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    Japanese car, with an American flair.

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    The Mitsubishi Debonair was revealed at the 10th All-Japan Motor Show (which was later renamed the Tokyo Motor Show) in late 1963. Its appearance back then was described as "dignified". The Debonair was powered at first by a 2 liter straight six which made 104 hp (respectable at the time) at 5000 RPM and had a top speed of 155 km/h (96 mph). It had a double-wishbone suspension at the front and a Leaf sprung solid rear axle for the entire 22 year-long production run.


    The Debonair was designed by the former General Motors designer Hans S. Bretzner and the styling was "inspired" by the 1961 Lincoln Continental.


    The car was marketed as a Senior executive Luxury car and was used by senior-level executives of the Mitsubishi Group and companies that were affiliated with them. The Debonair was seen as a special purpose vehicle, and not marketed towards the general motoring public, so most likely you required "special connections" to even buy one.



    This TLV casting (casting no LV-43a) was released back in March 2007, it's of the 1965 model year (front grille is different to the '64) and retailed for 980 yen. Considering its age this casting could be released today and no one will bat an eye, it's that good. No detail was missed except a Front license plate as those were included on castings past 2010. Oh but no suspension.


    How will I rate it?
    Quality: 9/10
    Detail: 8/10
    Value (secondary): If you get it for less than US$30 8/10
    Accuracy: 9/10
    Tags: debonair, mitsubishi, tomica, tomica limited vintage
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  • #2
    Nice model, and I found the brief history on it quite interesting, thanks for sharing it. I can't say that I'd ever seen one of these 1/1 cars in the past, probably more rare these days.
    Doug

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Douglas View Post
      Nice model, and I found the brief history on it quite interesting, thanks for sharing it. I can't say that I'd ever seen one of these 1/1 cars in the past, probably more rare these days.
      Japan Only.
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      • #4
        That is a fantastic model!

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        • #5
          I bought a black one this past year after reading the background on this car. I love these executive / "The Chairman's" cars that remind me of our Lincolns, Cadillacs, and Imperials of similar vintage. I also acquired the Toyota Century and Nissan President in black.

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          • #6
            interestingly a Japanese car designed by a GM guy base on a Ford product.
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            • #7
              Originally posted by pegers View Post
              interestingly a Japanese car designed by a GM guy base on a Ford product.
              Its up there with the second gen Celica being designed by an ex American child actor.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by 6A13TT99 View Post

                Its up there with the second gen Celica being designed by an ex American child actor.
                I did not know that. Interesting. That Celica was a really good looking car, and I remember getting the red Matchbox version made in Hong Kong. I remember very vividly a young classmate at school said the reason why the steering wheel was on the right on this model was because it was "a Latin Car". LOL, doesn't say much for my educational institution!
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                • #9
                  Its up there with the second gen Celica being designed by an ex American child actor. neither was i aware of this fact.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by pegers View Post
                    Its up there with the second gen Celica being designed by an ex American child actor. neither was i aware of this fact.
                    David Stollery - Wikipedia
                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Stollery

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                    • #11
                      Did not many Japanese cars of the 60s and 70s look very American? In German car magazines this would usually be criticized that these cars did not look "European" enough. At the time, people liked to talk about the "Japan Baroque" because of the design. The German loved it objectively in its design. At the beginning of the 80s, the models for Europe quickly became smoother in design.
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                      • #12
                        thanks for the link..i do remember the spin and marty tv stuff.
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