Stock Oddity: 1978 Dodge Li’l Red Express Truck
The third generation Dodge D-series was built from 1972 through 1980 and you can still see them driven around the street by collectors, old folks, and lawn/gardening companies alike. For the most part, the D-series is pretty boring, but Dodge introduced a line of trucks they tragically called “adult toys.” Find this 1978 Dodge Li’l Red Express Truck here on eBay bidding for $10,100 reserve-not-met with one day to go, located in Salinas, CA.
Fresh on the heels of the success with their factory hot rod Dodge
Warlock pickup, Chrysler management green-lighted the release of the
’78-79 Dodge Lil’ Red Express. It is clear that a gear-head of some
kind was in charge of the project, because it combined the truck
exemption from catalysts with a 360 cubic inch V8 to produce serious
performance for the day.
The 360 cubic inch LA V8 was rated at 225 SAE net horsepower (this would
be equivalent to a 300ish rating from a pre-1973 SAE gross rating) at
3800 rpm and 295 ft-lbs of torque. The Lil Red Express added a 727
Loadflight automatic transmission and a 3.55:1 rear axle for a great
launch and decent top end performance. The dual exhaust with vertical
stack-pipes and assorted accoutrements add up to a feast for the 70s
fanatic.
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I'm pretty sure the "adult toys" slogan wasn't an accident. This is the same company that named one of their color codes "Curious Yellow" after a notorious adult movie – and that was after the higher-ups vetoed calling another one of their color codes "Statutory Grape."
No, don't worry. You won't look ridiculous driving this. Chicks will totally dig you.
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I got plenty of Thumbs up with my 79 Little Red Express and plenty of Gas Pump Questions.My 03 Indian Chief was the only thing that was close to my Dodge p/u.
These are pretty rare – and at the time they were the quickest American made vehicle from 0 -100. Granted that could be considered damning with faint praise given the factory offerings in 1978, but still… And they tend to hold their value. There's a market for them, a small one, but still this is one example where "rare does equal valuable" – somewhat. dodgeconnection.com/LilRedInfo.html
I had a 79 they came in higher numbers then the 78 prefer the 79 Quad headlights gas hog 4 sure.
My Seats were black like this one but a few came with the red interior now that is rare.
One other note those are the Factory Slotted chrome wheels they are replaced a lot because of rusty tin-worm issues and age.
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