Personally, I LOVE the Lil Reds, mainly the 78s (No cats, less smog stuff,
round headlights) in 1978 they were the quickest vehicle made in USA in
0-60, <mile, 0-100. The vette would be them to 110.
The biggest problem with Dodge Shelby vehicles is they used the Shelby name
as a test bed, then improved on performance. Who wouldn't rather have a
89-90 TII instead of a 86-87 Shelby motor. As for the Dakotas, it was the
first non full size truck with a V8, but only 175hp, next thing you know the
magnum v6 had more HP than the Shelby V8 (180), and the Magnum V8 had 230,
it made the Shelby an appearance only truck. No one buys it for the
handling.
Please don't misunder stand me, I love the Shelby Dakotas, and think they
don't get the prices they should, but you don't see me picking one up
because I consider them a bargain either.
The only Shelby Dodges I REALLY like are the ones that get you something
Dodge wouldn't give, like intercooled L-Bodies, 4 wheel disks on the
Lancer... The Dakota was incredible the year it came out, then Dodge made
it obsolete with the magnum engines. I was waiting for a Shelby Magnum 360
Dakota Convertible to come out...
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From: "~RoB~" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <shelby-dodge@imagicomm.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: SD> Value of Shelby Vehicles
Seen the gas prices? I don't get it, my Shelby dak with a new muffler got
25 MPG average. Sometimes I got over that on the highway. Thats doing
REALLY well for a truck with a V8.
As for the rest of the BS. The Little Red Express is a total POS and real
slow, the Shelby will blow there doors off without much effort. They are
ugly with red neck BS slapped all over them and twin stacks with a gas
engine? They also were one of the worst Dodge trucks made, Dodge took a
dive off a cliff when they went to the 72' truck. The L Red also is a late
70s smog motor truck.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Other-Pickups-Dodge-Lil-Red-Express-little-1979-Rare-Fully-Optioned_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6197QQihZ015QQitemZ250107276901QQrdZ1
A non stock smogged out truck, aftermarket carb and wheels.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Dodge-Other-Pickups-Dodge-1-2-ton-Little-Red-Express_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6197QQihZ011QQitemZ320106674499QQrdZ1
another smogged out 79' with a bunch of mods, and mud.
The V8 Mopar crowd will buy the truck in time and the Shelby people will
too, so the Dak has more in its favor. In 1990 I was loking to buy a
Challenger. I looked at a mint, 1970 R/T 383 car, red and perfect on a pot
lot. Gas was a $1.04 gal here. I also found a mint 72 340 Rally for
$2,200, it sat for 3 months and never sold. I bought my mint R/T SE 440
triple black with white and black checker board seats and 4 speaker FM AC
car for a wopping $4,000. It had 75,000 origanal miles on it, never saw
rain or snow. Today has ZERO rust or body damage and still wares origanal
paint. The guy felt bad selling it for that outragous price, but he needed
that much for a POS 78 Chevy he liked. I was later offered $105,000 for
the car, and I still own it. Getting a new engine this year infact.
So toss them out the door, part them out, I need parts lol. Get rid of
them because you don't want to preserve them. But when I was a kid guys in
there 30s loved muscle cars big time and today they have money and they
spend it. Today guys in there 20s love compacts with turbos and many
others love the Shelby name. It is a matter of time. The more of them you
fools throw in the trash and part out the nicer and more rare mine become.
And like the fool next door to me, you'll cry buckets in time. The guy
next door parted out and took a real Shelby GT 350 to the shreader. He
needed $10 for gas and some guy offered him $100 for the engine, boy did
he really make out when he needed the money =P Now is the time to find a
nice dry spot to park one and gather the origanal parts it needs to be
restored. Soon the parts will dry up and there won't be extras or remakes.
When time warrents restore the car and bring it out when people can't find
them anymore, which won't be long. Then refuse to give the car away, this
is what happens with cars and makes them worth it. My grandpa loved the
model T and for manys years even working for NASA could never afford one,
that generation left and the price dropped. The Shelby Dodge compact
generation is too young, but they will get older soon.
Rob Walsh
86 GLHS 76
87 GLHS 306
89 CSX 187
84 DC Shelby Rampage
89 Turbo Caravan
86 Military issue Reliant turbo K wagon
70 R/T SE 440 Dodge Challenger
In a message dated 4/23/2007 6:03:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Boy, I am really disappointed at what my Shelby Dakota bid up to on Ebay.
These vehicles are pretty under-appreciated these days. I would be
better off
parting the truck out! There was a truck that finished just before mine
and it
bid up to only $1750 dollars. It's got a lot of miles, but still a nice
truck. There is a light bar on there now that is over $500 and it has 4
days to
go. How does that compare? I don't know what to do, I want to sell my
truck,
but I'm not going to give it away. Maybe it should go "piece by piece".
Anyone have any ideas?
Rob
You seen those gas prices? definatly one factor
That and its a Dakota, not a GT350..
Chris Pauluk - Modesto CA
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