you are exaclty right! although in my personal opinion the 61-65 1st 1/2 have a grille thats just a little to ugly.. lol the last half of 65 (which is what my crew cab is) they did some really good things to help the look of the trucks they fixed the wheel base and made the bed a little more proportioned, they brought out the "pie plate" grille and they made a wider tailgate with actual tailgate handle. so im actually lucky to end up getting the year that i did plus i was kinda hoping for something without the year 67 this time lol and as for the truck i made a build thread in the alternate tinkerings. the truck has no axles and the old 318/4spd has been in the rain without a carb or hood for at least 10 years so im pretty sure its seized. just going to yank the engine and trans out.
also forgot to mention i have anoter project... a mini bike
lol anyways heres some pics of the dodge