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Dodge released the Lil' Red Express Truck In 1978 it was one of the most unique Dodge trucks that had ever been produced. The Lil' Red Express was not only a real looker but these trucks were also real performers also. In 1978 The Dodge Lil' Red Express was the fastest American made vehicle from 0 to 100 MPH as tested by Car and Driver magazine.


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The Li'l Red Express featured an upgraded 360-cubic-inch V8 that produced 225 horsepower, enough to send the truck to 100 miles per hour faster than any other American-made vehicle in 1978.


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450 Original Miles! 1979 Dodge Lil Red Express. We've featured several Li'l Red Express trucks here on Barn Finds over the years, but none quite like this one. Said to have 450 original miles, this truck may be the lowest mile example on the planet. Found here on Craigslist, the truck is located in western Iowa and even though the ad doesn.


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The door decals proclaim "Li'l Red Express Truck" if read through, leading many to refer to these as "Li'l Red Express." However, Dodge's original promotional material refers to it consistently as "Li'l Red Truck." Offered in March of 1978 through the end of the 1979 model year, all LRTs were Dodge Utiline stepside pickups on the (shortest.


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Dodge Li'l Red Express Truck - 3rd Gen. (1978 to 1979) CMB $30,511. . FOLLOW MARKET. Dodge released the Li'l Red Express Truck between 1978 and 1979. At the time, this D Series variant was the fastest American made vehicle from 0 to 100 MPH as tested by Car and Driver magazine. These trucks, which were part of Dodge's "Adult Toys," were powered.


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The Li'l Red Express was the last American factory hot rod. YouTube. The LRE had a 115-inch D150 Adventurer chassis with power steering and a special three-speed automatic transmission. You could.


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The Li'L Red Express truck used a high performance version of the E-58 Police pursuit 360 - 4bbl engine. It was dubbed the "360 Express" when the E-58 received certain upgrades. Some of the upgrades included a 340 motor camshaft (same one that was used in 1978) with 276 duration, 484 lift and 48 degree overlap, a double roller feat and timing.


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The 1992 V8 models have the best performance with the introduction of the Magnum engine. The Li'l Red Express Dakota bits were produced by LER Industries of Edwardsburg and sold as a dealer option for 1990-1992. LER Industries started life in 1975 in the conversion van craze of the 70s then moved onto RVs after that.


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CC-1663991. 1979 Dodge Li'l Red Express 360ci 4-barrel Automatic Transmission 1/2 Ton Clear title. Runs drives.. There are 7 new and used classic Dodge Little Red Expresses listed for sale near you on ClassicCars.com with prices starting as low as $19,995. Find your dream car today.


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With the success of the 1978 Dodge Lil' Red Express Truck production of the 1979 Dodge Lil' Red Express Truck's was increased to 5,118. Most of the features remained unchanged for 1979 however there was some changes which included a catalytic converter, unleaded gas, 85 MPH speedometer. The most noticeable changes on the 1979 editions was the.


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Dodge Li'l Red Express Trucks for Sale. Dodge introduced the big-rig-styled Li'l Red Truck (aka the Li'l Red Express Truck) as a mid-1978 addition to the Ram brand's Adult Toys line, which included the Street Van, Warlock, Macho Power Wagon, and Ramcharger. It lasted for two model years, and while.


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The Dodge Li'l Red Express was a specially built truck series that took advantage of domestic light trucks not needing the same emissions equipment as passenger cars during the two years it was produced in 1978 and 1979. Laughable was the fact that the 225 HP rating was at 3800 rpm, which is way below 5000 rpm where most engines start to come.


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For power, Li'l Red ran a 225-hp 360-cu.in. V-8 based around the engine used in Dodge police cars. The 360 breathed through an 850-cfm Carter Thermoquad carburetor fed by a dual snorkel air box and standard-issue cylinder heads with 1.88-inch intake and 1.60-inch exhaust valves. The camshaft was lifted from the 340, as were the engine's.


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HOT ROD flogged a production '78 in its June 1978 issue and achieved a quarter-mile time of 15.71 seconds at 88.06 mph and averaged fuel economy of 13.1 mpg; the production version was a well.


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The Li'l Red Express had a high-performing 5.9-liter 360 cubic-inch V8 engine with a dual snorkel intake, four-barrel carburetor, and tube-fed air cleaner. Behind the cab, the enormous chrome exhaust stacks connected to a set of HEMI-style mufflers. The truck includes a special three-speed A727 TorqueFlite automatic transmission with rear-wheel.