. Each engine could be mated to either a four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission. The D150, as shown here, was offered in Standard Cab and Club Cab extended cab with jump seats versions, while bed options included the Sweptline shown and Utiline step and fender styles in both 6. Owned by an elderly man in the southern hills of Missouri and spent most of its life parked in a barn. During that time, the Ram evolved in many important ways, though 1982 Rams do not differ significantly from the 1981 or 1983 models.
First-generation Ram trucks were in production from 1981 to 1993. All equipment on the truck operates and functions properly like the day 1 it was sold new! The Dodge Ram pickup line entered the 1982 model year with a proven platform the D series, introduced in 1972 and a shiny new nameplate. In company nomenclature of that period, D or Ram indicated a two-wheel drive chassis, while W and Super Ram signified four-wheel drive. One interesting standard feature on D150 pickups that year was a new Ram mascot on the hood. This truck is turn key ready and will look great in your garage! The Miser's combination of a slant-six engine, four-speed manual transmission and two-wheel drive was intended to deliver greater fuel economy. In it's 86,000 original miles it has been well cared for and maintained! New for 1982 was the Ram D150 Miser.
Runs and drives down the highway extremely well and has been serviced up to date! The trucks had one of three model numbers to designate payload capacities: 150, half ton; 250, three-quarter ton; and 350, one ton. This vehicle has never been off road or abused in its 31 years of life! The six-cylinder, manual-transmission version was rated at over 30 miles per gallon on the highway, an impressive figure even today. Three engine options were offered in 1982: a 3. A stylized version of the artfully sculptured Ram ornament introduced in 1931, the oversized Ram was more than a little reminiscent of the big, imposing hood ornaments found on 18-wheelers. In 1981, just the year before, the Dodge truck line was renamed Dodge Ram, foreshadowing the change that created the Ram Trucks brand in 2009.
Both engines were tried and true designs and turned in respectable performance and fuel economy coupled to the standard four-speed manual or optional three-speed TorqueFlite automatic transmission. . . . . .
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