Although the vast majority of the fast Dodge trucks that we featured here on DodgeForum are from the mid 90s and newer, there are those Dodge lovers out there who looked to the pre-Ram era to build their high performance pickup. In today’s Truckin Fast Wednesday feature, we get to watch a 1969 Dodge D Series pickup built by Land Yacht Racing as it makes a run down the quarter mile.
We don’t know much about this 1969 Dodge D-Series, but we can tell from the early parts of the video that it is powered by what looks to be a fairly built Mopar big block. On the inside, the cabin has been stripped down with even the floor being lightened while a massive rear of rear race tires allows this old school Dodge pickup to make use of all of that big block torque. Now, as you will see in the video below, this isn’t the fastest Dodge truck that we have watched storm down the quarter – not by a long shot – but with this era of Dodge truck being so rare (especially on the drag strip), I couldn’t help but to feature this beast.
The video of this Dodge truck is from 1999 so it is fairly low definition, but as 1999 videos go, the quality is surprisingly good including the sound so crank up your speakers and enjoy!
"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.
"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.
"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.
"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.
