1963 Mitsubishi Colt 1000

The Colt 1000 was put on sale in July 1963 as the upper model of the Colt 600, in the flat deck style of the time, and as the first four door sedan of Mitsubishi. It had a 977 cc KE43 water cooled four cylinder OHV engine of 51 PS in a traditional Panhard layout, with a column shifter for the fully synchronized four speed manual. It was developed by the Nagoya Automobile Works and the Kyoto Works group. The Colt 1000 was the first four door sedan of Mitsubishi, in the flat deck style that was in fashion at that time.