2.2 Turbo 5 spd. conversion. custom fiberglass bed cap. restored PIZZA wheels, directional rubber. Peppy & fun. Not one of the original Streetfighter Rampages but built as a tribute to the concept that never went into full production. Instead of converting a base Rampage to a Turbo Rampage from a Shelby Charger, we sectioned the back half of a Rampage to the front of a Shelby Charger. It was in fact easier. The special custom fiberglass bed cover was made from a fullsize chev truck cover. The lower side ground effects were also fabricated and extended from two sets of Charger effects. High pressure tank and fuel system was installed. As the budget permits I hope to convert the car to an intercooler tubo with some other "trick" engine mods.

"We are going to do a Rampage or a Shelby Street-Fighter version of the Rampage. That is the first thing we are going to do."- Carroll Shelby, Car Exchange Magazine, 1983

It has long been assumed that, with only 3,564 produced, the Plymouth Scamp and Scamp GTs were the rarest of the orphaned L-bodied trucks. However, most Rampage and Scamp fans are completely unaware that in the Rampage's final production year, a special edition was created and sold through a select number of California Dodge dealerships. These unusual Rampages weren't simply optioned out packages, (i.e. the "Prospector"), but were actually factory creations made to resemble the popular Shelby Chargers.

Little has been written about these rare trucks and understandably most people outside of southern California had no idea they existed. But recently a 1986 Shelby Times article surfaced and many of the so-called Shelby Dodge "experts" found themselves scrambling to explain it. The article was extremely brief and didn't even include a name for the special Rampages.

Full article and story at www.jakesgeneralstore.com