The pre-computer days ended in the early 1980's so don't restrict your search to just old stovebolts. It might get me excommunicated for saying it here, but one of the most rugged, reliable pickups I ever owned was a late-1970's Dodge 1/2 ton with a 318 V8 and a Torqueflite transmission!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!