Midnite express truck

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Yup. I have a magazine article (Chrysler Power I think) somewhere in my mass of magazines that said they were suppossed to be resprayed when they got to their destination in some type of metal flake paint

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Nah, had to be black to begin with. Reproduction door decal is out there. There's room enough for both Warlock/LRE kits on the same truck (except tailgate). I say go for it. I only have 2 regrets with the truck I owned. 1st was restoring it to begin with. 2nd was painting it red.

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just a lrx that got painted black instead of red. all of the codes on it, except the paint code are the same as found on a 78 lil red.

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actually, this is incorrect. If this were case then all would have an "S" engine code. They could be had w/any motor, but most i've seen are 440, 400 and 360 in this order. Some have Adv SE int. Any reg option was avail as it was just a conversion. The ones i've seen in person have all the same options you'd find on a warlock but not warlock specific options.

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i have seen only two, and one was new in the dealership. both were 360, and both were lrx packaged. rumors about 4 speeds, big blocks and other "options" are always floating around. find one of those with an order sheet, window sticker (monroney) build decal off the bottom of the hood and a door decal and post them. i'm not saying they werent made, but anyone with a black stepside can add some decals and have a midnite express truck. i was going to paint mine black and do a midnite express. in '78 i was looking at dealers for a kitcar, but they didnt have one. looked at the lrx and midnite express, couldnt afford them. i ended up with a 68 hemi charger off the used car lot. i've seen one other midnite express since '78, and that was in jersey in the mid 80's, in east hanover in an industrial park off rt. 10. chatted with owner a bit and his was also a 360 with a full lrx package (door tins, silver instrument panel, chrome stacks, all bedwood, dual snorkel air cleaner with tubes, tuff wheel, etc) and he owned it since new.

if there's a bigger, better version, i'd love to see it. a 440/4 speed midnite would be kickass!! somehow, i dont believe a "real" one will ever be found.

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Let's see some of those trucks. I thought they were only 360 all black LRE trucks with stacks. Only 78 year of truck.

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The first one I'd ever seen and heard about was the one in MCG about 10 or so yrs ago. Had documentation and a 440.

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Did the truck start out as a warlock? Did it have gold striping inside? My warlock came with a silver dash but has door striping. I'm making a 5.7 hemi version of it. The truck came from Arkansas so it has little rust and factory a/c. This truck was painted with heavy gold metalflake over the black paint at one time but has faded badly. Pic of it tomorrow

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Wheres the pics

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dont like the little pea shooters the express trucks came with.

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Ouch!

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Hey sat73, you are one day older than me on moparts!

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Old far_s

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Hey sat73, you are one day older than me on moparts!

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Old far_s

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Shuddap whipper snapper........

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IIRC there was an orange blossom express that had the LRE package with an orange paint job. for the south eastern area dealers. still one that runs around central FL.I see it every blue moon or so.

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If you ever get a chance, take a picture of it. There was a thread here with all the 70s truck packages but the illusive "Orange Blossom Special" as it was called in the thread, was only a rumor with no confirmation.

I just went back to look at the thread. I had saved the link but the thread no longer exists.

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this one has a set of decals like a LRE truck,wood,pin stripes,chrome mags,stacks.

just had orange blossom express on doors and gate. dont recall it being OBSpecial though.

yea I always try to catch up with that truck when I see it.