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Rear view of the 1982 Dodge Shelby Charger prototype, mostly indistinguishable from production cars. For 1984, the Shelby Charger could be ordered with an optional automatic transmission. There were 7,552 Shelby Chargers sold this model year. The high-output engine (now up to 110 hp (82 kW)) was also available in baseline Chargers and Turismos.
The first version of this engine family was a normally aspirated 2.2 L (134 cu in) unit. Developed under the leadership of Chief Engineer – Engine Design and Development Willem Weertman and head of performance tuning Charles "Pete" Hagenbuch, who had worked on most of Chrysler's V-8 engines and the Chrysler Slant-6 engine, [1] it was introduced in the 1981 Dodge Aries, Dodge Omni, Plymouth ...
The Shelby GLH-S is a limited production series of sport compact automobiles from the mid-1980s based on the Dodge Omni and modified by Shelby American. Later the name would also be applied to a Shelby modified version of the Dodge Shelby Charger. The GLH-S models all used intercooled turbocharged 4-cylinder engines.
Shelby made his name racing Fords, but during the '80s and '90s, he was all about Mopar turbo power. This Charger GLH-S is one of 1000 produced in 1987, and is a true low-volume Shelby collectible.
A Shelby Charger was marketed starting in 1983, with a turbo version available in 1984 producing 142 hp (106 kW; 144 PS) @ 5600 rpm and 160 lb⋅ft (217 N⋅m) of torque @ 3200 rpm. The engine was not intercooled , and used a small t3 Garrett turbo.
1987–1991 Dodge Daytona 1987 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z. For 1987, the Daytona was restyled externally, and featured pop-up headlights. New in 1987 was a Shelby Z trim level with an available Chrysler developed Turbo II intercooled version of the 2.2 L Chrysler K engine, as well as a heavy-duty A555 transaxle with Getrag gears. The engine ...
For 1985 and 1986, the Shelby Charger adopted the 146 hp (109 kW) engine of the Omni GLH-T. Following the 1987 model year, the Dodge Charger/Plymouth Turismo were replaced by the Dodge Shadow/Plymouth Sundance; Dodge would not again remarket a Charger until the 2005 model year. The final 1000 Dodge Shelby Chargers were built as Shelby Charger ...
1999–2000 Dodge Durango S.P. 360; 1986 Shelby GLH-S on display at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum. The following cars were limited production vehicles and modified at Shelby's Whittier, California, plant, and then sold as Shelbys: 1986 Shelby GLH-S (based on the Dodge Omni GLH) (500 produced) 1987 Shelby GLH-S (based on the Dodge Charger Shelby ...