Dodge Ram Power Wagon (1951)

Dodge Ram Power Wagon (1951)

• A series of horsepower boosts in the 1950s had the 230 engine up to 113 horsepower by 1957. Four years later, it was finally replaced by another dependable Dodge truck six. It displaced 251 cubic inches from its 3.44-inch bore and 4.5-inch stroke.

•  With a compression ratio of 7.1:1, gross horsepower was 125 at 3,600 rpm; torque peaked at 216 pound-feet at 1,600 rpm. Though it, too, was an L-head design, the 251 was not merely the 230 with different cylinder dimensions. It had an Maximum GVW was raised to 9,500 pounds in 1957. This was helped by adding 9.00×16 10-ply tires, which eventually became the standard size.

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