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@MasterMalrubius
5 жыл бұрын
That stopwatch guy really puts everything into his job.
@blisterbrain
4 жыл бұрын
His body English shaves 0.2 sec. off the 0-60 runs on average.
@SonnyGTA
4 жыл бұрын
Andrew Boehmer hahahahaha. He’s like......annnnnnnd YEAH!!!!!!
@rickmassey1272
4 жыл бұрын
😄
@ostreds
4 жыл бұрын
And he was wayyy late on the 200PSI force he hit that button. Pressed it after the car had already passed the cone
@mikeatv
3 жыл бұрын
he s lucky he didnt get run over
@gsxerwhite
5 жыл бұрын
If you were ten in 1985, you knew this was a cool ass car. I sure did. My friends older brother had one it was awesome
@oscarsanz4434
5 жыл бұрын
When I was in high school in the mid 90s, I had a 84 dodge Daytona turbocharged of course, fun little car. My buddy had a 86 or 87 dodge charger, same engine/ turbo. His car was always a little faster than mine, than I realized his car was like 500 lbs less than mine.
@gsxerwhite
5 жыл бұрын
Oscar Sanz Nice! I too was in high school in the 90's but the early 90's 91-94. I had an 83 Celica gts and I liked it so much I saved up all my money and bought an 84 Supra that had a Jap spec replacement motor because the guys wife drove it without oil. He was a truck driver and used to drain the fluids before he went on long trips or some shit and she needed the car. Anyways it was like new condition on the interior as well. Blue on blue beautiful car. It was pretty quick with the straight 6 but no turbo of course. 80's cars were amazing even if a little slow.
@guardrail2897
4 жыл бұрын
I was 16 in 1985 and it was a cool ass car.
@CMFL77
6 жыл бұрын
People calling this a POS aren't giving Dodge enough credit. Consider what was out there at that time...as another post stated this car was pulling the same times as a Corvette only 2 years older. Big body V8 muscle cars just were not good this era due to govt regulations. Dodge circumvented this by making an EPA friendly 4 cyl car fast as hell. So you could still get your speed fix and enjoy some twisty roads as well. We don't know how good we have it today, I certainly lived through that time and I can promise you while they may not have been without faults it was a bold move by Dodge to carry a few go fast cars
@4406bbldb
6 жыл бұрын
Chris Laib at Chrysler we were testing a turbo K-car to run as a PPG Pace car. Im not sure of the 2.2 package they used but it out accelerates the turbo Firebird in PPG test. I like that.
@michaelnesbitt4260
6 жыл бұрын
The mustang was out and was way better
@michaelnesbitt4260
6 жыл бұрын
And the camaro
@michaelnesbitt4260
6 жыл бұрын
And the firebird
@michaelnesbitt4260
6 жыл бұрын
And the monte carlo
@Southeastwheelsevent
9 жыл бұрын
I still own my 1986 that we bought to race in the SCCA show room stock series. With a few modifications and 20lbs of boost It embarrassed the Corvettes on the first Race, Chevrolet was the series sponsor so we were banned. So we went Rally racing and Professional Auto Cross racing. For years I used it at NASA events as a pace car and broke in many students to Road racing. Top Speed with full boost, 152 mph. !/4 mile 13 seconds 103 mph, As I said this car had a few modifications by.Shelby including struts and springs,a very special gearbox and a water cooled inter cooler, The car resides in my garage it has 89K miles. The transmission is what is keeping it in the garage. I put a stock one in it and lasted only a day. I will have to make a trans-axle that can take the 400 foot pounds of torque.
@alexlevy322
9 жыл бұрын
Miguel Caparros Use the gearbox out of a 1987 Dodge Daytona. The A555 will handle that torque easily. Easy bolt-in.
@Southeastwheelsevent
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion.
@alexlevy322
9 жыл бұрын
Miguel Caparros To make the A555 daytona trans fit, use the left side half shaft(axle) from an 1988 Automatic Omni or plymouth horizon 2.2. You will need to cut a little notch in the frame for clearance. Other than that you can beat it all day and won't have to worry about breakage. turn up the boost and enjoy ! Take the intercooler setup from any Daytona Z as well. Lots of power on that light body makes it go like stink. You'll have a reliable 13sec car all day and good gas mileage. The A525 can only handle so much before it breaks the internal gears.
@banjitson420
9 жыл бұрын
+Miguel Caparros Do you want to buy a original 1985 shelby charger? original paint is faded and rubber seals need replacing but it has brand new suspension and brakes. New injectors and fuel pumps. New engine management computer. Just change the oil recently before i let it sit with mobil 1 synthetic with a KnN oil filter and it has a fairly new kenwood sound system. I can't drive it because the shifting linkage is all broken right now. Let me know if your interested.
@Southeastwheelsevent
8 жыл бұрын
How many miles and is it derivable.
@dhoffnun
8 жыл бұрын
So strange to see a car that looks like this carry the name "Charger".
@MrMarkpark
8 жыл бұрын
+David Hoffnung or Shelby
@starbattles1
8 жыл бұрын
+David Hoffnung You both got that right. What were they thinking? Take such an iconic car and name in cars and creat a car like this. They both woke up and took a bottle of stupid pills that morning. Why put a turbo on something is your only going to get 40hp out of it?
@ryanrome8446
8 жыл бұрын
+68Barracuda11s i would too.
@Mr_Fusion_82
8 жыл бұрын
+68Barracuda11s You'd take this 80's shitpiece over a car with 707 horsepower because of 2 extra doors? Wow. Pull the stick out of your ass and break it over your head. It's obviously hard enough...
@Mr_Fusion_82
8 жыл бұрын
+68Barracuda11s LOL!! Thanks for proving my point, buddy. Be sure to tell my mom I said "hi".
@Porsche996driver
2 жыл бұрын
I had an ‘83 GTI with 90hp when Carroll Shelby threw this out. He had also done the smaller GLH - GOES LIKE HELL!! There’s a reason Shelby was such a legend. 🏁🏁🏁
@robwwhit3453
8 жыл бұрын
Bought GLH Turbo new, added $145 Mopar 10/11psi computer. Results 14.87 @ 93 mph,this was on the 195-50 tires, no drag radial or slicks were available for it in 1986. Still have it and it runs in the 11s @120+ mph now, gotta love'em
@MrThumbsofThunder
7 жыл бұрын
Sweet car! I had an 85 Shelby Charger Turbo tricked out for the day and ran 13:89@99mph. I loved it but went through fuel pumps like crazy as there were no aftermarket fuel pumps made that could handle it. I had 205s on mine but wanted to go to 225s. Fear of snapping the front axels stopped me lol Super sleeper too...looked/seemed entirely stock at the light. Many 5.0L and Vettes got left wondering wtf when they heard me pulling away from them. Got lots of real muscle cars (older) and a few 911 Turbos to race me. I was always close though...much to their chagrin at times. One guy in a 69 440 Charger that was gorgeous, gave me a run after we joked about mine being called a Charger. I stayed at his door the entire run. He was shocked but high 5-ing me for such an unassuming "toy" looking car being that fast lol Fun times in deed!
@GreenJeep1998
7 жыл бұрын
I still have one of those computers that I had run in the '85 Lebaron GTS I had for a first car. That could be a nasty little car and would take anybody who wasn't familiar with it, didn't matter if they were in another car, riding shot gun, or trying to drive it. Last Non Family Member to drive it looked like he had seen a ghost and might have needed to go change his underwear a second time just telling me about the drive.......
@MrThumbsofThunder
7 жыл бұрын
GreenJeep1998 lol! my father nearly shit himself! I told him it was finally time for him to pay me back for all the beating I had done to his over the years. I told him to wait until we got out to the main street and just go easy till we got there. Then once to the main road, I said "don't hammer it in 1st" He then laughed and tried launching it and instantly the engine went to redline and the wheels in smoke. He said "holy shit!" and let right off the gas. I said I told him not to and then said to wait till he got into 2nd before flooring it. This time he putted away in 1st and then shifted too early to 2nd. This caused lag and he was about to say something when the engine erupted and both front wheels let loose with him trying to point the car straight! He then let off and pulled over shaking lol. He said he never wanted to try driving it again. I then switched places and took him for a proper rip from a dig to the end of 3rd gear. He turned white and never got in it again. Great and massively fun car!
@GreenJeep1998
7 жыл бұрын
MrThumbsofThunder My Lebaron had the 3 speed in it, but it had this habit of dropping from 3rd to 1st, hitting full boost, and getting into the power part of the cam at the same time. If you were driving and not ready for it, well your Dad kinda found out how that was, if you were the passenger and the car let loose.......one passenger was holding on for dear life after changing lanes, and he wanted to put a blower on a 5.0l Fox Body, lol. Had a couple kids in a 302ci Camaro RS that I unknowingly walked away from, they were trying to pass me when I got on it and it cut loose for a short burst, the driver tried getting me to race after that while his passenger kept looking at me with a "WTF is that thing?!" look on his face. Dad even gave a mid-90's LT1 B-Body Impala SS one hell of a run for it's money with it, the people in the Impala were giving Dad the above WTF Look, he had no idea how fast they were going, since the needle only went to 85mph.
@MrThumbsofThunder
7 жыл бұрын
GreenJeep1998 I know what you mean. One time at 3am I got stupidly brave on an empty and straight highway. I kept on it till the tach hit 6500rpm in 5th. I tried to calculate my speed based on RPM and gearing and it came out to 155mph! Seemed like forever till the speedo moved from 85 lol I could even notice/feel the aero at work above 85...seemed as though it just sorta squated down a bit and was extremely stable too. On one occasion I took a 30mph off ramp at about 55. it was a 270degree curve and as soon as I lifted the rear end suddenly went hard left...it was a right hand curve! Then it dawned on me about fwd! Got back on it and immediately corrected the slide and I came off the curve going even faster. All this time my buddy was passed out beside me in the passenger seat with his jacket over his face. Suddenly he said "you fucking asshole!" I burst out laughing and he said to look at his right hand...he was white-knuckled holding on for dear life!
@bluegoose03
4 жыл бұрын
The true Shelby GLHS versions that came from the Whittier, CA Shelby factory had 175HP Turbo II engines that could be upgraded to over 300 HP with help from Chrysler's Direct Connection Performance division. These cars were about 2200lbs soaking wet. So the power to weight ratio was very beneficial.
@Dookie_burner
Жыл бұрын
Whittier had a shelby factory, I grew up here and didn't know this. Where was it in whittier?
@michaelbrinks8089
19 күн бұрын
If they had a good awd system & 300hp they would rival or beat an 85 Audi Quatto turbo. Which are now worth close to $1 million in original mint condition & look similar...On the drag strip a 2200lb 300hp Omni glh would probably win but not in a rally cross race.....I think I seen my 85 Plymouth Turismo at the junkyard. I bought used when I was 19 or 20....If I had the time & 💵 it'd be fun to do a restomod and throw a K24 turbo & gearbox in it.
@aquateen77723
10 жыл бұрын
These were pretty quick for the time period, and looked nice too. Thanks for the throwback Thursday vids, Motor Week!
@fernandorocha8459
Жыл бұрын
@the Game, Review and Reallife Channel I love this Dodge Shelby Charger
@maximusareilius2262
7 жыл бұрын
it was the 80's. i drove a 79 firebird. with a chevy 350. cared more about girls than my 1/4 mile time. damn im old.
@StarFox85
6 жыл бұрын
:-)
@wkanost
5 жыл бұрын
These were the “dark times.” 146 hp was considered good then.
@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869
5 жыл бұрын
Cars were so much lighter then.
@k.j.g.9601
5 жыл бұрын
CHIPMUNK RAPIDS MADMAN meh. 7.9 second 0-60 is about as crappy as that shit box looked
@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869
5 жыл бұрын
@@k.j.g.9601 That was a great time for handling but not huge for horsepower. The 'Vette only packed 200-215hp, Mustang, 200. The best quarter mile time I've seen with a Shelby Charger 15.16 by Popular Mechanics in July 1986. Camero pulled 14.44, Mustang was about 14.75. And those were the 1, 2, and 4 in the test. The 3rd was a Mazda RX7 Turbo. Those were exemplary times for the 80s. This After smog controls insurance premiums had gutted performance out of cars from the 70s and 80s.
@Hammerhead547
4 жыл бұрын
Without all of the restrictive emissions equipment choking it down i'd be willing to bet the number would have been closer too 200 horsepower.
@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869
4 жыл бұрын
@@Hammerhead547 For sure. Remember, that engine was pre-direct gas injection.
@WebbRacingdotcom
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the memories! A used '86 Dodge Shelby Charger was the first car I ever picked out on my own. It was also the first car I ever drove in competition when I started autocrossing mine while in college. I took it with me from MA to CA when I moved west for a job at performance tuner HKS, and I sold it shortly thereafter to an SCCA showroom stock racing team. I wish I still had it!
@blainekelley816
10 жыл бұрын
black and silver 1985 DSC = my first car. got out of college, got hired Friday, bought the car new on Saturday, picked it up Monday in March 1985. It was a great car in that day. Still my favorite car that I've owned (something to do with 'first love'). Enjoyable throwback video!
@tampabaymarkey
6 жыл бұрын
blaine kelley I own one exactly like the one you did. It’s in my garage today!
@crisbeveridge
3 жыл бұрын
My first new car also; I had a ‘70 Roadrunner also. I put a Direct Connection computer in that thing and it was definitely fast!
@crisbeveridge
3 жыл бұрын
Mine was Garnet Red
@blainekelley816
3 жыл бұрын
@@crisbeveridge I was so excited in 1984 when they started offering that lovely hue and even more amped up when the black came out in '85 with the turbo. Nothing against Radiant silver and Santa Fe blue, but the additional color choices were very nice.
@vavo4902
9 жыл бұрын
love the Lotus in the back
@notsigningupforshit
9 жыл бұрын
+Valery Vodonos Agreed...ever since James Bond - For Your Eye's Only, been in love with that shape. Promised I'd get one by the time I was 40...I've got 2 months left. Would like a Turbo S4S, but they are hard to find.
@Fussinated
8 жыл бұрын
+Valery Vodonos Yeah! Look at that piece of shit.
@kl_trailhawk3320
8 жыл бұрын
The Lotus is a DeLorean.
@Daehawk
8 жыл бұрын
+Kurt Evans Lotus Esprit.
@justinanderson8758
7 жыл бұрын
Kurt Evans Lotus Espirit HC Turbo (1985)
@MrMarkpark
8 жыл бұрын
I had one of those I purchased new in 85. I loved that little car. Seemed fast at the time.
@unarammer2003
8 жыл бұрын
i hadda 85 daytona and they were fast for 146hp..
@Kevinb1821
8 жыл бұрын
Now Altimas have 300 hp. Crazy how things have changed so much.
@MrThumbsofThunder
7 жыл бұрын
Bought mine from a dealer used in early 87. Then met a guy that night with an 86 but with an aftermarket intercooler and straight dual exhaust! I was like wtf??!! We talked and he asked if I wanted to "go fast?" I said I thought it already was. He laughed and said "let's go" It was on and he smoked me! I caught up at next light and said "hell yeah I wanna go fast!" lol It turned out he also knew how to bleed the wastegate pressure to make more hp. He commented he had run a :14.9 quarter with his. Then he also hollowed out my catalytic and had me buy NGK V-groove plugs (brand new on the market then) and a K&N air filter. Turned out even without the intercooler I was now faster by a full second! 13.89@99mph in the quarter! We rationalized it down to factory discrepancy from one to another lol It was sooooo much fun smoking the 5.0 Mustangs with it too! They'd get so pissed off at me hehehe Great fun for a couple years then had to get rid of it for something more family friendly. Was an absolute blast to drive though kinda retarded in 1st gear lol
@cflo1386
7 жыл бұрын
El Guapo Did you have a plethora of Chargers?
@MrTheHillfolk
6 жыл бұрын
Kevinb1821 Haha the 2016 ford work truck has 380hp, who needs that? Oops I sound old I love power, it’s just not for everyone. Haha I kept with a mk4 Jetta vr6 till 70 pretty easy, and I have an automatic trans vs the vr6 with a manual. These chargers look cool, I remember how radical they were when they came out. On the other side, I’ve got a 91 Jetta diesel that shows you can still get by with 60hp in normal traffic these days.
@noseefood1943
4 жыл бұрын
Dude with stopwatch looks real accurate
@ahwayzcool4630
6 жыл бұрын
Back when I was 15 my older cousin had one of these. Man were they fast for its time. :-)
@ahwayzcool4630
3 жыл бұрын
@Santiago Giuntoli That was fast for 1985 mane. Lol
@ahwayzcool4630
3 жыл бұрын
@Santiago Giuntoli I was 14 or 15 at the time. That was the fastest thing I road in. So for ME at least, it was fast.
@Dakota-jr1rc
9 жыл бұрын
MotorWeek’s comments on the Shelby Charger’s handling (Very commandable in corners, road feel is excellent, flat fast sweeps and precise tracking of the lightly loaded rear end) were on par with those of other magazine reviews of the day. In MotorTrend’s Shelby Tribute Magazine in 2012, the editor recalls a road test during the original Shelby Charger review in which they stated “We’ll venture a bet that no other Shelby street car on street tires ever…had more sheer cornering force”. “At high speeds in cornering, the car [Shelby Charger Turbo] steers neutral and goes slightly understeer at the very limit of tire adhesion” - Popular Cars , Jan 1985. “The Charger was surprisingly neutral for a fwd car” Motor Trend Oct 1984. Popular Mechanics’ Magazine Battle of the Super Cars in July 1986 placed the Shelby in 2nd place in track testing just behind the RX-7 turbo but at less than half the price. The following cars in order where the IROC Z 350, Toyota Supra, Mustang GT, Porsche 944, 300 ZX Turbo, Alfa Romeo GTV6, and Mitsu Starion ESI-R. At nearly half the price of most cars in the test except for Camaro and Mustang, the Shelby Charger had Shel’s recipe for more bang for the buck. It took a GLHS to take down the ’65 GT-350R at Willow Springs Raceway, but a Turbo Shelby Charger came close to matching a GT350 at Lime Rock. The test was held by Autoweek Magazine in Aug 1984. The GT-350 had a best lap time of 1:10.9 Vs. the Charger’s 1:13.5. Upgrade the Shelby Charger with an intercooler, as found standard on a Shelby Charger GLHS, and the Shelby Charger is tough to match. With the intercooler and mopar performance Super 60 bolt on kit, you had 300 horsepower. Not too bad for 80s technology…
@XXXXHHHHHTTTTTHHHHHH
5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating but also hard for me to believe. My brother had one of these things and although it was cool it looked and felt agricultural compared to the Japanese or German vehicles of the era. Keep in mind all these reviews were made by American companies performing on American tracks to an American audience. I have to take all these rave reviews with a heavy dose of salt.
@Johnny96ri
5 жыл бұрын
@@XXXXHHHHHTTTTTHHHHHH 1985/84 (2 wrecked cars "clipped" together) turbo Omni...second overall at the 1991 One Lap of America. Stock GLH-S chassis parts...and the motor was basically a stock T-II with the boost cranked up and burning race gas. A little crude, sure...but the GLH RIPPED.
@felisconcolor1112
Жыл бұрын
@@XXXXHHHHHTTTTTHHHHHH The numbers don't lie: 63.5 mph in the slalom was a record which wouldn't be surpassed for at least 2 years - and that was against Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, Porsches, Lamborghinis - and yes, even Ferraris. There's a good goddamned reason you still see 2- and 4-door L-bodies dominating at autocrosses.
@02TuRD
8 жыл бұрын
This car was cheap thrills for sure. It had a lot of idiosyncrasies. If you looked under the front air dam you could see it was simply bolted onto the stock Charger lower bumper. As it wraps around the fender there is no thought given to integrating the shape. It just has a slab of plastic with a hole cutout for the side marker, stuck to the fender. The paint was obviously gaudy, but it was the '80s - what wasn't? The biggest offender on the interior was the huge and ugly steering wheel. Runner up oddball feature was the cabin vent lever located on the passenger side footwell. It was completely invisible to the driver. If you wanted the fresh air to stop coming in, you had to lean way over and fumble around for it. I got mine in '89, already four years old and the stock stereo (made by Audiovox!) barely worked. You really had to hold onto the wheel to keep it going straight on hard acceleration. My technique was go grip the wheel hard and brace my elbow against the door to keep it from steering into the ditch - again, thrilling! It wasn't too easy to launch without wheel hop that would shake your fillings loose. In spite of all this, you had to love the thing because it was so ridiculously fast for its time. It was like a small sledgehammer: blunt and imprecise, but manageable. I can remember a guy in a '66 Mustang GT who wanted to embarrass this punk kid in his so-called Shelby: it was a dead heat. Whether you like them or not, they definitely have character. It's very rare to see them around anymore.
@Fussinated
8 жыл бұрын
+Chris Davis The original 911 Porsche was full of idiotic features as well such as the engine was totally in the wrong place for a sports car "Porsche had even hidden an iron weight behind the 912's front bumper to keep the back end from coming around". It was uncomfortably cramped. Annoyingly thin tires etc. But, if you are a European you buy a car not because it is a good car but you like the car against its quirks. So if this Dodge, in that sense, had a Euroepan badge on it people would have bought it like crazy.
@sleekcartim
5 жыл бұрын
it only had 140 HP. in a small lightweight econo car base...so your description of its odd behavior makes it a scary ride & not in a good way
@thetreblerebel
5 жыл бұрын
Worth money now...
@sackietapoes806
9 жыл бұрын
This was the ultimate shelby. what a great legacy it has left. makes my spine tingle just imagining driving one!
@kleimbach77
Жыл бұрын
Ultimate my ass!
@jts400hp
7 жыл бұрын
"it takes two firm grips to handle this whooper".... that's what she said!...hahahaha
@wiibaron
5 жыл бұрын
BK tagline back then was 'it takes two hands to handle a Whopper'.
@CharlieBrown-pb9xn
4 жыл бұрын
Yummy
@SonnyGTA
4 жыл бұрын
Jeff Smith heeeeyyyyooooo
@ravenfn831
3 жыл бұрын
Torque steer was a very big deal in the first decade of front wheel drive. Slap on a turbo like Chrysler did, and it was a HUGE hand full to keep the car aimed in the right direction.
@Hot80s
8 жыл бұрын
couple of guys brought these to the 1/4 mile & threw icepacks on top of the engine ( or aftermarket intercooler ) & were running consistent mid-13s
@FrostyCoug
10 жыл бұрын
can't believe how calmly he spoke back then... why does he have to yell at us now?
@kz1000ps
10 жыл бұрын
I know man. He's actually a really good narrator when he isn't suffering from Voice Immodulation Syndrome.
@kma198199
10 жыл бұрын
Maybe he lost some hearing as he got older.. ? Dunno. He is good at his job though.
@mosesberkowitz3298
7 жыл бұрын
great observation.....I can hardly stand watching the new ones because he's such a cornball now.
@marioncobaretti2280
9 жыл бұрын
the 2.2 turbo frigin screamed
@rj9617
4 жыл бұрын
@the Game, Review and Reallife Channel My friend had a Reliant with the 2.2 and a 4spd manual. He put over 200k miles on that car. It was super reliable - and he bought it used.
@markbowman6655
5 жыл бұрын
Always wanted one of these, or the Dodge Omni GLH, even when I started driving around 1993 these cars were rather hard to find.
@bbodinefan11
4 жыл бұрын
Im a Ford guy but Id love to have one. Good luck finding one.
@soulshower
5 жыл бұрын
Track guy's enthusiasm @1:57 Lololol...
@rars0n
5 жыл бұрын
This car is a great car. It's performance is a bit underwhelming especially compared to later Shelby Chrysler vehicles, but it looks so awesome. This is a great car design, and the engine is actually decent. A car worthy of love, for sure.
@alo.5141
5 жыл бұрын
I was OBSESSED with this car when I was 5!
@705techno
7 жыл бұрын
I had a friend who bought one of these for $500 in the mid 90's. I had a 5.0 mustang and we used to go light to light all the time. He would beat me off the line frequently. Fast little car. He had it for a couple years; the turbo died, he kept running it. Then second gear went so he would have to rev it out in first and then dump it to third. Then he took it "off roading" and got hung up on a rock. He left it there for a few months and then scrapped it. A lot of fun for five hundred bucks.
@ponysoftonline4533
3 жыл бұрын
I love these 80s dodges idc what anyone says
@rykerelwyn5433
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@dirrrrrrr
4 жыл бұрын
To me the Shelby Charger GLHS will forever be my favorite fwd car of all time
@79tazman
5 жыл бұрын
Those were a cool car for the 80's I had one in the mid 90's and I wish i would of kept it they were a sporty car mine was Santa Fe Blue w/silver stripe and it was a 86
@3DArchery
10 жыл бұрын
I owned an 84 and two 85's. Loved them all, just a bunch of fun to drive. Would love to have another one!
@Nickos1b
9 жыл бұрын
I had the same year non turbo but the so called hight performance 2.2 with a bit more than 100 hp if I remember correctly. It had the four headlights and it hugely improved the front looks. It was as reliable as can be, albeit with some rattles and had a beautiful exhaust note, like an Alfa Romeo! It was fast enough, handled OK and had eno
@YandTIII
8 жыл бұрын
I drove one of these, bought a 5.0 Stang instead. The buzzy over-boosted power came on too late and the lag was annoying. Handled OK, but had a lil chasis flex. That steering wheel is beyond feeble. Would a thick leather wrap Momo with a Shelby center logo have busted the budget?
@Snocone333
2 жыл бұрын
for what its worth i just bought one today and its still a blast 36 years later!
@duster0669
2 жыл бұрын
In 1984 I married my wife. The next summer I was tired of her old beater Opel and my junk heap C20 Chevy. She let me shop for a new car. Mustang GTs were off her list due to price, but she was good with the Dodge Shelby Charger so we bought one. She wrecked it once while new, so we had the RH FT suspension replaced. Otherwise that car was great. I was very impressed with that car. At the time I had a 1967 Mustang GT 390 with a rebuilt 2 barrel engine in it and that Shelby could take down the Mustang. It also handled better than any car I had before the Shelby. It was a superb car for the day. It was the 1980s that brought performance back into new car showrooms, and that Shelby was one of those cars.
@notsigningupforshit
9 жыл бұрын
Always liked these cars...still do. I'm a hardcore Turbo Dodge fan. I've got an 87 Shelby Z and a 85 GLH, both with Turbo II's (both modified a bit). Will own one of these 86-87 Shelby Charger or GLHS at some point...I'll take it in any color as long as it's black. Yeah people crap on them, and they always will. I would say the Chargers of the mid 70's were the disgrace to the name. They were RWD V8's making around 125HP, 10-12 MPG, and slow enough to struggle against grandma on her rascal in the 1/4-mile. I'm in agreement that bringing back the Charger as a 4-door doesn't make sense...Coronet would have been a better choice. Not that I wouldn't drop the cash on a Hellcat Charger SRT if I had it, but until this point Chargers were never a 4-door. Yeah these have "repair me often" issues sometimes too, but after hearing horror stories from friends - and working on some of them myself - the newer cars weren't designed with a mechanic in mind, or even a DIY'er in mind. These are. You can say that they don't break down as often, but when they do, watch out, and good luck fitting your hand in there. These are just good, inexpensive cars that are fun to drive, easy to fix, and easy to modify, not to mention surprise the shit out of a lot of people as you walk on buy them...both on the street, and the gas station. I just hope the upcoming Dart SRT4 will be as fun, and easy to modify to the tune of 400+ HP. Thanks for reading!!
@mrdaykurutakuchannel
6 жыл бұрын
U r right at least with the 4c engine to start with
@paxhumana2015
6 жыл бұрын
notsigningupforshit, your comments do not make sense and, as vile as the 1975-1978 Dodge Charger was, the 1981-1987 Dodge Charger was a MUCH worse design, on par with the 1977-1983 Mitsubishi Galant Lambda and Plymouth Sapporo badge swapped, Ford Mustang/Mercury Capri (US Second/Third Generation) wannabe, so kindly go play in traffic, okay? Thank you.
@notsigningupforshit
3 жыл бұрын
Good news...found a 87 Shelby Charger in black and picked it up!! It needs restoring, but made good on my promise. Going to pull the 2.2 T1 and drop in a worked over '04 SRT4 engine and tranny. Unfortunately the Dart SRT never showed up...bummer. Had to settle on a Dart GT Sport Blacktop. Sorry...did not play in traffic...that's just crazy.
@scdevon
9 жыл бұрын
Not a bad 1/4 mile time for a little 1980's 4 cylinder shitbox even if it is a turbo. (if the dude in this video ever stopped spinning the wheels off the line). V8 Mustangs and Camaros barely ran 15's back then. These cars torque steered like mad though and that 2.2 engine would develop bad piston slap (even when warm) before 30,000 miles.
@banjitson420
9 жыл бұрын
+scdevon WTH I don't know who drove those but mine was tits on with 75K on it, although it was rebuilt after 65K due to a blown head gasket. I only have the turbo 1 engine but i can easily upgrade the block up to turbo 2 standards and the cylinder head off of a chrysler TC.
@deaconblue5994
9 жыл бұрын
Barely ran 15's? My new for 85 Mustang GT ran a 14.8 at the track bone stock with nothing more than a good tuneup.
@jakebrakeify
9 жыл бұрын
+scdevon Yep shitbox applies to about every car from the '80's except for maybe the VW GTI.
@Fussinated
8 жыл бұрын
+jakebrakeify LOL! VW GTi was a shit box after the first generation. Performance wise the next GTi that could be considered as good was MK6 and after. However, they are shit boxes regardless to the model due to VW being one inherently unreliable piece of shit car.
@slacadjuster237
8 жыл бұрын
+jakebrakeify LOL. Well, I had one of these Shelby's, and it had NO trouble running down any GTI
@Albee213
5 жыл бұрын
I had one with some mods and it was damn fast. Most fun I ever had.
@hulaganz
7 жыл бұрын
Please remember that in the eighties the EPA killed production car track numbers.When we uncorked and modified these cars they went like a bat outa hell.Everyone seemed to be running around in 12 second cars.My 12 second Iroc, Trans am gta, and low 13 Shelby charger . Each one had a clean girly girl in the passenger seat wearing a mini skirt.NEW music on the stereo with NEW bass systems . Money in my pocket and the time and privacy to use it. Yeah, the eighties sucked. It's so much better now.
@1987glhs
10 жыл бұрын
I had an '87 and now have a '87 GLHS. Fun little cars for sure! My 1970 Charger and 2 1969 Coronets are all long gone, but I don't think I'll ever sell my GLHS.
@radsk8rbigollies594
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love this car today. Had a friend in the early 90s who had one and it felt so fast to us. Also had a friend with a turbo Lancer that too felt so fast for the time.
@Gcal1956
5 жыл бұрын
Crazy how far we come. Model A. 60s boats. Then this. And today’s hell cat demons.
@Koexistence13
6 жыл бұрын
Love the blue and silver paint. Always liked the front half of this car but rear half seemed unrefined
@jamesnoble8205
5 жыл бұрын
The tail lights were boring
@ELKFILMZ
8 жыл бұрын
Such an awesome 80's car
@harpella
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot motor week for these Throwback vids! Please keep them coming! 87-89 Trans Am GTA Next!? :)
@OutlawFarmersRC
10 жыл бұрын
Next up a Dodge Shadow CSX please!!
@BurtSampson
10 жыл бұрын
I love these Throwback Thursday videos.
@whoohaaXL
10 жыл бұрын
You guys should really throw up the video for the 1993 Daytona IROC R/T with the Lotus-cylinder head Turbo III engine. 224hp in front wheel drive in the early 90's? = Fun.
@olds442rocket6
5 жыл бұрын
whoohaaXL yes i remember the Daytona looked nice i thought for the day i did not even like mopar
@OutlawFarmersRC
10 жыл бұрын
I miss my GLH-T omni. so easy to make them fast. Wish i could find a GLHS close for sale. id snatch it up fast.MotorWeek you made my day with this one!!!
@samuelmorado70
5 жыл бұрын
We had one at a car lot for many years collecting dust. Sold a few years ago
@magnus466
6 жыл бұрын
I had an ‘85 identical to the red one featured at the end of the video. Hands down, it was a great little sporty car. Fast for its time and great handling. Engine was bulletproof... And it was AFFORDABLE... Folks who trash this car forget that. Everyone who had one loved it...and drive it hard!!! As for longevity, those 2.2s weren’t so bad if you kept clean oil in them. Mine gave me no trouble. It was my first car with fuel injection...Loved it. My mother got 225,000 miles out of her ‘85 2.2 Reliant. Good cheap cars
@sirdancalotful
9 жыл бұрын
I had both the 85 shelby and the 87 glhs. The GLHS fn SCREAMED!! Closest thing to a musclecar between '73 and '08. My 2c
@peterarsenault2671
2 ай бұрын
I must say. They did the absolute best they could with this car. It actually had a certain appeal if l allow myself to be honest
@Twobarpsi
5 жыл бұрын
Just remember this....Shelby put his name on everything, even toilet paper! Google that!
@ravenfn831
3 жыл бұрын
Before he died, it was revealed that he had at least one GLHS in his collection and he was very proud of those hot hatch cars. Shame on Chrysler for dropping the ball. They could have dominated that segment for years. VW had NOTHING at the time that could compete.
@shannondoherty4803
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah and everything that had his name on it was pretty cool
@proeyebry
9 жыл бұрын
I've owned 4 Dodge shelby Chargers 86-87 and went through 8 transmissions, 50 head gaskets. Not until I got my 1st of 2 87 GLHS's did that all change. Loved these cars, so much fun to drive!
@MrCarGuy
10 жыл бұрын
I'd drive it, but.... first I'd have to find one. They are almost non-existent. Ain't nobody got time fo dat!
@madfiat8932
10 жыл бұрын
Great cars, I had one and it was a blast. Sad thing is, the head gasket was a huge weakness on the 2.2 / 2.5 series engines, and almost EVERY one of these blew the head gasket by 100k miles, and if they survived that, you then blew head gaskets as frequently as most people got oil changes. So most ended up in the scrapyard by the 90s.
@1987glhs
10 жыл бұрын
Not non-existent... just that the people who have them (the nice ones) aren't willing to give them up.
@CamaroAmx
9 жыл бұрын
I had an 86 Plymouth Duster/Turismo (same as the charger). it had the 2.2L non-turbo and auto. fun to drive, but one of the slowest cars I have ever owned.
@madfiat8932
9 жыл бұрын
CamaroAmx Wise men have said, it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than to drive a fast car slow. My current ride, a Fiat 500 Sport, proves this.
@CamaroAmx
9 жыл бұрын
it would of been a lot more fun if it had not been an automatic. besides it looked a lot like a fox body mustang, but didn't move like one.
@SuperGodsMusic
10 жыл бұрын
I had an '87 and absolutely loved it
@aydinvideo
10 жыл бұрын
"VERY QUICK!" ....... 16 seconds @ 86mph. :- /
@GreenJeep1998
7 жыл бұрын
That was pretty damned hot back in '85, there were V-8's that didn't make much more power than that!
@Harey0407
7 жыл бұрын
That was quick for the 80s. Plus these things could be modified to run a LOT faster. I've seen some L-body's run in the 9s before.
@Shade_tree_garage01
7 жыл бұрын
+Harey0407 lol in the 70s and 80s v8s produced 290-500hp XD they went backwards in the 80s
@Harey0407
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the power went down because of all the emissions junk. I meant it was quick in its day compared to other factory cars.
@sleekcartim
7 жыл бұрын
Benjamin your funny.... 145 HP in a small car... 16 sec 1/4 is fast LOL! even big heavy turbo coupes did 16's
@aaronbritt2025
10 жыл бұрын
I miss the Chrysler Shelby's. I had a turbo LeBaron GTS with a 3 spd auto. I was 17 at the time. Had I known then what I know now, I would have bought the stick shift Omni GLH that was parked next to it for the same price. If I ever come across a low-mile/no rust CSX, it's mine.
@DELTA757200
10 жыл бұрын
1/4 mile time is about the same as a 2014 kia soul with the 2.0 liter which was called "sleepy" in its motor week review. Amazing
@BigEightiesNewWave
3 жыл бұрын
looked great going through the cones.
@01trsmar
8 жыл бұрын
These ran 15 flat 1/4's....and 7 sec flat 0-60...Tire spin and Turbo lag.. Add a Mopar computer these ran 14's and 6 sec 0-60's...Quick for a 4 cyl car...Reliable as well,320,000 miles out of a 86 Shelby Charger and my parents got 340,000 miles from a Turbo Daytona,problem free to 250,000 then Turbo failed,replaced that it still ran good but 320 it needed a rebuild so off for a trade it went in 1997.
@wiibaron
8 жыл бұрын
Ole John Davis was worried the Shadow Turbo wouldn't be as good. Hope his fears were laid to rest when that pocket rocket came out. Love to see a test of that car.
@davekana8388
10 жыл бұрын
I've got an 86 that I bought new w only 14K on it!
@davekana8388
10 жыл бұрын
Black & Silver!
@davekana8388
10 жыл бұрын
Cool you guys!
@bwxmoto
10 жыл бұрын
How many head gaskets did it need so far? Mine needed 3 before I sold it! LOL. Still fun little car, and faster than the one they tested in this video I think.
@davekana8388
10 жыл бұрын
None!
@92bluestrat
9 жыл бұрын
BWX ... it was more likely a cracked head, between the valves in the combustion chamber. true, they were infamous for blowing head gaskets, but the underlying problem wasn't the head gasket, it was the head cracking which blew the head gasket. and yes I DO KNOW what I'm talking about. I've had more of them than you've probly ever seen.
@Musique61414
5 жыл бұрын
I remember these kicking serious ass.
@kma198199
10 жыл бұрын
My new corolla could keep up with this thing..then pass it. Lol. Amazing what 30 years of tech does.
@kirbyswarp
10 жыл бұрын
Your corolla would never pass it in character, soul, or fun factor.
@kma198199
10 жыл бұрын
It would pass it in reliability, fuel economy, comfort, practicality.... I'm probably missing something. So basically its better in every way that matters in REAL LIFE.
@kirbyswarp
10 жыл бұрын
kma198199 No, it makes you fall asleep.
@kirbyswarp
10 жыл бұрын
kma198199 I'd rather DD this Charger, Corollas are awful and generic.
@kma198199
10 жыл бұрын
This car is fucking ugly.. Im sorry.
@250rapid
5 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Mr. Lee Iacocca 🙏🏻😔
@lostbetrayed
5 жыл бұрын
R.I.P
@ferniegarrote1838
8 жыл бұрын
They had the nerve to call that a Dodge Charger
@carwhiz90
8 жыл бұрын
The L body charger
@TheTwon
8 жыл бұрын
the new 4 door "chargers" are crap too
@motorcityman401
8 жыл бұрын
The new 4 door Chargers handle light years better than anything made in the 60's and 70's also is FASTER and gets better MPG!! (I drive cars for a Chrysler dealer) So how are they "crap"??
@south9563
8 жыл бұрын
Considering they call the new chargers, chargers....i say its alright.
@Aaron-tk7wh
7 жыл бұрын
Gordon Greninger i agree. the new charger very ugly.
@arome-lz5ef
9 жыл бұрын
My brother had a 86 charger just like this one except it was red:-) this little car could move out quick!
@jeffjackson9679
7 жыл бұрын
"...and YES it IS fast!" LMFAO
@jblyon2
4 жыл бұрын
Let me just hop in my Camry and whoop this thing
@jeremybelcher1727
3 жыл бұрын
Right as it bogs off the line lol!
@BobMarley-ji9cn
8 жыл бұрын
A friend had a GLH Turbo of this generation after I told him about the Mustang GT performance in a smaller package. It was in the shop more than he drove it...just about destroyed our friendship.
@dirtmuhgert4768
8 жыл бұрын
while some folks be dissin' i think it's pretty cool.
@MyHappyCarpet
Жыл бұрын
I dig these cars. For some reason there is this a bunch of people that think this car could even come close to a 5.0. I had both. 89 Daytona Turbo and many LX and GT 5.0"s. This Dodge was fun, but couldn't touch a 5.0 back then.
@privateprivate1865
Жыл бұрын
I think they look like they might have been designed by the same person who designed the 3rd gen Camaro body??
@JrGoonior
Жыл бұрын
My dad had an 86 Shelby Charger from 87-89 and used to eat 5.0's for lunch. He used to speed or power shift the car, no lift foot shifting like they do in these tests. Ha raced a 944 Turbo on the way home from work one night and beat him. I got my license in 1987 and got to drive the car on weekends. Fum times.
@wkanost
4 жыл бұрын
These were the days I was thinking, “the muscle car era is over and we will NEVER see that kind of power again.” I am so glad I was wrong!
@zzzhuh
10 жыл бұрын
I love these videos just as much as anyone... But you do realize a 'throw back Thursday' takes place on THURSDAY right? You guys seem to mess that up every week lol.
@DANNY40379
8 жыл бұрын
looks like something Homer would design
@justinanderson8758
7 жыл бұрын
Did they really think no one would notice the beautiful double white Lotus Espirit HC Turbo?😏😏😏😆👍🏻
@DA90027
7 жыл бұрын
Pretty car great visibility and TEN times better looking that the cheap plastic bubbles they make today which all look like pregnant bugs with their bloated rear ends lousy visibility where you have to rely on mirrors just to not hit something backing up in a parking lot. Maybe this wasn't popular back then but compared to the ugly shit they make now it's gorgeous.
@nodak81
6 жыл бұрын
Twaddles, you're giving modern drivers too much credit. These days they're too stupid to look in their mirrors, if the car doesn't look for them and stop for them as well, then they'll just plow right into whatever is behind them.
@dannykrinkle4726
6 жыл бұрын
Keep telling yourself that, twaddles.
@Musclman78TA1
5 жыл бұрын
@Star Wars 2018 hes not funy hes tellin the truth Kid
@Musclman78TA1
5 жыл бұрын
Well said
@75aces97
4 жыл бұрын
When I first heard about this one I thought "they're calling THIS a Charger?!!!" The originals were before my time but my uncle had a red 69 that he mothballed in 1982. Still, if you just wanted a road burner for econocar prices, Dodge had you covered. My first car was an 89 Shadow with the 2.5. That thing was a rocket, but wasn't in mint condition when I got it in 1994 and the block cracked a few months later.
@dkmorris713
3 жыл бұрын
A sweater vest AND a jacket!?? John was a style guru back in the day
@lucidbarrier
9 жыл бұрын
Dad had a 86 silver and blue turbo. Thing was a blast until the wiring harness burned up. I didn't know much about cars back then, otherwise I would have just found a replacement wiring harness for it. Thing had 2 computers and a Hall Effect distributor that all had to work in harmony. There were a ton of these in the junkyards back in the day. Not really sure why.
@laweezemorton8884
9 жыл бұрын
0-60 in 7.9..... Love it more than I love my mangina
@user-gz8id4vf1i
5 жыл бұрын
They were fast little cars but I ate them for lunch in my old 1985 Fox body LX with a 5.0 setup with needle bearings. Really freed that little pony up. With the gearing and engine set up it was hella fun to drive...plus it got me laid too haha!
@2t713
5 жыл бұрын
No they Shelby ran 14.6@ 95mph in the 1/4 mile, 1985 5.0 was about 90-91mph 15.0 1/4 mile.
@Perry-ck1hv
6 жыл бұрын
I sold these things in the 80s that came out with the Dodge Omni glhs that was a Carroll Shelby special, that little car would haul ass but we didn't want to do it going around the corner. At Full Throttle too much torque steer. But a hell of a lot of fun for $7, 800. In 1987
@ericdimartino8838
3 ай бұрын
One of my top 5 MW episodes
@zxtenn
8 жыл бұрын
Back then my buddy had a GLH, had some performance for bright blue box
@twiseii260
9 жыл бұрын
Damn, $9,000 for a new car? I was on 6 years old back in '85, but I gotta that is sweet looking car. Sad that it doesn't exist anywhere any more.
@flossietube2065
5 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!! It ran a 16 in the quarter??? Like, we got minivans that are quicker now! Wow!!!! I bet they would have NEVER believed that future Chargers would have 707 hp Supercharged V8's in them!!!
@Mefrom_Here
7 жыл бұрын
This thing is a charger??
@threeer02
Ай бұрын
Saturdays just weren’t the same without catching the latest MotorWeek episode…
@wiibaron
5 жыл бұрын
I had a 81 024 and an 85 Shelby like this. World of difference between the 2. I was so skinny I could sit in the headlight bucket. Then I got a 87 Shadow ES Turbo. The 80's were the best/worst of times.
@starbattles1
8 жыл бұрын
What a POS. Not Shelby's finest moment by far. Only thing it had nice was seats.
@fkerpants
8 жыл бұрын
+starbattles1 I took the seats from an Omni (which were identical to these) and put them in my Olds back in the day. They were the only good thing about the Omni.
@robertelmo7736
8 жыл бұрын
+Push Back That's not really true. They were cheap (GLH), fast, and handled well. Plus they were sneaky with the labels removed. Made some money with one back in the day lol...
@LakeHowellDigitalVideo
6 жыл бұрын
9 Grand for a brand new Shelby. Fuck the haters, the black and silver version of this car was pretty hot looking by 1985 standards. I realize the later Daytona IROC and Spirit R/T were faster -- but these were great little cars. I would quickly swap to an aftermarket steering wheel, but otherwise it was a nice package.
@anthonygonzalez5840
5 жыл бұрын
I had a new one in 85...yes fast 140 mph
@frank09busa
8 жыл бұрын
junk
@ryanhunter130
8 жыл бұрын
That about sums it up!
@paxhumana2015
8 жыл бұрын
+francis brown , much like your comment?
@dynodon8592
8 жыл бұрын
These were junk and any car person knows it!
@zguyeeman3942
8 жыл бұрын
+francis brown all cars were junk back then, all fords chevys etc
@zguyeeman3942
8 жыл бұрын
Starbattles1 lives in a trailer and drives a 85 iroc camaro and shits in a jar. Lol
@robneville5728
8 жыл бұрын
These actually continued for another couple years, and the Omni/Horizon continued through 1990.
@ClassicTVMan1981X
6 жыл бұрын
Though, the Omni from 1988-90 had just one trim package called "America," with only the 2.2L non-turbo four (which seemed a bit long in the tooth by 1990 because of the larger 2.5 four) and other additional previously optional features.
@gedisdiop
9 жыл бұрын
To call this POS a Charger is blasphemy !! It's a Horizon coupe with a turbo.
@Hot80s
8 жыл бұрын
+Wilbur Snaffel agreed but making a 4-door car a "charger" is laughable too
@1439of2000
8 жыл бұрын
+Hot80s did you not know they made 4 door chargers in the 60s?
@Hot80s
8 жыл бұрын
+Jay Gilling send link
@blubayou2551
8 жыл бұрын
+Jay Gilling never seen one,,but If corvettes were made and Mustangs as station wagons,I believe you
@Harey0407
7 жыл бұрын
Are you sure you aren't thinking of the Dodge Coronet? Never seen nor heard of a Charger sedan (They just didn't have the body lines then to be a 4 door). I agree that calling the modern Charger a Charger is laughable, Coronet would of been a better suited name.
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