Re: Power wagon > Raptor ?

From: Barry Oliver (barrysuperhawk@comcast.net)
Date: Fri Mar 19 2010 - 15:03:12 EDT


Andy Levy wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 22:31, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>
>>Barry Oliver <barrysuperhawk@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I had almost convinced myself to jump on the ford boat.... Then I see
>>>this. For your consideration:
>>>Power Wagon
>>>http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/Burntrubber87/dodge-powerwagon.jpg
>>>http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b112/Burntrubber87/ram-powerwagon.jpg
>>
>>
>> It looks pretty tough, but what's with the tiny bed??? Maybe its
>>an optical illusion but not only does it look pretty short (5' or so?)
>>but it looks really narrow too. Its definitely not running 48"
>>mudders, but the spare barely fits in the bed! T rying to haul plywood
>>or drywall could be interesting.
>
>
> The bed is definitely short. As for the width, there's no visible
> wheelwells - the bed walls have been moved in to match those at least,
> so there's a chance it might still be 4' between them. The angle and
> black plastic bed walls plus the black tire make it hard to tell how
> much clearance is there.
>

It looks like they tried to copy a Ford flareside or whatever they call
the "fenders on the outside, small bed looking" model. I think it's a
great idea, myself, because that isn't a work truck, it's a toy truck,
and maybe the inswept rear end cuts down on the rock induced bodywork a
bit. The whole plywood argument is overrated anyway, I bet every one of
us [at least the 4x4 crowd here] has gone offroad more often than they
have been called upon to haul plywood. Plus, tons and tons of plywood
is hauled in S10's, mazdas, toyotas, and rangers every day just fine....



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