The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

As you all know, this year the FTO turns 20.
With that in mind and given the fact that they were all produced in the same factory in Japan I thought it would be nice to say thanks to the people responsible.
A couple of months back I contacted the general manager of the Mizushima plant to let him know that we appreciate their efforts and are still enjoying the cars.

I got a lovely reply back saying they were delighted with the sentiment and asking if it would be OK to share it with the factory's workers and the rest of Mitsubishi Japan via an internal newsletter.
They asked for some information on the club as well as a few photos including a "face photo" of yours truly... (excuse the selfie).

Anyway, below is a copy of the newsletter which I received a few days ago.
I like knowing that the very people that made our cars are now aware of us as a club.

Thats fantastic Bernard - nice additon to your (& ours) garage wall.

Wow - congrats. Nice addition to the shrine !! Any chance you could get the text translated?

Kace wrote:Wow - congrats. Nice addition to the shrine !! Any chance you could get the text translated?

+1 - and a better quality image.

Great achievement. For the merriment and entertainment of all 'FTO lovers' out there, here is what Google Translate made of it:


Bernard Davidson's Ireland FTO lovers meeting

Is the car balance modern and modern great "FTO". Exciter and have, there is a reliance even now, 20 years later from the "announcement I am very satisfied with the few cars that can run a computing. Thanks from the members to you and the Mizushima Mitsubishi that made FTO "Please convey feelings - in Ireland, from Bernard Davidson's FTO lovers Board members, to create a" FTO "I have received a letter of thanks to the Mizushima Plant Company and was.

FTO lovers club of Ireland "FTO Ireland"

The activities in more than 10 years been formed in the field in 2001 have. The club, mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland, FTO enthusiasts from around the world belong, A technical FTO Now I went to continuously exchange between members and Dobaisu Be. Since its inception, members are also members get along, very well Home just two out of such as marriage encounter in this club.It is a club like family. Including Davidson's in the future, or customers around the world I want to continue to build a car Luo is also loved for a long time. page of "FTO Ireland" is here http://www.fto-ireland.com/

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FTO of Davidson's

FTO of 17 cars gathered in Ireland in February 2009

Dear club members

Great stuff Bernard!

Amazing effort and lovely to get that response and recognition. Definitely requires framing for the hall of fame!

Nicely done sir!!

I still miss the fto

All l can say is WOW. WELL PLAYED SIR

That's really fantastic. Well done Bernard!

any chance of a HI RES pic of the article ?

I remember the meet from the bottom picture ( the one in Northen Ireland)

Nice one Bernard

Myfeckin FTO wrote:

Kace wrote:Wow - congrats. Nice addition to the shrine !! Any chance you could get the text translated?

+1 - and a better quality image.

Cheers lads.
They're sending me an English language version which I'll post here as soon as I get it.
If anyone wants the original (PDF) PM me your email address and I'll sent it on.

Kace wrote:Wow - congrats. Nice addition to the shrine !!

Printed & laminated

Ha ha. We'll done man.

I'd love a download of the English version when it arrives. I'll have to start my own shrine

Ah that's lovely Bernard, fair play! Looking forward to english PDF!

As promised, received last night...
They asked that I pass on their thanks to the members as well.
The full PDF is 9 pages and again if anyone wants a copy just PM me your eMail and I'll send it on.

I am only seeing this now, well done, its amazing.

Just as an update to this...


You might like to know that I received another email from Mitsubishi, this time from the global after sales department in Toyko.
Most of you will have heard of Project F, they made a number of aftermarket parts for the FTO, they also happen to be the biggest FTO owners club in Japan.
As part of a festival at the Mizushima plant, Project F in collaboration with Mitsubishi are celebrating the FTO's 20th anniversary.

The person that contacted me is part of the Motor Culture Promotion Club (good idea ) and will be attending, I've asked him for some pictures from the event so I'll update with those as soon as I get them.

So you're not tripping over there as the Guest of Honour then Bernard? I'm sure they would treat you like Royalty

I would love to go, but McDonalds Filet O' Fish is pretty much the closest to japanese food I can stomach.

Kace wrote:So you're not tripping over there as the Guest of Honour then Bernard?

It doesn't look like it Kace... although there's still time for them to fuel the jet and come pick me up.

A few pictures...