Dodge B series

The Dodge -Division of Chrysler used the name Dodge B-series for two different types of vehicles, a pickup and a van.

Pick up

Dodge B-Series (1953)

The pickup was offered from 1948 to 1953. It replaced the Dodge commercial vehicles that were built before World War II. From 1954, the C series took its place.

The pickups of the B-series have a driver's cab with larger windows, which could also be equipped with rear side windows on request. The vehicles had the same frames as their pre-war counterparts, but the center of gravity was further forward, so that the loading capacity was greater.

Van

B-Series Dodge Tradesman

Dodge RAM Wagon 250

The B-Series name also refers to a number of large vans Dodge manufactured from 1970 to 2003. They were originally called B100, B200 and B300, then you added 50 and multiplied the result by 10, so that the new names were B1500, B2500 and B3500.

They were also sold as the Dodge Ram Wagon , Dodge Sportsman , Dodge Tradesman , Dodge Van and Plymouth Voyager (1974-1983); then they were called Ram Van , Ram Wagon and - more recently - Mini Ram Van . There was also a model with a larger height under the name Kary Van .

Delivery vans and vans had the same chassis and engines (6- and 8-cylinder), but the vans had seats for up to 15 passengers (on the maxivans), double air-conditioning units (in the later years), and large side windows. The vans for 15 people are now commonly used by commuters, parishes, scout groups and certain companies or as camping vehicles.

There were two wheelbases: 2769 mm and 3226 mm; the maxivans had the long wheelbase. There were engines from the in-line six-cylinder with 3244 cm³ displacement (only in model years 1970 and 1971) to the recently available V8 with 7210 cm³. Natural gas-powered versions were available from around 1995 for operators of vehicle fleets.

For many years Dodge topped the list of van manufacturers, with conversions for business people, ambulances, school buses and campers also being available. In many cases, the vehicles were also converted by body shops according to customer requirements. In 1979, however, the sales figures for vans fell, Dodge no longer produced chassis for vans and sales of factory-made vans also fell by around 50%. From this point on there were fewer conversions based on the B-Vans.

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