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2 in 1! Plymouth Reliant K-Car 1983-1986 and a Datsun 240Z 1969-1973
Boy ole boy, the infamously terrible governmentally supported K-Car from the Lee Iacocca administration era of Chrysler Corporation. This was the K body that saved Chrysler from bankruptcy in 1983. This one is a Plymouth Reliant version which predictably didn’t hold up to its own name. Then there was the Dodge Aries K which was only different by badge and grill, maybe hubcaps. There were multiple cars built off the K body platform. The first gen LeBaron, E Class, the 600 Executive limousine, Reliant K, Aries K and 600. They all used the same inline 4 developed by Mitsubishi and all had severe overheat problems. The Datsun however is a straight six. Being developed by JDM Nissan the Datsun 240Z or “Fairlady Z” (Z30) they deemed very reliable and pretty quick for their time. These are super rare to find stock or in any condition these days. This is a US-Spec left hand drive example that is definitely drivable. I’ve seen it in town myself.
2 in 1! Plymouth Reliant K-Car 1983-1986 and a Datsun 240Z 1969-1973
Boy ole boy, the infamously terrible governmentally supported K-Car from the Lee Iacocca administration era of Chrysler Corporation. This was the K body that saved Chrysler from bankruptcy in 1983. This one is a Plymouth Reliant version which predictably didn’t hold up to its own name. Then there was the Dodge Aries K which was only different by badge and grill, maybe hubcaps. There were multiple cars built off the K body platform. The first gen LeBaron, E Class, the 600 Executive limousine, Reliant K, Aries K and 600. They all used the same inline 4 developed by Mitsubishi and all had severe overheat problems. The Datsun however is a straight six. Being developed by JDM Nissan the Datsun 240Z or “Fairlady Z” (Z30) they deemed very reliable and pretty quick for their time. These are super rare to find stock or in any condition these days. This is a US-Spec left hand drive example that is definitely drivable. I’ve seen it in town myself.