts for all Chevy, GMC, Ford, Dodge, Studebaker and Willys pickups. Bed Supports, tailgates, inner fenders and box sides are all offered, and single components or complete restoration kits are available for most makes and models. Bed fronts and tailgates are listed for 1935-’50 Dodge civilian and military trucks.
Rubber weather-sealing products such as door seals, windshield gaskets and window felts for vintage Dodge trucks are available from PAT WALSH RESTORATIONS. Hard-to-find weatherstripping and rubber items are listed for 1934-’70 Dodge trucks and 1971 and newer Dodge B-series vans. Many restoration parts are also listed for 1957-’63 Town Panels and Town Wagons, including lenses, steering wheels, wiper arms and literature. Walsh offers the original pebble-finish rubber floor mats for Dodge trucks, as well.
These Dodge truck suppliers represent only a small portion of the Sweptline, Power Wagon, Military and D-series pickup specialists listed in the classified sections of this magazine. We encourage you to look through all of the above-mentioned sections of the magazine to find the items you need for your project. Our parts locator service is also at the disposal of our subscribers to locate items that might not be listed in this month’s issue. To access the service, find the parts locator request form in this issue and mail or fax to the address listed on the request form.
Andy Bernbaum Auto Parts
800-457-1250
Autobody Specialties
888-277-1960
Auto Book Center
800-448-6244
Books 4 Cars
206-721-3077
Classic Enterprises
715-537-5422
Classic Tube
800-882-3711
co*ker Tire
866-708-1269
ESPO Springs ‘n Things
800-903-9019
Inline Tube
800-385-9452
Ivan’s Truck Parts
203-235-9272
John Geidl
651-653-0147
Kanter Auto Products
800-526-1096
Mack Products
660-263-7444
Moore’s Auto Salvage
605-348-4926
Northwestern Auto Supply
800-704-1078
Pat Walsh Restorations
781-246-3266
Roberts Motor Parts
800-231-3180
The Plymouth Doctor
517-625-7596
Tuff Trucks
301-942-0444
Vintage Power Wagons
888-695-0578
Visit the Hemmings Parts Locator Service online at:
www.hemmings.com/parts-locator/
