1965 Dodge C-500 Hauler Transporter Ramp Truck Snake Mongoose Hot Wheels Tribute

1965 Dodge C500 Race Car Hauler just like the one used by Don Purdomme (See photos below of yellow and red transporters that sell Saturday January 11th 2014 at the Barrett Jackson Auction in Scottsdale AZ) and other racers from the 70's. Heavy Duty 318 Poly with a 4 speed trans and 2 speed rear axel. plenty of under bed storage and a sleeper cab. This beast runs excellent and turns heads everywhere you go. It was built as a tribute to the great racing legends it is the white one that says PLYMOUTH and CARS FOR KIDS. Gas gauge and speedometer are not working (actual mileage unknown) but everything else works and drives great.

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Watch the Barrett Jackson Auction when they sell Purdommes ramp trucks because the price will surely go up. . .

No special license required as she is registered as a Historic Vehicle.

Haul your street rod. Hemi cars of Altered Drags to the races or just the shows and be the envy of all.

HOT WHEELS "SNAKE" RAMP TRUCK (shown for example only this is not the vehicle for sale)

Don "the Snake" Prudhomme's frame-off and fully restored 1967 Hot Wheels Ramp Truck which famously transported his Funny Cars during the 1970s match racing era. Upon its discovery by Dick Maxwell from Plymouth. the 1967 Dodge D-700 crew cab Hot Wheels Ramp Truck was originally purchased by Prudhomme in Greensboro. NC in 1969 and previously owned by Richard Petty. The ramp section was then customized and installed per his specific racing needs. The ramp truck the went into service beginning in 1970 as an integral part of Mattel's legendary Hot Wheels "Snake vs. Mongoose" promotion. which saw Prudhomme and Tom McEwen square off in. match races across the country. while also making countless appearances at toy stores. retail outlets and other locations. From 1970-1972. photos of the ramp truck appeared in many magazine articles. news stories and packaging for Hot Wheels toys. models and track sets. Upon conclusion of the Hot Wheels promotion at the end of the 1972 season. the ramp truck was then sold by Prudhomme to a buyer in California. Thirty-five years later and having already restored many of his older Funny Cars. including the yellow 1970 Plymouth Hot Wheels "Snake I" Funny Car. Prudhomme wanted to locate. purchase and restore the ramp truck in order to have a complete original touring package. Using the original VIN and some assistance from local law enforcement. Prudhomme tracked down the vehicle in early 2008 to find that it was still owned by the same buyer who purchased it from him in 1973 and that the truck had in fact never left the state of California. Once relocated to his Vista. CA racing headquarters. Prudhomme personally oversaw its complete. frame-off restoration which was done largely in-house with long-time employee Willie Wolter serving as the project manager.

HOT WHEELS "MONGOOSE" RAMP (shown for example only this is not the vehicle for sale)

In 1967. Plymouth ordered the manufacture of the Dodge D-700 for the pioneering NHRA Pro Stock racing team of Sox & Martin. The truck was then sold to Tom "Mongoose" McEwen in 1970 and modified to match Don Prudhomme's own yellow '67 D-700 for the beginning of Mattel's Hot Wheels "Snake vs. Mongoose" promotions. Forty years later. Prudhomme located the truck with its original Chrysler vehicle identification Certicard in Riverside. CA where it had been neglected for several years. He oversaw the complete. frame-off restoration. which took nearly two years. Now complete. both original Snake & Mongoose Hot Wheels trucks are the signature pieces of Prudhomme's collection.

*****This vehicle is listed locally so I retain the right to Cancel the auction if reserve price has not been met. *****

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