1987 Dodge Daytona

1987 Dodge Daytona SHELBY Z Additional Info:

51,216 MILES FLAME RED 4 CYLINDER TURBO, 146HP A/C ALL POWER TURBOCHARGED REAR SUN VISORS THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW IN 1987 FROM ZARTMAN DODGE, LITITZ, PA. IT BEGAN LIFE AS A DAILY DRIVE BUT AFTER A FEW YEARS IT WAS LIMITED TO WEEKEND DUTY. NOW THIS LOW-MILEAGE SHELBY IS USED ONLY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, SUCH AS CAR SHOWS. IT WAS ON AN EXHIBIT AS LAST YEAR'S CHRYSLER NATIONALS AT CARLISLE EVENTS. THIS CAR WAS LOANED TO THE AACA HERSHEY MUSEUM'S SHELBY DISPLAY IN 2015. THE DODGE DAYTONA WAS A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CAR BUILT FROM 1984 TO 1993. ITS NAME WAS REVIVED FROM THE COMPANY'S LATE 1960s MUSCLE CAR, WHICH ITSELF WAS BASED ON THE FAMOUS 500 MILE NASCAR RACE HELD IN DAYTONA BEACH, FL. RIGHT FROM THE START THE DAYTONA WAS OFFERED AS A PERFORMANCE MACHINE AVAILABLE IN THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS - STANDARD, TURBO AND TURBO Z. IN 1987 THE CAR WAS RESTYLED AND THE SHELBY Z WAS ADDED TO THE LINEUP AS WAS DONE EARLIER WITH THE MUSTANG, SHELBY TOOK EXISTING CARS AND MODIFIED THEM FOR INCREASED PERFORMANCE. THE TURBO Z RECEIVED NUMEROUS SUSPENSION UPGRADES INCLUDING A LARGER FRONT SWAY BAR AND REAR DISC BRAKES. THE SHELBY VERSION WAS APPROXIMATELY $3,000 MORE THEN THE BASE DAYTON AND 7,152 WERE BUILT. SHELBY CONTINUED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH DODGE PRODUCING DAYTONAS THROUGH 1993.