Anyone own a Lil' Red Express????

I'd love to see some pics of a Lil' Red Express as I plan to buy one myself eventually........ this is absolutely my favorite Dodge truck of all time...... so let's see 'em!

I don't own one, but if your going to buy a Lil Red Express try and find the '78 Model rather than the '79. The '79 got choked up with emissions crap.

Yeah I definitely want a '78, I know the '79's were less potent, plus '78 is the year I was born.

If you do get one, one good way to obviously and simply to identify the 2 is by the grill. The 78 will have round headlights and other things. The 79 will have rectangular headlights stacked of a total 4 all together.

Originally Posted by AP

If you do get one, one good way to obviously and simply to identify the 2 is by the grill. The 78 will have round headlights and other things. The 79 will have rectangular headlights stacked of a total 4 all together.

Yep, youre right... and I really like the '78 lights and grille design better too.


Did you guys see the '06 Ram Lil' Red Express concept S. Weigel did in the concept forum? All it needs are the chrome stacks to be a worthy successor.

Currently, my father is restoring a 1978. He did a 408 stroker on the original 360 (400hp and 495 lb/ft of torque), polished edelbrock heads and intake, dana 60 w/ 3:55 gears, rear discs, gearvendors overdrive, pst suspension, etc. Super neat truck. I agree, the 79s' look good but they are choked up with the emissions.

weren't they the fastest production based vehicle made in 78?

Originally Posted by cbrenn71

weren't they the fastest production based vehicle made in 78?

Fastest Domestic based production vehicle of 1978 (including the Corvette).

i thought so.

when i say fastest production, i guess i didn't want to include the like of porshe, ferrari and the like.

Originally Posted by cbrenn71

i thought so.

when i say fastest production, i guess i didn't want to include the like of porshe, ferrari and the like.

Yeah, I knew what you meant but somebody else would have said the porsche was faster. Either way there are a really neat truck. The parts are pretty much drying up for them now and also becoming very expensive. To buy an nos 78 grille (if you can find one) I've seen anywhere from $800-$1000.

Originally Posted by tunedin302

Fastest Domestic based production vehicle of 1978 (including the Corvette).

And for many years after that, they were the fastest pickup truck ever made. Now, the SRT-10 holds that distinction.

At the Chryslers at Carlisle show a few years back a guy had a 78 Lil' Red Express that looked bone stock except for the large diameter exhaust stacks and the 426 HEMI cate engine under the hood. Neat thing about it is that he still had the original E58 360 in storage.

Originally Posted by Dodgevanman

At the Chryslers at Carlisle show a few years back a guy had a 78 Lil' Red Express that looked bone stock except for the large diameter exhaust stacks and the 426 HEMI cate engine under the hood. Neat thing about it is that he still had the original E58 360 in storage.

I think the biggest change to get it to fit is changing the brake booster to a smaller diameter.

Well not a Lil Red but here is mine

that Warlock is a REAL beauty

there's a Lil Red Express / Warlock national event this year

Are you going ?

got any more pics of your truck ?

Has anyone ever heard of a Lil Midnight Express? This probably a dumb question, but I've seen pictures of a truck done up like a Lil Red Express, but it was black and the decals had "Lil Midnight Express"

Probably a custom job.

Yep, I've heard of the "Midnight Express". Very cool truck as is the Warlock!

same here

Lil Midnight Express must have been a custom job

got any pics ?

Stay tuned.......

Here's a pic of a Midnight Express