ven though they no longer officially wear the Dodge badge, the words Power Wagon and Dodge have gone hand-in-hand with the ultimate in heavy-duty trucks since they were first brought to the consumer market at the end of World War II. Regardless of how many Power Wagons you may have seen in your lifetime, we’re pretty sure you’ve yet to see one quite like this!
Dubbed the “Lunch Wagon” for the plain and simple reason that’s exactly what it was built for—to haul all the shop employees to lunch, or wherever else they may need to go—the 1964 Dodge you see here is anything but what it once resembled prior to House of Hotrods & Classics (HoH), in Mansfield, Texas, getting their hands on it.
Back in its heyday, this Sweptline originally served duty working the railroads before eventually becoming a fire and rescue truck for the Wyoming Forestry Service. When HoH acquired the old work horse, however, well, let’s just say she was in quite the state of disrepair. And that being the case, it seemed the only right thing to do rather than a full restoration, as you can clearly see, was to embark on a full customization—or, as they prefer to call it, a full Lunch Wagon transformation.
Long gone are the Power Wagon’s days on the railroad and service roads of Wyoming—thanks to House of Hotrods & Classics, she’s now enjoying a well-deserved semi-retirement in Texas!