COLT 1100F S o it was that 1967 became the starting point for this company's international rally competition history. The amazing debut class win and 4th outright in the 2nd Southern Cross Rally with the Colt 1000F started it all. After that kind of start Mitsubishi decided to go back the next year with a factory Colt 1100F and aim for an even better result than the previous year. The 'Colt 1100', which went on sale in 1966, was upgraded and called Colt 1100F in 1967. It had a Colt 1000 KE43 model engine bored out to 1088 cc and the new engine was designated the KE44 and rated at 58 horsepower. The Colt 1100F upgrade for 1968 was an all round improved model that had 82 h.p. and was equipped with front disc brakes. In 1968, four Colt 1100Fs were entered among the 76 cars competing over the 4,000 km endurance rally course. In the end, the 1100Fs surprised the highly experienced teams from Europe when they did even better than the previous, taking 3rd outright and first and second in the under 1300 G class. BACK

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