1957 Dodge C100 Step-side Custom Pickup Truck

The C series is a line of pickup trucks sold by Dodge from 1954 to 1960. It replaced the Dodge B series of trucks and was eventually supplanted by the Dodge D series, introduced in 1961. Unlike the B series, which were closely related to Dodge's pre-war trucks, the C series was a complete redesign. Dodge continued the "pilot house" tradition of high-visibility cabs with a wraparound windshield introduced in 1955.

In 1957, Dodge offered two body styles for the C series pickup trucks - the stepside and sleeker sweptside (pictured to the middle right), which had rear fins like many of the cars of that era.

Starting in the 1957 model year, factory four-wheel-drive versions of the Dodge C series trucks were produced and sold as the W-100, W-200, W-300, and W-500, alongside the older WDX/WM-300 "Military Style" Power Wagon. The latter had the "Power Wagon" badge on the fender (pictured bottom right). The heavy-duty four-wheel-drive W-300 and W-500 trucks were marketed as "Power Giants". Chrysler called the Hemi-powered Dodge trucks "Power Giant" in 1957, and introduced power steering and brakes, a three-speed automatic, and a 12-volt electrical system.