When people think of Shelby-tuned machines, ideas of a square-angle four-door front-wheel-drive econobox usually don’t come to mind. But sure enough, Shelby Automobiles was contacted by Chrysler to take a stab at the GLH, a subcompact four-door. For two years, Shelby’s modified GLH – redubbed GLHS – was a significant step above the original car.

Equipped with an intercooler and a turbo, the four-cylinder earned the nickname acronym “Goes Like Hell,” so when the “S” was added, the acronym grew to “Goes Like Hell, S’more.” Backing up all that talk was a four-banger that twisted out 175hp and 175 ft·lbs. of torque for that first year in 1986. The following year, the Chrysler Turbo I engine was bumped up to a Turbo II, which included some durability changes to the short block including a forged crank, full floating pin, and HD connecting rods.

All of this added up to a 6.5-second 0-to-60 time and a 14.8-second quarter mile pass. But we’re not talking about a stock Omni here. Alan Jones’ ’87 all-black GLHS is scratching at the 11-second mark and is one hell of a little demon on the autocross course. The road course pictures seen here are from Alan’s stellar performance at this past Run to The Coast event held in Irvine, California.

If you are still skeptical of a Shelby-tuned four-cylinder, watch this video. It just might make you a believer!