100 years of Cummins

FishOnOne wrote:

cummins2014 wrote:
But for sure one ugly azz truck :B

I actually liked the Super Cab 4x4 OBS trucks body style during the early 1990's right before they tried to emulated the big rig style. I still remember driving a pre-production cummins powered truck to put on display at a county fair.

A time when the Dodge Ram was Made in the USA.

Had a couple old power wagons that didn’t look too bad , but some of those later dodge trucks were just plain ugly.

cummins2014 wrote:
But for sure one ugly azz truck :B

I actually liked the Super Cab 4x4 OBS trucks body style during the early 1990's right before they tried to emulated the big rig style. I still remember driving a pre-production cummins powered truck to put on display at a county fair.

A time when the Dodge Ram was Made in the USA.

The oldest one I owned was built in 1947 installed in a Intentional. When I had it the truck had a wrecker unit mounted on the truck. I used it to tow a newer truck into the local Cummins dealer. The service writer copied the number. 2 days later I sold the truck to somebody that wanted to restore it. Month later I got a call, that was one of the 10 oldest working. Was '86 or 7

But for sure one ugly azz truck :B

This is on display at the CMEP in Columbus, IN.

Here is a couple interesting quotes:

Arguably the most famous engine Cummins debuted in the second half-century was the B5.9 in 1984. A success on its own, and eventually spawning a 3.9-liter four-cylinder version, it was Dodge's 1987 decision to install it in the D/W series that really got it going. Dodge wanted it for "its toughness, durability and fuel economy," and initially thought they would need 20,000 engines a year. That quickly proved an understatement--only 14 years later Dodge/Ram had used a million of them.


And

Had early Ram enthusiasts invested $24,000 in Cummins stock rather than a 1989 Dodge Cummins pickup, 30 years later they'd have about $475,000 (based on share price and adjusted for splits).

Yep, 1919 to 2019.