If you’d like a meticulously executed Dodge Energy Wagon restomod, and are prepared to pay supercar cash to get it, North Carolina-based Desert Energy Wagons has you coated.

The corporate’s newest construct prices $400,000, however practically each a part of the unique late-Nineteen Forties Energy Wagon has been changed with a contemporary improve designed to make this classic truck extra livable for on a regular basis use.

Dodge Energy Wagon restomod by Desert Energy Wagons

A brand new four-door crew-cab physique sits on a customized powder-coated body, to that are connected heavy-duty axles and a brand new suspension with a 2.5-inch raise, an adjustable observe bar, entrance coil springs, rear leaf springs, and remote-reservoir shocks throughout. The truck rolls on 20-inch Methodology wheels with 40-inch Atturo Path Blade Boss Mud Terrain tires.

Energy comes from a Cummins 6.7-liter turbodiesel inline-6 from a Ram 2500 pickup. The diesel engine produces 385 hp and 930 lb-ft of torque, which is channeled to all 4 wheels by way of a 6-speed computerized transmission and a shift-on-the-fly switch case.

Dodge Energy Wagon restomod by Desert Energy Wagons

Relationship again to the Nineteen Forties and derived from navy autos, the unique Energy Wagon was a bare-bones affair. However Desert Energy Wagons has added some trendy conveniences, together with leather-based seats. A brand new dashboard that appears prefer it was taken out of a contemporary Ram truck homes a 12.1 inch touchscreen with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Bluetooth connectivity, a 4G LTE wifi hotspot, navigation, and a rearview digital camera. A contemporary audio system is included as nicely, and the windshield wipers had been rewired to a 12-volt electrical system.

The Energy Wagon identify has been utilized to plenty of totally different vans through the years, and lives on in the present day with the Ram 2500 Energy Wagon off-roader. However the styling of the unique vans stays iconic, so it is possible that Desert Energy Wagons will discover a purchaser for this one, regardless of the steep asking worth.