Truck Rodeo

You don’t have to go to Scottsdale or Kissimmee to find great trucks - there’s plenty of truck deals in the Midwest.

We’ve been keeping an eye on ’ No-Reserve Collector Auction in Carthage, Illinois. No reserve. Honest trucks. Honest prices.

Here are of our favorite buys from this week’s sale:

1989 FORD RANGER 4x4: $6,000
1982 Chevy S10: $6,400
1973 Chevrolet K10: $9,319
1974 International 200: $9,500
1997 Ford F-250 Power Stroke $26,000
1971 Ford F-100 4x4L $45,750

We’ll definitely be keeping an eye on the next one—and hopefully showing up with a bidder card.

July event is happening next week! And this Dodge Dakota is hitting the block hot.

Before Ford had the SVT Lightning and before Dodge unleashed the Dakota R/T, Dodge answered the 1990s muscle truck wars with something nobody else offered: a midsize pickup with a factory V8.

The 1995 Dodge Dakota SLT packed a 5.2L Magnum V8 with 230 horsepower, giving buyers full-size V8 power in a truck that was easier to park, easier to drive, and available with 4WD.

This truck is even more special. It’s a Mark III Conversion—built by the Ocala, Florida company that became the world’s largest custom vehicle conversion manufacturer, transforming ordinary pickups and vans into luxury cruisers throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

Best of all, the odometer shows just 4,469 original miles, making it one of the cleanest survivors you’ll find.

Crossing the block Thursday, July 23, at GAA Classics. We’ll see you there.