331 Hemi Progress

For those who do not know what a Dodge Power giant truck is here is a introduction.

The Power Giants Era
The Power Giant Era was an Era of Bad sales for Dodge. in 1957 Dodge adopted an all new way of identifying, this year's models were known as the "K" series. Body styling for 1957 was all "Forward Look" in design, although the cab and box were both carried over from 1956. all sheet metal from the cowl forward was new, and included a one piece hood that opened 90 degrees, new grille, and hooded headlights. Also new for this year, was the Push-Button controlled Load-Flite transmission, and the new cab-wide swept side bed. The swept side, made from the rear fenders of a '57 Dodge Suburban (station wagon) onto a step side bed -now called the utiline. This created a fin-effect on the back of the truck. Desoto swept sides were different though, they had the fenders of a 56 Plymouth. Also Desoto tailgates were canted inward. The conventional cab 4x4 was all new for this year, this created the 1/2 and 3/4 ton 4x4 that could seat 3-wide and have a V-8 engine.