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Mitsubishi Lancer (Chrysler LB Lancer)

Chrysler LB Lancer

Make: Mitsubishi

Model: Lancer

Released: Jan 1970

Discontinued: Mar 1979

Mitsubishi logo1 Apr 1977

By THE GOAUTO TEAM

A facelift, revised dashboard and new trim accompanied the ’77 change.

Transmission choices remained the same – a four-speed manual or three-speed automatic.

Although sales quotas were about to be lifted, the unexpected success of the larger, Mitsubishi-developed (but locally built) Chrysler GE Sigma, and a wholesale move to the front-wheel drive hatchback format for small cars, put the LB sedan range in the shade.

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