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Uncle Carroll offered ECM and injector upgrades to boost the performance to 225BHP from the factory standard 175BHP. In 1986 this was one of the top 5 quickest production cars in the world. Limited to 500, each numbered by Shelby, each built in Whittier at Shelby's own factory. One year only. FWD. The full Hot Rod Magazine article is in the April 1986 issue, cover story, "Shelby GLHS Whips GT-350" in a road race test using professional drivers. The R-model Stang was: Out-accelerated, Out-handled, Out-braked. 5.0L RWD vs 2.2L FWD. The SAAC folks weren't thrilled with ol' Shel THAT day. But they got over it. ;D Some folks say Mustangs look better than 4-slot toasters. I don't know about that. You can't see that well under full boost out of the little rear-view mirror in the Omni, so I never get to see much of the Mustangs myself.  Mr. Shelby still owns his s/n 001. He still says it's his favorite personal car for pure fun to drive (including Cobras and Daytonas). I still own my s/n 437 too. Yes, same shell, with some nerfing, as the Simca box.            |
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Last Edit: Oct 21, 2007 23:03:45 GMT by Team Blitz
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awesome!
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@ CRX_IN_SCOTLAND
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Oct 20, 2007 11:02:37 GMT
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would love to see one of those on the horizon!!
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Oct 20, 2007 11:04:59 GMT
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sooooooooooooooooo cool!!
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Oct 20, 2007 12:53:05 GMT
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The UK Dodge FWD scene seems to have its own website, www.front-runners.net, and it seems like pretty fresh information and chat. |
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Oct 20, 2007 20:18:59 GMT
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would love to see one of those on the horizon!! LOL! ;D they do look rather good tho  |
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Oct 20, 2007 21:03:14 GMT
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Also looks a bit like a Yugo. haha Cool car
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E36 328 Touring
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Oct 20, 2007 21:14:13 GMT
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horizons were neer that cool
woulda killed the 205 here lmao
want
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now.
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Oct 20, 2007 21:18:44 GMT
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Interesting car alright - in fact its the same shell as the Talbot Horizon, though the front innner structure is totally different - these have mc Pherson struts while the talbots have torsion bars and double wishbones. I learned this when investigatig how to upgrade the suspension of my Talbot Alpine. Love those wheels!
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Interesting car alright - in fact its the same shell as the Talbot Horizon, though the front innner structure is totally different - these have mc Pherson struts while the talbots have torsion bars and double wishbones. I learned this when investigatig how to upgrade the suspension of my Talbot Alpine. Love those wheels! And I'd had the reverse thought of getting two new rear side panels from a Sunbeam Talbot to convert my other GLH (a Turbo-1, non-Shelby, non-IC spec) to 2-door from 4-door. All of our Omni/Horizon models of the breadbox style here were 4-door. (And built at the Mopar plant in Illinois!) It added sunstantially to the aggro of the Muffstang SAAC-ers that when their GT350 succombed to a new Shelby, it was a 4-banger, FWD, and a 4-door!!!! It was really more than they could bear. And to have it occur on the cover of HRM, and at the hands of Jerry Titus' son (Rick), himself a respected Shelby racer and journo. Oooooof, hurt, hurt, hurt.... At one time SAAC registered Shelby Dodges, but it was drummed out of the club by whining from those who could not accept change from Sensei Shelby! (And being built by Shelby once again at the behest of Lee Iacocca, like back in the '60s...) ;D |
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Got a pic of a 2-door job? We only got 4-dr ones here in europe.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Hang on you're thinking of the rwd sunbeam talbot, that is a completely different car to the Talbot Horizon from which this GLH is derived, nothing in common at all despite similar proportions etc.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Oct 21, 2007 11:05:31 GMT
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Yeah, my mum had a bronze Chrysler Sunbeam (AFM441S I believe) when I was a little 'un, that was definately RWD. A year or two later they changed the badging to "Talbot Sunbeam" but the car remained the same. The Horizon was totally different, although since the USA usually gets different front lights due to regulations (see Scirocco, Golf/Rabbit etc) it's hard to tell from those photos. The rear of the UK Sunbeam had ridged lights, the Horizon had bigger flush units. The swage line and window shape on the Shelby is identical to the Horizon. Sunbeam:  Horizon:  |
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Last Edit: Oct 21, 2007 11:07:14 GMT by Pillock
Never trust a man
Who names himself Trevor.
Or one day you might find
He's not a real drug dealer.
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Oct 21, 2007 14:49:56 GMT
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Hang on you're thinking of the rwd sunbeam talbot, that is a completely different car to the Talbot Horizon from which this GLH is derived, nothing in common at all despite similar proportions etc. I've been assured otherwise by Chrysler engineering. Here's the blab I got: The Horizon body and underpinnings came from Chrysler's assumption of Simca France's assets. These were FWD cars. The Sunny Talbot was the odd duck, revised from FWD into RWD for a special run of rally cars. I think the 2-door rear wings could be zipped onto the 4-door shell. The substructure still have enough common DNA. Well, maybe.... |
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Oct 21, 2007 16:06:44 GMT
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Youre mistaken i'm afraid - structurally and mechanically the sunbeam talbot is a shortened version of the early 70's (rwd) UK Rootes-family Avenger - even has the same doors, dashboard etc, but has nothing in common with the fwd horizon which its itself a development of the 100% french and fwd Simca 1100 family.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Samage
Posted a lot
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Oct 21, 2007 16:11:54 GMT
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Still, you know the old adage - anything will fit anything if your hammer's big enough. ;D
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Oct 21, 2007 16:17:10 GMT
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Hmmmm. In the UK at least, the Sunbeam model (originally branded Chrysler, then Talbot) was introduced in 1977. It was RWD, based on the Avenger and borrowed a lot from Rootes models. They had the semi-hot Ti model, and the hotter-hot Lotus model. It only lasted until 1981, and was replaced with the FED Samba.
The Horizon also appeared in 1977, FWD and based on a shortened Alpine platform. Had 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 engines. Mk2 appeared in 1981 with different lights. The car was bigger than a Sunbeam.
I think there's a lot of name-changing and borrowing goes off, so I'm not even sure what your "Talbot Sunny" is - can't find any reference to it on Google. Both the Horizon and Sunbeam were known by various Chrysler/Talbot/Simca names. I've been trying to nravel it all and I'm confused!
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Never trust a man
Who names himself Trevor.
Or one day you might find
He's not a real drug dealer.
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Oct 21, 2007 22:50:22 GMT
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Youre mistaken i'm afraid - structurally and mechanically the sunbeam talbot is a shortened version of the early 70's (rwd) UK Rootes-family Avenger - even has the same doors, dashboard etc, but has nothing in common with the fwd horizon which its itself a development of the 100% french and fwd Simca 1100 family. Well poo... I'm dashed. I had hoped my Chryco lads had steered me onto a viable "vapor mod" for an Omni/Horizon toaster to go 2-door using the Talbot Sunbeam rear half sheetmetal bits. I appreciate having my preconceptions smashed to pieces. Thank you!  |
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Oct 21, 2007 22:59:32 GMT
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Hmmmm. In the UK at least, the Sunbeam model (originally branded Chrysler, then Talbot) was introduced in 1977. It was RWD, based on the Avenger and borrowed a lot from Rootes models. They had the semi-hot Ti model, and the hotter-hot Lotus model. It only lasted until 1981, and was replaced with the FED Samba. The Horizon also appeared in 1977, FWD and based on a shortened Alpine platform. Had 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 engines. Mk2 appeared in 1981 with different lights. The car was bigger than a Sunbeam. I think there's a lot of name-changing and borrowing goes off, so I'm not even sure what your "Talbot Sunny" is - can't find any reference to it on Google. Both the Horizon and Sunbeam were known by various Chrysler/Talbot/Simca names. I've been trying to nravel it all and I'm confused! My use of "Talbot Sunny" = Talbot Sunbeam, nothing more sinister. If you get the lineage worked out, I'd like to see the full family tree. Thanks! |
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