If you are thinking to yourself “wait a second…the Harley Davidson Edition is a Ford package” – you would be right but what is a Ram owner who loves Harley Davidson motorcycles to do to satisfy their desire to fly the Harley name when he is driving his truck? Make his own Harley Davidson Edition Ram 1500.
From what I can tell from these pictures, donaldhd2’s 3rd gen Ram 1500 is wearing the chrome Harley Davidson font badges running down the bedside that was originally intended for the production Ford Harley package while a smaller chrome Harley Davidson crest has been added to the front fenders next to the factory Ram badging. A chrome mesh grille treatment, blacked out headlight covers, black trimmed taillights, 20 inch custom chrome rims, a rear rollpan, a Rumble Bee style hood scoop and a 3 piece silver stripe running from nose to tail help to give this Ram 1500 a sinister look that is fitting of a Harley name with all of the black and silver from head to toe.
While some hardcore Dodge fans might frown upon the use of the Ford Harley Davidson on a Ram 1500, there is no question that this is one great looking truck so it makes for a fitting feature piece for Photo of the Week.
"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.
"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.
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"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.
