Plymouth Colt The Colt replaced the Champ for 1983. Three-door and five-door styles were both offered. At this point there was really no more differentiating between Dodge’s and Plymouth’s Colts, other than title and receipt. It even shared the trim levels, such as Custom and RS. Related Pages: Plymouth Champ Plymouth Arrow Truck […]
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Plymouth Champ
Plymouth Champ The Champ was cousin to the Dodge Colt Hatchback. It was introduced for 1979 to compliment the brand’s imported line which included the Plymouth Arrow and Plymouth Sapporo. The body was only available in a 3-door configuration at first. Base, Deluxe and Custom were the trim level choices. Two choices for […]
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Dodge Colt Hatchback
Dodge Colt Hatchback For 1979, the Colt became front wheel drive, if you wanted a hatchback, that is. The rear wheel drive wagon, coupe, and sedans were still around. The Hatch was imported via Mitusbishi also. Below is a nice factory ad showing the many examples of the Colt nameplate behind the new Colt Hatchback. […]
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Dodge Colt Wagon
Dodge Colt Wagon We give the wagon version of this imported Dodge its own area. It started to lose its connection with rest of the Colt lineup in the middle of its life-cycle. Three generations of the Colt Wagon are presented here. Dodge was really trying to beat the competition. They were in a sales […]
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Plymouth Arrow Pickup
Plymouth Arrow Pickup Plymouth’s Arrow Pickup was introduced as a companion vehicle to the Plymouth Arrow car. This was in 1979. Like the Arrow car, the pickup was also based on a Mitsubishi product. Payload was an astonishing for the day in a compact truck @ 1557 lbs. Powering these through their model run were […]
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Plymouth Sapporo
Sapporo The Plymouth Sapporo was introduced in 1978 as a corporate cousin to the Dodge Challenger. They both were imported from Mitsubishi. Like the Challenger, the Sapporo received 1.6L and 2.6L I4 engines through its lifespan. Shifting duties were handled by either a 5-speed manual or 3-speed automatic. The final year for the […]
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Plymouth Arrow
Plymouth Arrow Missing a small car in the U.S. after ’73, Plymouth gave additional thought to bringing back a subcompact, or at least something small. Hence, the Arrow was born in 1976. Like the Dodge Colt, the Plymouth Arrow was Mitsubishi-based. Its wheelbase was a short 92.1 inches, though the car appeared bigger than it […]
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