The B-series van was popular for cab-over motorhome conversion until Chrysler Corporation's egress from that market during their bankruptcy proceedings in the 1970s.Īll generations of the B-series van feature similar construction, with only small variation from era to era. Due to a one-welded-piece "Uniframe" design, the Dodge platform was lighter and stronger than the competition, at the expense of Noise, Vibration, and Harshness, the resulting lower center of gravity improved handling versus the competing products. The Ram nameplate replaced both previous names in 1980. At the time, the cargo vans were marketed as the Dodge Tradesman and the passenger vans were called the Dodge Sportsman.
Starting in 1979, the B-Series was sold as the Dodge Ram Van the passenger variant was known as the Dodge Ram Wagon.ĭaimlerChrysler discontinued production of the Ram Van and Ram Wagon after more than 30 years of production following the 2003 model year, replacing them with the Dodge Sprinter.īuilt on the B platform (later AB), the full-size vans entered production for the 1971 model year. The Dodge B-Series was a full-size van marketed under the Dodge brand by the Chrysler Corporation (1971–1998) and later DaimlerChrysler (1998–2003).
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