GTP Cool Wall: 1978-1979 Dodge Lil' Red Express

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1978-1979 Dodge Lil' Red Express

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1978-1979 Dodge Lil' Red Express nominated by @buickgnx88
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Engines: 360 ci (5.9L) V8 (Chrysler LA)
Power: 225 hp
Torque: 295 lb-ft.
Weight: 1730 kg
Transmission: 3-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine, rear wheel drive
Body Styles: 2-door pickup truck
Additional Info: "Engine was built utilizing various parts from the police-spec 360, along with a camshaft and valvetrain that were used in the 1968 340 V8. According to Car and Driver magazine, the 1978 model was the "fastest American made vehicle from 0-100mph" for that year."​
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Stupid exhaust. Stupid step-side bed. And it's a Dodge. SU.
 
HahAHahA awesome nomination. I love these, but they're the most seriously uncool vehicle I can think of.
 
As American as Grandma's apple pie on Thanksgiving.

SU.
 
Quite possibly the first factory muscle truck, built to circumvent emissions regulations and offer some level of performance.

Also part of Dodge's seemingly sexist 'Adult Toys' campaign of the 1970's.

Sub Zero.
 
I don't mind pick-ups, but this is just a bit bland... except for the silly exhaust!

Uncool.
 
A truck that outruns Corvette's?
Can't be much cooler, take a point just for being a truck away, otherwise it's simply amazing.
 
Liquid
Impressive? Undoubtedly.
Cool? Oh sweet mother, no.

Seriously Uncool
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Possibly. I theorize that internet browsers are technically nerds, and therefore the results are in fact, backwards from actual cool. ;)
 
Sidestep bed doesn't work with a boxy cab.
Cool exhaust though.

But it's a Dodge. And I don't fancy Dodge pickups.

Uncool.
 
I'll admit. I really like this truck. It looks stupidly awesome, bull horns would top it off and maybe a novelty horn.

But it's not really cool. For me it's uncool, but just.
 
Someone who works at a garage near my house owns one of these. I can go by and see it just about any time I want.

As for how cool it is, Sub Zero.
 
Pickups with vertical exhaust stacks are just about the least cool things I can imagine. SSU.
 
There was one of these at a car show I went to a few years ago. Out off all the muscle cars, Ferraris, Lamborghinis and other much more expensive cars, this truck had by far and away the biggest crowd of people around it. Sub Zero from me. If I had one I'd have to drop a Cummins in it though, something a little like this...

 
Diesel V8.

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Edit. After watching the video I'm not sure it's a V8.
 
Sub zero. Fastest car built the 1978 model year. It's brother the Warlock had a big block though. This thing is knarly and would be kickass with a built V8 or a Cummins in it
 
Famine
This 225hp diesel truck could out-gun things like, off the top of my head, the 351hp Lamborghini Countach LP400S, the 330hp De Tomaso Pantera, the 360hp Ferrari 512BB, the 295hp Jaguar XJ-S and the 305hp Aston Martin V8?

That's a tall claim.
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Straight line performance, strictly speaking. I should have mentioned that. At least so I've heard anyways.

Also this truck has a gasoline V8 sourced from Dusters/Darts/Cudas etc, not a diesel.
 
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Straight line performance, strictly speaking.
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Load of cock if these numbers are accurate:
GranTurismo916
Power: 225 hp
Torque: 295 lb-ft.
Weight: 1730 kg
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To have the same power to weight ratio, the least powerful car on my list would have to weigh 2,268kg. It doesn't. The most powerful would have to weigh 2,768kg. It doesn't either.
 

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