CHRYSLER/MITSUBISHI SIGMA
Regular readers will recall my shed-find 1982 GJ Sigma SE with the ‘big block’ 2.6-litre Astron four-cylinder engine. These old Sigmas may not appeal to today’s dollar-driven ‘collectors’, but I had soo much fun cruising/using mine and I already regret selling it. The Sigma was Australia’s biggest-selling four-cylinder car in the late 1970s. The super-rare Sigma Turbo of 1981 was a ball-tearer and the Peter Wherret special and – in the later series GJ – GSR model provided Aussie driving enthusiasts with a subtle and appealing sports sedan that Holden and Ford couldn’t match. I appreciate ‘grand-dad’ spec cars just as much as the sporty SS/ ESP stuff and for five or six grand I’d have another beige one!