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    • Mar 31stRare Bosozoku cars: Mitsubishi Galant Lambda


      This week we feature another rare Bosozoku styled car. This time I did find two Bosozoku styled examples of this car in contrary of the singular examples I previously posted.

      This time we feature two Mitsubishi Galant Lambdas in different styles:
      Mild Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Galant Lambda
      Mild Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Galant Lambda

      This Galant Lambda is a bit of a Kyusha styled car. Very nicely slammed to the ground with some phat rims and a nice oil cooler sticking under the bumper.

      Wild Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Galant Lambda
      Wild Bosozoku styled Mitsubishi Galant Lambda

      This wildly bosozoku styled Galant Lambda has it all: big overhanging lip at the front, big fenders, spoiler on the boot, 70s paint scheme, chromed mirrors and bumper, a hood ornament and let’s not forget the Astron 80 badge on the grille!

      The Mitsubishi Galant Lambda was also known as the Mitsubishi Sapporo in the EU, Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo in the US, Chrysler Scorpion and the Mitsubishi Scorpion in Australia and the car was also known as the Colt Sapporo in the UK. That’s a lot of names!
      Almost factory stock zenki Galant Lambda
      Almost factory stock zenki (1976-1980) Galant Lambda

      The Galant Lambda was marketed as a “personal luxury car” which meant it was not considered a coupe. It was supposed to be a two door luxury vehicle based on a car from the larger model lineup. Most likely to match the “hardtop” designation by Toyota for the Crown and Chaser which were immediate competitors.

      The car had a facelift in 1980 which resulted in a new grille with fixed lights, B pilar going into the roof lining instead of being a seperate beam, new rear lights and a set of spoilers to get it into the 80s era.
      Factory stock kouki Galant Lambda
      Factory stock kouki (1980-1982) Galant Lambda

      The Galant Lambda featured several engines but the 4 cylinder Astron 80 was the most favorable engine of them all: it featured the “silent shaft” system. The “silent shaft” system was an improved version of a single balance shaft which counter balanced the vibrations made by the inline piston engine design. This system was the first use of twin balance shafts which enabled Mitsubishi to improve stability in the Astron engine and enlarge the engine over 2 liters. The Galant Lambda Astron 80 featured a 2.6 liter engine, a figure which was in the 70s normally only obtainable by adding at least two extra cylinders!

      The Galant Lambda featured a futuristic design both outside and inside. It features a single spoke steering wheel and a wild spaceage interior. This interiour looked just as good as the interior of a Citroen SM back in 1976!
      Factory stock interior Galant Lambda
      Factory stock interior Galant Lambda

      On one side I understand why the Galant Lambda is a rare Bosozoku car: it is already a very wild styled car, on the other hand I don’t understand it: it reads potential all over it.
      Perhaps it has to do with the brand Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi focused primarily on smaller cars during the 60s and early 70s while Nissan and Toyota already sold the larger saloons. Resulting in Mitsubishi’s being the 5th largest car manufacturer in Japan. Also Mitsubishi focused on Rally and not on circuit racing so they missed the Granchan followers.

      As an ex-Mitsubishi owner I always wanted to buy a good condition Sapporo, however an AE86 came in between. Who knows, maybe I’ll own one myself one day. One thing is for sure then: it won’t be Bosozoku styled! 😉


      This entry was posted in Rare Bosozoku cars and tagged mitsubishi galant lambda, Rare Bosozoku cars by banpei with 3 comments
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        1. Hugo says:
          April 1, 2009 at 1:59 pm

          the 3rd car was bought in england if I recal correctly, and it’s a Plymouth Sapporo, probably the Mitsubishi Galant counterpart, he overhauled the engine and swapped some suspension parts. I like look of the car without side moldings. The front end reminds me of the DeLorean mixed with a pontiac 6000 LOL, btw, thanks for adding some history!

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        2. christopher says:
          September 27, 2012 at 8:55 am

          Hello, I’d like to know how did you manage to lower your sapporo?
          goodbye

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        3. Jose says:
          March 11, 2015 at 8:20 pm

          Buenos dias, soy propietario de unas cupé Galant modelos 80 desearia contactar con ustedes soy de Argentina saludos.

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