The Mitsubishi Pajero Junior was a mildly capable mini-SUV sold from 1995-1998, but Mitsubishi decided it didn’t have enough X-factor, so they created a special version called the Flying Pug. It was a limited edition sold in 1997-1998 in limited quantities (something like 139 built) and covered the basic 90s SUV with a rad retro-styled […]
The Dodge Colt (an imported Mitsubishi Mirage with a Dodge emblem) is either a cool/interesting cheap classic if you never had to rely on one for daily driving or a total pile of garbage if you needed to get to your destination regularly. I have no idea if the Colt is excellent or crap, but […]
We continue with TeleArrow’s Solar Eclipse special: Monday is a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the solar eclipse. Which got me thinking you could put together your own Sol Eclipse to enjoy anytime.manual convertible (for eclipse viewing) Eclipse for $3500 and strangely a truck(?), thanks craigslist. Find this 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spider GTX […]
The Chrysler corporation was always looking for a unique car that could capitulate them from the perennial bronze medal podium position in the domestic car market Olympics. It was probably with some enthusiasm that in 1976 Chrysler introduced the Plymouth Arrow. This car will finally show Ford and GM that we are just as good […]
This next car is quite an interesting piece of JDM automotive history, and NO, it is NOT a kit car or a custom. Sure, the skull headlamps are custom (“flash the skull beams, we’re coming over the hill now!”) and the paint color is special, but the retro British look for a simple economy car […]
The Mitsubishi Minica was a kei car built by Mitsubishi Motors from 1962 through 2011, but you don’t see many on this side of the world, especially not in Toppo trim. The Toppo took the regular Minici and turned it into an MPV (fancy way to call it a minivan) with some crazy looking doors […]
If one yellow 70s/80s econobox is good, then two should be BETTER! Right? But this next car is a domestic version…no…wait…this was ALSO made in Japan since it started life as a Mitsubishi Lancer Celeste, but it was sold in the USA as a Plymouth Arrow. Was EVERYBODY on drugs in the 70s? Find this […]
Remember the scene in The Fast and the Furious when the busted up Supra rolls into the shop and Brian says “pop the hood,” and everyone gasps when they see the 2JZ under the hood…as if they would expect anything else under the hood of a Mk IV Supra? Anyway, the car that should have […]
This next car is advertised as a VW Squareback Type 3…but I’m not sure how much of the original pancake-4 powered rear engine remains, aside from the body. Power comes from a front mounted 2.6 liter Mitsubishi 4-cylinder engine that was used in a variety of Mitsubishi, Dodge, and Chrysler vehicles…and the rest of the […]
File this next car under the heading “beat the odds of survival by a large margin”…because I didn’t think there was a single example of the approx 500k Dodge Colts and Plymouth Champs built by Chrysler for the fourth generation of the Colt/Champ (1979-1984). These cars were NOT built for longevity, but many people swear […]