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VNT4POWER
11-27-2010, 02:33 PM
1989 Shelby CSX-VNT #237 ( Sold and Gone)

1 of 15 with Factory Recaros / Wide Tires

BadAssPerformance
11-28-2010, 10:09 AM
Welcome to the forum! Nice car there. How are the Recaro seats in it, got pics?

dodgeshadowchik
11-28-2010, 11:31 AM
+1, from the one pic, the interior looks pretty... darn.. good!

rich tideswell
11-28-2010, 12:53 PM
What happened to the shelby exterior GFX parts and fiber ride wheels? do you have them or are they missing?

rich tideswell
11-30-2010, 08:47 AM
The Ground Effects and Wheels were missing when I bought the car.

Someone might want to put thier GFX and wheels on this one,since its 1 in 15 with recaros and wide tires.

That's a real shame they are MIA. Could you post pictures of the VIN and data plates?

JohnnyIroc
12-04-2010, 01:10 AM
what is the wide tire package?

rich tideswell
12-04-2010, 08:13 AM
what is the wide tire package?

it was an optional tire size that was a little wider than standard, but i forget what size the tires were.

BadAssPerformance
12-04-2010, 12:34 PM
IIR 225's instead of 205's

4 l-bodies
12-04-2010, 01:59 PM
What besides a readily available 225/50/15 tire sticker does a 89 CSX owner have to prove whether it's a wide tire car or not? Not doubting, just curious. Obviously needs the Recaro's The shortened bump stops on the rack is easy to get too. What else? Was there documentation from Whittier what # cars got the wide tires? If so, what are the car #'s?
Todd

BadAssPerformance
12-04-2010, 07:23 PM
I think the VIN list should have the cars detailed out which ones? I'm guessing the rack had the same bump stop, lol, heck the 205's rubbed on the trans ;) So other than wider tires and the decal no differences I know of.

EDIT: I am not even sure about the decal... these cars are made from base models/ES's ... the 87 CSX door tire decal says 14" rims...

G-man
12-07-2010, 08:31 PM
Well, I had to post on this one...since my '89 CSX-VNT (#138) was built with both options, and I bought it new off the showroom floor in June of 1990. Here's the kicker: out of the 15 '89' CSX's built with both options (the window sticker and build sheet will show it) the dealership where I got mine, Cumberland Valley Motors in Mechanisburg, Pa. ordered ALL OF THEM with both options. Wait, it gets better. In June of 1990, they still had like 5 of them left! I think they got 6 of them in. So, when I went to buy it, the salesman says..."which one do you want?" I looked over every single one with a fine tooth comb before they took my money. Which, by the way, they discounted the car more than $4000 to move it out the door. And yes, they had to OPEN the door for me because I chose the one on the showroom floor with the lowest miles and least scratches! In fact, they put a small decal on the rear quarter panel window that said "please close door gently." It's still on the car! Only has 773 miles on it. I think mine has the second lowest miles on an '89 CSX-VNT with both options. I think Will McBride in Alaska has one with slightly lower miles, although I might be wrong.

I saw the posting of this car, #238 and almost cried. People really trashed these things like they were disposable. When I would call Tim Pettijon at Shelby Performance to talk about my Shelby cars, he nicknamed me "Mr. Allstate." So, I asked him why. He said "because your Shelby cars fell into good hands, that's why."

Hope someone can save/restore this rare specimen of Shelby history!

4 l-bodies
12-08-2010, 03:19 PM
Yes,

The shelby vin list states which cars came with recaros,and also the wide tire/daytona steering rack option.

I heard of two that have been totaled,( so at the very most ) only thirteen wide tire cars remain.

Okay so who has this list? Steve @ Shelbymotorsports?
So we have # 237, 138, 216 as Recaro/wide tire cars. What # cars got wiped out? What are the other #'s? I keep hearing about how rare the VNT cars are but I never see any hard #'s on these things. Show me the money... I mean numbers!:p

VNT4POWER
12-08-2010, 11:18 PM
Here is the breakdown on the 89 CSX,500 cars produced.

266 -- Stock,no option

215 -- Recaro option only

15 -- Recaro and Wide Tire option

2 -- Wide Tire option only

2 -- Driver Side Recaro Seat, and Pass Side Standard Seat

VNT4POWER
12-08-2010, 11:45 PM
Dash plaque # 4 50 55 56 132 135 136 138 215 216 225 236 237 258 262 263 and 372 all had the shelby installed wide tire option. That meant removing the front crossmember and installing a special steering rack for the installed 225 50 15 wide tire.

Without the wide tire option listed above,you would receive the standard tire of 195 60 15.

And,your dash plaque number would have to be listed in the line above to have received the wide tire option from shelby.

4 l-bodies
12-09-2010, 01:06 AM
Dash plaque # 4 50 55 56 132 135 136 138 215 216 225 236 237 258 262 263 and 372 all had the shelby installed wide tire option. That meant removing the front crossmember and installing a special steering rack for the installed 225 50 15 wide tire.

Without the wide tire option listed above,you would receive the standard tire of 195 60 15.

And,your dash plaque number would have to be listed in the line above to have received the wide tire option from shelby.

Alright good to know. Thank you! Free bump for you and your rare car! Good luck with the sale.
Todd

1966 dart wagon
12-24-2010, 07:46 PM
Dash plaque # 4 50 55 56 132 135 136 138 215 216 225 236 237 258 262 263 and 372 all had the shelby installed wide tire option. That meant removing the front crossmember and installing a special steering rack for the installed 225 50 15 wide tire.

Without the wide tire option listed above,you would receive the standard tire of 195 60 15.

And,your dash plaque number would have to be listed in the line above to have received the wide tire option from shelby.

Thank you for posting this, great info I had no idea the racks were different.

turboaddict
12-27-2010, 02:17 AM
Dash plaque # 4 50 55 56 132 135 136 138 215 216 225 236 237 258 262 263 and 372 all had the shelby installed wide tire option. That meant removing the front crossmember and installing a special steering rack for the installed 225 50 15 wide tire.

Without the wide tire option listed above,you would receive the standard tire of 195 60 15.

And,your dash plaque number would have to be listed in the line above to have received the wide tire option from shelby.

actually it would have been 205/50 r15

Badger
12-28-2010, 03:03 AM
interesting about the racks.....what makes the racks different though?

4 l-bodies
12-28-2010, 12:25 PM
interesting about the racks.....what makes the racks different though?
Nothing real special. Just had larger stops installed to limit turning radius with the big tires. Shelby Daytona's with 225's had em too. The GLH's & SC had them too on one side. In that case it was the tranny cover that provided the stop (lol)!

VNT4POWER
12-28-2010, 11:07 PM
The 88 csx had the 205 50 15 on the same size rim,which did not need the large rack.
But the optional tire for the 89 csx was 225 50 15,as stated in the shelby option book.And it needed the larger steering rack to support the 225 tire for a shadow.

ATaylorRacing
01-08-2011, 04:14 PM
If I had the $$$ I'd get it...slap a nice non-stock paint job on it, leave thse rims on it and it'd be a sleeper! The interior front seats are half the cost of the car! Someone needs to restore this one....if I really got it I'd likely be drag racing it in very much lightened condition and ruined!

dodge101
03-28-2011, 08:10 PM
man, wish you werent so far away!!! :(

GLHNSLHT2
03-28-2011, 10:56 PM
2 with a recaro for the driver only, that's cool :)

VNT4POWER
04-21-2011, 09:56 PM
Sold to a good home

BadAssPerformance
04-21-2011, 10:24 PM
Cool. And the lucky buyer is?

sdac guy
04-25-2011, 10:43 PM
actually it would have been 205/50 r15According to the Shelby Service Manual Supplement for the 1989 CSX VNT ...


The Shelby CSX is equipped with Goodyear Eagle GT+4 195 60HR 15 or 225 50VR 15 Gatorback tires mounted on Motorwheel Fiberide wheels. The tires should b inflated to 32 psi. Torque the lug nuts to 95 ft/lbs

Barry

BadAssPerformance
04-26-2011, 09:31 AM
195's? wow... I am guessing the same Fiberides are used for the standard and wide tires? Or are there really rare wider-fiber-rides? ;)

5DIGITS
04-26-2011, 09:27 PM
The Fiberides are common.
Therefore the reason the 195's looked extremely narrow or ballooned on the rims and the 225's had their typical squeezed appearance.

BadAssPerformance
04-27-2011, 01:20 PM
Cool, good info :thumb: