Judging from all the comments below I think the GLHS steals the show, no one is talking about the Mustang.

A GLH was the only car that ever beat my 68 GTO. I don't talk about that day much.

Always liked the Omni glhs

I'm so used to seeing Dennis driving slowly and cautiously in classics. It's a blast to see him rip around the autocross course

I owned a 1986 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo. Man oh man. I added a intercooler and intake from a Shelby Z and was the fastest box on weekends. Slayed many a corvette at that time, mustangs, camaros, all street racing. 1987 and 88 were the best time with me and my blue box. Gawd damn I miss that car !!

Oh man, memories! My best friend had the glhs Dodge Omni Shelby when we were in high school in the early 90's. It was the quickest car in school during that time period. He was terrible with maintenance and beat that thing into the ground. One year after school, he ran it hot and cracked the head.

I actually love 80s cars. I think they have a lot of charm

I owned a GLHS Omni (#429) back in 86 and it was an 80’s street terror among the cars of the day. It was unique even at the time. Only weakness was a fusible link in the engine electronics. I still miss that car! Thank you for post up this footage and I hope you will do a longer piece on it.

Great to see the GLHS featured!!!

I owned an N/A 84' GLH and a 86' GLHS (226) both modded with forward motion parts. The 84' was primarily used as an SCCA car, but used the 86' to streetrace. It was the greatest car I ever hustled the streets with.

I think the comments about 1980's cars were wrong, it was the 80's when performance started to come back, the Fox body mustangs, the C4 Corvettes (including the ZR-1) Buick Grand Nationals, F body GM cars, The Turbo Mopars as well as the Imports like the VW GTIs, the Diamond Star Cars (Eclipse and their Mopar variants) BMWs, the Mercedes 190 with the six cylinder, Supra and Nissan 300ZXs making performance affordable and available to common people.

I had a 1985 non-turbo GLH and autocrossed it often in the Philly-region SCCA Solo II series back in the 1990s. I really loved that car. It wasn't crazy quick in a straight line like the Turbo but with no turbo lag it was amazing on a cone course. I used to left foot brake it as most courses were tight enough to keep it in 2nd gear and it drove so flat that I could get that rear end to slide around with trailbraking alone. Rear-steering with the brake was so much fun. People used to wonder how I was so good with the handbrake but I never used that at all. The GTI owners had all they could handle when I showed up with it. Quick steering and tight gearing made it feel like a four-door go-cart. At one time I though about moving on and test drove a 1985 Porsche 944 with low mileage. That poor thing felt like a 70s Buick Riviera in comparison to my little red rocket. Great memories!

Dodge GLH turbo helped spark the 4 banger tuner revolution ! I owned one and with some mods you were in the 12 seconds reliably! I miss my baby, ultimate sleeper car!

It's nice to see the GLHS get some attention! A couple of corrections, though, they are rod shifted, not cable. Also, Carroll owned 1986 GLHS #001 from day one. My understanding is that he purchased #086 so that he could have an original example in his collection (#001 is far from stock).

Actually, the GLHS raced the GT350 at Willow Springs raceway & won !!

Thanks for showing us these cool rides!

Omni was the best handling car of its time, and arguably continues to be today. At the time with a few cheap mods it could out-steer everything on a tight track or in autocross, even Fieros.

Great video Dennis and Roger! About 15 years ago, at the local friday night corner races there was a guy who had one these swapped with the larger 2.4 or w/e block, a neon cylinder head or something, a huge snail and one of those front valence things on it. Pretty much nobody knew what it was and he was just cleaning up, taking on all comers and upsetting everyone with his little monster sleeper hatch.... with the 'piece de resistance' being when he easily licked a boosted Viper. Lmao. The craziest part however is even though the car was front wheel drive the thing pulled so hard and the shifting was so violent that after pretty much every launch and shift into 2and and 3rd the front of the car would be up so high and would come droping down so hard the front valence would smash the ground. It was one hell of a sight and sound hearing that blow off valve punctuated with that crunch-scrape nastiness. It didn't take long for everyone to be afraid and refuse to race any black 4 door hatch that so much as resembled whatever that "GLH" "OMNI" mystery machine was. The next year the same guy showed up but this time he had one of those boxy turbo ~85 Dodge Caravans... he had a 5 speed swap in it and the throw on the giant shifter had to be something like 12-18 inches. I think he even extended it for effect. Lmao. That van was uglier than sin but boy was it fast, faster than the omni somehow...and just watching him He-Man throw those shifts like he was rowing some kind of evil boat was an absolute blast. The thing was much more of a sleeper this time though and he was embarrassing corvettes, boosted v8's and big blocks and AWD DSM's, and WRX's left and right. Like literally everything, and then he just drove away into the sunrise and I believe no one ever saw him again. Having mercilessly beaten whatever this world could throw at him, and with nothing left to do, he ceased his existence on this mortal coil and returned to where he originated: Where else but, Hell. I don't think it was just us quiet, unwashed Canadian's who had witnessed such an unhinged ruination dealt ruthlessly to the unworthy... It was at the very least an OMNious prophecy...foretelling what was to come. And as it was just a short year or two later when Dodge released the first of it's Satan-spawn: The SRT4, followed by many more SRT monsters who were obviously only harbinges for the damned feline "HellCat", the malignant "RedEye" (Lol I think? I'm not a Mopar guy) and finally... the doom-slaying, soul-snatching fiend: The Dodge Demon! Could you imagine in the 90's telling someone buying an anaemic 150HP "muscle car" that in 20 years one of the big three would be selling a normal one of their vehicles with aengine and performance package that puts out over 900hp and allows the car the wheel stand down the track? Unbelievable!

I have a an old Plymouth Fury 2 door in nice shape with a 440 and a 86 GLHS. Guess which car gets more attention at car cruises..... My headliner is gone on my Glhs and my seats wiggle about,,but you don't notice when battling torque steer during 19 psi boost,,,,,,,, The Omni GLHS is finally getting the attention it deserves in history.

I had a 1986 Omni GLH. 1986 was the last year they made them. Mine had the 110 hp non-turbo. 0-60 mph in 8.5 secs with a top speed of 110 mph. (fast back then). The GLH turbo (1) with 145 hp did 0-60 mph in 7.5 secs with a top speed of 120 mph. The GLH-S did 0-60 mph in 6.5 secs with a top speed of 130 mph. If I remember correctly, none of these made it to dealer showrooms. They were all ordered and spoken for right from the factory. Only 500 made. They came out with the Charger GLH-S in 1987 and 1000 of them were made. A little slower off the start because it weighed more, 0-60 mph in 6.7 secs but the top speed was higher because of better aerodynamics so it had a top speed of 137 mph.

Great videos on these cars . They were a foundation of what is now!

Growing up in Salina, I used to cause quite a bit of trouble up at the old airstrip in my Prelude quite regularly in high school... so cool to see a couple of the odder vehicles in the Morrison collection on display here..... for those not up to current speed, Roger’s brother Richard is at top of the board of directors for The Garage, an automotive museum opening up in Salina at some point in the near future. There are a couple videos here on KZfaq documenting the progress

I recently got #113 of the GLH-S it’s awesome and it’s still a very respectable car when it comes to fast.

One of the most fun cars we had in the 80's, was a 78 Plymouth Horizon (basically the same car as the Omni) my dad got from the car lot he was head mechanic for, for 33 years. He knew their worth as a result, despite the heckling he and I both received for collecting a "Grandma car". Dad's boss practically gave him the three we ended up with, but with his knowledge, we made a super fun car out of two that were mostly parts cars.. Not a turbo, but with the better engine, a milled and ported head, four speed manual trans and lowered, that silly hatchback was very impressive. Lowering it made all the difference in the world, with what the increase in power working over the head did for it.. That thing stuck like glue in any turn or curve, enabling it to mop up most of what tried to play with it.. VERY underestimated little cars.. I was blown away when I learned that Shelby toyed around with them, making a turbo powered engine. Some would call that ridiculous, but those of us who know, know what these little cars can do.. ;)

I remember the GLH . It was a hot hatch that people didn't want to mess with

This is such a clean and cool video. I dig it. Also love the lack of music, it fits the ecstatic.

Man I miss my 2.2 Omni. So many good memories

i have ALWAYS loved the fox body stang 💙💙💙 beautiful

Very cool Dennis thanks so much.

Awesome. I owned an 80s Mustang and an 80s Omni. Both were fast as heck. Best times of my life.

Good stuff as always Dennis.

That GLHS has been one of my Grail cars I love them.

Over the years I have owned: 85 GLH turbo, 86 GLHS Omni #151, 85 GLH na, and an 86 T2 GLHT that ran a best of 12.93 @111mph back in 2004.

3rd fastest car bulit in the us in the 80s just behind the Buick gnx and the corvette the omni was truly a great car

I'm glad this video came up in the suggested videos. I use to watch My Classic Car all the time.

I agree. The 80's performance vehicles are being overlooked. Not as much today. Go Dennis!

I have an 86 Omni GLH. Took me forever to find this amazing car! It was my daily driver all summer. Gives me such great feels to drive it...gets lots of attention too! ❤️

That GLHS reminds me of my 90 Honda CRX. Cars like that handled like go carts and were an absolute blast to drive. I had a friend who had a Fox body Mustang at the same time I had my REX. She and I used to spend a lot time driving here and there in those cars.

This guest has an amazing voice.

I had a GLH. Not very reliable but a lot of fun to drive. What a treat to watch this video : )

1986 GLH Shelby Omni trumps the 1987 Saleen Mustang....

Two young lads playing. Great segment. Cheers

I had a '85 GLH Turbo in Highschool. It roasted everything off the line. I have never seen a GLHS in the flesh. I would probably pay a lot of money to own one, especially the one in this video. I'd get that headliner dealt with, though!

I owned a 1987 Shelby CSX (#223), and it was one of the most fun cars I have ever owned - up there with a race-prepped Mustang Cobra and a 1970 440 Challenger. I raced it in SCCA auto cross and it ATE mustangs, Camaros and M3s for breakfast. Loved that car.

I got a 1987 ford f-150 bigfoot cruiser only made them like 3 years to me the 80s trucks and cars are pretty cool then ofcourse I got my pride and joy and dream vehicle my squarebody chevy

I always love stopping in Salina Kansas! It means lunch at Cozy Inn with those delicious little burgers.

I used to watch this show on PBS i love i can still see it today

Great little car, I certainly loved mine..

Miss my 3 wheel turns in my old glh. It had original suspension (minus struts) and it handled like a go cart

My first car was a 1984 Plymouth Horizon. I lusted for a GLH-S when they came out. They were one of the original hot hatches.

Had a friend received a 1985 turbo for graduation. At the time I had a 1984 Dodge Colt Turbo w/the stock (lame) rubber. Thus I was a little envious. His stayed stock. Suspension mods, much bigger, stickier tires, and a few under the hood tweaks allowed me to mess w/him!

Carol Shelby loved those turbo cars from the ‘80s Mopar era, but he said the greatest engine and platform that he absolutely loved the most was the 5.4 liter supercharged GT500 Mustang models of the late ‘00s. I wonder how he would compare the 5.2 liter GT350 though, I never heard his thoughts on that but I’m sure it’s documented somewhere ❤

Chrysler never got the "props" for the Omni they deserved. It, with the KCar saved the company. My family had 3 Omni's. One went over 200k without much maintenance. Granted another Omni was plagued with intake issues. All in all, they were a fun little car.

On Omni! If I only had six months to live I spend it in an Omni so it would seem like 10 years.

Loved my 86 GLH Turbo died way too soon. Wish I could find another. And shout out to the town I was born in, and all my dads family was from, Hi Salina!

I still get a bit chubbed up from the Omni glhs I wanted one pretty bad. I had a Horizon which I just loved and I had a Shelby Z Daytona which was impressive in its own right but I always wanted to experience that in the smaller Omni. I also had a Rampage which I really wanted to retrofit the Shelby Z parts too. I’m not a big fan of front drive but I’d love to have any of those vehicles again now.

Cone slayer Dennis did very well with the Saleen and the GLHS on the course and Roger has two very cool cars there.

I bought a 1984 GLH in 84 and surprised alot of people at red lights, it was fun to say the least!

I remember the day that girl in the glhs smoked my 84 gt at that light in Manville NJ...I was impressed

I knew a guy who had one of those Shelby Daytonas that was rolling around when I was a teenager. The turbo in that thing was quicker than most cars around. It was faster than it looked.

Awesome Talbot!

I worked for Dodge and drove those. They were surprisingly fast. Had the Spirit RT with a head built by Porsche, V6 Daytona, the Omni by Shelby, twin turbo AWD stealth and even a 360 magnum in a long bed 5 speed regular cab truck. That was the best part of working for Dodge 😂

did not know, Shelby Dodge Club. I have an 86 Shelby Charger, same color package w only 14K original miles!😎

These cars were so light even the stock na 2.2 was quick

Carroll Shelby could have literally let an air molecule from his own breath land on a small Little Tikes car and it would instantly have 100 horsepower more.

I want to live in an alternate reality where domestic manufacturers are all still making a GTI hot hatch competitor today. 😞

In 1986 I was looking to buy a car and was leaning towards a Mustang for the performance when my Dad told me his friend owned a Dodge dealership and told him he had an 86 GLHS he would sell me at cost. I turned him down due to the four doors but boy do I kick myself now.

Roger has a golden voice, doesn't he? He's gotta be in broadcasting.

There was another GLHS that he had, w/ a Hans Herman twin cam cyl head (R&D) , that was a monster. I last see on tv fee years ago. I saw it when I work there I'm 1989.

I owned an 85 charger. Turbo charger. Fun little car. Got a lot or stories about that

Love the GLH...It spoke of the rebirth of Chrysler in a big way at the time. A company that only six years earlier was near death was willing to let their hair down...

i owned a red "85" omni glh back in 1986 when i was 16, was my first car. the loud whistling noise of turbo was music to my ears lol. good old times back when police officers let you slide when you were street racing on weekend nights at the strip.

I prepped a few of those Omni GLHs when they were new... Fun little crap box....

I want one of those Omnis.

It’s the American GTI… they really are cool. I’d love to own Omni GLHS

I had a black GLH. My 1st new car. If you blind folded someone before they got in and took it off after they had their seat belt on, they wouldn't be impressed....until you took them for a spin !

Richard Holdener brought me here...again. GLHS for the win!

Funny, every Omni I've owned has had a headliner just like that one. It's like driving around in a tent.

I had an '85 GLH Turbo and that car was a blast! Unfortunately I ended up rolling it over and totalled it. I would love to own one today...especially a GLHS

I like the white chalk line at 4:40 to keep autocrossers from getting lost...

If that's Salina KS then holy cow who woulda thought there was cool car people out there.

dig that 3 wheel motion at 13:35

The glh is my favorite car from the 80's

That’s “racecraft” suspension!

Cool

They shudda raced them at the drag strip !!

cool ones

I'm just about to resurrect my 86 Dodge Lancer Pacifica. Only 500 made in 86 and only available in CA. 2.2 turbo, 5spd, 4dr hatchback, real leather interior, power seats, power windows, ac.

I wanted to buy a GLH or GLHS back in 1991-93. Every single one was completely ragged to death. And the cheapness of the Omni interior was sad. I wound up with a SWEET ‘85 Supra - 5spd, leather, AC, power everything, moonroof.

I had a 1986 GLH Turbo that was not intercooled but was modified to make 10 lbs of boost. Super fun and fast car with crazy torque steer. The build quality was very poor and had tons of electrical issues. I've also owned an 1985 Mustang GT, a 1991 Taurus SHO, a 2003 Mach 1, a 2003 Marauder and a 2008 GT500. Ford's quality has always been much better. I'm not biased, I've also owned a 1966. Plymouth Sport Fury, a 1969 and 70 SuperBee as well as a 1972 Duster 340 and 74 Duster 360. So even though the quality of the Dodge is suspect at best I'd still choose it over the Saleen.

I come home never talks about the Dodge Colt turbo those are some wicked fast cars

Lord I wish I had never sold my glhs. With the super 60 package it screamed. Only 500 ever built and only in 1986

I remember the Saleen having 16" wheels in this model year.

Roger sounds like the narrator on Charlotte's Web. (1973) Great video.

The right front wheel movement of the Saleen at 6:38 looks like there's some worn bushings...

The Saleen Mustang is the "moon goddess of the road," a reference to tuner Steve Saleen's surname meaning "moon goddess." I believe dark blue would have been a very appropriate color for it.

I was today years old and now know the GLH acyronim.

Loved my stock Plymouth Horizon back in the day. When it was starting to fail my friend has the idea that we should take a hack saw to the roof and make it a convertible. Never did though

13:35 love to see these inner rear wheels off the ground

that was my first car which I still had it 1986 Red Omni GLH