Vehicle Description
The Dodge Ram Rumble Bee was a truck inspired by the Dodge Super
Bee muscle cars of past years. It bears the bumble bee stripe that
is similar to the one that can be found on the old Dodge Super Bee,
Charger, and Challenger. Fewer of the latter, but some different
versions of the Ram were given aftermarket Rumble Bee modifications
by the consumer or dealerships. This was a limited edition run, and
was only made available in 2004 and 2005 (Second Swarm). The Dodge
Ram Rumble Bee was only offered in a regular cab/short-box 'SLT'
version, available with either two or four-wheel drive setup.
Exterior
The Dodge Ram Rumble Bee was only available in two colors: Black
Clearcoat or Solar Yellow Clearcoat. The trucks are often noted by
their equipped "Bee Stripe" which was a vertical running stripe
behind the rear wheels on the bed sides. Black trucks were equipped
with a yellow stripe, while yellow trucks were equipped with a
black stripe. The stripe bears a more modernized "Scat Pack Bee"
logo that can be found on the past Dodge Super Bee cars.
The appearance package gave the consumer equipment also available
on the "Sport" trucks such as painted bumpers, 20" chrome-clad
aluminum wheels, and bright grille inserts. In addition, the
package also included a brushed aluminum fuel door, chrome exhaust
tip, lower rocker panel fascia or "ground effects", and a hood
scoop. The hood scoop was non-functional.
Only 3700 units of the Dodge Ram Rumble Bee were produced in 2004
with an additional 3700 units in 2005 labeled "The Second
Swarm".
Interior
The interior of the Rumble bee shares equipment similar to that of
the SLT-optioned trucks with some extras. The special center dash
bezel was painted a gloss yellow with a dash plaque indicating its
limited edition production number. The premium door panels sported
special gloss yellow inserts and "bee" decals on them. All Rumble
Bee's came with cloth seats, which could be upgraded to leather
upon customer demand.
This fine example is #1146 of only 3,700 produced in 2004. It has
the upgraded leather interior and the most desirable Solar Yellow
Clearcoat exterior. It is a very solid truck. Upgrades include
headers, dual exhaust, tuner & more. The truck sounds incredible
and is very fast!
