A classic survivor.

[toycollector10]

Some members here in Christchurch have shown interest in this car over the years. I've been asked at times by riders if it's for sale.

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/toycollector10/Galant/Galant_124.jpg

Here is the link to the auction as it's now on trademe.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=253624373&permanent=0


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c130/toycollector10/Galant/Galant_037.jpg

And here's a link to a lot of close up pictures and detail etc.

http://picasaweb.google.com/toycollector10/73Colt#

[nudemetalz]

Nice car !!


I always liked the Colt GTO's. They were a beast in their day. Unfortunately, you try finding a good one nowadays also.

[crazyhorse]

Nice set of wheels - I am sure you will miss her :crybaby:

[Subike]

Nice car !!


I always liked the Colt GTO's. They were a beast in their day. Unfortunately, you try finding a good one nowadays also.

Sitting in my sisters garage in hoonhay, is a green GTO. My nephew bought it in the mid 80's, it was put into the garage, placed on blocks, fluids drained and left there. He bought it for when he has done the family thing.
The GTO was the best of the bunch, I believe they were only sold in NZ as an over run frim Mitsubishi.
As for the Colt. well hate to tell you, I distroyed around 100 during the 90's because of the rust laws, and the imports comming on themarket.
I was a srap metal man,

[EgliHonda]

Nice car !!
I always liked the Colt GTO's. They were a beast in their day. Unfortunately, you try finding a good one nowadays also.

Ah the Mustang Mitsi-mini-me. Even the tail lights were the same. Don't see too many round any more...

[Romeo]

Ah the Mustang Mitsi-mini-me. Even the tail lights were the same. Don't see too many round any more...

And I can pretty much guarantee you won't see too many more of these around in this condition! I've only ever seen 2 others in Christchurch, one shitter and the other was a VERY nice midnight purple one tastefully modded, complete with an Evo 4G63T engine.

[White trash]

I passed on an 1850 Colt last year, original one owner thing, garaged, no rust, 112kay for three grand. Fuck me it was a nice little vehicle.

[MIXONE]

Speaking classic cars I'm off to Manfield today to watch the Classic Racing.Amongst the line up is the Formuka 5000's and anyone who has heard these beasts in action knows they are Viagra for the ears!!!I'm Pit Bitch for my brother who is racing his EH Holden.A great weekend coming up.

[Motu]

I passed on an 1850 Colt last year,

1850 GTO was the one.Looking back with the old rose tints we can say they were much better than the British stuff - but at the time there was nothing in it really.They had just as many problems,leaked as much oil,wore out as many brakes,rusted out completely like everything else.But as always,they never handled as well as British and European cars.

[Monorail]

my mates got one. silver and blue i think it is, its alright but really small

[boman]

I passed on an 1850 Colt last year, original one owner thing, garaged, no rust, 112kay for three grand. Fuck me it was a nice little vehicle.

I owned one, burned orange in colour. I put a 5 speed and twin carbs, hot cam, man it was fun. Pillarless coupe. Looked cool cruising down Queen street, in the days when you cruised down Queen street.

[Insanity_rules]

Nice car !!


I always liked the Colt GTO's. They were a beast in their day. Unfortunately, you try finding a good one nowadays also.

I had a GTO back in the day, also a cordia turbo (the good 5 speed one) a sapporo and a 16L much like the one in the first post.

I like my Mitsubishi's, I even have one now.

[pete376403]

1850 GTO was the one.Looking back with the old rose tints we can say they were much better than the British stuff - but at the time there was nothing in it really.They had just as many problems,leaked as much oil,wore out as many brakes,rusted out completely like everything else.But as always,they never handled as well as British and European cars.

Not when they were new - I worked at a Lower Hutt Todd dealer in the 70s when the first 16Ls came in. Next to Hunters and Avengers, these things were a revelation - they idled, the heater worked, they didn't leak water into the passenger cell. And they were bloody quick (and handled at least as well as a Hunter or Avenger - not that the average purchaser cared)

My mum bought an early GTO, a 1700 (used the Saturn motor, the 1850s and2 litre were the Astron). Coming from a Humber 90 it was like being on another planet.

[Motu]

You got some pretty good rose tints there man.

[Donor]

I passed on an 1850 Colt...

Man, you're OLD!

*flees*

[pete376403]

You got some pretty good rose tints there man.

Early 70s Hunters and Avengers were really shitty cars. Samoan assembled (ie todd motors, Porirua) Valiants were not a hell of a lot better. My days were spent trying to plug water leaks.
On the other hand, one of the directors had a E49. That was really fun to "test drive". Then he sold that and got a 340 manual Challenger. That was even more fun. But the base Todd motors cars were still shitboxes.

[fliplid]

"Valiant", "Challenger"? We talking tanks here?:niceone:

[Motu]

Early 70s Hunters and Avengers were really shitty cars. Samoan assembled (ie todd motors, Porirua) Valiants were not a hell of a lot better.

So the Mitsubishi's were imported fully built up? If so then I'm even less impressed!

[pete376403]

The very first 16Ls, were imported built up, as were the GS and GTO models. the later 16L and 1850s were locally assembled, but they were still (IMHO) better than the Hunters/Avengers, possibly because the assemblers were starting with better basics
The Todd assembly plant at petone was pretty crude, when they moved to porirua things got (a bit) better.

Not long after that I gave up on cars and went to work for IBM, so I can't say how much better (or worse the todd cars got by the time porirua closed

[Motu]

ALL NZ assembled cars were rust buckets....but so were cars assembled in other countries too.They were only painted on the outside - whatever could be done with the gun when the body shell was complete.After the scab rust drama of the '80's local assembly started to do a full body dip - Phosphoric acid first I think,then etching primer dip.I went on a tour of the Nissan plant and saw it in action.All just in time for the imports to kill local assembly.I'm not saying the Jap cars were crap,just not as good as everyone today thinks they were.If they were that much better than the British crap then buyers would have dropped the Hunters and Cortinas and went Japanese much earlier.Where are they all now? Same place as the Hunters and Cortinas.

Dealerships didn't see the real world - by the time they were out of dealer servicing and having problems the local garages were having to repair them.I've been riding bikes for 40 years,never a born again - and I've been a mechanic for 40 years too,never left the game.Seen them all come and go.Working at a Mitsi dealer now,part of the old Todd family.....we have stuff in back rooms going back beyond Mitsi,hunters and Valiants.Found an old workshop manual a couple of weeks ago for Dodge....all about the Hemi V8,now that's going back a bit for a dealership!