The Shelby Lancer was a one-year-only Carroll Shelby-tuned version of the Dodge Lancer, built during Chrysler’s turbocharged front-drive performance era. Power came from Chrysler’s 2.2-liter Turbo II four-cylinder, with an intercooler and around 175 horsepower, which was serious output for a front-drive four-door in the late 80s. Find this 1987 Shelby Lancer offered for $4250 […]
The Shelby Dodge era was peak 1980s weirdness, when Carroll Shelby decided front wheel drive K-car–based Dodges could be turned into legitimate performance machines using weight reduction, suspension tuning, and turbocharging rather than cubic inches. Today’s Shelby Charger is a clean example of that philosophy: a manual transmission, factory A/C delete car with a rust-free […]
The Dodge Lancer (1985-1989) was another K-Car adjacent econobox from Chrysler that shared most of its parts with the Chrysler LeBaron and was (obviously) a forgettable POS. Thankfully, our favorite cowboy hat sportin cowboy Carrol Shelby took a few bodies in white and converted them into something you might want to drive — with upgraded […]
We continue our weekend of celebrating America with something that is as American as Apple iPie. American, what do you mean? It’s a performance pickup. Nobody outside of the USA (or Australia) ever looked at a pickup and thought, “I bet that would make a good sports car platform.” Carroll Shelby was a legend in […]
The idea of a Cobra kit car has always been fascinating. Supercar performance, vintage registration discounts, and smog-free life (at least in Cali). But they can be expensive for what you get…and you’ve got to keep in mind that they’ve been assembled by people who think Coors is a sports drink. Okay, you had me […]
For the 1986 and 1987 model years, Shelby Automobiles modified about 500 Dodge Omnis in their California based factory for shipment and sales directly through Dodge dealers around the country. These econobox legends were outfitted with a modified engine, upgraded wheels, brakes and suspension and given a factory Shelby VIN…so don’t call it a tuner […]
I hate to be the guy who always says that things aren’t safe or you are going to shoot your eye out…but if you buy this next car/trike/thing you will probably not survive through the next year. I’m not saying that it isn’t a well built…but the combination of V8 horsepower and single Yamaha front […]
The Dodge Shelby CSX is a strange car that lives in the land between classic and garbage. Most examples for sale are totally trashed for almost free, or stored with 17 miles on the odo and the seller asks a fortune. Today’s CSX is somewhere in the middle, has a decent number of miles, put […]
There is nothing subtle about a Shelby Dodge from the 80s with the GLH or GLHS badge. Big bold SHELBY decades adorn every exposed surface and badges declare things like INTERCOOLED. But any tightwad boost junkie will be familiar with the Shelby Charger GLHS for its perky personality, ’80s performance and generally showing expensive cars who is the boss. Malign it for front wheel drive, or love it for the Shelby name; these little GLHS (Omni or Charger) coupes will be worth something someday. Find this 1987 Shelby Charger GLHS offered for $8700 in Laguna Niguel, CA via craiglist. Tip from Rock On!
In 1986 and 1987, Shelby Automobiles modified about 500 Dodge Omnis in their California based factory for shipment and sales directly through Dodge dealers around the country. These econobox legends were outfitted with a modified engine, upgraded wheels, brakes and suspension and given a factory Shelby VIN…so don’t call it a tuner car or a kit car. Find this 1986 Shelby Omni GLHS offered for a starting bid of $8000 in Fredericksburg, VA via craigslist.