rare_ram Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I just got a 1/18 Shelby Collectibles 07 GT500. On the back is a short writeup about Carroll. here's a line from it. "He has worked with Ford creating the 289 Cobra, Cobra Daytona Coupe, 427 S/C Cobra, the racing GT40, the Mustang G.T. 500, with Dodge creating the Shelby Charger, Lonestar, GLH, GLHS, CSX and Viper." I never heard of a lonestar, anyone know what it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSX/C5ZZ Posted December 1, 2006 Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 I would bet they meant the Lancer. Shelby made Lancers, some went to Thrifty rent a car. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rare_ram Posted December 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2006 Also forgot the Dakota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY83SHELBY Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 YEA IT'S NICE TO BE REMEMBERED BUT IF THEY CANT GET ALL THE FACTS RIGHT THEY NEED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND LEARN MORE ABUT WHAT HEY ARE TALKING ABOUT. MANY TIME WHEN CORROL SHELBY IS TALKED ABOUT THEY ALMOST ALWAYS LEAVE OUT THE DODGES AND WHENE THEY DO TALK ABOUT IT THEY ARE MOSTLY SPEAKING FROM MEMORY AND DONT HAVE THE PROPER FACTS. I AM PROUD TO OWN MY SHELBY EVEN IF IT IS UGLY AND SMALL, IN THE END IF ENOUGH OF US HANG ON OUR CARS MAY BECOME MUCH MORE THAN ANY NEW SHELBY CAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichS Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 The Lonestar was a version of the Dakota pickup that never went into production. We have one here in Vegas and used to use it as a delivery truck. The Lancer you're referring to is the Shelby CSX and the CSX-T (Thrifty Rent-a-Car). We do remember our past and the products we've made. We don't want to discount the importance of the Shelby Dodge program back in the 1980s. Those cars were innovative and exciting. They were built at a time when Chrysler was trying to come back from the brink and the quality of the base cars wasn't what it was in the '60s so some people today don't think very highly of them. I've personally driven a few of them and thought they were great. I've tried to keep up with a GLHS on the track and I can tell you they're plenty agile and responsive. It's disappointing that their value hasn't risen like most of our other products but I believe they'll be more valuable as time goes on. -Rich Sparkman Shelby Automobiles, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSX/C5ZZ Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Thanks Rich B) Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLa1Rob Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 The Lancer you're referring to is the Shelby CSX and the CSX-T (Thrifty Rent-a-Car). -Rich Sparkman Shelby Automobiles, Inc. There was a Shelby Lancer. There were 800 units built based on the 4-door Dodge Lancer in 1987. It was upgraded to Turbo II specs like the GLH-S. It was made to compete against BMW and Mercedes. robin P.S. - as an aside, there were three different versions of the CSX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichS Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Well, I almost got it right. :D I didn't know about the Lancers, just the CSX and CSX-T. I think the CSX was the first car ever to come with plastic wheels. I know Carroll's car has them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLa1Rob Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 The plastic, or more properly, Fiberide wheels were a very unique feature to the 1989 CSX. Can you give us some information on the Lonestar? Is this the same as the Shelby AK-1 concept? Would love to see photos and hear about its features. robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
im4seven Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 The Lonestar was a version of the Dakota pickup that never went into production. We have one here in Vegas and used to use it as a delivery truck. The Lancer you're referring to is the Shelby CSX and the CSX-T (Thrifty Rent-a-Car). We do remember our past and the products we've made. We don't want to discount the importance of the Shelby Dodge program back in the 1980s. Those cars were innovative and exciting. They were built at a time when Chrysler was trying to come back from the brink and the quality of the base cars wasn't what it was in the '60s so some people today don't think very highly of them. I've personally driven a few of them and thought they were great. I've tried to keep up with a GLHS on the track and I can tell you they're plenty agile and responsive. It's disappointing that their value hasn't risen like most of our other products but I believe they'll be more valuable as time goes on. -Rich Sparkman Shelby Automobiles, Inc. The CSX was built off the Dodge Shadow. It may have also been the 1st car to use a variable vane turbo. The Lancer as I recall (and I could be wrong) had 400 autos with leather and 400 sticks w/ cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLa1Rob Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Yes, the 89 CSX was the first to feature a Variable Nozzle Turbocharger or VNT on a production car. Regarding Shelby Lancer production, it has been said that 5 manual transmission cars had the cloth interiors swapped with leather from 5 automatic equipped cars. I do not know if that has ever been verified. robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68fastback Posted September 16, 2007 Report Share Posted September 16, 2007 I thought you meant this super-rare Cobra Lonestar ;-) ...a super-aero one-off SB-Ford GT-40 that was to be called the Cobra-III. With a Cd of about .36 -- in the '60s ....simply amazing!!! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbymotorsports Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 The Lonestar name was first used by Carroll in the 1960's. In the 1980's the LoneStar name was first brought back on a prototype full size Dodge Ram truck that never made it into production. The LoneStar name was again revived on a 1987 Dodge Dakota prototype that eventually became the production 1989 Shelby Dakota. The Dakota Lonestar prototype was nothing more than a sticker package, a Lund racerback cab spoiler and the Dakota Sport wheels painted white. The anemic Chrysler drivetrain was left bone stock. The Dakota Lonestar spend several years in Vegas as a parts runner truck and the Vegas sun took its toll on the poor thing besides the numerous dents and dings that a parts runner truck normally acquires doing its duties. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLa1Rob Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hi Steve, Do you know which drivetrain the Dakota Lonestar had? V-6/auto? 4cyl/5spd? Do you have any photos either in its glory days or its current state? Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbymotorsports Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Hi Steve, Do you know which drivetrain the Dakota Lonestar had? V-6/auto? 4cyl/5spd? Do you have any photos either in its glory days or its current state? Robin Robin The Lonestar Dakota has the 3.9 V6 and being that its a 1987 model it's the one year only carb'd 3.9. Yes I have pics of it from a few years ago. The pics are on another hard drive that I'll have to transfer to my current PC. I'll post them when I can. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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