The world of hot rods and musclecars isn’t always about over the top builds with extreme engineering going on. Lots of times it’s all about having something clean, something that is different from all the others. That’s what we liked about Gary Enlow’s 1965 Dodge A100 Pickup – it’s different, especially parked among all the other classic musclecars.

The A100 was an interesting vehicle from the start. It was built as both a van and a pickup version, with sort of a mid-engine design. The engine sits between driver and passenger, just a little further back than the seats. It came with either a slant 6 or the 273 V8, and was built between 1964 and 1970.

It was a popular truck, coming later to market than Ford’s Econoline and Chevy’s Corvair pickups, but it was the wheelstanding Dodge Little Red Wagon that we remember the most from that era. That certainly helped put the A100 pickup on the map, and it’s been a pretty popular model since then.

The Little Red Wagon, as it turns out, was the inspiration for Gary’s purchase of this A100 just a couple years ago. He told us, “I’ve wanted one of these ever since I was a young kid. I still have a Little Red Wagon model I had when I was a kid, that was my inspiration.”

Gary is definitely a Mopar fan, in addition to his A100, he has a business called Pentastar Performance, and owns a few other Mopars, including a ’70 Satellite, ’70 Dart Swinger, ’70 ‘Cuda and ’70 Dart S/Pro drag cars, and a ’69 Coronet R/T.

When he first picked up the A100, it was rough, he tells us. Not only did it have the required rust holes for an old classic, but he told us, “I had to fill and grind about 150 screw holes in the roof and down both sides from where it had a camper attached.” He did much of the work himself on this truck, with a friend helping on the paint and recovering the seats.

Much of the installation of the glass and interior, Gary did himself. He also pulled out the slant 6 and opted for a much healthier Magnum 360 with a couple of go-fast parts. Unfortunately, even at a car show the engine is difficult to see sitting inside the cab between the seats.

But Gary does drive the A100 often, as he uses it for his shop truck. He brought it to its current state just a couple of months ago, but has had it at a few shows where he’s taken in some awards for it. He’s kept it fairly simple, with a pretty stock interior and a set of Rallye wheels wrapped with BFG rubber.

Under the 15×7 and 15×8-inch wheels he’s retained the stock drum brakes, and the truck is suspended on the stock leaf springs out back. The 3.55:1 8-3/4-inch rearend is fed from the stock manual transmission with three-on-the-tree handling the shifting duties.

Gary says it’s a blast to drive, and like almost any project vehicle he readily admits, “I don’t think something like this is ever really finished.” There’s nothing he doesn’t like about cruising in his A100, and with Mopar in his blood and a stable of Pentastar pride in his garage, you can bet he’s going to have this cool truck for a while.

We don’t get to see these long forgotten cab-over pickups very often, and when we came across Gary’s turquoise and white A100 parked at a show in Vegas, we had to add it to our Street Feature series so others can see it. We would love to see what you are driving too, so drop us a line and your car or truck could end up as part of our Street Feature series!