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Christine
Dodge Dakota
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11/12/2007
21:07:16
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My husband bought a 1990 Dodge Dakota Convertible and was told today that it was not original. This was by a gentleman that owns a garage. He said that someone customized it for us. Well then he ran the VIN # and said that it said it was just a truck. Our title tells us that it is a pickup but doesn't say anything about it being a convertible. How can we find out for sure if it is the real thing? Where do we look for that information?
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Super bee
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11/13/2007
11:20:02
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why would it be custom?
i think all the convertibles they made were sports
so either red or black, and i really doubt anyone went through all the work to make one when they could have just bought one
1990 sport RC SB, 1995 318drivetrain, 3.92 gears (came with truck) Powertrax "traction system", 95 dash/steering wheel, hearthrob exhaust, headers, cutout after y-pipe, necessary electric fan add-a-leafs, 30x9.5 mud tires, cranked T-bars, AR 39 15x8 rims, grill guard, roll bars
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daddio
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11/13/2007
11:34:53
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Christine, a helpful dealer could tell you if it is a factory convertible or not if you provide them with the VIN.
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Walt_Felix
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11/13/2007
13:56:30
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The convertibles were built by a company called ASC (American Sunroof Company) under license from Dodge. All those trucks left the Dodge plant with a roof on them and were modified at ASC's facility before being shipped to the dealers. I believe there should be a decal on the door jamb from ASC. If not, a dealer should be able to verify it's one of the ASC trucks by running the VIN.
They were available in Red, White and Black. Supposedly a couple of Blue ones were also produced though I was never able to verify that.
The production numbers I've seen were:
1989 = 2842
1990 = 909
1991 = 8 (needed to complete ASC's contract with Dodge)
BTW, I have seen a 95 that was modified with the top from a totaled 90 so it is possible. There were also a few ad's in the back of some of the Sport Truck mags for convertible top conversions for various trucks (including the Dakota)
Walt
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searay245se
Dodge Dakota
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11/13/2007
19:29:47
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any thing can be made into a convertible.right now im building a 92 blazer that i slammed and now turnin into a conv.ive seen many different trucks made into them.anything is possible with the right tools and alot of imagination.
jeff searay245se S&S MOTORSPORTS
99 dak slt cc 3.9 auto 4x4 60k
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partsmanager
Dodge Dakota
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11/15/2007
20:01:34
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send me the VIN christine and I'll run it for you
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