1978 Dodge Lil Red Express Truck
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2025
- There were just over 2000 1978 Lil Red's built and it is estimated that only 800 survive. The majority of Lil Red's you will find are the square headlight 1979 models which over 5000 were produced.
back when trucks were trucks with styling ,,my dads neighbor friend owned one ,,we loved it all around ,,he would take us kids for a ride in it around town and ride in the back before it was illegal..we loved dodge and fords back then ,,,I remember 79s had the rectangular headlights I like both styles ..great 360 motor ,,back when you could work on them ,,great video ...fastest production truck at the time !!!,the stuff today with all the electronics and thin steel and plastics suck....I miss the 70s
Wow I remember those trucks when they were brand-new I love them that sounds like a great one nice looking little red express truck dude
when i was a kid, a guy next door had one of these. i loved that truck so much and wanted one so bad... i still do!
That is such a nice truck and sounds great. My father used to build those trucks in Windsor Ontario Canada.
Fine example of a piece of American muscle truck history.
I was working on my 78 Lil Red today, priming the hood and getting ready to shoot color on it and a couple of other body panels tomorrow. I just received a pair of Hedman ceramic coated long tube headers last week for it, like this LRE has. Those are supposed to be the brand to use as opposed to Hookers for best fitment. I am going to put on the Mopar valve covers like this one has, except they will be the polished aluminum version. My truck has the black buckets like this one & is non-A/C as the vast majority of Lil Reds were. I am pulling the original AM/FM radio out and installing a NOS Motorola aftermarket AM/FM 8 track unit that looks just like the OEM 1978 Dodge 8 track radio except it has chromed push button tuning nobs. Although I have the OEM chrome wheels like this one has, I am going to stash them and buy a set of U.S. Indy slotted mags to drive around with. Don't want to risk wasting one in a blow out! Cheers! Nice truck, like the subtle touches. Too bad you used the button down tonneau cover on it! That puts permanent holes in bed.
my dad have one just like that its remind me alot of good memories
Always wanted one of them...
its a awesome truck, interior is top notch, just couldn't drive it in texas :)
Not all of them. I have a 79 and it did not have A/C but, the dealer did a hack job installing the old R12 unit. You could get a nice R134 unit and be set. It won't be cheap though.
I drove my 79 without A/C through the desert portion of Spokane, WA in 95+ weather. The key is to keep trucking with the slider open.
I saw a small spec of dirt on the paint.
where did u get the box cover I,ve looked every where and the serpentine belt set up
hey if you know how many lil reds were built can you tell me how many 76 dodge d100s were built and how many estimate are left?
hey i got a question for ya where did ya get the bed cover from or is it custom?
Wait.... this exact truck just had new power train installed at Classic Cars of Houston...
Are you sure it’s the exact same truck? I would like to buy it back if you know who owns it.
How about 8,000 also where do you live at what state?
no air conditioning ? i thought lil reds all had air conditioning? i live in texas, its 104 degrees here, i gotta have my ac. ;)
where u live?
That is not true; the production trucks would do good to do mid 15's, Google it. That is a common misconception because of the prototype truck that a magazine tested did run 13s so everyone thinks the production truck did also. The production trucks did not have the same motor, heads or headers. They were just your basic EH1 Police motor with a 340 cam.
Actually you could install after market Air, there are many many options. Make me an offer, i might just accept it and the $ you would save you could buy air. :)
I had a Ford F100 6 foot bed stepside when this Dodge came out. In my opinion the best looking trucks came out in the 60s and 70s. Todays trucks look to much like the ugly cars they build except for a few. Most of the grills suck. Dodge still has one of the most boldest grills.
I have it listed on my home page for $16,000 however it's negotiable. Make me an offer to consider. The link to my home page is included in the video and the you tube post more details. My home phone number is on my home page if you would like to call and ask more questions.
15000 $
You can buy mine.
Tonneau
No not may Lil Red's especially 1978 models have Air. This truck is not for you.
I am asking $14,000. Make me an offer.