Vehicle Description
1990 Dodge Ram 1/2 Ton Short Box - 440 V8 - Fun and Fast (Please
note: If you happen to be viewing this 1990 Dodge Ram 1/2 �€"Ton
Short-Box Pickup on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors
site, it's possible that you've only seen some of our many
photographs of this vehicle due to website limitations. To be sure
you access all the more than 160 photographs, as well as a short
walk-around-and-startup video, please go to our main website:
GarageKeptMotors.) To put things simply, a sleeper is essentially a
car that other drivers might not expect to perform in a certain
way. You could even say other drivers might underestimate these
vehicles. A sleeper vehicle is fast, powerful, and efficient, but
not flashy. Audi of Devon, Pennsylvania, Dealer Newsletter There
are sleepers... and then there are sleepers. Start with a
nothing-special short-bed, ½-ton pickup truck; in good shape, with
under 60,000 miles on it. A Dodge Ram like so many 30 year-old
trucks that have faded away or gone to the scrap yard. Paint it
utility white so it could be just another service vehicle or
landscaper's ride. Change out the branded front grille for an
anonymous-appearing black one from an aftermarket supplier. White
bumper in front, no bumper behind the short bed. Put small hubcaps
on the blackwall tires. Inside, leave the black vinyl bench seat
pretty much the way it came from the factory. Same with the
steering wheel: stock. And that's it... with apologies to the
mattress people, the perfect sleeper. Almost. As they say on TV:
But wait... there's more. In this case, the more is a LOT more: a
440 cubic-inch V8 engine fills the engine bay with more Mopar power
than would've ever come in it from Detroit. Off the line, this
truck will surprise-and humble-many newer, fancier, and far pricier
vehicles. To be fair, the interior of the truck does display a few
hints that there's more than meets the eye. Left of the steering
wheel, a Sunpro tachometer with a 5000 rpm redline is mounted, and
the dashboard includes two engine-monitoring gauges that didn't
come from the factory: one for oil pressure; one for water
temperature. Both hide in plain sight surrounded by simple black
dash trim. For a complete and faithful look at this sleeper Ram
(certain to soon be called White Lightning), be sure to check out
the more than 160 high-definition photographs at the Garage Kept
Motors site online. Please note the excellent condition and
orderliness of the truck's undercarriage and engine bay. There's
also a short walk-around-and-startup video so you can hear the
Mopar power. We welcome in-person inspections of the truck at our
Grand Rapids, Michigan showroom, and ask only that prospective
purchasers contact us by phone or email in advance. That way we can
devote our full attention during their visit. Back in the day,
street racers used to compete for pink slips. The winner got the
title to the loser's car. If that sort of competition was still in
vogue, the next owner of this sleeper could probably start his own
used-car business before long. Wanna race?