Drivetrain experts! Name this car! :)

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Yeah, in Japan it was called Colt Galant GTO. That gen's Galant was regular coupe & sedan, but GTO was only ones that was fastback coupe. Only reason I know this car is cuz I remember having this car in GT4. lol

I googled it more and it's actually a '72 Colt Galant GS-R

The Mitsubishi Galant GTO was launched in 1970 as the two-door hardtop variant of Mitsubishi's then-new Galant sedan, and was known as the Colt Galant GTO. Designed by Hiroaki Kamisago, who had previously been sent by Mitsubishi to study at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, it incorporated many stylistic cues from contemporary American muscle cars like the Mustang, Firebird and Cougar, including a long hood, raised cut-off ducktail rear, and rounded quad-headlamps and tail-lamps. It was also the first Japanese passenger car to have full side windows and a pillarless design.

There were three variants available at first, all powered by the Saturn engine: the M1 (1600 cc SOHC, 4-speed), M2 (1600 cc SOHC, 5-speed) and the top-spec MR (1600 cc twin-carb, DOHC 5-speed), a 125 horsepower (93 kW) version only available in Japan.

In 1972 Mitsubishi upgraded the powerplants with their new Astron units. The range now consisted of the LS (2000 cc single-carb, automatic transmission), GS (2000 cc twin-carb, 5-speed manual) and GS-R (2000 cc twin-carb, 5-speed manual). They were also given a mild facelift to distinguish them, comprising a one-piece slats-type grille and three-piece tail lights. Additionally, the 125 hp (93 kW) GS-R had wider 185-section tires, flared guards and a black-painted rear panel between the lights.

There was a second styling tweak in 1974 when the car gained a honeycomb-style front grille. Also, some of the very last cars gained the Astron 80 engine with Mitsubishi's Silent Shaft system, before the entire range was discontinued the following year in favour of the Lancer-based Celeste and the Galant Lambda/Sapporo.

After production ceased, the name lay dormant for fifteen years, but it retained sufficient cachet that Mitsubishi resurrected it for their flagship Mitsubishi GTO sports GT in 1990. However, in order to avoid offending automotive connoisseurs, who might have objected to the evocative nameplate from the highly regarded Ferrari 250 GTO and Pontiac GTO being used on a Japanese vehicle, it was renamed to Mitsubishi 3000GT overseas.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by RRnold

I googled it more and it's actually a '72 Colt Galant GS-R

The Mitsubishi Galant GTO was launched in 1970 as the two-door hardtop variant of Mitsubishi's then-new Galant sedan, and was known as the Colt Galant GTO. Designed by Hiroaki Kamisago, who had previously been sent by Mitsubishi to study at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, it incorporated many stylistic cues from contemporary American muscle cars like the Mustang, Firebird and Cougar, including a long hood, raised cut-off ducktail rear, and rounded quad-headlamps and tail-lamps. It was also the first Japanese passenger car to have full side windows and a pillarless design.

There were three variants available at first, all powered by the Saturn engine: the M1 (1600 cc SOHC, 4-speed), M2 (1600 cc SOHC, 5-speed) and the top-spec MR (1600 cc twin-carb, DOHC 5-speed), a 125 horsepower (93 kW) version only available in Japan.

In 1972 Mitsubishi upgraded the powerplants with their new Astron units. The range now consisted of the LS (2000 cc single-carb, automatic transmission), GS (2000 cc twin-carb, 5-speed manual) and GS-R (2000 cc twin-carb, 5-speed manual). They were also given a mild facelift to distinguish them, comprising a one-piece slats-type grille and three-piece tail lights. Additionally, the 125 hp (93 kW) GS-R had wider 185-section tires, flared guards and a black-painted rear panel between the lights.

There was a second styling tweak in 1974 when the car gained a honeycomb-style front grille. Also, some of the very last cars gained the Astron 80 engine with Mitsubishi's Silent Shaft system, before the entire range was discontinued the following year in favour of the Lancer-based Celeste and the Galant Lambda/Sapporo.

After production ceased, the name lay dormant for fifteen years, but it retained sufficient cachet that Mitsubishi resurrected it for their flagship Mitsubishi GTO sports GT in 1990. However, in order to avoid offending automotive connoisseurs, who might have objected to the evocative nameplate from the highly regarded Ferrari 250 GTO and Pontiac GTO being used on a Japanese vehicle, it was renamed to Mitsubishi 3000GT overseas.

I'm guessin' you got this info in wiki... so we were both correct. Answer was Mitsubishi Colt Galant GTO GS-R (A57C).

Here's info on Galant GTO series

[Franisco]

You guys are pretty good.
New one. Probably very easy but..

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Franisco

You guys are pretty good.
New one. Probably very easy but..

LOL lil brother of GTO/3000GT. Had 4F93 or 6A12 engine pushing 125~200hp. IDK how it won the Car of the Year Japan on mid 90's (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm not really fan of this car. Answer is FTO

Anyways, how bout this?

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

LOL lil brother of GTO/3000GT. Had 4F93 or 6A12 engine pushing 125~200hp. IDK how it won the Car of the Year Japan on mid 90's (correct me if I'm wrong). I'm not really fan of this car. Answer is FTO

Anyways, how bout this?

73 Celica GT?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by RRnold

73 Celica GT?

No, '77 Celica GT Liftback... but good enough. I just can't stop lovin' that car~

[Franisco]

I believe the FTO was COTY in the 90's..the first few years it came out?

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

No, '77 Celica GT Liftback... but good enough. I just can't stop lovin' that car~

Dammit, I originally said '78 GT b/c of the gas door but changed it. My dad used to have a '80 Corona station wagon that had that same type of gas door. He also had a mustard yellow '78 Corolla "5 Speed" but it was the round type 1/4 turn screw cap. Growing up, we (the siblings) would make fun of him but looking back now, I wish he kept them.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Franisco

I believe the FTO was COTY in the 90's..the first few years it came out?

Yeah, 94 or 95 it was COTYJ.

Originally Posted by RRnold

Dammit, I originally said '78 GT b/c of the gas door but changed it. My dad used to have a '80 Corona station wagon that had that same type of gas door. He also had a mustard yellow '78 Corolla "5 Speed" but it was the round type 1/4 turn screw cap. Growing up, we (the siblings) would make fun of him but looking back now, I wish he kept them.

Yeah, you should of kept it... but My dad should of kept this Ken & Mary Skyline too... but he didn't o'well

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by bigbcraig

Hehe Dimman, I hate to sound like an asshole and complain about or correct everything you say... The Spyker uses an Audi 4.2.

The blue car looks like an early Ascari design... in which case it would be BMW E39 M5 engine..

But I also vaguely remember something looking like that with a GTR / RB26DETT in it.

So hmm.

Yeah, I was thinking of the early Konigsegg (sp.) I remember a whole slew of concepts and niche cars in the late 90's early 00's coming out with Ford power. Panoz, DeTomaso, and all these weird marques that died in the 30's, 40's and 50's coming back as supercars. That was kind of a hail mary shot.

As for it being RB powered, the car looks mid-engined which really reduces the likelyhood of a straight six. (BMW M1 is the only MR layout with an L6 I can name off the top of my head.)

Edit: Swing and a miss #2 with the RB, I'll be damned, mid-engine straight six...

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what about this one? any guesses?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by TomGT

what about this one? any guesses?

Tail light gave it away. It's Mx5... and from the looks of it, it's 2nd gen

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right! MX5/ Miata Coupe - I like it more than the Roadster but it have never been sold in EU

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I´m kinda bored ... what about this one