"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/10/2015 at 13:30 • Filed to: Shelby Charger GLHS
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"Jonee" (Jonee)
07/10/2015 at 13:30 • Filed to: Shelby Charger GLHS | 2
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I see this Shelby Charger GLH-S parked around the corner from me all the time. I think someone who works at the Mercedes dealership there owns it, which is kind of awesome. Apparently, Shelby took the last 1,000 Shelby Chargers in ‘87 and super modified them in nearby Whittier with the same gear they stuck on the epic Omni GLH-S. According to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , that paint had no clearcoat, and this one’s paint is getting thin which gives it a nice broken in look. I was never nuts about this design. Lots of overhang and that thick c-pillar are kind of awkward. Still, I bet it’s fun for a mid-80’s Chrysler product. I love this, “There was also an allowance made for the 85 mph (140 km/h) speedometer in the form of a sticker which extended the range of the speedometer to an indicated 125 mph (200 km/h).”
TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
> Jonee
07/10/2015 at 13:36 |
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GLH: Goes Like Hell
GLH-S: Goes Like Hell S’more.
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Jonee
> TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
07/10/2015 at 13:41 |
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thebigbossyboss
> Jonee
07/10/2015 at 13:47 |
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You’ll never believe what I saw the other day Jonee.
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/guess-whos-bac…
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Jonee
> thebigbossyboss
07/10/2015 at 13:51 |
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Oh yeah. We need to get these two together.
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thebigbossyboss
> Jonee
07/10/2015 at 13:54 |
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How hard could it be? We are only in different countries and something like 5000 miles apart. I’m in ontario on top of Ogdensburg NY.
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Jonee
> thebigbossyboss
07/10/2015 at 14:44 |
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They can meet in St. Louis, or something. That’s God’s country up there. Near Ottawa?
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thebigbossyboss
> Jonee
07/10/2015 at 14:50 |
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Yup. Perhaps right in Ottawa. :D
Jobjoris
> Jonee
07/13/2015 at 03:25 |
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Lots of overhang and that thick c-pillar are kind of awkward.
Totally agree. But awkward and awesome both start with ‘aw’ so it’s all good. That part about no clear-coat is actually true?
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Jonee
> Jobjoris
07/13/2015 at 15:45 |
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It’s awesomely awkward. I’d love to drive one. Those old turbocharged Chryslers are really amusing. Incredible turbo lag. I don’t know what the logic was behind no clear-coat, but that’s what I read. That was around the time when clear-coat was just becoming standard. Maybe Shelby thought it was too heavy.
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Jobjoris
> Jonee
07/13/2015 at 17:15 |
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Not sure if I told you before but my dad owned a white Chrysler ES Turbo for a while, I think you know it as a Dodge Shadow. That turbo really kicked in!
One thing I do know I told you was what image most of the US-car drivers over here had: a bit criminal. Dad was an alderman back then ;-)
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Jonee
> Jobjoris
07/14/2015 at 18:04 |
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That’s funny. The Dodge Shadow was a really nerdy car, so I can see an alderman driving one. But, with that turbo it was a bit of a sleeper. I bet he enjoyed it while it was working.
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Jobjoris
> Jonee
07/15/2015 at 02:31 |
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A sleeper is a complete understatement. He’d drive of from a traffic light like an animal leaving everything in dust. It accelerated pretty impressive. It used a lot of fuel though. And it had a big wing.
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Jonee
> Jobjoris
07/16/2015 at 03:15 |
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They did a Shelby version of that car, too. It had a wing, but pretty subdued. I’m curious about the big one on your dad’s. Sounds pretty awesome.
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Jobjoris
> Jonee
07/16/2015 at 03:49 |
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Again: Pre-digital photography era. But I suppose it was this one, but white. Wing seems not to be as big as in my memories. And back then the normal EU-saloon had not any wing at all so it got noticed ;-)
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Jonee
> Jobjoris
07/16/2015 at 14:16 |
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Yeah, that’s the same wing we got. A future classic (not really). They’re not that hard to find here still which surprises me. You’d figure they’d all have been driven into the ground or fallen apart by now. A really cheap way to get some performance.
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Jobjoris
> Jonee
07/17/2015 at 03:57 |
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These have vanished of the streets over here, can’t remember when the last time was I saw one... Too bad dad had it just before I got my driver’s license!