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- 1977 Dodge Trucks and Vans
- (http://www.allpar.com/trucks/warlock.html Dodge Warlock)
- (https://www.ramtrucks.com/special-editions/warlock.html Ram Warlock)
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| Mid-size CUV | Journey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compact SUV | Raider | Nitro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-size SUV | Durango | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-size SUV | Ramcharger | Ramcharger | Ramcharger | Durango | Durango | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé utility | Rampage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minivan | Caravan | CV/GCV | CV/GCV | CV/GCV | CV/GCV | Grand Caravan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Van | A100 | Tradesman | Ram Van/Ram Wagon | Ram Van/Ram Wagon | Ram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sprinter | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compact pickup | D-50 | Ram 50 | Ram 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-size pickup | Dakota | Dakota | Dakota | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-size pickup | D Series | D Series | Ram (D Series) | Ram | Ram | Ram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ram SRT-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Heavy-duty truck | LCF/C Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes: | ‡ The Ramcharger was not sold in the United States after the 1994 model year; it was later made exclusive to Mexico. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| After Fiat S.p.A. acquired Chrysler LLC in 2009, models of trucks and cargo vans were no longer designated as Dodge, but exclusively as Ram. A timeline of these models can be found here. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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