I have been having fun with the Shelby... I've also got a 96 Dakota... both are fun toys and didn't break the bank!
The transmission is more wild than mild... shifts nice and hard!
I'm also a purist... gm motors go in gm vehicles, ford in fords, mopar in mopar.
Later!
Tom Slick
I happen to be the guy that bought that green Shelby Dakota...
It was worth the $2500 I paid for it... It wasn't in as bad of shape as they made it out to be, they just didn't see enough profit in it to mess with it...
I have had a few Dakotas over the years, and happened to have a few spare...