1985???? must be one of the first actual widebodies ever made.
It was about here that the owner came out to talk to me, we had a bit of a chat, he was a really nice guy. He imported the car from japan just before it was due to be crushed, about 10 years ago. Its a pre-production test of a proposed 4WS model. It has the GTO rear end under the back, that means diff and everything. The owner told me he had to replace the crown wheel a while back. He had to purchase one for a GTO as mitsubishi couldn't figure out what the hell this was. There were apparently a couple of others made and imported at the same time, but they have since been written off. He wasent sure if it's 4 or 5 stud, but i *suspect* it would be 4.
This car was full of supprises, the dash is one of the 2nd generation digital ones:
He popped the bonnet for me to have a squiz, some interesting bit under here aswell.
The remote oil filter housing is an addition the owner made,.
and now the most interesting pics of all!
The owner commented on the 4WS as being "Like someone has put a trolley jack under the rear end". Its an active system, so it only operates when there are a some g's stacked up going round a corner or round-about.
Yes, i asked. No, he's not keen to sell it at the moment, even though i promised to sink money into it to really tidy it up, heh. I was going to offer a trade of my MX5, but well, i thought that a bit rude, and he alreay had another roadster.
This has to be a genuine piece of mitsubishi motoring history i rekon. Very cool.
