Consider a "Muscle Truck".

Back in the dark days of the mid- late '70's If you wanted a big-block muscle car you had one choice- a Pontiac Trans-Am, and even then the strongest one put out 220 hp. The Road Runner, Charger, Cuda and Challenger, and Javelin were all gone by 1975. The Mustang II was more Pinto than Mustang, and the available V8 was a 302 2V that put out about 135 hp. No more Rat-motored Corvettes, a 350 was the largest engine available, and some years people in California couldn't even get a 4-speed. Even the Z/28 took a two-years hiatus ( 1975 and 76 ).  However because of  GVW ratings and different emissions rules for trucks, Right up until 1978, you could get a 454 with real dual exhausts ( No Catylitic Converters ) A Turbo 400 and a 3.73:1 Posi in a half-ton 2wd Chevy or GMC Pickup. Ditto for Mopar fans. A D150 with a 440, 727 and 3.55 or 4.10 geared Dana 60 could be bought off the showroom floor.  Ford guys weren't left out either, you could get a 460 with catlyst-free pipes and a C6 in an F150.  The trend was revived in the '90's by Chevy and Ford, at least. The original SS454 was a short-bed 2wd truck with a sinister black paint job, fat tires, a fuel-injected 454, a Turbo 400, ( Later models had 700R4's) and 3.73 or 4.10 gears. The early Lightnings had hotted-up 351s, lowered suspensions, fat tires, and cool interiors. Either truck could blast through the quarter in 15 flat, and still tow a 5,000 lb trailer. Later 98-03 Lightnings and "Harley Davidson" versions had Supercharged 5.4 liter mod motors putting out 380 hp, and lowered suspensions. GM didn't really have a "Sport Truck" option in these years, but you could get a half-ton with a tire frying 6.0 liter LS motor with 325 - 360 hp depending on year and model. Now you can get one with 403 hp 6.2 liter- basically the standard engine in the Corvette!  If you want something unique literally and figuratively "Hauls" this might be the way to go if you can't find or afford the classic Muscle machine  of your dreams. Mastermind.