1989 Chrysler Daytona Shelby T-tops All original. Factory Daytona Blue/charcoal T2 car, enthusiast seats, rear wiper/defrost and no Air conditioning factory...
Such a nice restore job. I bought a bright red/gray leather, t-tops, digital dash, completely loaded 1987 Daytona Pacifica brand new and it was a beautiful awesome car that I'd give anything to still have today. Hope you still have and enjoy yours!
Good looking car, I had 2 '89s one Daytona sport blue T tops 2.5 auto and a black & grey Shelby 2.2 Turbo intercooled 5 speed loaded with T tops. I miss those cars, Now i drive a mini van. lol
I bought a 1989 Daytona new, ordered it from the dealer with every option available, It was the same color blue with a 5-speed. I bought it using a green slip from Chrysler, at the time they were discounted so my car sticker price was $14,400 but with the discounts I paid $10,954. Drove the car for 15-years 211,000 miles and sold it after the head gasket failed. The 5-speed performed flawlessly needing only one clutch. Also had to replace the cv joints once. But the car still had it's original working starter, alternator, radiator and even the exhaust was original. I drove it daily for 12 years after it was paid off, best car I ever owned.
I also bought the 89 Shelby new. Saw it come in on the car carrier truck and fell in love. Changed my mind at last minute from black to blue. I figured being a Carol Shelby it would be worth something. I was wrong. I did have some awesome memories in it and kept it 12yrs. I left the dealership and took it right up to 135 on the way home. My Mustang pals hated me cause I out drove them every time. I bought a turbo management computer for it and pushed 25lbs of boost into it. It was a beast. I did blow the engine being a dumb kid and had to re-do it. That car got awesome mpg if I remember. This guy sure did a major restore. I miss my Mopar.
Same w my 1990. Best car ever. Bought it in 1996 with 80k on it for $2,300...should of never got rid of it. Had a different interior than this one. My was maroon w bison blood interior.
VERY NICE! Love those cars. I had the non-turbo twin to this car. Put 177K miles on that thing. I miss it...... and believe me, I have some cool stuff!
@Shelbytona awesome car man!!!!! i have an 87 all original except for a paint job (clearcoat faded) it was given to me from my dad who bought it new back in 87. Love the car to death!!!!!
Priceless!"Hello my friend we meet again"thats when the tears fell. Fell for my 88,89,and 93. Great job on restoring this iconic beauty! All 3 of mine stole my heart. I have a Challenger now and love him to death...but the Daytona will always have my heart. It was like a first true love..so to speak. :) I was totally crying at"when you are with me,Im free!"Great video!
What an amazing transformation. My first new car was a 1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z, with T-Tops. 30 years on and I'm still looking for that car. One day I'll own another Daytona .
Love it. I’m in the process of rehabbing my 89 ES with a 2.4 and new paint. I’ve owned it since 95 and it has sat for years in the corner of the garage neglected due to raising a family
Excellent job! Always good to see another G-24 body Chrysler get a proper restoration! Factory AC delete? Great find! That makes your car one of only 417 Daytona Shelbys built in that year without AC!
I had an '88 Shelby T-Tops, A/C delete that I bought through AAFES in Bamberg West Germany. After a few modifications, that car would run 150mph on the Autobahn, and kept up with the Big Bimmers! After 66,000 miles in 2 years and 14 countries in Europe, I shipped it to The States. I had it until '96 when it got totalled by a drunk driver (not me) while it was parked. Miss that car to this day!
I love these cars. I had an 89 in high school and they hold a special place in my heart. I hope to own one again some day but they are getting very hard to find.
Great job! I'm glad to see these turbo Chryslers. I had a weekend drive with a Daytona turbo but one of the tires had a large bubble coming out of the sidewall. Had to take it back and ended up getting a Shadow ES turbo. Fun car, yours looks great!
One of the best real world restorationsI've seen. And with great editing. Takes me right back to 1989 when I was looking at buying my first brand new car at 18. Had the pamphlets for the Shelby Daytona and Mustang. Ended up with the Mustang but always loved the styling of these Daytona's. Great video and excellent job.
After watching this which brought back memories of my high school years and riding shogun in my friend's Blue Shelby Turbo, I am going to watch the Every Rose Has it's Thorn video. Great video!
Thank you dude for bringing our great memories to life, this is the car that stared it all for me as a car fanatic when I was a teenager back then. Put the OEM wheels back on! It needs to look like it was out of the factory:) cheers!
I remember those cars, they were cool as hell. my uncle had an 89 lebaron turbo, it had the digital dash. It reminded me of night rider as a kid and i would tell him to hit the turbo boost and he would floor it. ahh old memories.
where did you find all of your parts? i have an 88 Daytona Shelby I want to restore but parts just seem completely unavailable...any tips or suggestions will help out a lot. also fantastic job its good to see that people are still caring for these awesome cars 👍👍
Amazing restoration! I may be buying the exact same car as yours tomorrow...and will definitely try to restore it as nice as you have. I've always loved the Daytonas...never thought I'd find a t-top Shelby though!
my first car ever was an 88 daytona pacifica with the t-tops and turbo. miss that old car. Got and S4 now though, so yeeehawww! Nice job on the car. makes me want mine back
Gorgeous! Would have preffered some nice lace or pumps on it, but to each their own. I have a 92 lebaron convertible that is currently being restored (new paint job at least.) I laughed when you said "Time to get it driveable, let's take out the engine!"
Great job on the restoration, looks awesome. I bought a custom ordered Chrysler XE Turbo in 1984 with the digital talking dash and every option available. Loved that car. Did a little waste gate work and different tires/mags, disappointing a lot of 5.0 mustangs and late model camaros, 280z turbos and celica turbos, little car would eat their lunch all day long.
I bought one in 88 and I lost the key too it. It has been sitting in my garage since 1990. I just changed the ignition last month. Went through every inch of it and everything looks good. Oil change tune up. New tires. car runs like a dream. 18,756 miles on it electric blue t tops. also have a 2007 sv1000s with 2,000 miles and a 1985 chevy k30 with no rot and 40000 original miles. I will never sell these cars or give them away they will be crushed and sold for scrap when I die. I drive them once a month each and start them up once a week and change oil every 6 months. Jk on scraping them.
I remember back in the day I owned a 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cirea back in 1998. I lost the keys to it I called the Oldsmobile dealer at the time in my area Green Olds and they made me a key off of the VIN number on the front windshield. I recently brought a 1987 Lincoln Continental did not have a trunk key called the Ford Garage and they made me a new one with the VIN Number all I had to do is show I was the current owner and it the cost was about 3.99 plus tax. This can be done on models with out a resistor or chip in the key or models with the OBD 1 computer 1995 on down.
Keith Paul .....”Give” to future generations? If future generations want my cars they better pony up some serious cash. I’ll burn them to the ground and roast marshmallows over them before I’d give them away.
Very nice work bringing the car back to showroom condition or better Ttop cars are great and remind me of the 70s-80s and my first car a Ttop grand prix
I was just talking with the wife the other day about getting a hold of one of these or an Omni. Take the drivetrain from a SRT4 and putting that in one of these beautiful cars. More then likely that has already been done but still a cool idea. Don't get me wrong I prefer stock over modified looks. A little boost in the power department is ok also. You sure did a great job here on your Daytona!!!
beautiful job, the work put into this shows, my brother gave me one of these as my 2nd car, it was only the 2.5 4cylinder non turbo but I still enjoyed it.
Those were such beautiful cars back then. But the buying public still went for the v8 mustangs and camaros since they were the same price. But with the right driver these would beat even the iroc z. Dodge had the right idea as we moved out of the muscle car era of the 70's with turbo 4 cylinders but the v8 won in the end.
The story hasn't ended. We are probably heading towards smaller engines. Lot of 4 cylinder turbos now including the mustang and Camaro. Next gen Vette will have a smaller v-8 with turbos.
Great car. Looking to restore 89 Daytona Shelby Z. I love that you kept everything stock. I don't like wheels though. I'm sorry. Just my opinion. (: great car man! Love to see these back to new. (:
When I was a little kid my older sisters boyfriend got a brand new Dodge Daytona Pacifica. Driving it home from the Dodge dealership the electronic gauge cluster shut off. He owned car a little more then a year before having to get rid of it because it was always always fucking up somehow. The last issue he had before Trading it in was the back brakes kept locking up while driving highway speeds. Apparently it was a common problem for the 1987 Daytona but Chrysler didn't know how to fix it at the time. I was only 8 years old at the time but my mom had a brand new LeBaron GTS Turbo that was always back at the dealership getting repaired because it was equally a piece of shit. At one year and only 9k miles my mom had enough and ditched that piece of crap at the closest Toyota dealership and has driven nothing but Toyotas ever since. I remember my mom explaining to me that it was the last American car she was ever going to waste her money on. I know in the Northeast section of the u.s. the Dodge Daytona and Chrysler lasers we're prone to severe body rot but herein the southeast the bodies we're the least of their problems. Crappy little turbocharged engines would overheat chronically causing the head gaskets to blow. I honestly haven't seen a Dodge Daytona of any year here in Miami in at least 25 years. I saw a Hyundai Excel and even a Yugo about 10 years ago but I haven't seen any of the late 80s or early 1990s offerings from Chrysler since then.
continuing on, I don't actually feel comfortable doing the engine swap myself. My dad's gonna help and he's a millwright and he's done a couple engine tunes, but I just really don't want anything to go wrong. I'm only 16.
I own two '90 ES one was meant to be a parts car. Wonder how much did you spend in this resto and how long did it take to do it. You did everything right. My first car was a '79 used 280zx, my first new car was an '87 Shelby and my X totalled it, I miss is more than my dead father and my 280zx, I don't miss my X at all... ☺
There would be more of these beauties around if it wasn’t for the head gaskets being so shitty. I remember test driving one in 1989 and I wish I bought it.
i love the looks of these cars my sister had one it was black. theres one in the junk yard like 10 mins from my house i want to get it and fix it up cuz i know it would be a hell of alot faster then my 05 neon
