Topic: Any Idea What This Is?

[bill440cars]

          Could be my 85' Dodge Shelby (Turbo) Charger.   Gonna have to get serious about getting some projects gone now.   Got a deal on it!


        

        

        

        

        

        


                                 What do you all think? Kinda wanted one since they first came out. Engine has been gone through with all new parts, Transaxle is from a Daytona Shelby Z and has all new parts, New Turbo, and all related items, Everything works amd Clear Florida title. Yeah, I have to go to Florida to get it. Engine and transaxle has about 1,900 miles on it since work was done.

[333]

Shameless.  That's what it is.

Have you found a Dodge forum yet?

[bill440cars]

Shameless.  That's what it is.

Have you found a Dodge forum yet?

        Well I Do belong to a couple of forums but they are for the later Mopars. You see, about a year ago, I was looking around for a place to talk the old Chargers and next thing I knew, I found ChargerZ (which is about the NEW Chargers but they also cater to the OLD ones as well). When I got the GTX, it wasn't long before I was invited to join the newly organized Arkansas Chapter of the group called the Great Plainz Modern Mopars (even though my Mopar ain't modern). I'll tell you, I sure figured that folks would jump on that Shelby Charger. Course SOME folks won't want it if it isn't totally Original. Back in 84' I bought a New Plymouth Turismo 2.2 and that little car sure would Scoot! And the Shelby Charger is hotter than that. ANd talk about taking those "Twisty" roads! I AM going to have to do some "House Cleaning" though.

[cb350twin]

 Those 80s maybe even earlier 90s? turbo dusters could move for what they were too.  Surprised the hell out of me when I raced a kid back in high school with his "beater" he might of  upped the boost or something too though.

[bill440cars]

Those 80s maybe even earlier 90s? turbo dusters could move for what they were too.  Surprised the hell out of me when I raced a kid back in high school with his "beater" he might of  upped the boost or something too though.

        I personally have never had any experience with the Turbo versions. I had an 84' Turismo 2.2 (closest Plymouth version of the Shelby, nonturbo, Charger) and IT was a pretty good runner and cornered like crazy. My Turismo came with 2.2/2barrel carb/5sp/14" wheels with Goodyear Eagle GTs all the way around (even the spare). The little car had some guts to it. I held off an 80' Camaro on the freeway ( he was trying to pass), out run a buddy's 83' Chevy Pickup w/ 350 and a 4sp AND another buddy's 84' Ford truck w/ 300ci Six and a 4sp. I'll be able to realize just how well they run, in a few days, when i go and pick up this one.    

[the technological J]

my saab is a turbo and it'll break traction in first second or third if i punch it... and its only a 2.0... what this?

[bill440cars]

my saab is a turbo and it'll break traction in first second or third if i punch it... and its only a 2.0... what this?

        Sounds Cool! Pictures? I'm open to conversation about any Turbo cars here. I HAVE read about the Buick ran National Turbo cars, Back When.

       I posted this with the title "Any Idea What This Is?" because there are SOME folks out there who only relate to Carrol Shelby, with Fords (Mustang & Cobra). 

[Hush]

Take it back Bill, it's faulty!!!
Steering wheel is on wrong side!!!!

[bill440cars]

Take it back Bill, it's faulty!!!
Steering wheel is on wrong side!!!!

           Smart Aleck Kids!  Might know YOU'D find something!

           You just HAVE to learn to COMPENSATE! That's WHY I bought it, so there would be no possibility of it winding up in YOUR hands and YOU having to deal with it.

          See how considerate I am?

[clarkjh]

my saab is a turbo and it'll break traction in first second or third if i punch it... and its only a 2.0... what this?

When I was a kid, we had a 78 Buick Skylark.  If the engine (305) was cold an you punched it it would stall, when warmed up it would just sit the back bumper down and scat like a scalded cat.  Couldn't get it to spin the tires, and at the time it would take the local Firebirds and Camaros.  Boy I miss that car, should have bought it from Dad when he sold it.

James

[bucky katt]

as a teenager in highschool i lusted for one of those, or an Omni GLH. i was a junior in high school when your daytona was built Bill.

[bill440cars]

my saab is a turbo and it'll break traction in first second or third if i punch it... and its only a 2.0... what this?

When I was a kid, we had a 78 Buick Skylark.  If the engine (305) was cold an you punched it it would stall, when warmed up it would just sit the back bumper down and scat like a scalded cat.  Couldn't get it to spin the tires, and at the time it would take the local Firebirds and Camaros.  Boy I miss that car, should have bought it from Dad when he sold it.

James

           Hottest thing WE owned, by the time I was in High School was a 65 Dodge Dart  Wagon with the 225 Slant Six! Now, while that was NO HP rig,it had some fair pickup. Dad wasn't into V-8s and I think THAT was our 1st car with an Automatic trans, not to mention our 1st NEW car! I graduated in 66'. Sure was a LONG time ago!

[tramp]

hard to find those
wonder if there is a little collecting going on

[bill440cars]

as a teenager in highschool i lusted for one of those, or an Omni GLH. i was a junior in high school when your daytona was built Bill.

           Jeff, by the time the 85' Shelby Charger was built, I had been married for 14yrs and Karla was 7yrs old. Karla had been into the seizure problems for some time AND we had NO money to spend on a car (or a bike) that would be for pleasure and good times. No, everything WE had was what we had to have, with only a little extra (if we were lucky). Like YOU I lusted for the Shelby Charger, the Daytona and everything that was built for years.

     Gotta go, the heat/AC repairman is on his way and I have to get ready so he can fix my broken Heater.


                                       Take care and Keep on dreaming,  Bill  
                                        (Dreams Can Become Reality)

[bill440cars]

hard to find those
wonder if there is a little collecting going on

           Well, kinda (maybe a little attempt at collecting) but, I don't have the money to do any serious collecting though. Even if I did, I don't really have the good sense to know when to stop. I have to go, the repair man is here to fix my heat system.


                                             Later on, Bill

[grumburg]

A friend was a Dodge salesman in the 80's and loaned me a GLH-S for an afternoon. Glad I was in the center of the road when I punched it. Took about 90 degrees of opposite lock to offset TORQUE STEER  

[bill440cars]

A friend was a Dodge salesman in the 80's and loaned me a GLH-S for an afternoon. Glad I was in the center of the road when I punched it. Took about 90 degrees of opposite lock to offset TORQUE STEER  

      Yeah, that can be quite a bear to overcome. I go get the Shelby Charger this coming week, though not sure exactly what days I'll be gone, just yet. Could take up to 3 days, depending on how much sleep I get.

[the technological J]

i think all saabs are turbos

[bill440cars]

i think all saabs are turbos

        Had no idea, don't know much about them myself. Never heard anything BAD about them though.

[bill440cars]

   Man, the seller sent me some photos by email, ALL FORTY of them!

   They're gonna put down on paper, everything that was done to the car (particularly the engine and transaxle) and the particulars about the car that I should know. I told them that anything they wanted me to know about the car, should be put down on paper because I don't have a very good memory. Man, they were using Mobil 5000 oil and were changing it every 2 weeks, need it or not!