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The C Series was a line of pickup trucks sold by Dodge from 1954 to 1960. It replaced the Dodge B Series of trucks and was eventually supplanted by the Dodge D Series, introduced in 1961. Unlike the B Series, which were closely related to Dodge's prewar trucks, the C Series was a complete redesign. Dodge continued the "pilot house" tradition of high-visibility cabs with a wraparound windshield introduced in 1955. A two-speed "PowerFlite" automatic transmission was newly available that year. Chrysler called the Hemi-powered Dodge trucks "Power Giant" in 1957, and introduced power steering and brakes, a three-speed automatic, and a 12-volt electrical system. From 1957 to 1959, Dodge proposed the ''Sweptside pickup'', a rival to the Chevrolet ''Cameo Carrier'', but it never became a best-seller.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1957-1959 Dodge D100 Sweptside Pickup )〕 A flat-sided (and thus wider) "Sweptline" cargo box came in 1959. The company also adopted the standard pickup truck numbering scheme, also used by Ford and GM at that time. Thus, the ½ ton Dodge was now called the D100. A traditional separate-fender body "Utiline" version was also built which had a GVWR of . Engines (light-duty): *1957-1960; ''Flathead'' I6, ''Red Ram'' V8, *1959; 331 in³ ''FirePower'' V8, *1957-1959; 315 in³ ''Red Ram'' V8, *1959; 318 in³ ''A-type'' V8, 1956 Dodge Pick Up (9756859876).jpg|1954-56 model 1957 Dodge C-100 Sweptside Pickup.jpg|1957 model (Sweptside pickup) 1960 Dodge Sweptline half ton (2906406858).jpg|1958-60 model ==Medium-Duty/Heavy-Duty C Series== (詳細はLCF Series) through the 1975 model year, long after most of Dodge's other trucks had moved to the newer D Series designation.
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