1963 Dodge Product lines
Lancer, Dart, Valiant, Signet, Dodge, Trucks and Tractor units

  
Riding on top of the Canadian Valiant line was the Signet convertible, seen here in a riverside park in downtown Windsor (Detroit is in the background). The only noticeable styling difference between this Canadian Valiant and the U.S. versions was the use of Dart bodies from the cowl back. Valiants were sold in Canada by both Dodge and Plymouth dealers, and were the Canadian Chrysler Corp. compact.

Called a Valiant and sold by Canadian Dodge dealers, this interesting little car featured the back end of a Dart with the front ensemble of the typical Valiant.

Accepting delivery of a 1963 Dodge Power Wagon, 3/4-ton Series D-200 truck with a 6-passenger crew cab is Father Arthur C. Kreinheder, America's first and only Lutheran Monk. He needed a new car to replace an ancient vehicle used to transport retreatants to St. Augustine House near Oxford, Michigan as well as a replacement for an old truck used to haul livestock to market. Dodge's crew car trucks combined passenger comfort and space with the best features of a 6-passenger car. The Power Wagon version added four-wheel drive to these attractive features of the Dodge crew cab.

  
This special Dodge Power Wagon, Series 300, was a unique 1-ton truck. Massive low pressure tires called Terra-Tires, gave this Dodge Power Wagon W-300 "Swamp Fox" maximum traction in the most difficult terrain. The front tires were 46x 18x 16 R Goodyear Super Terra-Grips while the rear ones were 46x 24x 16 R. This specially designed vehicle was one of the first all-terrain vehicles to emanate from one of the Big Three.

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The large medium tonnage Dodge trucks featured no styling alterations. This Series 500 dump truck came with a gross vehicle weight of 19,500 pounds and a gross capacity weight of 34,000 pounds. It was powered by a 318 cubic inch V-8 engine with a 361 cubic inch V-8 offered at extra cost.

 
Posing with a large load of steel rolls for Chrysler Corp. is a large Dodge Series 900 tractor. The 900 Series had a payload capacity of 4 tons and was offered in both conventional and cab-over-engine styles. The standard engine in the 900 diesel was a 672 cubic inch motor producing 195 horsepower at 2,100 RPM. These trucks were also available with a standard gasoline engine.