COLT 1500SS I n the third year of international rallying the Mitsubishi factory were on a roll and in an effort to improve their already very good record, it was decided that the chassis of the next generation of Mitsubishi passenger cars, the 'Colt 1500SS' (New Colt 1500) should be used as the base for the rally machine. The new chassis was already being used on race circuits in the guise of a Colt 1000, and it had the refined longer wheel base of the Colt 1500, a two door model was already being included in the line-up, the R46 racing engine from the formula car was being improved and tuned for rally use and all of this was to form one package called the Colt 1500SS. Two were entered in the 4th Southern Cross Rally, but because of a mismatch between the 120 h.p. engine and the suspension the outright win that had been the reason for all of the improvements was not possible. However, third place was still a good result for a brand new car. BACK

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