Mitsubishi is going to dispose of its collection in the United Kingdom and for that reason it is going to auction a total of 14 models that, in the end, represent a large part of its history in that territory.
The auction starts on April 1st, and all vehicles will be auctioned with no reserve price. In addition to the cars, several historic registration plates will also be sold.
As for the models that will be sold, in the next lines we will show you the assets that Mitsubishi and Colt Car Company (the company responsible for importing and distributing the Japanese brand's models in the United Kingdom) will dispose of.
pieces of history
We begin the list of 14 Mitsubishi models that will be auctioned off for a scale replica of the 1917 Model A, the first mass-produced car in Japan. replica has a single cylinder engine from a… lawn mower.
Moving forward, Mitsubishi will also auction the first car it ever sold in the UK, a 1974 Mitsubishi Colt Lancer (that's how it became known) with a 1.4 l engine, manual gearbox and 118 613 km.
Mitsubishi Colt Lancer
This is also joined by a 1974 Colt Galant. High-end version (the 2000 GL with 117 hp), this example was the first to be used by the Colt Car Company in its dealer recruitment programs.
Still among the “old people”, we find one of only eight Mitsubishi Jeep CJ-3B imported to the UK. Produced in 1979 or 1983 (no certainty), this example results from a license obtained by Mitsubishi to produce the famous Jeep in Japan after World War II.
sport pedigree
As you would expect, the batch of 14 Mitsubishi models that will be auctioned does not lack the “eternal” Lancer Evolution. Thus, a 2001 Lancer Evo VI Tommi Makinen Edition, a 2008 Evo IX MR FQ-360 HKS and a 2015 Evo X FQ-440 MR will be auctioned.
These are also joined by a 2007 Group N Lancer Evolution IX, which won the British rally championship in 2007 and 2008. Also from the rally world, a 1989 Mitsubishi Galant 2.0 GTI, which has been converted into a replica of the car, is also going to be auctioned. of competition.
Among the brand's sports cars are part of the collection, a 1988 Starion with 95 032 km, revised engine and rebuilt turbo and a 1992 Mitsubishi 3000GT with just 54 954 km.
Mitsubishi Starion
Finally, for off-road fans, two Mitsubishi Pajero, one from 1987 and the other from the year 2000 (the last second generation to be registered in the UK) will be auctioned, a 2017 L200 Desert Warrior, which has emerged several times in Top Gear magazine, plus a 2015 Outlander PHEV with just 2897 km.