Dodge revived the Charger nameplate in 1981 and applied it to a sporty hatchback/subcompact in production through 1987. It was based on the L-body platform shared with Plymouth for a similar car. Dodge partnered with Carroll Shelby in 1983 to produce the Charger Shelby, which included several performance and appearance modifications made by Shelby and Dodge. This 1984 edition of the Charger Shelby is a one-owner vehicle that “ran when parked” – which we assume was a long time ago.
Changes were made annually to the configuration of the Charger Shelby. In 1984, when only 7,552 copies were built, the 2.2-liter inline-4 had its compression ratio tweaked to produce 110 hp and the gear ratio in the manual transmission was more aggressive. The same could be said for the suspension, too. The front snout was different than regular Chargers had and some of the body kits were put on by Shelby, while others were installed by local Dodge dealers.
These cars had an aggressive sound to them thanks to a free-flowing exhaust package, one of the Shelby adjustments. As production numbers were never huge, these cars aren’t seen often today as hard-charging drivers pushed them hard back in the day. At 97,000 miles, the seller’s blue/grey Shelby may have been sitting outdoors for some time and the paint has suffered as a result. It has a manual transmission though an automatic was offered beginning in 1984.
Very little is said about this car in the listing. It may be for sale by the original owner or an heir. We assume the car will need loads of work, which is likely why $1,800 is the asking price here on Facebook Marketplace. Sitting outside, the Dodge currently calls Rockville, Connecticut home.
Imagine if the Dukes of Hazzard was not cancelled, & Bo & Luke switched – to this – or the prior “Cordoba” Charger.
The show would have been canceled immediately…. Rightfully so.
The “Cordoba” style Charger would’ve made an interesting “General Lee”, I never thought of that. I’ve always felt that Richard Petty should’ve raced that body style on short tracks from 1975 to 1978, to give the bigger Charger a rest. I always thought that ’74 body style was raced a little too long.
Infamous ran when parked. Does that mean it doesn’t run now. And if not why.
These where actually zippy cars back when. And decent on fuel. Stick was always the way to make it fun. Could be a driver again with a few dollars. Good luck to buyer and seller
It’s been for sale for a while, there’s vestiges of snow on the ground in most of the photos. I often wonder what happens to cars that just never sell. Not that I dislike the car – I am always up for an orphan make/model. But this one is too far gone.
Almost makes me want to buy it and convert it to a rear wheel drive and see what smaller V8 I can cram in the engine bay with a ford 9 inch rear diff. But that would wind up in a bunch of speeding tickets. But it might get some younger generation that never seen one to scratch their heads.
Ran when parked. What year was that?
Correction, “cheapest” Shelby, yet nothing cheap about it. I read, this car cost almost $9grand new, when a regular Charger was around $6500. $2500 bucks for his name, nice,,,
For a change, we have all the pictures we need to see what this car is. Look at that engine compartment and I’ve a feeling that’s only the tip of the rust berg.