Carroll Shelby Used a Screwdriver To Sign the Hood of this CSX Prototype

The Carroll Shelby name may forever be linked with high-performance Ford products, but the Blue Oval isn’t the only American brand to receive some of that legendary go-fast treatment. Chrysler and Shelby worked together on a number of vehicles throughout the 1980s, culminating with the Shelby CSX-VNT in 1989. One of only two prototypes for that final Shelby-Chrysler collaboration has just popped up for sale on Facebook Marketplace.

The CSX came at the tail end of Chrysler’s relationship with Shelby for 1987, following work on models like the GLH-S, Daytona, and Dakota. The car was based on the Dodge Shadow, and came equipped with a Shelby-specific version of the brand’s 2.2-liter turbo-four. Thanks to the intercooler and plenty of boost, the motor provided 175 hp and 175 lb-ft of torque. The Shelby treatment also brought upgraded shocks and brakes borrowed from the Daytona project. In a very Henry Ford approach, customers could only have the CSX painted in black. Only 750 examples were sold.