The 1957 Dodge Sweptside and more.

[Dandy Dave]

I found the photos of my 1957 Dodge Sweptside pickup as it was when I got it about 30 years ago. I did not know anything about it back then but had a feeling that it was something different. I also have some ads and other stuff that is related I thought would be of interest. Dave!

Here is the first photo.

[Dandy Dave]

This truck was once owned by, The Dellwood Hotel "Playground of the Catskills" Purling NY.

[Dandy Dave]

Here is an ad for the 1957 Dodge Sweptside!

[Dandy Dave]

Here is another ad for the 57...

[Dandy Dave]

This has to be rare. From a Dealer parts book that I have for 57 and 58 Trucks.

[Dandy Dave]

Here's the chassies. I sand blasted and painted it and installed new king pins and other parts that needed replacing. This project has been sitting idle for a number of years but it has been on my mind as of late. Maybe it is time that I get going on it again. Dave!

[Dandy Dave]

Here are 1957 Dodge Sweptside minitures that I have collected though the years. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Dave!

[mrpushbutton]

Dave, one day your truck will look as good as this..........

[Dandy Dave]

I hope so. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Seems like a very long journey and also that it is very hard to locate any parts for this year D100. I have all the manuals for it including a dealer parts list and also a price list for the 57 K series along with foldouts and pampletes for the 1957 Power Giants, all original stuff. Dave!

[Dandy Dave]

Post Cards of The Dellwood Hotel where this truck spent the first years of its life. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> The Hotel had 60 rooms, Swimming pool, Asphalt Tennis Court, Cocktail lounge with Orchestra and entertainment nightly, Hot and cold running water in each of it's rooms, also rooms with private and semi private baths. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Geardi were the props. at the time. "Them were the good old days"

Sadly the old place burned to the ground about 6 or 7 years ago. (I think it was 2001.) <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> A very fitting place for an old Dodge Sweptside of the 1950's though. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Dave!

[Reg Evans]

Great photos Dave !

If you haven't already you can register your Sweptside here.

Monty Montgomery

2204 Avenue M

Hondo, TX 78861

1-830-741-8902

E-mail: Rare440@aol.com

PS....here's a link to a photo of my 58 Sweptside

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v154/olddodges1/1958%20Sweptside/58Sweptside.jpg

Reg

[Dandy Dave]

Thanks Reg, I have already registed this truck with the Dodge Sweptside Registry many years ago so it is on their list somewhere out there. I also included it on a yahoo Dodge Sweptside club site also a few years back but it seems that information does not flow though it very fast. Thanks, <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Dave!

[Dandy Dave]

I have read, and have been told for years, that dealer pamplets or sheets were not made for the 1957 Dodge Sweptside because it was introduced so late in the production year..... And yet, I found this one sheet, two sided, Dealers pamplet recently.

Notice how this is very much like the above magazine add that I posted a while back. Same girl in a different place and a fellow in the truck.

This is the back side of the sheet. The sheet/part number is DMA3733 5/57 Litho in U.S.A.

How Cool is that! Dandy Dave!

[Dandy Dave]

Dear Mr. Pushbutton. I was recently in Flint MI for the BCA, GM 100 parade meet and also the BCA Pre war after tour and I did get to see the Sweptside in the Walter P. Chrysler Museum. I was glad to see that you were able to enlarge the scan of the add I sent you and put it up behind the truck as you planed to do.

It was great to see the truck up close and in person and to also know that my small contribution is being enjoyed by so many. Dave!

[Guest Bob Call]

The Dodge Sweptside was made to compete the the GM Chevrolet and GMC Cameo Carriers which were made from 55 thru 59.

[keiser31]

Saw this rust free'57 Sweptside in Arizona on a used car lot a few years ago.

[Dandy Dave]

Don't give all the credit to GM.... Ford also had the Ranchero... Dandy Dave!

[Dandy Dave]

Check this out. Another ad surfaces....This is like the dealer pamplet, but the truck is in red instead of Blue. This is on the inside back page of, "Dodge News Magazine" Volume 22, Number 7.

[Guest imported_Bill-W]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1DandyDaves</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Don't give all the credit to GM.... Ford also had the Ranchero... Dandy Dave!

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The Ranchero was introduced for 1957 and was based on the Ford car, rather than the truck. But even the Ranchero was not a Ford "first". Studebaker offered a "Coupe Express" pickup based on the Studebaker Commander from 1937 to 1939.

Bill

Vancouver, BC

[Guest Bob Call]

Dave

What engine does your Sweptside have? Automatic or standard trans?

[Dandy Dave]

Mine is a "Plain Jane" as Sweptsides go. Flat head 6, and 3 on the tree. Also has the small rear window. Dandy Dave!

[Dandy Dave]

I dug the cab out of "storage" a week or so ago, and will get back to work on getting the Dodge Sweptside truck back together. It is in the middle of the shop floor now and won't move for anything else until it is done. Dandy Dave!

[Reg Evans]

Have you guys seen this one on eBay right now. It could be yours for only 71.5K :eek:

Dodge : Other Pickups : eBay Motors (item 140378976453 end time Feb-06-10 08:30:00 PST)

[Dandy Dave]

MMmmmmmm, Sweeeeeet, but Pricey. Dandy Dave!

[Reg Evans]

What are the odds of this? 3 Sweptsides on eBay at once.

Dodge : Other Pickups : eBay Motors (item 160402799497 end time Feb-15-10 19:22:32 PST)

Dodge : Other Pickups : eBay Motors (item 120528495167 end time Feb-15-10 19:30:00 PST)

Dodge : Other Pickups : eBay Motors (item 110491757877 end time Feb-18-10 15:00:00 PST)

[Guest olivaroy]

can you tell what the inside dem. of sweptside bed are, the one i have is 54", hoping this is correct. thanks roy

[Reg Evans]

I just measured my 58 and at the very bottom at the tailgate end it measures 54" also.

[Reg Evans]

2 more listed this week !

Dodge : Other Pickups - eBay (item 250709961803 end time Oct-21-10 14:16:36 PDT)

Dodge : Other Pickups - eBay (item 110598758255 end time Oct-22-10 13:30:00 PDT)

[Dandy Dave]

Wow, over 10,000 hits on this thread. :cool: I'll have to see if I can get the stuff that disappeared back up in the newer forum format so it does not go away. Dandy Dave!