Dodge Colt Vista from N. GA
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Hey all,
So this is my 1987 Dodge Colt Vista. Tell me what you guys think. For being over 26 years old, she is fairly good order. She sits in my garage under lock and key so as not to collect any more weather on her. She sat in my garage for 3 years in non-running condition (I let her get that way) and now she is back and running with a vengeance. It will never be fast because let's face it, this thing isn't the most stable car out there. So, it'll be for looks and the joy of driving something unique.
Her name is Rosie as dubbed by my grand mother. I got a 2009 Mazda5 as pictured in my sig picture. Besides the sliding door, it's like the same exact car! So I dubbed the Mazda Astro (The Jetson's reference).
My grandmother bought this car brand new in 1987 with the intent on carrying a 2 year old me around. 26 years later (7 years after the passing of my grandmother) this car is back and better than ever. I still have the original window sticker and manual as well as all previous registration documents and even the original bill of sale.
I still have some room in my budget left to do some more stuff to her but not much. So far I've spent a good bit replacing the entire fuel system (it was gummed up bad), refinishing the outside and inside of the gas tank, new belts, hoses, distributor and wires, new plugs, new battery, and a handful of other little bits and pieces. Tint was put on a few days ago, new tires are going on soon as the current ones are bit dry rotted from sitting, and lowering springs will be custom built by a company in California.
Without further delay, here are some pics of the old girl. She's 3 speeds of automatic bliss (actually... I hate white cars and I ESPECIALLY hate automatics but this one is special and I would never give it up).
C-Pillar needed some love (so does the window trim but that's another day).
Boom. There's orange peel but I could care less.
Welcome to Struggleville, USA. (But for real, Struggleville is a town in Georgia and I'm there. It's around the corner from my house)
Statham, GA
Fresh tint. 35% up front with 20% around.
Hope you enjoyed!
So that I don't repost the same exact stuff in two separate threads, here's the link to my first newbie post.
Not a common car for sure but I do love her.
https://mitsubishiforum.com/forum/ne...ta-n-ga-44511/
So this is my 1987 Dodge Colt Vista. Tell me what you guys think. For being over 26 years old, she is fairly good order. She sits in my garage under lock and key so as not to collect any more weather on her. She sat in my garage for 3 years in non-running condition (I let her get that way) and now she is back and running with a vengeance. It will never be fast because let's face it, this thing isn't the most stable car out there. So, it'll be for looks and the joy of driving something unique.
Her name is Rosie as dubbed by my grand mother. I got a 2009 Mazda5 as pictured in my sig picture. Besides the sliding door, it's like the same exact car! So I dubbed the Mazda Astro (The Jetson's reference).
My grandmother bought this car brand new in 1987 with the intent on carrying a 2 year old me around. 26 years later (7 years after the passing of my grandmother) this car is back and better than ever. I still have the original window sticker and manual as well as all previous registration documents and even the original bill of sale.
I still have some room in my budget left to do some more stuff to her but not much. So far I've spent a good bit replacing the entire fuel system (it was gummed up bad), refinishing the outside and inside of the gas tank, new belts, hoses, distributor and wires, new plugs, new battery, and a handful of other little bits and pieces. Tint was put on a few days ago, new tires are going on soon as the current ones are bit dry rotted from sitting, and lowering springs will be custom built by a company in California.
Without further delay, here are some pics of the old girl. She's 3 speeds of automatic bliss (actually... I hate white cars and I ESPECIALLY hate automatics but this one is special and I would never give it up).
C-Pillar needed some love (so does the window trim but that's another day).
Boom. There's orange peel but I could care less.
Welcome to Struggleville, USA. (But for real, Struggleville is a town in Georgia and I'm there. It's around the corner from my house)
Statham, GA
Fresh tint. 35% up front with 20% around.
Hope you enjoyed!
So that I don't repost the same exact stuff in two separate threads, here's the link to my first newbie post.
Not a common car for sure but I do love her.
https://mitsubishiforum.com/forum/ne...ta-n-ga-44511/
Last edited by Sebba; May 16, 2013 at 12:01 PM.
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