1983 Mitsubishi Montero.

July 11, 2012

12 comments
1983 Mitsubishi Montero 2-door

1983 Mitsubishi Montero 2-door

1983 Mitsubishi Montero 2-door

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

SUV would be wrong classification for this car, it's really a off-road car and quite uncomfortable to drive on road.

The long model would be more like SUV.

This is known as Pajero here in Europe and it was quite popular at the time.

Tony Piff said...

thanks for the input, anon. some of our tags are more perfect than others.

Anonymous said...

And Dodge used to brand it as the Raider, I recently un-forgot.

IsuzuGeek said...

These are awesome little rigs. If I wasn't in my Troopers I would be in some old school Monteros.

great white tiburon said...

always liked these, they are boxy but look good at being boxy. love this one especially because its a two door. for some reason swb 2door suv's look more interesting to me, maybe because they are more rare where I live. I think back before they coin'd the phrase SUV they were called MPV's.

Anonymous said...

No one took a picture of the Daihatsu Hijet in the background? (Another great 'MPV' of the time period)

Tony Piff said...

the white box? i think that's a toyota van...

Justin said...

Love those 80's as hell aftermarket wheels, fits it perfectly. Nice find.

Anonymous said...

I think the van in the background is a good old Toyota Van. I love these little trucklets, I'd imagine with the tiny wheelbase that these are hugely capable off road in stock form. Around where I live I see these in Dodge Raider form here and there but never any SWB 2-door Monteros

Dave said...

I was never on board with the Mitsubishis, but if I had to choose one it would be this (or the Mighty Max). It's probably huge inside.

Anonymous said...

Appears to have at least three different model tires on it...

Unknown said...

Looks like a a 1985 with the more basic grill.