bill vance: the li’l red truck was a 1970s anachronism - air cleaner in car

In early 1970, strict emission rules and soaring insurance rates killed muscle cars.
These lightweight intermediates, pioneered by the 1964 pontificans GTO option, have large V-
8 s in a relatively light car.
Now they are faced with sales resistance that is difficult to overcome.
In the grim 1970 s, they were no longer comfortable, and for ten years they demanded cleaner exhaust gas and higher fuel economy.
This leads to a bad running engine that introduces a new word called "driving" in our vocabulary.
This is a hunchback.
Far from the Freedom and performance of '50' and '60.
As the car engine is weakened by hardware such as air pump, the compression ratio of the lead is reduced
Catalytic converters require free gasoline, and some performance enthusiasts turn to light trucks for fun.
Trucks are largely free from emission regulations and are relatively cheap.
No one has joined this new show darling category more passionately than Dodge.
Their first attempt was the 1977 Dodge Warlock, a pickup truck decorated with golden stripes and real oak shelves.
It has several colors and can have four colorswheel-
Driving power station wagon version.
This is just a prelude to 1978 more eccentric pickup trucks.
This is a red fast van. year.
It's based on regular Dodge D150 half
Narrow ton Utiline
Pick up the box with 2,921mm wheelbase.
But that's where the utility relationship ends, because the Lil' l red truck is a strict toy for big boys.
Naturally, the lil Red Truck is only red, in which case the Canyon red of 1978 and the medium Canyon red of 79 years.
Dodge's premium adventurer taxi is decorated with a golden "Li 'l Red Express Truck" decal on each door.
It has the option to select individual options such as additional instruments, including a tachometer.
In order to get the special feel of the "workin" truck, the sides and tailgate of the cargo box are secured with bolts to the oak panel.
It runs on gorgeous chrome
Plated wheels with LR6015 white-
Goodyear tires.
But what really separates the Lil' l red truck from the other pickup trucks is two 63-
Mm diameter vertical chrome-plated exhaust chimney with perforated heat shield, extending out from under the box at each corner of the cab like 18-
The rider the red truck is eager to be.
Those early-maturing tubes were fed with five. 9-litre (360 cu in. )V-
The 8 engine was improved and reinforced to pump 225 hp at 3,800 rpm and 295 lb. -ft.
Torque of 3,200.
It goes through a four
Barrel carburetor, decorated with Chrome
Plated rocker sleeve and double
Air purifier for snorkelingThis big-
Inch thumper drove through a three
Speed load automatic transmission, strengthening-
The up version of Chrysler's famous TorqueFlite auto department.
Due to the aerodynamics of the barn door and the weight of 1,588, one can only expect mediocre performance.
But there was a surprise in the store.
That big, strong V-
8 Low 3.
55: 1-axis ratio, hard goods-
Rear spring and low springprofile 60-
It was later discovered that the series of tires were a luxury sleeper.
When the car and the driver tested a lil red truck in November 1977 (
With special big-
Port cylinder head)
They compared it to eight hot cars at the time, including Chevrolet Corvette, Pontiac Trans Am, Porsche 924 and Saab Turbo.
The trucks beat them at a speed of 0 to 161 kilometers per hour (100 mph)time of 19. 9 seconds.
But even though the testers found that lil'l red accelerated quickly and despite its bluff shape, it was good for the highest speed of 191 km/h, they also found one
It's not surprising because those huge chimneys explode at the height of the ear and are hung up to transport the goods, not to take care of the passengers.
Dodge sold 2,188 of macho toys during the model year, which shortened by 1978, and brought it into 1979 with minor changes.
Sales in 5,118 reached an astonishing 1979, a bad year for Chrysler.
Chrysler's products have gone one way, and the public's preference for them has gone another way.
It is suffering from a huge line --of-
Date the car, but not alone.
Due to the second oil crisis in a decade, the entire North American industry is in a downturn.
As emission standards continue to tighten, Dodge will launch a lil Red truck last year.
The bold little drill is a short cycle of 60-year-old muscles --
In the age of cars, this time it was disguised as a commercial car.
This is outrageous, impractical, and absolutely does not meet the requirements of the times, but as a disguised hot road, this is a rare and interesting episode of the old talk.