Turbocharging was big when the 80s began, and nobody liked turbocharging better by mid-decade than Chrysler, Mitsubishi, and Chrysler/Mitsubishi. Turbo Cordias, Turbo Omnis, Turbo K-cars, Turbo Starions and, of course, the various Chryslerized flavors of the Turbo Mitsubishi Mirage. I’d forgotten about the Plymouth-badged Turbo Colts, but then I found this low-mile example awaiting its date with The Crusher in a California self-service wrecking yard. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1980s, 1984, 1984 Plymouth Colt, California, Colt, Down On The Junkyard, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Colt, Mitsubishi Mirage, Plymouth, Plymouth Colt, Turbo, Turbocharging, twin stick
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