Details

• Condition
  Pre-Owned Clear Title
• Engine
  360 CID LA V8
• Drivetrain
  Not Specified
• Interior
  Red
• VIN #
  D13JS9S178941
• Mileage
  3452
• Transmission
  Automatic
• Exterior Color
  Red
• Stock #
  SN3408
• Warranty
  

1979 Dodge Li'l Red Express — Numbers-Matching 360 V8, 1 of Only 5,118 Built Why This Car Is Special The 1979 Dodge Li'l Red Express is one of the most historically significant American trucks ever built, and that is not an overstatement. When Chrysler engineers and marketers put together the Li'l Red Express package in 1978, they did so with a specific goal: build the fastest production vehicle available to American consumers by exploiting a regulatory loophole. At the time, passenger cars were subject to increasingly strict EPA emissions controls that strangled horsepower. Light trucks were not held to the same standard. Dodge took full advantage of that window, building a truck that could outrun most sports cars of the era in a straight line. The Li'l Red Express was only offered for two model years — 1978 and 1979. The 1978 version came with a 360 cubic inch LA V8 rated at 225 horsepower and produced 2,188 units. For 1979, Dodge revised the package, bumping production to 5,118 units. This truck is one of those 5,118. The 1979 model received a number of refinements over the first year, including the addition of the new rectangular quad headlight front end — a departure from the round headlights on the 1978 — which gives the truck its distinctive square-faced look that collectors specifically seek out. The Li'l Red Express was built on Dodge's D150 half-ton short-bed platform, badged as the Adventurer 150, which is confirmed by the Adventurer badge present on this truck. The package was dealer-installed from factory components, meaning each truck left the Dodge plant with the same core visual and mechanical identity: the pair of chrome exhaust stacks rising alongside the cab, the oak wood bed sides and tailgate, the stepside bed configuration, and the red-on-red color scheme that was the only option available. This truck delivers all of it. A word on context: Road & Track magazine tested the 1978 Li'l Red Express and clocked it as the quickest American...