1983 Dodge Ram Van Actually an Economical Station Wagon
1983 Dodge Ram Van Actually an Economical Station Wagon With the Slant-6 engine, it weighed less than the Caprice and Country Squire wagons. Dodge Division, Chrysler Corporation Traditional rear-wheel-drive station wagons still sold well enough by 1983, but the Chrysler front-wheel-drive minivans would appear for the 1984 model year and begin the inexorable decline of the Detroit wagon. Just before the Voyager and Caravan appeared, Dodge attempted to position the 109.6-inch wheelbase B-150 van as a lightweight, fuel-efficient alternative to the full-size Chevrolet and Ford wagons. This was t...