The 1996 Dodge Ram Pace Truck had to step in for a model that was on the verge of becoming an icon: the Dodge Viper GTS, which was already selected as the pace car of the 80th Annual Indianapolis 500, ...
Dodge built its first car in November 1914 and entered the truck market in 1917. It debuted a ram hood ornament in 1932, but the first Dodge Ram pickup truck didn’t arrive until 1981.