Here’s How Dodge, Ram Pickups Have Changed Over the Past 100 Years

By Brett Foote - August 6, 2025

Dodge and Ram pickups have come a long way in the past century-plus, and this video gives us a cool look at that evolution.

As most Mopar fans are already well aware, Dodge – and now Ram pickups – have been around for over a century to this point. The Dodge Brothers started out selling a variety of commercial-focused trucks and were among the first to offer customers Club Cabs and various box lengths, though like many competitors, they were also based on passenger cars. Things have obviously changed a lot since those early days of Dodge and Ram pickups, but this short and nifty video from the YouTube channel ArtKiz does a nice job of visually portraying those changes.

The video kicks off with a 1920 Model CC, which was essentially a passenger car with a bed, before morning into a 1930 UF-10 – one of many UF models built over the span of a few models years, as well as one that sported a more traditional truck look. It gives way to the stylish 1933 HC/KC series, which continued to share a lot with their passenger car brethren, as was typical in that era.

Things continued to evolve in the later 1930s with the L/M/R series trucks, closing out that decade with a dramatic styling shift brought forth via the T/V/W series models. However, things got really serious in 1946 with the arrival of the Power Wagon, a now-iconic heavier-duty hauler that is still offered today, at least, as a trim level for Ram pickups. The 1940s marked a big shift in terms of exterior styling, and true to form, the B-Series began differentiating itself from Dodge’s passenger car lineup.

That was also true of the sleek C-Series of 1954, a stylish machine that continued to evolve through the mid- to late 1950s. The D-Series continued that tradition into the ’60s, introducing the more familiar squared-off truck/bed combo that we’ve come to expect in today’s world. There were a few oddities in between – such as the cab-forward A100, but the ’70s also brought forth some beloved D-Series models, including the famous Little Red Wagon.

Things got a bit weird in the ’80s with the car-based Rampage, but the very first Ram arrived around the same time – introducing us to a nameplate that has since become its own standalone brand. The mid-size Dakota arrived around the same time, but today, Ram trucks have taken over the reigns – at least, temporarily. A new mid-size pickup and perhaps even a compact model are reportedly in the works, which will help expand this once diverse lineup in a big way in the near future.