Junkyard Find: 1985 Dodge Shelby Charger

Most folks think of Cobras or Mustangs when they think of the late Carroll Shelby, but don’t forget the Shelby Chryslers of the 1980s! Shelby cranked out a run of turbocharged front-drive Dodges that delivered amazing-for-their-time bang-for-buck performance, and they’ve remained quite affordable. So affordable, in fact, that Shelby Dodges are not uncommon sights in self-service junkyards; just in the last couple of years, I’ve found this Daytona Shelby Z, this Omni GLH, and this Shelby Charger awaiting their appointments with The Crusher. Last week, I spotted another one in a Denver yard.

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  • Jkross22 Tim Apple sniffing around to see if he can sucker someone else into under-RAM'ing devices to save $2/unit and force upgrade people.
  • Jkross22 Not to rub salt in the wound, but why would you put your hq in some extraordinarily expensive real estate like Manhattan Beach? I know little of Fisker the person, but this reeks of ego and the desire for appearances.
  • 3-On-The-Tree I’ve responded to several bike accidents where if the guy wasn’t wearing a helmet he would’ve been in a casket. Plus it saves your hearing.
  • Wjtinfwb Nice cars and a find if you're into Radwood type iron. But a near 40 year old anything, even something as robust as a Legend is going to have failure points that would be prohibitively expensive to fix. Electronics, A/C, leaky old gaskets, creaking suspension bushing etc., not to mention the lack of safety gear and an interior that no doubt has "seen a lot". I applaud the manual transmission, but you could likely find something 30 years newer for not much more money to hone your heel and toe skills on before graduating to a more expensive ride.
  • ScarecrowRepair Considering how over-priced Apple products are, I doubt a cheap Rivian is in the works.