A Hemi-powered A100 called the Little Red Wagon spent four decades as a wheelstanding drag strip exhibition truck.
Lead trim: A100 170 Slant-6 I6 (101 hp) · up to 210 hp
Dodge A100A100 · 1964–1970
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FactA Hemi-powered A100 called the Little Red Wagon spent four decades as a wheelstanding drag strip exhibition truck.
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 (Fargo A100), built at Warren Truck Assembly in Michigan. The range included a two-door pickup truck and van, both of "forward control" design, putting the driver on top of the front axle with the engine between the front seats just behind the front wheels (a "cab over" layout), as unibody vehicles on the Chrysler A platform on a short 90 in (2,286 mm) wheelbase, with an A108 on a longer 108 in (2,743 mm) wheelbase from 1967 to 1970 that was popular with camper conversion companies. It competed with the Ford Econoline, Chevrolet Van, Corvair Greenbrier and Volkswagen Type 2 and succeeded the Dodge Town Panel; from 1966 to 1971 Dodge built L-Series medium-duty cabover trucks with a tilting cab based on the A-100's forward body (also used for Barreiros trucks in Spain after 1969). A Hemi-powered, 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. It appeared in That '70s Show, the film Cars (as Dusty Rust-eze) and the 1960s Batman TV series. Engines: 170 cu in (2.8 L) Slant-6 with 101 hp (1964–1966), 198 cu in (3.2 L) Slant-6 with 125 hp (1970), 225 cu in (3.7 L) Slant-6 with 145 hp (1964–1970), 273 cu in (4.5 L) LA V8 (1965–1966) and 318 cu in (5.2 L) LA V8 with 210 hp (1967–1970), with a 3-speed manual or automatic. Length 171.0 in (4,343 mm), width 78.6 in (1,996 mm).
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Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A100 170 Slant-6 I6 (101 hp) | 1964–1966 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | 101 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| A100 198 Slant-6 I6 (125 hp, 1970) | 1970–1970 | 3.2 L Inline-6 | 125 hp | 180 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| A100 225 Slant-6 I6 (145 hp) | 1964–1970 | 3.7 L Inline-6 | 145 hp | 215 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| A100 273 LA V8 (1965–1966) | 1965–1966 | 4.5 L V8 | 180 hp | 260 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| A100 318 LA V8 (210 hp, 1967–1970) | 1967–1970 | 5.2 L V8 | 210 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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