model year. Engines In popular culture A 1972 Dodge D-300 was used as a LA County Fire Department paramedic rescue vehicle, also known as Squad 51 in the television show Emergency!. The utility body was custom built by Universal Studios for Emergency! according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department's specifications for its paramedic rescue vehicles. After the series ended it was donated to the LA County Fire Department and placed into the reserve fleet where it was occasionally put into service as a Paramedic Squad. Subsequently it was transferred to the department's Museum and was then restored thoroughly in 1999. The only change in the restoration was a diesel engine which replaced the engine that was previously used. There were three Dodge D-series vehicles used in the filming of Emergency!, a 1971, 1972 and a 1973 Dodge D-300. The 1972 and the 1973 were identical except for the grilles. In the Supernatural episode "Route 666", the ghost of a deceased man haunts a town as a phantom D300. The vehicle is extensively modified, particularly through the addition of two diesel smokestacks, and filmed in such a way that identifying features are hard to see. The truck is most recognizable in a scene where Sam and Dean Winchester pull the actual wreckage of the truck out of a pond. In the TV series Simon & Simon, the character Rick Simon owned a red 1979 Dodge Macho Power Wagon. See also Fargo Trucks Notes External links 1961–71 Dodge Truck Website (Medium & Heavy Duty Trucks) Old Dodges.com (Medium & Heavy Duty Dodges) Cars introduced in 1960 1970s cars 1980s cars All-wheel-drive vehicles D series Pickup trucks Rear-wheel-drive vehicles