Party Like It's 1989 In the Dodge Dakota Convertible Pickup Truck. These rare soft-top compact pickups preceded today's Jeep Gladiator by decades.

Say what you will about the Dodge Dakota, but the little Ram had range. The Dakota debuted in 1987 as an alternative to full-size pickups from the Big Three, as well as an alternative to compact ...

Today's 1990 Dodge Dakota convertible might just fit the bill. Based on the fairly freshly minted Dakota mid-size pickup, the oddly endearing drop-top was an official offering but was converted to ...

Convertible Dodge Dakota Reviewed by Doug DeMuro, It's Undeniably Quirky. Published: 12 Aug 2021, 18:53 UTC • By: ... an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path.

1989 Dodge Dakota SE Convertible - Going Topless. This Drop-Top Dakota is a Little-Known Factory Experiment. Patrick McCarthy Writer Scotty Lachenauer Photographer Nov 25, 2013. See All 3 Photos.

This story originally appeared in the February 1989 issue of Car and Driver. To hear Bruce Benedict tell it, invent­ing the first modern ragtop pickup truck was not a stroke of genius but rather ...

Various special editions, like the Chevy S-10 Baja, wore oddball pride on their sleeves, though none were as out-there as the Dodge Dakota Convertible. With a manual vinyl top that could open ...

Dodge Dakota Convertible - Built from 1986 to 2011, ... Notably more expensive than the regular Dakota, the drop-top was anything but popular with only 3,700 units sold in 1989 and 1990.

On a whim, I Googled "convertible truck," and discovered the Dakota Convertible. That car became the dream, but I never thought I'd find one. Dodge only made about 3,500 of them between '89 and '91.

To hear Bruce Benedict tell it, invent­ing the first modern ragtop pickup truck was not a stroke of genius but rather a reasoned response to an obvious marketing need. Benedict, product-planning chief ...