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The famous Dodge Sweptline pickup truck debuted in 1961 and was built until 1971 under the Chrysler banner.
The Sweptline name refers to the straight-sided lines on the pickup, although the step-sided versions were known as Utilines.
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Online auctions are the wave of the future...
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