Thanks for coming out, once again! Currently the car is in storage, as we know Lake Michigan and road salt isn’t particularly nice with these older vehicles.
Very nice! I thought it looked very Midwest there. Reminds me of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Great that you store this car. I remember the car growing up in the 80s. And awesome you let the kid review your car. He is great.
Interested in where you found parts. I'm debating on getting one that was a barn find in decent shape other than a blown motor. One other person passed on it due to that.
@@Fizzbann I actually bought it as is. So far mechanically, most parts stores carry engine parts under $100, interior parts are the trickiest to track down from what I’ve seen. I’ve considered buying a parts car, but most of the cars that I’ve seen for sale that don’t run typically go for upwards of $5k. I’m going to dig around a bit more to see what I can find, but just keep in mind, some parts are gonna be more than hundreds to keep the interior in decent shape.
Friend in highschool had a turbo Daytona. I loved that car. We used to do a race that was around 7 miles with one turn and that thing would always pull ahead.
I think the Charger nameplate is one of the most varied in the auto industry. It was once a two door muscle car, then a two door "hot hatch", then a four door "muscle" sedan (just don't get the V6).
@@ImmortanDan Unfortunately the V6 used in the current Charger has a ton of problems. I prefer the Ford Crown Vic/Mercury Grand Marquis, one of the most reliable cars ever built.
It's also nice to see that the radio and door cards are intact - that was usually one of the first things done to these - stereo upgrade with a couple house loud speakers in the back.
Thank you for reviewing this! These (and the Omni GLH/GLHS) were staples of my young adult auto life! These were the "tuner" cars of the day... And what I'd really love to see is a _smooth yet quick_ gear change from 1st to 2nd while making a left hand turn at a stop sign / light. That was always an issue with these transmissions - on the autocross there better not be a left hand shortly after starting off otherwise you'd have to get into 2nd and just suffer not having power....
Great video on this car. Thanks! The gauge is not a voltage indicator, it’s an alternator indicator. It lets you know if your alternator is charging (like after a start) or if it’s not charging, so your battery is on borrowed time before it is drained completely and the engine stalls. Also the vents in the center do a lot. You have to open the vent door, it’s to the right, the control. It’s out of sight of the driver, but not the passenger. When it’s off it’s barely visible.
I remember these "cars" These were almost certainly the filmiest things ever sold in the U.S. They had the structural integrity of an aluminum beer can. A Chevy Chevette was an absolute tank compared to these. Front wheel drive, 4 lug wheels, they had a realm "tinny" sound while going down the road. You could actually make a dent in one with your finger. Notice how all the white screen printed lettering is wearing off the dash. Notice all the wrinkles in the seat upholstery. These were built on the 4 door Omni/Horizon platform, yet somehow those cars, as bad as they were, were much more substantial and better built than these things were. I'm absolutely amazed that this thing still exists. People thought the Chevy Vega was bad (and it was) but this was worse. Much worse. It must have spent it's entire life in storage untouched, though the paint appears to have some sun fade. If there is any other American car that even come close to being as chintzy as this car, it would have to be the mid '70s Chevy Monza and its B-O-P clones. I'll pass on this one.
@@biosupdate7449 That's odd, because he certainly did claim them. He produced numbered Dodge Charger and Omnis car himself. Met him, talked to him about these cars back in the day. Yup.
@@FernandoChaves Don’t get me wrong, not yucking your yum or anythin like that, I just mean to say dodge has a rust issue🤣 and I don’t understand why Shelby would want to make an i4 fwd car… I always thought he did big v8 rwd cars ya know
@@biosupdate7449 Very different times. It was the era, not so much his preference I think. He was always the big motors/small car guy. He actually did a helluva lot with these, including the GLH and GLHS. He had a whole line of aftermarket parts for them too. It was really a big gig for him. I'll put it this way, in 1984 my 4 cylinder Shelby outran the 84 Corvette in every way. With a few small upgrades, it was seriously world class fast and handling. Not kidding. Very different times. I used to street race and I put that car up against cars like the Lotus Esprit Turbo, Corvettes, Porsche, and Ferrari. . I also ran it in SCCA Solo.
I had an ‘85 and you might want to drive one as a comparison to your RX-7 of the same year. The turbo first appeared that year and transformed this car with 168 lb-ft of steering wheel jerking torque. My technique was to brace my left elbow against the door so it wouldn’t steer into the ditch in both first and second gears. I once raced a ‘66 289 Mustang to a dead heat. They were that quick.
I absolutely love these cars, for my highschool auto project in 2017-18 me and a bunch a friends took my 87 new Yorker, and found a junkyard glhs and a junkyard dodge spirit (I think they were called) and ended up frankensteining them all together. Rest of highschool I drove a miniature limousine that would talk to you, matched with a engine that lotus helped build, and an underbody and trans of a glhs. Thing was cool as hell, especially watching the digital speedometer not be able to keep up, sadly my sister had to try and move it and not know what a manual transmission was. Was a neat yard ornament until the parents got it towed away
When I was in high school and early college, this was my dream car. Decent gas mileage for the time, fun to drive, and I thought they looked awesome. I was 14 in 1984 and so may have been easily impressed. Still, a great car. Thank you.
I love stuff like this, as much for the novelty as that it actually existed. I believe this car was an evolution of the Dodge Omni 024 coupe, reworked with some body changes and a nice rename. The reason Dodge used the front drive Omni/Charger platform is simple: the rear drive platforms Chrysler had were old tech, large and neither fast nor particularly efficient, while the smaller FWD platform was light, could be nimble with the right setup, and featured the more current 2.2 engine. It was what Chrysler had, and it had potential. The turbo cars that succeeded this (the GLH and GLH-S in particular) were considerably faster. As for anyone fussing about FWD, the Honda Integra is 4cl FWD and it is a legend.
Had a buddy that owned a 1987 turbo model in the late ‘80s and he upgraded a few things from “Direct Connection” and it would hang with 5.0 Mustangs of the era. We took it to beach week in Ocean City the summer of ‘88 and I spent a few nights passed out in the back lol.
Brings back memories. I had an 84, same color combination. Fun little car. It really pulled through the corners. Quick too but the rust really did it in
I just posted a comment on your 85 4Runner video a few minutes ago and this is another car from my friend's family that I spent a lot of time in. It was his older sister's. She got it brand new for her 16th birthday. It was an 86 in this exact color scheme. I was usually in the back seat, which really wasn't safe even for a guy who was 5'6 and 150 pounds at the time. With the turbo, this was a fun little car, though it would have definitely been more so as a RWD car. I didn't know until today that the first couple of years had a naturally aspirated 4 cylinder.
Great review! Saw one back in the day at the Dodge dealership on Burnside Avenue in East Hartford CT, same blue/silver color scheme and was really attracted to the car. Just starting a family it didn’t fit my circumstances. Your review really highlights the character and fun factor of this unique car of the 80’s.
Graduated HS in 83' so I remember these cars very well. I really dissed it at the time as I loved the 60's Chargers and didn't know how they could stick the Charger name on a FWD 2.2 car but it was a different era and I've come to appreciate them as I've gotten older and realize what Chrysler had to work with at the time. I bought a 84' Daytona turbo when they came out and it overall was a great car. I currently own a one owner 58k orig mile 84' Daytona Turbo Z I bought about 20 years ago.
My first car was an 84 Charger ( non Shelby) in 1989. While it actually looked great , all of its major components ( minus engine and transmission) failed In spectacular ways. Brake pads would wear halfway and rip off the caliper, power steering rack locked up on left turns with a bad valve, AC compressor fell to pieces as I was driving , tailpipe rusted off the car at highway speed and I dented the transaxle pan on a steep driveway. It also had THE thinnest sheet metal I’ve ever seen on a vehicle. My 17 OCD self spent hours tightening loose interior panels and adding foam pieces to stop rattles all over the place. That said … I had amazing memories back then. Oh it also had the massive pop up sunroof that added a cool feel to the interior. Too bad it had no factory air deflector when you removed the panel ( like every other car did).
really cool car i would really like to see you set your hands on a 1976-1984 Plymouth sapporo /dodge challenger / Mitsubishi Galant Lambda. my buddy used to drive one and it was rwd.
The Dodge Shelby Chargers here ran from 1983 to 1988. The 1983's and 1984's had 2.2litre H.O. normally aspirated 4 cylinder, 107 bhp for 83. 110 bhp for 84. In 1985 they got 2.2 liter turbo 4 cylinder, with 145 bhp. The 1987-88 year they made Dodge Shelby Chargers GLHS ( Goes Like Hell Somemore) which got the 2.2litre intercooled 4 cylinder Turbo II. Same engine that was in Dodge Daytona Shelby Z cars. I very much agree with your review. I owned an Santa Fe Springs Blue with Crystal Silver striped model. Loved that little sporty car.😎
Went into the local home Depot a guy pointed to my t-shirt then pointed at his hat Carroll Shelby . He worked for Carol back in the day the hearse mustangs and shook his head up and down about fixing the after getting them back . But what brought them to my neck of the woods was working on the Shelby chargers and the Omni ghs. Which he proudly owned one of them.
I have owned 3 different 83s, loved them all, 2 blue with silver shelbys , both ac cars and a brand new 83 turismo 2.2 i bought new off the dealership delivery truck lol. I was shopping when a hauler showed up with a new 83 gray with maroon interior. Bought it , shelbys came later, both used
That was my first car in 1986. I so wanted an 85 or 86 with the turbo and dreamed of having a glhs in either the charger or Omni. The only thing I can't remember was ever seeing an automatic in the Shelby models. The standard charger 2.2 yes but never a Shelby, then again I didn't see every single one made I just felt like it as much as I was obsessed with cars at that age. Great video.
My dad bought an 86 Shelby Charger turbo shortly after Christmas 1987. He earned the reputation of “The gray haired old man in the little blue car.” My brother overheard kids in high school with their Mustangs GT’s getting shut down by this little blue car.
I knew someone in high school with an 84 Rampage truck that he swapped a 2.2 Turbo out of a later model Daytona into it. It was basically this car with a pickup bed instead of a hatch.
My Dad bought a used 1983 Plymouth Turismo which was the twin of this body style. It wasn’t tuned with the Shelby though, it was more pedestrian. He liked it and eventually traded it on a 1992 Dodge Daytona 3.0 V6.
That car actually started life in Michigan and when it was only a couple of months old went to Arizona. Then in 2021 back to Michigan then I bought it. Then I sold it to a guy in laporte Indiana
These videos will be priceless information in 20 years for some of these cars!! I'd like to see some original hyundai or kia products as you never see them anymore
I do so remember these, my girlfriend and now wife of 35+ years had a 1980 green Omni 2 door with automatic in 1985. The "Frog" (green) Total POS, but whenever I drove it I thought about the Shelby Charger and the GLH. If only Lee and Carroll had the money... Chrysler today wouldn't be a foreign company.
I was hoping for the turbo version, But this is good too. Also I hope someone has one of the Mopar Performance V8/RWD swap done on it that will let you review it.
These are very cool but I agree that it didn't stand a chance against the Japanese back then. It just doesn't compare to cars like the celica of that era.
I say do a video capture of you turning on the car with video capture of the rear exhaust during ignition then a switch over to you inside driving. That would be awesome!
Technically it was deemed an 1983 1/2 model year as it came out summer 83. Soon dubbed 1984's. The only change between 1983 1/2 and the 1984 was rear tail lights and 107 bhp vs. 110 for 84 not sure where Dodge found 3 extra bhp. The steering wheel you note was pure Chryco parts bin. It was bland and a bit off center but it was fully collapsible for crash safety.
Just thought of something terrifying. When the Charger Omni had come to an end. That was it dodge charger was good and dead. So here's the scary part. Without any demands for a refresh, without the right minds at play. All the engineers and designers of our chargers we know and love today. Without Ted Kenitsky, I probably said his name wrong. What I'm getting at is without all those people coming together to revive the dodge brand. We would have never seen the charger return to life. No R/T, No scat packs, no hellcats, nothing the charger 2door and 4 door car along with Chrysler Dodge would have been dead and gone. I am so happy it didn't happen and since 2005 we once again had our Mopar muscle cars especially the charger rise again from the dead bigger better and badder.
These cars were just plain crapola! Mopar had they're head in they're a$$ at this time ok for basic transportation but forget about anything for performance and they were built like $hit. 🤨👎
Thanks for coming out, once again! Currently the car is in storage, as we know Lake Michigan and road salt isn’t particularly nice with these older vehicles.
Your car is cool 😎 👌 and classic and freaking clean is a historic masterpiece
Very nice! I thought it looked very Midwest there. Reminds me of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota. Great that you store this car. I remember the car growing up in the 80s. And awesome you let the kid review your car. He is great.
Fellow Michigander 😄
Interested in where you found parts. I'm debating on getting one that was a barn find in decent shape other than a blown motor. One other person passed on it due to that.
@@Fizzbann I actually bought it as is. So far mechanically, most parts stores carry engine parts under $100, interior parts are the trickiest to track down from what I’ve seen. I’ve considered buying a parts car, but most of the cars that I’ve seen for sale that don’t run typically go for upwards of $5k. I’m going to dig around a bit more to see what I can find, but just keep in mind, some parts are gonna be more than hundreds to keep the interior in decent shape.
Literally what I was looking for as my first car, ended up with an 89 Dodge Daytona Turbo. Love these cars.
Friend in highschool had a turbo Daytona. I loved that car. We used to do a race that was around 7 miles with one turn and that thing would always pull ahead.
@@db95gt Yeah, my dad had one and I just happened to find one for $500 with a blown head gasket and fixed it up
I think the Charger nameplate is one of the most varied in the auto industry. It was once a two door muscle car, then a two door "hot hatch", then a four door "muscle" sedan (just don't get the V6).
Imo even the V6 is a solid family sedan
Don't forget the '75-'78 Charger, which was a rebadged Cordoba. Slow, not sporty in the least, but a solid, well built car.
@@ImmortanDan Unfortunately the V6 used in the current Charger has a ton of problems. I prefer the Ford Crown Vic/Mercury Grand Marquis, one of the most reliable cars ever built.
@@geraldscott4302 I mean, fair, idk how good or bad the Pentastars are.
@@ImmortanDan the Pentastar is definately not good. The hemi is far more reliable.
It's also nice to see that the radio and door cards are intact - that was usually one of the first things done to these - stereo upgrade with a couple house loud speakers in the back.
Thank you for reviewing this! These (and the Omni GLH/GLHS) were staples of my young adult auto life! These were the "tuner" cars of the day...
And what I'd really love to see is a _smooth yet quick_ gear change from 1st to 2nd while making a left hand turn at a stop sign / light. That was always an issue with these transmissions - on the autocross there better not be a left hand shortly after starting off otherwise you'd have to get into 2nd and just suffer not having power....
Great video on this car. Thanks! The gauge is not a voltage indicator, it’s an alternator indicator. It lets you know if your alternator is charging (like after a start) or if it’s not charging, so your battery is on borrowed time before it is drained completely and the engine stalls. Also the vents in the center do a lot. You have to open the vent door, it’s to the right, the control. It’s out of sight of the driver, but not the passenger. When it’s off it’s barely visible.
I remember these "cars" These were almost certainly the filmiest things ever sold in the U.S. They had the structural integrity of an aluminum beer can. A Chevy Chevette was an absolute tank compared to these. Front wheel drive, 4 lug wheels, they had a realm "tinny" sound while going down the road. You could actually make a dent in one with your finger. Notice how all the white screen printed lettering is wearing off the dash. Notice all the wrinkles in the seat upholstery. These were built on the 4 door Omni/Horizon platform, yet somehow those cars, as bad as they were, were much more substantial and better built than these things were. I'm absolutely amazed that this thing still exists. People thought the Chevy Vega was bad (and it was) but this was worse. Much worse. It must have spent it's entire life in storage untouched, though the paint appears to have some sun fade. If there is any other American car that even come close to being as chintzy as this car, it would have to be the mid '70s Chevy Monza and its B-O-P clones. I'll pass on this one.
Surprised it didn’t turn to dust when he went to drive it lol. Interesting car, but really something I wouldn’t think Shelby would want to claim
@@biosupdate7449 That's odd, because he certainly did claim them. He produced numbered Dodge Charger and Omnis car himself. Met him, talked to him about these cars back in the day. Yup.
@@FernandoChaves Don’t get me wrong, not yucking your yum or anythin like that, I just mean to say dodge has a rust issue🤣 and I don’t understand why Shelby would want to make an i4 fwd car… I always thought he did big v8 rwd cars ya know
@@biosupdate7449 Very different times. It was the era, not so much his preference I think. He was always the big motors/small car guy. He actually did a helluva lot with these, including the GLH and GLHS. He had a whole line of aftermarket parts for them too. It was really a big gig for him. I'll put it this way, in 1984 my 4 cylinder Shelby outran the 84 Corvette in every way. With a few small upgrades, it was seriously world class fast and handling. Not kidding. Very different times. I used to street race and I put that car up against cars like the Lotus Esprit Turbo, Corvettes, Porsche, and Ferrari. . I also ran it in SCCA Solo.
I had an ‘85 and you might want to drive one as a comparison to your RX-7 of the same year. The turbo first appeared that year and transformed this car with 168 lb-ft of steering wheel jerking torque. My technique was to brace my left elbow against the door so it wouldn’t steer into the ditch in both first and second gears. I once raced a ‘66 289 Mustang to a dead heat. They were that quick.
These are very fun cars I have a 22 car garage full of Shelby dodges, including (2) 87 Shelby Charger GLHS’s
I absolutely love these cars, for my highschool auto project in 2017-18 me and a bunch a friends took my 87 new Yorker, and found a junkyard glhs and a junkyard dodge spirit (I think they were called) and ended up frankensteining them all together. Rest of highschool I drove a miniature limousine that would talk to you, matched with a engine that lotus helped build, and an underbody and trans of a glhs. Thing was cool as hell, especially watching the digital speedometer not be able to keep up, sadly my sister had to try and move it and not know what a manual transmission was. Was a neat yard ornament until the parents got it towed away
When I was in high school and early college, this was my dream car. Decent gas mileage for the time, fun to drive, and I thought they looked awesome. I was 14 in 1984 and so may have been easily impressed. Still, a great car. Thank you.
I don't know if I have ever seen one of these in person. They are so cool
I 100% agree this car is really fun it's also very fun to write in If you're looking for a 4 cylinder from the eighties I would suggest this car
I love stuff like this, as much for the novelty as that it actually existed. I believe this car was an evolution of the Dodge Omni 024 coupe, reworked with some body changes and a nice rename. The reason Dodge used the front drive Omni/Charger platform is simple: the rear drive platforms Chrysler had were old tech, large and neither fast nor particularly efficient, while the smaller FWD platform was light, could be nimble with the right setup, and featured the more current 2.2 engine. It was what Chrysler had, and it had potential. The turbo cars that succeeded this (the GLH and GLH-S in particular) were considerably faster. As for anyone fussing about FWD, the Honda Integra is 4cl FWD and it is a legend.
Sick! Glad someone provided you this rare beast. Maybe someone has a GLHS too????
They are great cars I have a 1984 Daytona Turbo Z, 1986 Shelby Charger turbo, 1986 Lancer turbo
Had a buddy that owned a 1987 turbo model in the late ‘80s and he upgraded a few things from “Direct Connection” and it would hang with 5.0 Mustangs of the era. We took it to beach week in Ocean City the summer of ‘88 and I spent a few nights passed out in the back lol.
Brings back memories. I had an 84, same color combination. Fun little car. It really pulled through the corners. Quick too but the rust really did it in
I just posted a comment on your 85 4Runner video a few minutes ago and this is another car from my friend's family that I spent a lot of time in. It was his older sister's. She got it brand new for her 16th birthday. It was an 86 in this exact color scheme. I was usually in the back seat, which really wasn't safe even for a guy who was 5'6 and 150 pounds at the time. With the turbo, this was a fun little car, though it would have definitely been more so as a RWD car. I didn't know until today that the first couple of years had a naturally aspirated 4 cylinder.
Great 👍 show ! These were pretty cool back in the day ! I hope you get a chance to drive a Dodge Omni GLH ( Goes Like Hell ) .
Great review! Saw one back in the day at the Dodge dealership on Burnside Avenue in East Hartford CT, same blue/silver color scheme and was really attracted to the car. Just starting a family it didn’t fit my circumstances. Your review really highlights the character and fun factor of this unique car of the 80’s.
Had the 86 turbo model. Quick little car.
awesome I know conner personally his taste of cars has a spice to it
Graduated HS in 83' so I remember these cars very well. I really dissed it at the time as I loved the 60's Chargers and didn't know how they could stick the Charger name on a FWD 2.2 car but it was a different era and I've come to appreciate them as I've gotten older and realize what Chrysler had to work with at the time. I bought a 84' Daytona turbo when they came out and it overall was a great car. I currently own a one owner 58k orig mile 84' Daytona Turbo Z I bought about 20 years ago.
This IS the car I now own. It’s this EXACT SAME CAR. I now have it in Wisconsin.
My first car was an 84 Charger ( non Shelby) in 1989. While it actually looked great , all of its major components ( minus engine and transmission) failed In spectacular ways. Brake pads would wear halfway and rip off the caliper, power steering rack locked up on left turns with a bad valve, AC compressor fell to pieces as I was driving , tailpipe rusted off the car at highway speed and I dented the transaxle pan on a steep driveway. It also had THE thinnest sheet metal I’ve ever seen on a vehicle. My 17 OCD self spent hours tightening loose interior panels and adding foam pieces to stop rattles all over the place. That said … I had amazing memories back then. Oh it also had the massive pop up sunroof that added a cool feel to the interior. Too bad it had no factory air deflector when you removed the panel ( like every other car did).
This actually looks cool. I like the interior and the exterior is very late 70s-early 80s. It's unusual that the clock is high-beat.
Somebody need to bring an 1995-1998 Oldsmobile Aurora on the show
I have always love this car so much I wish it got more recognition. Thank you for reviewing this
I had one of these in high school. Great memories. I drove mine into the ground and scrapped it after my sister wrecked it after she borrowed it.
really cool car
i would really like to see you set your hands on a 1976-1984 Plymouth sapporo /dodge challenger / Mitsubishi Galant Lambda.
my buddy used to drive one and it was rwd.
I had one of these right out of high school, Was a fun car to drive around
my 1st car was in 1986, a 1984 Charger, non shelby with 4 headlights. Loved it...
The Dodge Shelby Chargers here ran from 1983 to 1988. The 1983's and 1984's had 2.2litre H.O. normally aspirated 4 cylinder, 107 bhp for 83. 110 bhp for 84.
In 1985 they got 2.2 liter turbo 4 cylinder, with 145 bhp.
The 1987-88 year they made Dodge Shelby Chargers GLHS ( Goes Like Hell Somemore) which got the 2.2litre intercooled 4 cylinder Turbo II. Same engine that was in Dodge Daytona Shelby Z cars.
I very much agree with your review. I owned an Santa Fe Springs Blue with Crystal Silver striped model. Loved that little sporty car.😎
Pity you don’t do a longer test drive, you get your hands on cool cars, a 5 minute drive and opinion would be cool
Definitely agreed! Do it Zack!
Went into the local home Depot a guy pointed to my t-shirt then pointed at his hat Carroll Shelby . He worked for Carol back in the day the hearse mustangs and shook his head up and down about fixing the after getting them back . But what brought them to my neck of the woods was working on the Shelby chargers and the Omni ghs. Which he proudly owned one of them.
I have owned 3 different 83s, loved them all, 2 blue with silver shelbys , both ac cars and a brand new 83 turismo 2.2 i bought new off the dealership delivery truck lol. I was shopping when a hauler showed up with a new 83 gray with maroon interior. Bought it , shelbys came later, both used
That was my first car in 1986. I so wanted an 85 or 86 with the turbo and dreamed of having a glhs in either the charger or Omni. The only thing I can't remember was ever seeing an automatic in the Shelby models. The standard charger 2.2 yes but never a Shelby, then again I didn't see every single one made I just felt like it as much as I was obsessed with cars at that age. Great video.
I have not seen one of those L-body cars in years so that’s a really neat find. Thank you for sharing with us.
I had a 427 Chevelle back then, and an 84 Shelby Charger. Loved them both. Wish I still had both.
Had one of these in this exact colour. Non turbo model but still very cool
Those seats are amazingggg
My dad bought an 86 Shelby Charger turbo shortly after Christmas 1987. He earned the reputation of “The gray haired old man in the little blue car.” My brother overheard kids in high school with their Mustangs GT’s getting shut down by this little blue car.
I knew someone in high school with an 84 Rampage truck that he swapped a 2.2 Turbo out of a later model Daytona into it. It was basically this car with a pickup bed instead of a hatch.
My 1st car was a 85 Shelby Charger…taught me about messing with turbos and boost controllers, and plenty of axels. Traded it for a 87 Cavalier Z24
I love this 5th gen Charger so much, I put it in the trunk of my 3rd gen Charger and drive off with no one noticing!
My Dad bought a used 1983 Plymouth Turismo which was the twin of this body style. It wasn’t tuned with the Shelby though, it was more pedestrian. He liked it and eventually traded it on a 1992 Dodge Daytona 3.0 V6.
I'm a fan. Owned both an NA '83 Shelby Charger, then later an '87 Shelby Charger turbo. Fun, lightweight, basic machines... always a good combination.
That car actually started life in Michigan and when it was only a couple of months old went to Arizona. Then in 2021 back to Michigan then I bought it. Then I sold it to a guy in laporte Indiana
These videos will be priceless information in 20 years for some of these cars!! I'd like to see some original hyundai or kia products as you never see them anymore
1988 Hyundai Excel video coming out soon!
Maybe its time to add _Medium friggin' Bottle_ ? xD
I bought one new in 83. The best thing about the car is the transmission. Five speed with no overdrive one to one ratio in fifth.
You don't ever see these anymore. Very very cool to see 👍👍
I see them all the time as there is 3 in my driveway. 😂
im currently looking at one to buy and this video was very helpful
YES!!!
My dream car since I was a teenager... lol
Lol I got a 87 turbo. Nice to see you review it
I do so remember these, my girlfriend and now wife of 35+ years had a 1980 green Omni 2 door with automatic in 1985. The "Frog" (green) Total POS, but whenever I drove it I thought about the Shelby Charger and the GLH. If only Lee and Carroll had the money... Chrysler today wouldn't be a foreign company.
What a great, clean survivor!
I wish I could send a pic through here , I have an 84 red base charger like you referenced ♥️
Also they had a plymouth version called the Plymouth Tursimo
This car is a historic Masterpiece 👌🏽
cool car even in bad weather.
My first car sophomore year of H.S in 1989.
I was hoping for the turbo version, But this is good too.
Also I hope someone has one of the Mopar Performance V8/RWD swap done on it that will let you review it.
These are very cool but I agree that it didn't stand a chance against the Japanese back then. It just doesn't compare to cars like the celica of that era.
This was just a Rebadged O24 with extra body moldings
Hope you get a chance to review a Turbo Shelby Charger one day or one of the other Shelby Turbo Dodges
I say do a video capture of you turning on the car with video capture of the rear exhaust during ignition then a switch over to you inside driving. That would be awesome!
Review a 87 escort gt those where quick 5spd to
Looks exactly like the one I have! I’m curious how many of these survived. The 83 Charger Shelby and 2.2 Charger were hard to beat as far as looks. 🤘🏼
Back seats are for cheaper insurance. 4 seaters are cheaper to insure than 2 seaters
Daily drive a 83 Shelby charger, great car w/ 400k, gets alot of thumbs up
The next year was way better with the Turbo & way more fun to drive plus unsuspecting old 5.0 Mustangs can easily be beat.
That was a cute little car
Looks like an Opal Manta
Yep but the Manta B was RWD which has probably been more fun.
Technically it was deemed an 1983 1/2 model year as it came out summer 83. Soon dubbed 1984's. The only change between 1983 1/2 and the 1984 was rear tail lights and 107 bhp vs. 110 for 84 not sure where Dodge found 3 extra bhp.
The steering wheel you note was pure Chryco parts bin. It was bland and a bit off center but it was fully collapsible for crash safety.
When u do bacseat reviews u should put the seat back and actually close the door 2 see if u can really fir in it while driving around
FYI the 1985 and later Shelby Charger's added a turbo for another 40 hp.
Good luck finding a survivor turbo Charger of that era.
Just thought of something terrifying. When the Charger Omni had come to an end. That was it dodge charger was good and dead. So here's the scary part. Without any demands for a refresh, without the right minds at play. All the engineers and designers of our chargers we know and love today. Without Ted Kenitsky, I probably said his name wrong. What I'm getting at is without all those people coming together to revive the dodge brand. We would have never seen the charger return to life. No R/T, No scat packs, no hellcats, nothing the charger 2door and 4 door car along with Chrysler Dodge would have been dead and gone. I am so happy it didn't happen and since 2005 we once again had our Mopar muscle cars especially the charger rise again from the dead bigger better and badder.
Those are like your old rx7 rims i bought.
My father had 1985 Shelby charger turbo 176 hp that would smoke the front tires right off
If you really want to have the ultimate Shelby experience, try to find a 1986 Shelby Charger GLHS.
1987. The 1986 GLHS was an Omni.
These went to a 2.2L Turbo 146 hp
Hello i neeed help someone is selling a 1983 dodge charger like this one for $1300 .is worth it buying it?
Find a turbo Shelby Charger from 85+ and review that, if you haven't already...
I thought they only made it from 85-87
They took a Dodge Omni, turned it into a coupe, and called it a Charger.
The coupe was called Omni 024 before it was rebadged as Charger.
Doesn't have turbo. 😢
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmopar
I like the seat covers and the gauges but I think the rest of the car looks revolting and ugly.
I enjoyed the review though
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These cars were just plain crapola! Mopar had they're head in they're a$$ at this time ok for basic transportation but forget about anything for performance and they were built like $hit. 🤨👎
This is the saddest , most thrown together “charger” to ever exist it’s disgusting 🤢
Okay, Boomer.
Aka Plymouth Turismo Duster. Garbage sportscar that had great commercial.
Poor interior build and material quality
Try cleaning your car before taking vids of it..
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