Factory 76 F150 Chrysler/Nissan powered

cbodybob · Apr 20, 2020

Well sorta
Check this out
Chrysler/Nissan Diesel powered F150. I forgot to see what the high bid was on it. This is an original truck....sorta. It was built by a new start up conversion company & I believe the only one completed before the owner passed away unexpectedly. It’s backed by a Chrysler 727 auto trans. In the 70’s Nissan’s Diesel engine was considered by many to be the best lite truck diesel out there. Chrysler contracted Nissan to make Diesel engines for their D100/150 pick ups. Only a few were sold as they didn’t make many. Only a few dealers ever got one to sale. I’ve only seen 2. This guy who owned this Ford bought it new & knew of the Chrysler/Nissan deal so he wanted to start a company in Oregon to install the Chrysler/Nissan diesel & 727 trans in new Ford pick ups. It’s a one of one !

BeepBeepRR · Apr 20, 2020

That is very cool.. Never knew they did this..

71dodgechargerrt · Apr 20, 2020

A new one to me.

kramer · Apr 20, 2020

I remember years ago back in the late 80's my uncle was driving a mid to late 70's dodge pickup on his farm that had a diesel in it, that's the only one I have seen in person but I think that it was mistubushi engine but im not really sure.

Slap Stick · Apr 20, 2020

Those Oregon plates really add to the truck's value....

Budnicks · Apr 20, 2020

non turbo'd diesel must be a real turd

I've never seen one of them before
I didn't know Chrysler & Nissan (Datsun's parent co. back then)
ever cooperated on anything

interesting

Philip's66 · Apr 20, 2020

Had one of those motors in my IH Scout 2 , Ran great 4WD low & High . in 4wd low i could do all of 15 MPH but it could pull !

theman440 · Apr 20, 2020

I've seen those Nissan Diesels in forklifts.

Photon440 · Apr 20, 2020

94 hp. and 162 ft/lb torque. Must have been pretty impressive until you put a sack of potatoes in the back.

YY1 · Apr 21, 2020

Back in the 70s and 80s if you bought a consumer grade car or truck with a diesel, it likely was not turbocharged.

HP was kinda low but TQ was reasonably high.

A Friends family had a diesel pontiac parrisiene (top of the line).

1981 model IIRC

Was noisy bud did "OK".

Factory 76 F150 Chrysler/Nissan powered

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