one of one shelby GLHS

[polywideblock]

I know we,re aimed at earlier car but thought this was pretty cool  

              http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dodge-Charger-GLHS-Shelby-/111771278499?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1a06165ca3&item=111771278499

              

[Mytur Binsdirti]

With all that hideous red velour, that car is proof positive that that Dodge Shelbys are just the red-headed stepchild in the world of Shelbys.

[TruckDriver]

I LOVE cars with red interiors. I would love to own that one as well. Nice looking car.

[Ghoste]

Very cool!!

[bmoparmofo]

Cool! 

[71charger_fan]

Nice car. I miss mine. But that's not a GLHS.

[stripedelete]

With all that hideous red velour, that car is proof positive that that Dodge Shelbys are just the red-headed stepchild in the world of Shelbys.

I can't argue that.  But, just like redheads, they were a pile of fun.

[Baldwinvette77]

i mercifully was never around for these, but werent the glh and glhs's little omni hatchbacks? this is a shelby charger, no? 

[polywideblock]

I don't have clue      just going off add as to what it is . still a unique  documented  one off 

[A383Wing]

i mercifully was never around for these, but werent the glh and glhs's little omni hatchbacks? this is a shelby charger, no? 

correct...the GLH & GLHS's were off the little Omni platform...much smaller than this Charger version

[Ghoste]

The Charger was the same platform as the Omni.  It was an Omni with a hatchback.

[JB400]

And the Omni got the GLH.  Charger received the GLHS.

[polywideblock]

so is it or isn't it ?       poor thing must feel like  bruce jenner

[A383Wing]

my neighbor at our other house long ago had an Omni...it was smaller than the Charger pictures above...I still say they are completely different cars and platforms....but what do I know...

[LaOtto70Charger]

My step-dad had the Plymouth tourismo version.  While putting Charger on them was weird they were fun little 5 speeds. His got over 35 mpg on the highway also. I would like to have one of those for a daily driver.

[stripedelete]

Same platform.   There were 4dr Omnis and 2dr Omnis.   After the 2drs were introduced, some 2dr"s got a different paint job and were called Chargers.   Some 2drs were gussied-up and called Shelby Chargers.

If I remember correctly, later, all 2dr's were called Chargers.  Don't remember what Plymouth did since they didn't have the Charger name plate to leverage.

Trivia for the youngsters;  Chrysler traded an assembly plant to Volkswagon for engines.  The first  couple years of the Omni/Horizons received those engines.

[Aero426]

Both the 4 door Omni and and 2 doors Chargers are L-bodies.    Both received the GLHS package.   The 4 door as an 1986 model.   The 2 door Charger in 1987.     Those GLHS are rare cars.   Fast for the time.

[Ghoste]

And before they called it a Charger, the "sporty" version of the Omni hatchback was the O24.  In Plymouth it was a TC3 and then when the Charger name came back the Plymouth was called a Turismo.  (they may have even trotted the Duster name out in that time for a bit too??)

[mightywing7]

Yep, I remember these well.... even before Shelby got involved and even before the intro of their other FWD sports coupes, the Daytona and Laser.  My high school was filled with Charger 2.2's in the early 80's. 

Check out this commercial with the special appearance of a 69 in the beginning.  Pretty cool!

http://youtu.be/kco-miUZ2vc

[stripedelete]

And before they called it a Charger, the "sporty" version of the Omni hatchback was the O24.  In Plymouth it was a TC3 and then when the Charger name came back the Plymouth was called a Turismo.  (they may have even trotted the Duster name out in that time for a bit too??)

024!  Thank you.  Can't believe I couldn't remember it.  I had a black over silver 4 speed.  Loved it!   It was like driving in a go cart race all the time.

You are correct.  Ply Mouth did use the Duster nameplate in some of them.

[TruckDriver]

I used to own a '79, 024. Was a 4cyl, 4spd, and actually had a sunroof. Also a 1983 2.2 Charger, 2.2 5spd

[mightywing7]

Nice photos TruckDriver!!   

I remember those red with black stripe Charger 2.2's well. They use to be all over the place in the 80's. You never see them around anymore.

[VegasCharger]

And before they called it a Charger, the "sporty" version of the Omni hatchback was the O24.  In Plymouth it was a TC3 and then when the Charger name came back the Plymouth was called a Turismo.  (they may have even trotted the Duster name out in that time for a bit too??)

Yep. This is in a local Las Vegas pick-a-part that caught me by surprise.

[JB400]

I can tell you now, being someone over 6 ft. and stuck riding in the back seat of an 87 Duster for a 3 hr. trip is not a pleasant experience

[Ghoste]

Are there many cars comfortable in the back though for that long at your height?  I'm just a shadow under 6 and I can't think of many.