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Before The Limelight: The Untold Story of Early Luxury Trucks

Dodge Shelby Dakota

1989 Dodge Shelby Dakota Photo Credit Mecum Auctions 100743880 H
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The Dakota Shelby was a special edition model that was designed exclusively by Carroll Shelby. The great thing about this truck was the fact that it was vastly refined from the base model that Dodge had been selling. The Shelby Dakota was a fast truck with a lot of upgrades, but the interior and exterior were also a lot smoother than previous models that came before it. Likewise, the Shelby engineering and touches were evident in every aspect of the truck (via Driving).

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The Shelby Dakota was a first-of-a-kind truck that combined the smooth looks of a sports car with a pickup truck. The compact truck platform that was the Dakota was the perfect thing to be turned into a sports car. With the expertise of Carroll Shelby the Dakota Shelby was a unique offering that still invokes some emotion today. The price tag on these things is also quite high and it’s not the most common truck on the road either.

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