Re: R/T?

From: Matt Schroeder (schroema@hotmail.com)
Date: Fri Jul 14 2000 - 18:23:35 EDT


Yep, it was. Macho Power Wagon to be exact.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Looper" <davidalooper@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: DML: R/T?

I thought that was a Power Wagon?

--- Matt Schroeder <schroema@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The MACHO was like the truck on Simon and Simon!!!
> LOL
>
> They were very cool and striping came in a few
> different looks.
>
> Until the recent Rams and Dakotas they were my
> favorite trucks. Still are a
> really close second to the new styles in my mind,
> and in some cases I like
> them better because they used a lot of Dana axles
> and just seemed real tank
> like in general. :-)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven T. Ekstrand" <cyberlaw@earthlink.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 3:14 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: R/T?
>
>
> > My memory on the Warlock and LRE stuff was that in
> 76 Dodge began
> > experimenting with "sporty" truck packages in
> California. There was the
> > Midnight Express and the True Spirit. They were
> successful so the Warlock
> > package was made available nationwide. I saw a
> listing once too for a
> > Macho package. No idea about that one!
> >
> > These were all basically cosmetic packages. I
> think you could the Warlock
> > with either a /6 or a V8.
> >
> > Then somebody got the idea that they could upgrade
> the GVWR on a short
> > stepside Dodge truck and thus get around the EPA.
> The 74-76 360-4v HP (or
> > as some would call it an E58 police motor) was put
> in the truck which
> > required no cats in a "heavy duty" truck! The
> result was a fast truck!
> > And apparently a very very loud one! The Little
> Red Express...
> >
> > -STE
> >
> >
> >

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