1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, LH front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-11.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775228″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, LH front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-10.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-11.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-12.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-13.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-14.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Chrysler began importing rebadged Mitsubishis to North America starting with the Colt in the 1971 model year, with more models being added as the decade progressed. By 1976, Plymouth shoppers could buy a Mitsubishi Lancer Celeste as the sporty Arrow; Plymouth Arrow and Dodge D-50 (later Ram 50) pickups, based on the Mitsubishi Forte, showed up here in 1979. So that those Dodge/Plymouth dealers would have a small personal luxury coupe to sell, the Japanese-market Galant Lambda hardtop was pressed into American service as the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo for 1978. Sales continued through 1983, and I’ve found one of those final Sapporos in a yard south of Denver, Colorado.
<img data-attachment-id="1775262" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/44-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/44-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950272","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0038759689922481","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, emblem" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, emblem – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-16.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-1.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775262″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-1.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, emblem – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-1.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-15.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-16.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-17.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-18.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-19.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>These machines haven’t been terribly difficult to find in car graveyards, though I certainly saw more of them a decade ago. So far, I’ve documented this ’78 Sapporo, another ’78 Sapporo, this ’81 Challenger, this ’82 Sapporo, and this ’82 Sapporo. Mitsubishi began importing vehicles under its own badging starting in late 1982.
<img data-attachment-id="1775246" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/22-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/22-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950194","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00063694267515924","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, hardtop windows" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, hardtop windows – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-21.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-2.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775246″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-2.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, hardtop windows – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-2.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-20.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-21.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-22.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-23.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-24.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>The 1978-1982 Challenger/Sapporo was a true hardtop, and it came stuffed with the same sort of snazzy features normally found in much pricier machinery. List price on the ’82 Sapporo was $8,043, while the MSRP of the ’82 Chrysler Cordoba hardtop started at $8,258 (about $23,330 and $23,960 today, respectively).
<img data-attachment-id="1775250" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/28-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/28-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950215","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.01","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, engine" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, engine – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-26.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775250″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, engine – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-25.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-26.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-27.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-28.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-29.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>At that price, the Cordoba came with a 90-horsepower Slant-6 engine to drag its 3,315 pounds down the avenue (the 318-cubic-inch V8 and its 130 horses cost a well-worth-it additional 70 bucks). The Sapporo got this 2.6-liter Astron four-cylinder, rated at 105 horsepower, and it weighed a mere 2,410 pounds. That made this car respectably quick by the standards of the time.
<img data-attachment-id="1775252" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/30-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/30-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950220","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0020876826722338","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, intake manifold" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, intake manifold – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-31.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-4.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775252″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-4.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, intake manifold – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-4.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-30.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-31.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-32.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-33.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-34.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>The Astron went into so many Chrysler and Mitsubishi vehicles over the decades (including some K-cars that got big HEMI 2.6 fender badges) that junkyard shoppers often grab parts from them. Perhaps this car’s cylinder head now lives on in a Montero or Conquest.
<img data-attachment-id="1775264" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/46-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/46-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950281","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0031347962382445","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, interior" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-36.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-5.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775264″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-5.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-5.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-35.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-36.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-37.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-38.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-39.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>The interior is grimy and the upholstery has become quite crunchy thanks to relentless Colorado sunshine, so I doubt much of this stuff will be sold before the car faces the cold steel jaws of The Crusher.
<img data-attachment-id="1775272" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/55-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/55-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950314","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00099800399201597","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, MCA-Jet sticker" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, MCA-Jet sticker – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-41.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-6.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775272″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-6.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, MCA-Jet sticker – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-6.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-40.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-41.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-42.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-43.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-44.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Mitsubishi was very proud of the MCA-JET high-swirl fuel-delivery system, which was sort of a simplified version of Honda’s CVCC rig, and applied these stickers accordingly.
<img data-attachment-id="1775238" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/17-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/17-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950150","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, radio" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, radio – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-46.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-7.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775238″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-7.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, radio – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-7.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-45.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-46.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-47.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-48.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-49.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Unusually for 1982, the Sapporo came with an AM/FM radio as standard equipment. When a company makes consumer electronics (not to mention fighter jets and heavy-lift rocket boosters) in addition to cars, there’s plenty of off-the-shelf audio hardware to put in those cars at a low cost.
<img data-attachment-id="1775234" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/11-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/11-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950134","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, interior" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-51.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-8.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775234″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-8.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-8.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-50.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-51.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-52.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-53.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-54.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>The future is here now!
<img data-attachment-id="1775278" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-3/63-1982-plymouth-sapporo-in-colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/63-1982-Plymouth-Sapporo-in-Colorado-junkyard-photograph-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1628950351","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00063816209317167","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, Tube Sand" data-image-description="
1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, Tube Sand – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-56.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-9.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1775278″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-9.jpg” alt=”1982 Plymouth Sapporo in Colorado junkyard, Tube Sand – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-9.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-55.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-56.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-57.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-58.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/junkyard-find-1982-plymouth-sapporo-59.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>If you’re too cheap to buy winter tires for your rear-wheel-drive car, there’s always tube-sand for the trunk.
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The JDM version got some seriously cool package-shelf speakers.
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