1989 Dodge Dakota Shelby Pick Up Truck

The 1989 Dodge Shelby Dakota represents an important chapter in both Shelby and Dodge performance history, combining the utility of Dodge's compact pickup with Carroll Shelby's unmistakable performance formula. Produced for just one model year, only 1,475 examples were built, with 995 finished in Exotic Red. This example, VIN 1B7FL96Y6KS114904, is identified by its Shelby serial-number plaque as No. 1,101. Beginning with a two-wheel-drive, short-bed Dakota Sport, Shelby Industries in Whittier, California replaced the standard V6 with Dodge's throttle-body fuel-injected 5.2-liter/318 CI V8, rated at approximately 175 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. Power is delivered through a 4-speed automatic transmission to a 3.90-ratio Sure-Grip limited-slip rear differential, creating one of the pioneering American performance pickups of the modern era. Presented in its distinctive Exotic Red finish, this Shelby Dakota retains the model's signature five-spoke Shelby aluminum wheels, Shelby graphics and identification, Bosch auxiliary driving lights and unique Shelby-appointed interior. This Shelby benefits from having a restoration done with over $15,000 in receipts. As the first Dakota offered with V8 power and Shelby's first production pickup, the one-year-only Shelby Dakota helped establish the blueprint for the high-performance trucks that followed, making this documented No. 1,101 example an increasingly collectible piece of Shelby and Mopar history.