AC Cars is one of the oldest independent automobile manufacturers founded in Britain. They are the company that created the AC Ace, the car Carroll Shelby based the AC Cobra on and later the S/C Cobras and CSX-series roadsters. In the 1970’s AC developed the AC 3000ME. The AC 3000ME was a small 2-seat mid-engine …
This Daytona Shelby Z was built at the St. Louis, Missouri plant as an early 1987 pilot car.In late 1987, Dodge motorsports was interested in having the Newman-Sharp race team run Daytonas in the SCCA Trans Am series. The Shelby Z was sent to the Team Shelby race shop in Rochester Michigan for painting over …
To help Chrysler Rejuvenate its image and resurrect the company’s fortunes, Lee Iacocca asked Carroll Shelby to hot rod the front wheel drive Dodge Charger. Shelby’s team significantly improved the handling, power and visual appeal of the Omni-based Charger. The Dodge Shelby Charger was available through Chrysler dealers nationwide from 1983 to 1987. This car was …
In 1990 Shelby returned to his racing roots and designed a Dodge-powered CAN-AM spec race car. The cars were designed to be an inexpensive way for people to enter auto racing. It used the 3.3L 60 degree Dodge V6 (not yet offered to the general public) in a special racing configuration making 255 hp.Only 76 …
Limited to 50* Carroll Shelby and Dan Fitzgerald of Fitzgerald Motorsports, friends for more than 35 years, collaborated through Dan’s company Fitzgerald Motorsports to create the Carroll Shelby Limited Edition Viper Roadster. The Shelby Viper started with the formidable Viper RT/10, and later the GTS, and toke it to a new level of enhanced performance …
Official press release info:Shelby Street Fighter Rampage Pickup is based on the new 1983 Rampage 2.2 pickup. This concept vehicle features air dam, ground effect skirts, spoiler, and unique paint and tape treatment. A special four-color version of the Dodge Truck’s Ram’s head logo dominates the hood scoop. The design concept is an adaptation of …
1987 Shelby Twin Turbo V-8 In the search for a suitable powerplant for Chrysler’s new supercar, later to be known as the Viper, a 1987 Dodge Dakota was outfitted with a twin turbo 360 engine. The 360 V-8, which produced 190 hp, was the largest engine Chrysler had at the time. This truck was the …
Units made: 2,842 Specifications: Year: 1989 Make: Dodge Manufacturer: Chrysler Mileage: 28 Weight: 4043 lbs Engine: 3.7 L Powertech V6 / 4.7 L V8 Transmission: 5 Manual / 3 Automatic / 4 Automatic Body Style: 2DR Pickup Exterior Color: Graphic Red Interior Color: Gray Cloth
Yes, you read that correctly — There was a Shelby Dodge B250 Safari Conversion van In 1989 there were a number of Shelby Dodge B250 vans built by Safari Vans, a van conversion company located in Southern California. Not much is known about these vans other than as with the Durango in 1999, it was a licensing …
Used Shelby-modified parts, but were not overseen by Carroll Shelby 1989 1989 included a number of changes and revisions. The ‘Z’ designation was dropped. It received a new more streamlined front-end treatment that included cooling slots and a lower air dam to help improve wind dynamics. This gave it a distinct “wraparound” look. A power …
