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Dodge A100

Field	Value
name	Dodge A100
image	Dodge A100 van in orange (2015) (cropped).jpg
caption	Dodge A100 Sportsman
manufacturer	Dodge (Chrysler)
aka	Fargo A100 (Canada)
platform	Chrysler A platform
assembly	Warren, Michigan, United States (Warren Truck Assembly)
production	1964–1970
class	Compact truck
Compact van
body_style	2-door pickup truck
2-door van
layout	FMR layout
engine	170 cuin Slant-6 I6
225 cuin Slant-6 I6
273 cuin LA V8
318 cuin LA V8
transmission	3-speed manual
3-speed automatic
wheelbase	SWB: 90.0 in
LWB: 108.0 in
length	171.0 in
width	78.6 in
predecessor	Dodge Town Panel
successor	Dodge B-series

Compact van 2-door van 225 cuin Slant-6 I6 273 cuin LA V8 318 cuin LA V8 3-speed automatic LWB: 108.0 in

The A100 is a range of compact vans and trucks manufactured and marketed from 1964 to 1970 by Chrysler Corporation under the Dodge marque in the United States and the Fargo marque in Canada.

The A100 competed with the Ford Econoline, Chevrolet Van, Chevy Corvair Greenbrier, and the Volkswagen Type 2. The range included a pickup truck and van, both with a "forward control" design. Placing the driver on top of the front axle with the engine between the front seats, just behind the front wheels makes it a "cab over" vehicle. The unibody vehicles used a short 90 in wheelbase. An A108 was also available from 1967 to 1970, with a longer 108 in wheelbase. 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 from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

Engines

1964–1966 170 in3 (2.8 L) Slant-6 I6, 101 hp
1970 198 in3 (3.2 L) Slant-6 I6, 125 hp
1964–1970 225 in3 (3.7 L) Slant-6 I6, 145 hp
1965–1966 273 in3 (4.5 L) LA V8
1967–1970 318 in3 (5.2 L) LA V8, 210 hp

L-Series trucks

From 1966 to 1971, Dodge built L-Series medium-duty Cabover Engine trucks with a tilting forward-control cab based on the forward body of the A-100.

In popular culture

The Dodge A100 was featured in the American television series That '70s Show episode "Red's Last Day", as Michael Kelso's new van. It also appeared in the movie Cars as the character Dusty Rust-eze, in the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, as well as the comedy Stealing Harvard. 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.

The Dodge Little Red Wagon was a famous exhibition drag racing truck introduced in 1965 based on the A100 pickup.

Gallery

File:1970 Dodge A108 photo-7.JPG|1970 Dodge A108 (LWB) van File:Fargo Camper Van.jpg|A Canadian Fargo camper conversion on the longer, 108-inch wheelbase File:1968 Dodge A-100 Van.jpg|An A100 modified as an emergency vehicle File:Dodge A100 COE pickup red.jpg|Dodge A100 Pickup File:1965 Dodge A100 Van.jpg|A100 Custom Sportsman

References

"Dodge Truck Vehicle Serial Numbers".
"Dodge A100 Dimension Chart".
"Dodge A100 Dimension Chart".
"Dodge A-trucks". allpar.
"Little Red Wagon". allpar.
-L- No real name given. "Flickr Photo of a Dodge L-Series fire engine owned by the Bytown Fire Brigade". Flickr.com.
"Dodge L-Series". Old Dodges.com.
"1965 Dodge A-100 in 'That '70s Show, 1998-2006'". [[Internet Movie Cars Database]].

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