Tag: Mitsubishi
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There was a Diamonte Wagon?
Yes, it seems there was. Every now and then, one of my searches yields something I never knew existed. This is one of them. The Diamonte was Mitsubishi’s attempt to get into the Japanese luxury fray, much like Mazda’s attempts with the 929 and Millenia. I just never knew they made a wagon. Good news…
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Raiders of the Lost Mitsubishi-Chrysler Children
Long before Chrylser sold Dakotas to Mitsubishi, the Raider was a three-door Mitsubishi Montero sold in Dodge dealerships in the 80s. We previously featured one that someone decided needed to be a baby Mercedes G-Wagen. This one’s closer to stock. No mileage or interior shots here, but the paint looks good, if that matters to…
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Don’t Tredia on Me?
No one knows what Tredia was originally supposed to mean, but enthusiasts know it means an interesting mid-80s Mitsubishi sedan available with a turbocharged four cylinder. The seller claims this runs but needs some TLC. If you want a Japanese oddball, this could be the car for you, and the price should allow some fix-up…
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Another Oddball AWD Japanese Sedan
We recently posted a Camry All-Trac and realized we ought to give credit to another Japanese mid-size sedan with All-Wheel-Drive, the Mitsubishi Galant GS-X. Yes, we could have chosen a Galant VR-4 for all-out performance, but most enthusiasts realize that car exists. The GS-X, while likely much, much less fun to drive, is certainly the…
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Way too many Starions/Conquests at the same time.
Every enthusiast knows that the general public under-appreciates the Starion and its Conquest twin. Strangely, two of each have popped up on eBay in the last few days. Okay, two are from the same seller, but still… Obviously, the manual cars will be the fun drivers. Maybe the autos have low mileage because they just…
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Angular, Turbocharged 80s Goodness: Mitsubishi Cordia Turbo
The Cordia was a sporty, front-drive hatchback sold in the US by Mitsubishi through most of the 80s. It was among the first cars they brought and sold through their own channels – previously, Mitsubishis were rebadged and sold through Chrysler’s networks (including Dodge and Plymouth). These rarely come up and are quite an interesting…
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Not for US consumption: 1998 Mistubishi Pajero Jr. "Flying Pug"
We’ve never seen one of these and probably won’t for years. This 1998 can’t be registered in the US for almost ten more years. This supposedly isn’t an official kei car due to size, but it’s in the same vain. The Pajero Junior was a small SUV for the Japan market and this Flying Pug…
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77 Colt – Within negotiating range of LeMons
Here’s one we just don’t see too often – the second generation Dodge Colt by Mitsubishi. Given the ad provides essentially no information and the car isn’t running, we think this could be picked up hauled off for $250 or so. The best news in the limited ad text is the presence of a four-speed.…
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Post Twin-Stick: Dodge Colt Turbo
We love the early-to-mid-80s twin-stick Dodge Colt GTS Turbo and we like these later cars, too, even though they does lack the transmission weirdness. Each offers Mitsubishi-sourced, domestic-badged hot hatch goodness. This car appears to be in decent enough shape, except for the bashed-in hatch and faded paint. We’d hope that a hatch wouldn’t be…
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Gelandejetero
Here we have a seller with a sense of humor,or at least we hope so. Some of you may remember that the Dodge Raider was a two-door Mitsubishi Montero (Pajero to the rest of the world), but when’s the last time you saw one, or even thought of one? The seller of this beauty provides…