The Trail Duster, which received less attention and was offered as a discounted version of the Dodge, was built from 1974–81 and had approximately 36,000 buyers—about one-third as many as the Ramcharger did during the same time period
This one only has 19,459 actual miles
They sold trucks in the late 30's and early 40's too. I think I understand a lot of decisions like this are driven by dealer demand. The dealer network was powerful in making decisions. Mopar's history is littered with circumstances where the dealer's demanded product at expense of brand dilution.
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