1978 Dodge Warlock

Performance utility powered by 1978 Dodge Warlock engine family.

Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.

Bodies Two-wheel-drive short-wheelbase Utiline pickup

Configurations Warlock appearance package with model-specific powertrain choices

Engine range 225 Slant Six through available 440 V8

Chassis D-series two-wheel-drive front coils, rear leaf springs, and available front discs

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1978 Dodge Warlock

The 1978 Warlock family combined two-wheel-drive short-wheelbase utiline pickup with Warlock appearance package with model-specific powertrain choices configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

Warlock identity is a complete factory truck configuration, not paint and decals alone. Engine, emissions hardware, transmission, axle, chassis, bed, trim, and records must reconcile to the build. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The two-wheel-drive D-series chassis used independent front suspension and a leaf-sprung live rear axle, with brakes, springs, steering, wheels, and ratios matched to engine and load rating. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.**Valder137 via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

225 Slant Six 225 cu in with one-barrel induction · Regular Warlock path · engine assembly / specification
318 V8 318 cu in LA V8 · Warlock V8 path · engine assembly / specification
360 V8 360 cu in LA V8 · Warlock performance path · engine assembly / specification
440 V8 440 cu in RB-series V8 · Available high-displacement path where factory listed · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Three- or four-speed manual by engine application
Factory transmission TorqueFlite automatic matched to engine

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

WARLOCK Warlock Adult Toys package factory · appearance · VIN, body, bed, rails, graphics, trim, cabin, drivetrain, chassis, and records must agree.
360 360 V8 factory · performance · Engine, induction, cooling, exhaust, transmission, axle, emissions equipment, dates, and records must agree.
440 440 V8 factory · performance · Factory application requires drivetrain, cooling, exhaust, emissions, chassis, date, and documentary support.
SURE-GRIP Sure-Grip differential factory · performance · Carrier, ratio, housing, dates, and records define one installation.

Paint

TX9 Black factory · solid
PW7 Eggshell White factory · solid
PR4 Canyon Red factory · solid
PB5 Medium Blue factory · solid
PG8 Forest Green factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1978 Dodge Warlock family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1978 Warlock VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1978 Warlock production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.