79 Plymouth Sapporo...ichiban...;)

[thrashingcows]

Came across this one....can't recall the last time I ever saw one of these. Looks to be in pretty decent shape.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars...ro/1224636991?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

[Stretch]

That's a lot of ugly!

 

[Dr.Jass]

They're not much to look at, but these were actually pretty decent cars and had some interesting features for the day (such as the four-wheel discs).

At least Plymouth had the good sense to not name theirs "Barracuda". Dodge should've taken that hint with their sister version. :doh:

 

[69.5CUDA]

cant say ive ever seen the plymouth..the mitsues yes


makes me wonder f this is what a "cricket" grew up into...which ive ever only seen one

 

[Dr.Jass]

The U.S.-market Cricket wasn't a Mistubishi, though. It was a rebadged Hillman Avenger.

I've actually seen a lot more of the Sapporos than I have Challengers. I only remember one Rising-Sun Challenger in this area, but there were a number of Sapporos at one time. If you can get past the looks, they could be pretty fun projects. They are RWD, after all.

 

[68R/T]

Sales weren't very strong because dealers preferred pushing domestic cars for higher profits. Plus their mechanics had zero experience working on them and no desire to learn.