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Dodge Strong Box
#721835 March 28th 2017 7:43 pm
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Hi everyone,

I just picked this up on ebay, it is about three inches wide and around two inches high with a coin slot on top. I am assuming that they were given away at dealerships when the B vans first came out. Anyone ever run across one of these, or know anything else about them?


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Not familiar with that strong box. How much did you pay for it?

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loganX #721872 March 29th 2017 6:41 pm
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It was $7.00

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Cool, never seen one before.


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DTimme #721888 March 30th 2017 1:50 am
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Thought the price is little higher, still a good collectible.

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Auto show give away maybe?


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I did some searching, it appears these were given around 1970-71 for tradesman vans. Back then, the dealers had all kinds of promotions and gadgets to give out to try and entice you to buy a vehicle. Been collecting Mid-Dodge stuff for over 40 years and never came across any of these. Nice find.

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DTimme #721982 April 02nd 2017 5:03 pm
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That's sweet! I've not heard of them before either. Definitely looks like it would be right at home perched on a Dodge dealer's desk.

I wonder, if we counted up how many improvements we've made to our "strong boxes" if the number would even fit on the little trunk? smile


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DTimme #722019 April 03rd 2017 7:38 pm
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Seems like I found a unique piece. I found it by accident. The guy had two, I missed the first one, then found the second one. I wonder if it was a national thing, or a local item. Local zones had more freedom back then and this could have been a regional item.

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