Anybody have or had a Shelby Dakota?

[XD-9Guy]

I'd like to get one one of these days, just curious to know if anyone has one. They aren't tough to find nationally but I have never seen one in Oklahoma. I almost bought one in 98 and haven't seen one on a lot since then. They pop up on CL from time to time, generally it's a dealer trying to sell for WAY more than they are worth - while I think the trucks are neat, they don't command much of a premium. The increase in performance on the Shelby edition just wasn't enough to catch anyone's attention - it's mostly cosmetic changes, badging & stickers that make it a Shelby. I like them just the same.

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[BoomerShooter]

Just curious - you said there wasn't much performance improvement - how much addition HP was added if any?

 

[Danny Tanner]

Never seen or heard of these. I love limited edition cars and I owe it to watching a Syclone or Typhoon blow past our front yard at probably 3-4 times the neighborhood's 25mph speedlimit. It looked and sounded amazing.

 

[redneck1861]

No, but one day I will have a Shelby Cobra

 

[dieseltech09]

Just curious - you said there wasn't much performance improvement - how much addition HP was added if any?

175hp 5.2L V8 instead of the 3.9L V6

 

[BoomerShooter]

Hmm - a 175hp V8 - interesting....

 

[trickydick]

I've never seen one but I did see a Shelby daytona last week. It was awesome. I thought it was a GLH-S for a second. Those were almost dangerously overpowered.

 

[Kozmos]

Mainly just stickers. HP was only up 5hp but I believe quite a bit more torque. This of course was back in '89 when Shelby had only been doing modified fwd stuff for Dodge. I bet in a way though it helped lead the way for the Syclone/Typhoon (wicked awesome!!) and Lightnings.

 

[dennishoddy]

No, but one day I will have a Shelby Cobra

GT-500 BABY!!!

 

[Donald]

Junk!