1972 Dodge Colt

Can't imagine many of these little wagons have survived. This one looks like almost showroom condition.

http://newbrunswick.kijiji.ca/c-car...ION-WAGON-W0QQAdIdZ495398976QQfeaturedAdZtrue

 

Not exactly my cup-o-tea. Not in bad shape. Good color. Point of interest; Is that part of the drivetrain we're seeing thru the floor, in the picture with the backseat folded up??? Remember Iacocca saying, he thought Chrysler's deal to sell Toyotas was their biggest mistake. It took being bought up by MBZ, to get rid of them...

 

I think that's the jack. You can see the handle to turn it along the front edge and it's the same color.

Looks like its never been used.

 

Says in the ad, original tool kit... must be what is under the seat.


That is a , your never gona see one like that again condition, I'd love it.

 

Wow what a cool little wagon

 

It is in great shape. There may well not be another as nice anywhere. Still, not a car I would want at all. They were cheaply made, and the seats were lousy. Not one of J.A. Pan Inc's better efforts.

 

These were, body-wise, an almost direct copy of the '67-'72 Datsun 510.

Mitsubishi Colt:


Datsun 510:


I like the Datsun a bit better.

 

Not Toyota. It was Chrysler's partnership with Mitsubishi that Iacooca was discussing. General Motors partnered with Toyota on several vehicles. Ford partnered with Mazda.

 

http://newbrunswick.kijiji.ca/c-ViewAdLargeImage?AdId=495398976

That is the floor jack.

 

pricing

so what do you think if the price here? I called and he will not move off of $5000.00

 

I think that it is a good deal if you like the car.
As long as it checks out and the condition is as good as they state go for it. It would cost you that much alone just to restore and paint the body.

 

he did say it is not the original paint and it should be buffed out or re done....

 

hmmm

It probably cost half that to buy it new.... As they say on those TV auction shows, "It all depends on how much two bidders are willing to pay to get that car." I'm not really in the market for a Dodge Colt. If'n I had the money to get a dinky 70's wagon, I'd get either a Mercury Bobcat woodie or one of those Vega wagons Chevy had because they partnered with Opel. And then, how much I paid for one would depend on how well off it is...

 

Those were much stronger dollars, back then. Today's 5.000 dollars might be less than the actual new vehicle price

I had a 2-door hardtop, in that series. I think it was a '76 model. It had that basic engine cubed 1600. I didn't find mine cheaply made (we got Made in Japan vehicles. I don't know how the quality was when they were produced elsewhere) and the bucket seats were better than most contemporary Japanese seats. The ride was unusually soft, for a Jap car. It made the vehicle feel heavier than it actually was. The steering seemed direct. What was also unusual for a Jap car.
The Subaru's had the most uncomfortable seats I've ever sat on.
Here's how they were delivered to South Africa, in case you need a few more horses:

http://www.sedgeclasscars.com/details.php?CarID=1137

 

This was going to be my fall back when the other deal went south but now I think I will hold out for a true land yacht c/w wood siding