The Kempner POWER WAGON Museum's

Newest Acquisition

1967 W-100 114" wheelbase Utiline Pickup

Exterior

The gauges, windshield wipers, turn signals, heater, AM radio, dome light, and all the exterior lights work.  All the glass is good and the door glass moves smoothly.   There's no AC.  The original black and white seat upholstery is in very good condition. 

Left front fender damage.

The left side of the bumper is damaged and has Bondo???? on it.  AAA sent a photo showing that it is the correct bumper and cable guide assembly.

There is an operating handle that engages the gears separate from the PTO control handle in the cab.  It's just to the left in the picture sticking out from where the chain hook is secured.  Many LU-2 winches I have seen are missing that handle.  This one has the handle and it works. 

 

It appears to have the correct, original PTO driven LU-2 winch.  The PTO is engaged by a cable from a "T" handle on the dashboard. 

The bed wood is bad, but the bed sides and front are nearly perfect.  There is no tailgate, but there are some available at a price.

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 Interior

The cab floors have rusted out where the old jute padding stayed wet.  This is very typical. 

 

The left front body mount will have to be replaced.

 

Right cab mount is in front of this hole.  It might be saved, but the cab will require reinforcement where it mounts.  The bottoms of the doors, often rusted, are excellent in this truck.

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Engine Views

 

The engine is a 383 cubic inch, V8, that puts out 258 hp @ 4400 rpm, and 375 lb ft of torque at 2800 rpm.  It has a 2 barrel carburetor, 9.2 : 1 compression ratio, and runs on regular gas.  It started right up and sounded great. 

 

It has power brakes but does not have power steering.  The engine and running gear seem to be fine.  There may be a seal or two that need replacing, but there was no smoke when it was started.

Available production figures for the 1967 W-100 114" wb models was 570 with six cylinder motors and 530 with V-8's.  The breakdown of the V-8s was not listed in my reference.

A spare 383 motor was included.

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How about this!

Here's the owner's manual in its original plastic envelope.  The Warn hubs were installed by the dealer when the truck was delivered.  Here's the original Warn owners manual.  There's a warning sticker on the dash that instructs the driver to engage the front hubs before using low range.  It must have something to do with the power in the 383.

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I have not been able to read the tags on the rear axle.  My reference says the final drive ratio with the 383 was 3.54 : 1.  It also lists a 4.11:1 or a 4.88:1 "not available with 383 V8."  It's not clear if the 4.11:1 is available with the 383 V8.  An anti-slip differential was available with the 4.11:1 ratio.  Finding out the details of the rear axle will be an adventure.

Even though the W-100 is rated as a "half-ton", the wheels are eight bolt.  Standard tires were 6.50 x 16 6-ply.  7.00 x 16 6-ply were optional.

The transmission is a 3 speed, heavy duty A745 with shift lever on the steering column. 

This truck has under 75,000 miles.

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Just drove it up onto my new trailer and I'm ready to bring it home.  Seller, Dan Johnson standing by.

Some other views of the '67 on my new trailer.

Dan, pretending to grieve at letting this truck go.  Just wait, Dan!

Just arrived at the Kempner POWER WAGON Museum

Safe and secure at the 67's new home

Getting acquainted

 M-37 behind, 1930 Ford Model A and WC-52 at the left front, and 2005 POWER WAGON in front

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The 114" wheelbase tempted me to set the 1/2 ton command car on this chassis instead of worrying about repairing the cab, but I think there are more chassis out there than there are complete trucks.  Also, a "Townie" has the same wheelbase.  I wonder if...

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You may have noticed the back of another Mopar in the garage in front of the W-100.  Here's some pictures.  This car is for sale.  Seriously interested buyers should contact me for more information.  Sorry about the dust, but we'd had three months of no rain and high winds. 

If you know what this special option is, color you Mopar.

The owner also has a 440 and a 413 with A727 available.  Seriously interested?  Contact me for information.