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TROY AND RODNEY SPIERS 1971 DODGE SWEPTLINE D100

That’s a cool-looking pickup, Troy, what model is it?

Troy: It’s a ’71 Dodge Sweptline D100 pickup. We bought it as a father–son project. We bought it when Dad got sick, and we decided, bugger it, let’s build an American pickup as a father–son project. We found a really good Chev C10 that we were keen on and struck a deal, but when we went to arrange pick up, the guy said that it wasn’t ours, as prices had gone up. So we saw the Dodge, and there didn’t appear to be much interest in it, probably because it looked like a four-wheel drive. So I

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