DailyTurismo

April 20 2021

The Omnilet: 1985 Dodge Omni Custom

DailyTurismo Modern Classic Custom, Dodge, GLH, Omni, Shorty 12

The Dodge Omni is was a fun little compact from Chrysler that wasn’t expensive or refined, but it was at least light in curb weight. From 1984-1986 the Omni had additional help from Carroll Shelby who helped build a GLH version, which was short for Goes Like Hell and was powered by a 146 horsepower 2.2 liter turbo. Today’s example has been given an eye-bending wheelbase reduction, but it seems the perfect car for clowning around. Find this 1985 Dodge Omni Custom offered for $6,250 in New Berlin, WI via creepyface marketbag. Tip from Courtney

October 29 2017

1985 Dodge Shelby Charger and 1986 Shelby GLH Turbo

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 'Murica, Carroll Shelby, Charger, Dodge, GLH, Shelby, turbo 3

The Dodge Charger was a little hatchback with a grand name – but it wasn’t until Carroll Shelby got his 10-gallon hat involved that things got fun. The base Shelby Charger was a hot-hatch Charger -but the real tire burner was the Shelby Charger GLH – which stands for Goes Like Hell. Today we’ve got […]

March 15 2016

Still For Sale: 1985 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 'Merican, Carroll Shelby, Dodge, GLH, Omni, turbo 6

The GLH tag on the back of this Dodge Omni has nothing to do with Great Looking Hair — the spray on hair-in-a-can bald spot cover that was all the rage back…well…when this car was new. It also has nothing to do with the regional airport located just outside of Greenville, Mississippi — no, the […]

February 22 2015

5k: Shelby Style: 1985 Dodge Omni GLH

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Dodge, GLH, Omni, Sleeper 5

The Dodge Omni GLH (Goes Like Hell) was a peppy little hatchback from the 1980s (1984-1986 to be precise) that was the lovechild of Carroll Shelby and an econobox Dodge. The combination was magical, with the lightweight and practical 4-door hatch getting a turbocharged engine, upgraded suspension and the speed to embarrass all but the […]

July 17 2014

O is for Overruled: 1986 Dodge Omni GLH-S

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Dodge, DT Birthday Celebration, DT's ABCs, GLH, GLH-S, GLHS, Omni, PhiLOL 5

“Honey, I can explain. The car that’s about to do a piledriver on our checking account could really be worth a lot someday. I know it looks like a worthless 30-year-old Dodge crapbox but trust me, because it has compressed air shoved through it and a bunch of SHELBY badges slapped on it, it’s a […]

July 17 2013

40 of 50: Vanessa: 1986 Shelby GLH-S #321 of 500

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 50in24, Dodge, FWD, GLH, GLH-S, Omni, Shelby 3

The Dodge Omni was a FWD compact car developed by Simca in France, and in the US it was turbocharged from the factory to create the Omni GLH (Goes Like Hell). At the end of production Carroll Shelby purchased the last 500 cars from the assembly line and took them to his California factory for […]

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