To bring out the hillbilly in myself.

I have to say I've always wanted a "Lil Red Express Truck". Mr. Norms has mad a modern interpretation of in and it looks kind of ridiculous. I wouldn't buy this new version but I would love to have a '78 or '79.



link here

The old one is alright, but the new one is just retarded.

Yeah, the new one is pretty much a shitty decal job.

No stepside bed? No outside pipes? Fail.

It really is one of the most half-assed attempts I've ever seen.

they said it was a concession to affordability, that converting to a stepside and exposed exhaust stacks would have cost big bucks.

what's it matter? these are the same people that made a new Hemi 'Cuda covertible out of the new Challenger?

they shouldnt have made it at all then, imo.

are the exhaust pipes even functional or are they just rice? if so, then anyone could make that truck on a sunday afternoon in their driveway.

If they wanted to copy the original, they should have made an attemp on a stepside.

The original is still one of my favorite vehicles of all time.

Turbojett wrote:they said it was a concession to affordability, that converting to a stepside and exposed exhaust stacks would have cost big bucks.

what's it matter? these are the same people that made a new Hemi 'Cuda covertible out of the new Challenger?

People who are buying a vehicle like this can probably afford to spend some more. This is like saying, "Oh hai, we made a modern interpretation of the beautiful '59 Eldorado, but it doesn't have tailfins, chrome, the quad taillamps, or anything like that. It's pretty much just a DTS with an Eldorado sticker we cobbled together in Photoshop in 10 minutes using a cheap font stuck on the side, plus $3,000 added to the price."

The article talks about a 14.7 seconds 1/4 mile time like it's dirt slow. That's reasonably quick even today, and for a truck from 30 years ago? That's pretty damn good if you ask me.

honor m4n wrote:The article talks about a 14.7 seconds 1/4 mile time like it's dirt slow. That's reasonably quick even today, and for a truck from 30 years ago? That's pretty damn good if you ask me.

Well the article was true to say that it was the fastest production vehicle of 1978. That's awesome for a truck let alone a Dodge.

Plus, it virtually weighs nothing for a truck, a standard cab, stepside truck with a 5.9L V8. If there was a true modern version of that truck now, I bet it would haul major ass

I never knew those little red trucks were built for speed. I thought they were just a gutless gimmick.

honor m4n wrote:I never knew those little red trucks were built for speed. I thought they were just a gutless gimmick.

No it was intentional. It was the fastest American made vehicle 0-100 in 1978. It didn't have to have catalytic converters on it, a slightly modified 360ci cop motor, and a special 727 TorqueFlite auto with a 3.55 rear end.

If you didn't dig the stacks, but wanted a trick truck, something other than red, or wanted a stepside 4x4, you could always stick with a Warlock.