Vehicle Description
For 1989, the unusual Dakota convertible was rolled out. It
featured a fixed roll bar and a simple manual top. Roughly 2,482
were sold that first year. The idea came from Jerry York and they
were manufactured by ASC (American Sunroof Company, now known as
American Specialty Cars).1 #fn1 Another important addition that
year was Carroll Shelby's V8-powered Shelby Dakota, his first
rear-wheel drive vehicle in two decades.The sport convertible was
the only convertible Dakota available, and was only available until
the early 1990s, when it was finally discontinued. It added the
following features to the mid-range sport trim level: sport-styled
alloy wheels, cloth seating surfaces with vinyl inserts and
accents, an AM/FM stereo with cassette player and a four-speaker
audio system, air conditioning, a manual-folding vinyl convertible
roof, and sport decals on the doors of the Dakota. The V6 engine
and two-door regular cab was the only available configuration of
the sport convertible. This Dakota has some rust and rot on the
lower parts of the truck and the drivers side floorboard under the
feet is gone and the passenger side has 2 small holes and the
passenger frame rail needs some repair.
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