Used for almost half a century, the Colt name can hardly be split from that of Mitsubishi. The very first Colt was a tiny 600 cc twin unveiled in 1962. The name reappeared in 1979 when it was applied on the American version of the newly-launched Mirage hatchback. This Mirage went through several models during the Eighties, but the Colt name renamed on many export models, though on some markets the car was confusingly badged as a Lancer. By the first years of the new millenium, the Mirage/Lancer had grown into a much larger car, and Mitsubishi felt the need of reassigning the car to the compact city car class. This rectification became really for model year 2003 when was introduced the new car, which now adopted the Colt name, including on its home market. A European version, built in the Netherlands, followed one year later. This latest Colt is still produced today.
About the model
Model: Mitsubishi Colt
Year: c.2004
Maker: Vitesse
Scale: 1/43
Distributed by: Vitesse
Acquired: brand new, in December 2006, in Hong Kong, S.A.R.
An excellent model by Vitesse, nicely detailed, well assembled and correctly priced. Though I’m not fond of modern cars as you have probably noticed by now, such quality really makes me enjoy them as scale models. My rating is 15/20.
