Mitsubishi Colt 600 Explained

Mitsubishi Colt 600
Production:1962–1965[1]
Transmission:3-speed manual
Wheelbase:2065mm
Length:3385mm
Width:1410mm
Height:1370mm
Weight:555kg (1,224lb)

The Mitsubishi Colt 600 is a five-seat, two-door passenger sedan produced by Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries, Ltd - one of the companies which would become Mitsubishi Motors.[2] It was rear-engined and rear wheel drive, powered by an air-cooled 594 cc twin-cylinder OHV engine producing 25abbr=onNaNabbr=on, and debuted in July 1962 as the successor to the company's Mitsubishi 500 Super Deluxe.[3] The 600 was the first Mitsubishi to bear the "Colt" name.[4] Top speed was 1000NaN0.[1]

A convertible version—the company's first "show car"— was exhibited at the 9th Tokyo Motor Show, but was never offered for public sale.[3] A replica of that car was used to promote the new Mitsubishi Colt cabriolet at the 75th Geneva Motor Show in 2005.[5] [6]

Following the racing success of its predecessor, Mitsubishi entered Colt 600 touring cars in the 1963 Malaysian Grand Prix, where they placed second and third in the under 600 cc class.[7] The following year the Colt 600 managed to take class honors in Malaysia.[8] Production ended in 1965, in favor of the considerably more modern (still two-stroke, but water-cooled) Colt 800 fastback.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Car Graphic: Car Archives Vol. 1, '60s Japanese/American Cars . Nigensha . 2000 . 22 . Tokyo . 4-544-09171-3 .
  2. Web site: History of Mitsubishi 1960-1969. Mitsubishi Motors Web Museum. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080515053458/http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/museum/history/1960/e/index.html. 2008-05-15.
  3. Web site: Colt 600 / Convertible. Mitsubishi Motors Web Museum. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322204013/http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/museum/autogallery/e/history/colt600.html. 2012-03-22.
  4. Web site: First Look At Mitsubishi Motors History 1961-1970. Mitsubishi Motors South Africa. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080610140907/http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.za/featuresites/mm_history/1960-1969.asp. 2008-06-10.
  5. Mitsubishi Lineup at 75th Geneva International Motor Show . Mitsubishi Motors . March 1, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090706001205/http://media.mitsubishi-motors.com/pressrelease/e/motorshow/detail1227.html . July 6, 2009 . dead .
  6. Web site: First Look At The New Mitsubishi Colt Coupe-Cabriolet . Carpages.co.uk . 12 February 2005 .
  7. Web site: Colt 600. A Glorious Heritage: Chronological History of Mitsubishi Motor Sports Activities. Mitsubishi Motors Web Museum. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011084425/http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate/museum/motorsports/e/Colt_600.htm. 2008-10-11.
  8. Web site: Mitsubishi Colt: Sporty and Compact . Mitsubishi Motors South Africa . 2010-09-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050319071743/http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.za/featuresites/mm_history/Colt.asp . 2005-03-19 .

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