>
>The R/T could have been coming from the big Chrysler transmission plant in
>Kokomo, IN, where all of Chrysler's automatic transmissions are
>manufactured.
>
>Jim J.
>'62 Dodge Polara 500 'vert.
>Indy
>
>
>
>Hey guys, I was driving up US 31 here in Indy today and what do I see going
>the other way but a brand-new Dakota R/T! At first I though it was just a
>Dakota with stripes. It was white with two blue stripes running down the
>middle. I was about to give him a thumbs up as I passed him but what I saw
>when it got closer stunned me. I only got a quick look at it since we were
>both going ~50 in opposite directions in kinda heavy traffic. On the door
>in the same exact blue as the stripes were the letters "SpoR/T" with the
>"R/T" being big and blue...not sure about the rest of the letters...they
>were smaller and may have been outlined, not solid like the "R/T". I just
>know the "R/T" stood out real well. There may have been other writing but
>in the time I was looking at it my eyes were focused on the "R/T". I think
>it may have had a decal across the top of the windshield but not sure. I
>don't remember whether it was extended cab or not.
>The reason I was stunned was because I read on here that Chrysler doesn't
>have any idea when they'll release the R/T. So if Chrysler has a white/blue
>Dakota R/T on display at the Mopar Nationals, remember, you saw it here
>first.
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>Edgar Lucas (glhomni@earthlink.net) 85 GLH Turbo (red, soon TII)-mine
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I'd bet that someone has just made an early "clone" of an R/T. Hell, I've
got R/T decals and emblems on my '96, the license plate even reads "DKOTA
R-T". Probably not a factory piece, but this is just my guess...
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1970 Superbird 440+6 | 1970 Charger R/T 440+6
1976 Feather Duster | 1996 Dakota 318 Magnum
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