4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1974–81
NAMED MODELUnited States

Plymouth Trail Duster (1974–81)

Plymouth’s only sport-utility: the Trail Duster of 1974–81, a Ramcharger with Plymouth badges and trim, sold through Plymouth dealers with the same removable top and V8s.

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Sources & evidence
Plymouth Trail Duster (1974–81) — Plymouth Trail Duster at Slatington Lions 28th Annual Car Show 2016.ilikewaffles11 · CC BY 2.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLERamcharger (1974–93)BUILT BYDodge (Chrysler), Warren, MichiganIN SERVICE1974–81PRODUCTIONPart of the Ramcharger’s roughly 30,000LAYOUT4 wheels · 106″

The record

The Trail Duster ended in 1981 when Chrysler cut Plymouth’s truck line; it is rarer than the Ramcharger and sought after for that.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1974–81
ENGINE3.7-litre six; 5.2, 5.9, 6.6 and 7.2-litre V8s
PRODUCTION RUNPart of the Ramcharger’s roughly 30,000
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEPower Wagon, W-series and Ramcharger
FAMILYPower Wagon, W-series and Ramcharger
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE106″
BODY STYLEremovable

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Bright White

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Sources

  1. 1Dodge Ramcharger ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft