Sunday, December 2, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1987 Dodge Raider

Remember the Raider? No, you don't. Nobody remembers the Raider, because this one that I found yesterday at a self-service wrecking yard near Denver was the only Raider Dodge ever sold.
All right, Chrysler probably moved a few more rebadged first-gen Mitsubishi Monteros out of the showrooms, but it's hard to think of an example of Japan/Detroit badge engineering that vanished into more complete obscurity than this one. Maybe the Toyota Cavalier comes close, but supposedly there are (dozens of) avid fans of the Cavalier in Japan.
Anecdotal evidence (from everyone I've ever known who has owned or worked on a Montero) suggests that these trucks weren't quite as reliable as, say, Blazers and Broncos. In fact, the expletive-heavy anecdotes that I've heard about the first-gen Montero suggest that the world would be a better place if they'd all been driven directly from the assembly line into the jaws of The Crusher. Members of the Pajero Jihad, feel free to tell us about your 900,000-trouble-free-mile Raiders.
This truck was powered by the 2.6 liter Astron engine, the same one used in the Plymouth Arrow and (in turbocharged form) the Mitsubishi Starion.
My shot of the odometer didn't come out, but this truck's life ended with about 175,000 miles on the clock.
Such a macho name!
It seemed appropriate that F-16s from nearby Buckley AFB were screaming low overhead as I contemplated the warlike name of this piece of automotive history.

14 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 01 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1987 Dodge Raider Down On The Junkyard - Picture Courtesy of Chrysler

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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