Jack,
Keep us posted on his info! Im glad to hear that the changes are
minimal between 99 and 98! (no Hemis with carbon fiber ram air and SST
style stripes etc.) Im holding on to my exclusivity (especially with the
mope sanctioned tonneau cover per the most recent posts/crums on same)
as one of 1700! gonna switch out those tires eventually anyhow!
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: W . Jack Hilton III [mailto:hemi@mindspring.com]
Sent: Monday, August 10, 1998 10:41 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Possible changes to the '99 R/T
Hi all -
I just got off the phone with David Elshoff at Chrysler .
I had contacted David trying to get him to provide me with authenticated
written proof of the production numbers for the '98 R/Ts .
First of all , he was very nice guy and said he will get me as much
production detail as he can find . He knows he can get the total and
color
breakdown , but he may be able to get more . I asked him if he could
tell
me how many were made with the wrong exhaust system....he didn't find
that
as funny as I did .
Anyway , while I had him on the phone , I asked him if he could reveal
any
of the changes on the '99 R/T .
He took at his list (whatever list that was) and gave me a few minor
things .
He said that it would have different tires . He said they were going to
an
Eagle LS . He also said there would be a vacuum/fluorescent
odometer/tripometer (whatever the hell that is) and available radio
controls on the steering wheel . He also said that the overhead console
would have be revised over the '98 design .
He didn't sound like he was trying to keep anything secret , so I think
he
told me everything he knew . When I asked him about the rumor of the
fresh-air hood , he told me that if it was gonna have it that it wasn't
on
the list of changes that he had .
Anyway , he will be supplying me with the numbers on the '98s very soon
.
Just thought some may find this interesting .
W . Jack Hilton III
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