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Dodge Division, Chrysler CorporationAs the 1980s progressed and Chrysler Corporation proved willing to crank up the boost on its turbocharged 2.2- and 2.5-liter engines, the Dodge Daytona Shelby Z got some real power. By 1988, this 2812-pound hatchback was making 174 front-tire-melting horsepower. This magazine advertisement, featuring the now-defunct Bubbles Balboa Club in Newport Beach, shows an exquisitely 1980s couple leaning on their Shelby-ized K-car-based factory hot rod.
Dodge Division, Chrysler Corporation
These cars were respectably quick for their time, though the “superior traction of front-wheel-drive” wasn’t really a selling point to potential Mustang shoppers looking to do some drag racing.
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