In 1978, according to the Dodge Connection, the Lil' Red Express was the fastest American made vehicle, going from zero to 100mph built that year. It featured a 4-barrel carburetor on a modified version of Dodge's police engine (E58), producing 225 net horsepower @ 3800 rpm. The performance package included a special A-727 LoadFlite automatic transmission and 3.55:1 differential gearing, exhausting through hemi style mufflers and a crossover pipe, exiting through two 2.5" chrome stacks mounted upright behind the cab. The 1978 Lil' Red Express trucks rode on GR60x15 raised white letter tires on special seven-inch chrome wheels and eight-inch wheels with LR60X15 tires in the rear. These trucks were built only in 1978 and 1979 and in relatively small numbers (2188 units in 1978), and because most of them were driven hard and put away wet, there are not many survivors in decent condition. This truck has had the motor removed and gone throughout; has a new radiator but original was kept. This truck is in excellent condition and to my knowledge 95% original from the day it was made. Still has the original spare tire. Truck has 35,055 original miles. This truck has not been restored and remains in factory condition. Truck has a few paint chips and shows wear on the bench seat. This truck has been in my family since October of 2003. (23 years) It has about 500 miles since the motor was gone thru.
