The 1989 Dodge Shelby Dakota was powered by a 5.2-liter LA 318 V8 with throttle body fuel injection lashed to a four-speed A500 automatic transmission sending power to the rear wheels.

Carroll Shelby helped engineer and bring some of the worlds most iconic cars to life, but this one is a little lesser known. It's not a Ford product, but a 1989 Dodge Dakota. Not just any Dakota ...

1988 Dodge Shelby Dakota (Estimate: $10,000–$15,000) Completing the pair of Shelby pickups to cross the block is this mid-size, 15,000-mile prototype.

The Dodge Shelby Dakota was built for the 1989 model year only, meaning the total build run amounted to just 1,475 trucks. This one is number 1,253, and it's in a completely original condition ...

Another small performance Shelby was the Dodge Shadow-based Shelby CSX (Carroll Shelby eXperimental) which debuted in 1987. The first version was powered by an intercooled 2.2-liter Turbo II ...

It was also the first Dakota fitted with a V8, before Dodge offered later versions with its Magnum engine – and set the stage for other factory performance trucks like the 1991 GMC Syclone and ...

There was even a Dakota R/T model with the 5.9-liter Magnum V-8. Regardless, the Dakota filled the void among midsize truck buyers looking for V-8 power along with numerous cab and bed configurations.

Other Mopar Shelby products include Shelby Dodge Charger and Lancer and a Shelby Dodge Dakota truck. Although the Omni GLH-S is said to have been one of Carroll Shelby's favorite cars, ...