Suitably rugged, with black fascia and a giant power bump in the hood, the 2500 Rebel looks the part of an off-road truck. Massive wheel arches and a tall stance lend it a ready-to-rumble attitude.

At present, the Ram 2500 Power Wagon is offered with the brand’s 6.4L V8 engine, a mill which has made 410 horsepower and 429 lb-ft of torque since approximately the birth of Christ.

This “masterfully reimagined icon,” looks like a Dodge Power Wagon from 1946. But under the hood you'll find a turbo diesel making 500 horsepower and 1,000 pound-feet of torque.

It won't be cheap. The truck seen here will run you more than $300,000. But Desert Power Wagons, based in North Carolina, will happily build you an old truck with a new soul. This one, a 1946 ...

Desert Power Wagons has listed it for $315,950. That’s about twice what a well-restored Power Wagon with its original equipment might go for, but not out of the ordinary for a custom like this.