Frank S Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 One of more than ten thousand vintage slides from the era: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EL SHELBY Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Cool! Wish we saw more of these on the road and at events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueHeaven Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Funny, I was out looking at some cars last week for my son and this little rinky dink used car dealer had one exactly like the photo above in perfect condition in the showroom. I think it was his pride and joy. It was cool to see though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Funny, I was out looking at some cars last week for my son and this little rinky dink used car dealer had one exactly like the photo above in perfect condition in the showroom. I think it was his pride and joy. It was cool to see though. Was it as clean live as it appears in the pix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBlueHeaven Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Was it as clean live as it appears in the pix? Sure was. I couldn't believe it. I had another pic from the side but there was so much light coming in from the showroom window the pic was bad. I even considered going to get more pics jut to put up on the site for others to see. It was nice to see one in this sort of shape. I loved these cars when they came out, a friend of mine had one and I was always envious. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLHS0136 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 There's actually quite a bit of difference between the autocrossing car and the car in the show room. The A-cross car is a normally aspirated car which makes it an 83-84 1st gen of the Shelby Charger. The showroom car is a higher output Turbo I car with no sunroof which makes it an '85/'86. Looks like it had some paint work at least on the front since the Dodge decal is in the wrong place. It should not be center but should be to the right of center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbymotorsports Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 There's actually quite a bit of difference between the autocrossing car and the car in the show room. The A-cross car is a normally aspirated car which makes it an 83-84 1st gen of the Shelby Charger. The showroom car is a higher output Turbo I car with no sunroof which makes it an '85/'86. Looks like it had some paint work at least on the front since the Dodge decal is in the wrong place. It should not be center but should be to the right of center I'm guessing 1985 because of the blue seats. If I recall those colored seats were gone by 1986. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLHS0136 Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I always liked the silver cars with the blue stripes. I have an early magazine with a test of one. It was a N/A '83 i think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank S Posted February 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Photos from Terlingua, 2008: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 Nice condition. Most of those aren't nearly that clean (as if I've seen one myself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT/SC#0471 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 cool pic Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostaholic Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I actually own a 85 blue and silver shelby charger.. 3 rd owner.. It's in pretty good shape to say it's up here in Canada, cleaning up a little and hoping to hit SDAC with it. These cars still get all kinds of head turns.. and questions lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glhs0075 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I'm planning on making it to SDAC 22 too. I'm thinking I'll buy a tow dolly and tow my car to Detroit with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostaholic Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'm planning on making it to SDAC 22 too. I'm thinking I'll buy a tow dolly and tow my car to Detroit with it. If you do I'll look forward to seeing your car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne in NJ Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Own a Black/Silver '87, always LOVED the Blue/silver scheme, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I had previously owned a 83 Silver/blue Charger. I have always loved that color combo on Shelby's so much so I bought the same combo in my KR. I have been casually looking for a Shelby Charger in decent shape and have not found anything. Where is the best place to find them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbymotorsports Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 I had previously owned a 83 Silver/blue Charger. I have always loved that color combo on Shelby's so much so I bought the same combo in my KR. I have been casually looking for a Shelby Charger in decent shape and have not found anything. Where is the best place to find them? eBay and Craigslist are the best places to keep your eye on. There's a 1986 blue & silver Shelby Charger on ebay right now that looks pretty good. Although its a turbo car and not a N/A car like your previous 1983 it is the color combo you're looking for. And performance wise its leaps & bounds better than the 1983 car. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Charger-SHELBY-DODGE-SHELBY-CHARGER-TURBO-/201137689297?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2ed4bd92d1&item=201137689297&pt=US_Cars_Trucks Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 eBay and Craigslist are the best places to keep your eye on. There's a 1986 blue & silver Shelby Charger on ebay right now that looks pretty good. Although its a turbo car and not a N/A car like your previous 1983 it is the color combo you're looking for. And performance wise its leaps & bounds better than the 1983 car. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Charger-SHELBY-DODGE-SHELBY-CHARGER-TURBO-/201137689297?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2ed4bd92d1&item=201137689297&pt=US_Cars_Trucks Steve Steve thanks. I just took a look at that and all the memories came back. I agree about the turbo. My car as I recall was fairly slow off the line but handled great for the time. I added an Ansa exhaust system and a performance Mopar air intake. I auto crossed the car occasionally and consistently placed top three in my class. I wish I knew a way to find such a car on CL nationwide vs. cities in my state. I will just keep checking. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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