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Pick Of The Day: 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 Rumble Bee

By SUV LIVE | November 2, 2015

Engine: 5.7L 345Cu. In. V8
Price: US $12,990.00

Inspired by the Dodge Super Bee muscle cars of the past, the Rumble Bee has the same stripes and is a limited edition model.
But the benefit of this example is you are getting a lot of truck for your money with a healthy Hemi power plant. Basically, grunt and functionality in one fantastic package.

It may have the utilitarian image that comes with a pickup, but everything else shouts beef and performance, plus you won’t get anything else with a Hemi in it for under $13,000.

Performance
The Dodge Ram Rumble Bee was equipped with a 5.7 liter, first-generation Hemi V8 engine producing 348 hp and 375 lb·ft of torque. There were 4800 plus made in 2004 and 5000 made in 2005 which were titled the second swarm. The Dodge Ram Rumble Bee has a 3.92 ratio rear end.

Exterior
The Dodge Ram Rumble Bee was only available in two colors: black or yellow. The trucks are often noted by their equipped “Bee Stripe” which was a vertical running stripe behind the rear wheels on the bed sides. Black trucks were equipped with a yellow stripe, while yellow trucks were equipped with a black stripe. The stripe bears a more modernized “Scat Pack Bee” logo that can be found on the past Dodge Super Bee cars.

The appearance package gave the consumer equipment also available on the “Sport” trucks such as painted bumpers, 20″ chrome-clad aluminum wheels, and bright grille inserts. In addition, the package also included a brushed aluminum fuel door, chrome exhaust tip, lower rocker panel fascia or “ground effects”, and a hood scoop. The hood scoop was non-functional.

Interior
The interior of the Rumble bee shares equipment similar to that of the SLT-optioned trucks with some extras. The special center dash bezel was painted a gloss yellow with a dash plaque indicating its limited edition production number. The premium door panels sported special gloss yellow inserts and “bee” decals on them. All Rumble Bee’s came with cloth seats, which could be upgraded to leather upon customer demand.