Mitsubishi Galant & Lancer - Shannons Club TV - Episode 130

In this episode of Shannons Club TV, Mark Oastler & John Wright take a look at the tank-tough 1970s Japanese cars which were winners in both rallying and showrooms - The Mitsubishi Galant & Lancer.

[@flyinchanga5319]

This is a really cool video 👌, I'm from the US and I have two 78' Dodge colt's (Mitsubishi lancer) got my first one in 6th grade when I saw it told my dad I wanted it and ended up winning it in a drunk poker match off a family friend lol loved it ever since 21 now and I still daily drive it 👌

[@MrGoblin60]

I had that brochure shown on the back screen at 10:30. I was given a wad of Chrysler brochures and trim samples after my school class did a tour of the Chrysler factory at Tonsley Park in 1972; best school day of my life and thank you Mr Millman for organising it! Unfortunately all those advertising pamphlets got lost on the four winds over the years.

[@nu_foz]

Waiting for your Chrysler Sigma and Holden Piazza reviews :) keep up the great work!

[@phillipleeds296]

Plenty of memories here, gents. My second car was a 1971 GA Galant 1500. A very quick car, faster than it had any right to be. I found out through a work colleague with Chrysler contacts (he was a senior manager at Leyland Australia before they pulled the plug) that it was one of a batch that Chrysler used to homologise them for the Southern Cross Rally before they switched to the Lancers. Bigger valves, different gearing, etc. A great little car. Not long after, Dad bought a new Galant GB 1600 and later on mum traded the family 1971 VH Regal 770 318 V8 on an orange GD Galant 1600. We had three Galant at that time and my cousin had a Lancer. Late 70s I bought a Lancer Hatchback but did not keep that one long. The rear suspension was,so stiff it was a handful on rough roads, which the Galants never were. Cheers!

[@Nathan-cd6gu]

I had a blue one back in the day on my P plates in the early 90”s

[@captaccordion]

I've always been surprised that British Leyland never challenged the use of the Lancer name (particularly the A70 Lancer), as less than 15 years had passed since the Austin Lancer was sold.

[@20B4ME]

Please do a GE Sigma review!

[@rossgarykelly84]

Fabio Caris Sigma's used to be everywhere and yet you hardly see them at all these days

[@billhatz3773]

Australian Lancer when released only came available in 1.4L, not 1.3 or 1.5L as mentioned.

[@grumpycarlsworld]

The GC Galant didn't really "grow" much as such, as the wagon shared the same body as the GB. It did get an extended nose, which was to accommodate the Astron engine, as used in some markets. It did indeed look much bigger, thanks to the more rounded styling. Owned a couple of GCs in the early 90s, and can absolutely vouch for the ruggedness spoken of here. A very under-rated car, when compared to the Datsuns which it competed against. Also, I thought a mention should be given to the GA's predecessor, also a rally champ, the Colt 1100F.

[@area51isreal71]

According to Modern Motor magazine, the GC had its new look due to the considerations of the US market. They said the US was the biggest market and Chrysler Corporation (who owned 15% of Mitsubishi) wanted a certain look for their Dodge Colt. Mitsubishi happily complied and the rest of the world got what Dodge wanted.

[@grumpycarlsworld]

@@area51isreal71 True to an extent. The longer nose was to fit the 1850 Astron, which the US market got, but they retained the 4 headlight treatment, which we saw on the fully imported 2 door. The GC as we know it, was designed locally to look like a baby VJ Valiant, as was mentioned in the clip. Our model had a unique grille, headlight supports and front bumper, along with carrying over the GB's indicators.

[@area51isreal71]

@@grumpycarlsworld I remember the two door that was imported. It looked great and Wheels magazine at the time were full of praise for it. At the same time though they reckoned its price was completely off the map. They reported it at around $4000 which was only off by around $1000 off the Charger 770 and $2400 off the Chrysler by Chrysler. I agree about the similarity to the VJ Valiant though and Chrysler Australia made no secret about their intentions to do just that. They tried the same thing with the Centura in an attempt to tie that to the CL Valiant.

[@phillipleeds296]

Make that homologate - damn that auto-correct.

[@club1fan552]

Oh dear Boys. I love your videos but really, do some research. The Lancer sedan was only ever offered in Australia with a 1439 cc Saturn engine delivering 92bhp. The hatch was only offered with a 1.6. However you are correct with it's weight and performance. When the Lancer was released in Australia in September 1974 it was the fastest, sub 1.6 L, rear wheel drive piston engined sedan in Australia. The 2 door door was capable of of a quarter mile time of 18.9 seconds. The only exception being the first Galant with a 1.3 L engine which competed in performance with bigger engined cars such as the Mazda Capella and Datsun 1600. Other small cars of the era that were faster were the Civic 1500 cc for it's incredible torque and rolling acceleration and the Gemini which appeared in 1975.

[@perpetualgrin5804]

It was a Chrysler Galant.😅