The L’il Red Truck (also known as "The Li'l Red Express Truck") was introduced by Dodge in March 1978, following the release of such self-proclaimed “adult toys” as the Dodge Warlock. The Warlock had been essentially a showy truck, with the fat tires, bucket seats, and wood trim that had once been popular among muscle car owners; the L’il Red Truck was to be the “Red Warlock,” but the name changed along the way.
Engineered for speed, the Little Red Truck was built on the short-wheelbase (115 inch) Utiline-style half-ton D150 with a 6,050 pound gross vehicle weight, but the real attraction was the high performance E-85 (police spec.) 360 V8 breathing through a four-barrel carburetor, pushing power to the ground through a 3.55:1, 9.25 inch rear axle, bereft of most pollution control equipment. The modified A-727 transmission (standard and required) had a 2500 rpm stall converter. The truck itself required the Adventurer package.
