Showing posts with label Galant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Galant. Show all posts

Sunday, November 20, 2016

40 Years Fresh: 1976 Chrysler Galant

Mitsubishi didn't start selling cars under its own name in Australia 1980, producing cars in the old Chrysler Australia factory in SA. It was a fairly open secret that Mitsubishi was behind Chrysler's smaller offerings; this Galant, and the Sigma which replaced it the next year.  Find this 1976 Chrysler Galant for sale in Maddington, WA, Australia, for $3,950 AUD ($2,900 USD at the time of writing) via gumtree.


Tuesday, June 17, 2014

5k: VR4eva: 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR4

Rally-inspired technology was as much of a buzzword in the '80s and '90s as Nurburgring-developed suspension is today. Yet the principle is the same. Who among us doesn't want to play racecar in a family sedan? Ergo, the latest Porsche Panamera and the white wonder you're looking at today are only differentiated by their price tag. Yep, that's the only difference. Find this 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 offered for $4,995 in Milwaukie, OR via Craigslist.


Sunday, March 2, 2014

5k: Colt Classic: 1971 Dodge Colt

The first generation Dodge Colt (sold from 1971-73) was a re-badged A50-series Mitsubishi Colt Galant.  The Colt was a simple front-engine rear drive sedan with aspirations to be a competitor to the Gremlin, Pinto, Vega, 510, Corolla & Civic.  It isn't necessarily a bad car, but it suffers from the general perception of Chrysler products from the malaise era despite the fact that it was 100% built by Mitsubishi...but is that really any better? Find this 1971 Dodge Colt offered for $4,500 in the Los Angeles area, CA via craigslist.


Saturday, November 2, 2013

2k: JD'Merican: 1975 Dodge Colt 5-spd

Back in 1975 Dodge worked with Mitsubishi to create a car for the buyer who liked the idea of Japanese quality without the stigma of having bought from foreign devils, a strange and wondrous novelty at the time.  The end result was a front engine, rear drive platform shared between the Mitsubishi Galant, Plymouth/Dodge Colt and Plymouth Cricket.  Find this 1975 Dodge Colt 5-spd for sale in Central LA, CA for $1,700 via craigslist.


Monday, May 20, 2013

5k: Shakotan Galant: 1975 Dodge Colt

The first generation Dodge Colt was a rebadged version of the Japanese Mitsubishi Galant and also sold under the sweet Plymouth Cricket moniker in Canada.  Colt or Cricket, the basic front-engine rear-drive Japanese economy car lends itself well to Shakotan (シャコタン) style, which is typified by extreme lowering, wide deep dish wheels and flared fenders.  Find this 1975 Dodge Colt for $2500, offered in Spokane, WA via craigslist.
Tip from Oldsmobuick.


Wednesday, April 24, 2013

5k: Japanese Export Brew: 1982 Plymouth Sapporo

The Plymouth Sapporo was a rebadged version of the Mitsubishi Galant Lambda and exported in small quantities to the US Market to compete with base model Mustangs, Celicas & Camaros.  Mitsubishi's pony car didn't last past the 1983 model year and was replaced by the DSM (diamond star motors) front-drive based coupes.  Find this 1982 Plymouth Sapporo with 5spd transmission for sale in Philadelphia, PA for $2,500 via craigslist.

 
  

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

2k Flash: 1973 Dodge Colt; Needs some TLC

The first generation Dodge Colt was a re-badged Mitsubishi Galant and also sold in Canada as the Plymouth Cricket (best cheap car name ever!).  The Colt was intended to be Chrysler's answer to the GM's Vega & Ford's Pinto, but really was cross-shopped with Datsun 510 and Toyota Corolla. Today's 1973 Dodge Colt needs some TLC, but is available in Whittier, CA and is currently bidding on ebay for $1,200 reserve-not-met with 1 day to go.