74Dusted -- I'm way curious now... Think you could ask him if he bought it new, and if so, was it from a Dodge dealer? In 89 they all left Shelby as a white or a red truck with red Shelby monogrammed interior and as non-ragtops... Could the dealer have done the ragtop conversion? Neither my Shelby or Dodge Owners manuals that came with the truck mention anything about operating a convertible top, but does tell you not to sit on the light bar behind the cab.
The Dakota Sport Converts were red, white or black. Shelby didn't turn out a black Dakota. With the blacked out treatment, flares and similar wheels, they tend to look similar at a glance.
In 2010, this guy was selling what he thought was a rare Shelby Dakota Convertible...
http://www.customdakotas.com/forums/sale/12323-selling-my-shelby-dakota-convertible.html ... but if you look at the pics, it does have a 318 and Shleby engine id plate on the radiator support, the wheels and front air dam... However, there is no numbered dash plaque, no shelby monogrammed seats/door panels/steering wheel and it has grey interior....
(my boss will be happy to know, instead of working I've been searching the subject for alomost 2 hours...lol)
