I was working in a restaurant in high school, and one of the waitresses had a blue one. She gave me a ride home in it a couple of times. We also had a black & silver Rampage (2.2 Turbo) in Junior Achievement.
Beautiful build! I've always loved this version of the Lightning way more than the newer step-side. I also couldn't agree more about the wheels & tires, but AMT did so well on their truck kits in the 90's with everything else in the kits.