Yahoo Autos Junkyard Gem: 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
When Chrysler and Mitsubishi partnered to establish the Diamond-Star Motors plant in Illinois, the first cars built at that facility were 1990 Mitsubishi Eclipses along with their Eagle Talon and Plymouth Laser twins. The Eclipse went through four generations, with 2012 as the final model year. Today's Junkyard Gem is one of the very last Eclipses, found in a Denver car graveyard recently.
This generation of Eclipse was built starting with the 2006 model year, and it was based on a platform shared with the Galant and Endeavor.
It was substantially larger than the early Eclipses, scaling in at nearly 3,500 pounds.
The Spyder convertible version of the fourth-gen Eclipse debuted in the United States as a 2007 model. Sales were never strong and became downright miserable by the end, with fewer than a thousand 2012 Eclipses (both coupes and convertibles) leaving showrooms.
