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New Hope in Dodge Colt Wagon

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From a long time ago, in a junkyard not that far away, comes this Dodge Colt Station wagon. The Colt is from a time when forces of economy gripped the nation. Escalating gas prices caused Americans to abandon their full-size automobiles for smaller, more thrifty versions. With Mopar there was no compromise, along with a new hope. One could choose from a full-size Dodge Diplomat or this compact Dodge Colt station wagon on the same dealer lot thanks an alliance with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. These modern rear-wheel drive motoring forces continued to fight on against the growing front-wheel drive clone armies of the Galactic General Motors Empire.

This Colt Wagon evidently soldiered on from the late seventies into the next millennium on its way to the boneyard. The forces of runaway thermodynamics on dissimilar metals may have felled this wagon in the same way many an Astron engine cracked its cylinder head or spun a silent shaft bearing before this. The mighty Colt was fully loaded (Yes, Johnny!) with a rear window wiper, air conditioning, AM/FM radio, sporty steering wheel, dash clock, and the big Astron four-cylinder topped with three-valve MCA JET cylinder head. The 5-speed manual transmission can be seen unmasked on the ground next the the wagon. No, Plymouth Reliant K Wagon, I am your Father.

Comments

  1. LTDScott says

    What are the chances, I saw one of these yesterday, same color and all. I kinda dig the look of the steelies and trim rings they had.

  2. Brian Driggs says

    Wow. I was just chatting with some gents on sigma-galant.com earlier this week. Cleaned up proper, these remain some of the sweetest OG rides on the street. I wouldn’t mind having one of these one day. Hell with all the Bluebird parrots.

    4G63T-powered 2-door Colt/GTO/FTO would be a * k i l l e r * for cruising the strip or talking shop over burgers at In-N-Out…

  3. jim says

    Had a friend in high school who owned the Colt sedan of that era. It’s nickname was the Molt.