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Ram customized pickup
Photo Essay

What would you think if it was 1965 and you could magically see this truck?

June 8, 2025 Steve 0

Our pictured truck may be unusually beefy, but jacked-up big pickups are quite common in rural parts of Washington state. As I was taking pictures of this recent-model Ram, I wondered: How would someone from […]

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