What did I see? Mitsu, but not a Montero/Pajero...

[Martinjmpr]

Driving through Delta, Utah, on Tuesday, I passed a red vehicle that looked very odd. It was a 2-door, jeep-type SUV with a spare tire on the back door. I'm pretty sure I saw the Mitsubishi "3 diamond" logo on the grille. It was a hardtop which appeared to be integrated, i.e. non-removable.

It was NOT a Montero/Pajero (I've owned a Montero and I know what they look like in both 2 door and 4 door versions.) It was way too small - looked to be about the size of a Suzuki Samurai.

Anyone know what it was? Anybody in/around Delta who knows about it?

 

[UK4X4]

Could be.......

1 In Japan you get three sizes of monteros/ pajero's....standard medium and mini...lines the same, sized like toys in the mini version..

2 Daihatsu jeeps are small suzuki / mitsu type vehicles with toyo engines

 

[haven]

You mean like this?

Mitsubishi, like many Asian manufacturers, made a jeep clone in the 1960s through 1980s. They are popular in the Philippines. Many have diesel engines.

Here's a Japanese company that exports used JDM Mitsu Jeeps
http://www.japan-partner.com/Auto/5116/Mitsubishi/JEEP/car-for-sale.html

Chip Haven

 

[Lynn]

Mitsubishi did sell a small, two-door Montero (aka Dodge Raider) for a while.

 

[Martinjmpr]

No, this was smaller than even the 2 door Montero/Raider. I guess it was a mini-Pajero that somebody gray-marketed into the US.

 

[39Ronin]

was it this:

 

[ColinTheCop]

In the UK they're sold as the Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin,




(clicky)

 

[PajEvo]

Pajero Junior, 95-98:

Pajero Pinin / Pajero IO, 3 and 5 door variants, 98 to present.

If it was "on the road", then it shouldn't be any newer than a 94, since 15 years is the cutoff for legal imports. Which leaves the Pajero/Montero... Diahatsu Rocky also looks very similar to the 2 doors...

 

[kcowyo]

Saw this '91 two door diesel for sale this morning -

For Sale:

1991 Mitsubishi Pajero 2 door

2.5 turbo diesel. 5 speed, 4.88 gears, lsd rear diff, cold weather package( dual batteries), 33x10.5 BFG AT'S. Aftermarket 2.25 in mandrel bent exhaust, turbo timer, cruise control, Delica tune( CVI ) roof rack, bush guard, PIAA 80 series offroad lights(Killer offroad lights, h4 fog/ pencil beam). Rockford Fosgate stereo (dual amps sub etc) etc...

New: Windshield, rear driveshaft, rear brakes, timingbelt and oil seals, tensioners, waterpump, block heater, pyrometer, boost guage, front wheel bearing and seals, rh cv shaft, rh ball joints and tie rod end.

Located in Calgary

$7500
.

 

[Martinjmpr]

Yup, Pajero Junior looks right. Can't be many of them in the US!