Something must have been in the electrons at the May 2020 Barrett-Jackson online auction that closed the other day because somebody paid a scandalous $20,350.00 for an ’84 Dodge Daytona Turbo. It wasn’t even a Shelbyfied version and the trunk wasn’t full of Breitling watches, so I don’t know what to say. I thought that this […]
The early 1980’s were a particularly dark time for performance cars. Chrysler CEO Lee Iaccoca’s product line got a kick in the ass after signing legendary car builder Carroll Shelby to work his magic. Shelby turbo charged every K-car he could get his hands on. The party ended in 1989 with the Shadow based CSX […]
Only a cynical person would say that Carroll Shelby cashed in on his fame when he partnered with Dodge to create the front-drive based Shelby-Dodges back in the 1980s…but let’s face it, the only reason most of these things ever left the showroom was because the chicken rancher put his name on the side. Find […]
The Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance were entirely underwhelming econoboxes sold to the masses from 1987 through 1994. Even the nicest all original Shadowdance isn’t worth more than acheap flashlight from Harbor Freight, and most have ended up in junk yards or crushed However, a precious few were given a touch of something interesting from […]
This next car comes from a tip from Eric who is a friend of the seller and asks the question: Is this worthy of posting on Daily Turismo? I dunno…but I’ll give it a shot and you guys can decide. It does have significant street cred among wacky car lovers, a bargain price tag, and […]
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — anything touched by the ten gallon hat sporting Texas chicken farmer is gonna be worth something in the future. It doesn’t really matter how terrible the donor chassis was, or what sort of shortsighted bean counters ruined the original version, but if Carroll Shelby put […]
Many years ago Carroll Shelby partnered with Hertz Rent-A-Car to provide Shelby Mustangs for the rental market. The cars were returned to Shelby and he sold them to the public for cheap because nobody wanted an ex-rental car. Today, the Hertz GT350H is a high dollar collectible sought after by Shelby fans and command six […]