[Tigers] Dodge Shelby's

[steve wick]

My oldest son has a GLHS and a CSX-T. They are definately fun cars, but no one
knows about them. Steve
 > From: TIGEROOTES at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 20:21:39 -0400
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Dodge Shelby's
>
> Jere wrote:
>
> " ... Shelby's efforts with Dodge were much more than "lending his  name".
> He was
> directly involved with the concept and execution of the  Shelby Dodges.
> This
> is not to say he was wrenching on them, he was  rarely hands on with any of
> the
> cars bearing his name.  The Shelby  Dodges were a strong contender in the
> SCCA
> battles from 1984 with the Shelby  Charger and Omni, through 1992 with the
> Shelby Shadow.  And then there  were the Shelby Can Am cars that were built
> at
> the Shelby Performance Center  in Whittier, CA.  These were purpose built
> racecars, designed in part by  Pete Brock, using Chrysler sourced V-6
> engines
> and dedicated  transaxles.  This race series lasted until the late
> nineties, I
> believe,  and there are many still being campaigned.  There is (was?)a
> Shelby
> Can  Am website that lists the cars and their current owners/whereabouts,
> but  I
> have not looked at/for it for a couple of years.  Shelby's  relationship
> with
> Dodge lasted longer than his initial relationship with  Ford.  Sadly these
> cars
> have not survived well and are only sought after  by a relatively few
> dedicated
> souls.  If you have never driven a GLHS  then you are missing a very
> different
> treat."
>
> There is a farm-field on the Washington Peninsula near the Hood Canal
> Floating Bridge where a fellow has a collection of at least six Dodge
Shelbys
> stored.  The last time I saw them, they were not covered and just  wasting
> away next to a Series 5 Alpine shell.
>
> Jim Leach    Pacific Tiger  Club    Seattle
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