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1989 Shelby Dodge
Dakota - Until 1989 the mid
size Dodge Dakota Truck was powered only by 4 and 6 cylinder
engines. Dodge changed that in "89" by adding the Dakota to
the list of vehicles hopped-up by Carroll Shelby. Assembled at
Shelby Industries in Whittier, CA. These trucks would be the first
Dakota's to receive a V-8. They would also be the first V8 rear
wheel drive vehicles built since the 1960's by Shelby. |
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| The Shelby Dakota started life as
a standard 112-inch wheelbase Dodge Dakota Sport model. In place of
the 3.9-liter V-6, Shelby added a 318 (5.2 liter) cubic inch V-8
with dual throttle body injection. The engine was rated at 175 hp at
4,000 rpm and 270 lbs.-ft. of torque at 2,000 rpm. To make the
318 fit in the Dakota, Shelby Industries had to modify the cooling
system. The Dakota had no room for a standard engine driven
fan. A electric fan was used to over come this. |
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| The Shelby Dakota's
engine also used a dual snorkel air cleaner that functioned just
like older musclecars. Shelby then plumbed the primary snorkel to
the grill for cooler air. A four-speed automatic linked to a
3.91-geared Sure-Grip differential rounded out the drivetrain. The
heavy-duty suspension was carried over directly from the V6 Dakota
Sport and featured Shelby five-spoke aluminum wheels with Goodyear
Eagle GT+4s in 225/70HR-15. |
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| On the outside, the
Shelby Dakota was available in red or white. The package included a
deep front air dam with integrated driving lights, Blacked out trim,
Fiberglass light bar, Bold Shelby graphics down the sides including
V8 graphics on each fender, Shelby Windsheild Logo and a chrome
Shelby logo on the grill. |
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| The interiors on
the Shelby Dakota's were identical, the package included a leather
wrapped steering wheel with Shelby logo. Shelby dash plaques, Shelby
logo cloth inserts on the seats and door panels. Performance was
reported at 0-60 in 8.7 seconds and the quarter mile in 16.5 seconds
at 82mph. List price for the Dodge Dakota Shelby was $15,813 plus
freight. The Shelby Dakota was only available for one year with
production totals around 1,500. (1475 : 480 in white and 995 in
red) |
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