
Mitsubishi Pajero SWB Silver AUTOart 1:43

Specifications
- Car Brand
- Mitsubishi
- Model Manufacturer
- AUTOart
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 57113
- Year
- 1999
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- 4x4 & Off-Road
- Vehicle Class
- Off-Road Vehicles
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 674110571134
About the Mitsubishi Pajero SWB Silver AUTOart 1:43
TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:43 diecast Mitsubishi Pajero SWB reproduces the short-wheelbase off-roader in silver. Built on Mitsubishi's Dakar-winning platform, it offers 4x4 collectors a compact, accurately detailed alternative to larger-scale off-road reproductions, suited to a broad Japanese 4x4 shelf.
Long before crossovers took over Japan's SUV market, the Pajero built its reputation the hard way, on the Dakar Rally's toughest stages, and that competition pedigree still colours how enthusiasts view the road car.
AUTOart's Compact-Scale Approach to an Off-Road Icon
At 1:43, the Pajero sits at a scale where a whole off-road or 4x4 collection can share shelf space without the display taking over a room, and AUTOart's reputation for careful surface detail carries through even at this smaller size. The short-wheelbase body, more compact and more upright than the long-wheelbase version Mitsubishi also sold, translates well into a smaller casting since its proportions stay readable rather than becoming a vague blob at reduced scale. Silver is a sensible, period-correct choice for a Pajero, showing off the body cladding and roof rails that defined the model's rugged look without demanding the paint depth a bright colour would need. Diecast construction gives the little model real heft for its size, a useful trait when it sits among lighter-feeling off-road toys from less careful manufacturers.
The Pajero's Dakar Rally Pedigree
The Pajero, sold as the Montero in some markets and the Shogun in Britain, built its reputation through repeated success at the Dakar Rally, one of motorsport's toughest tests of durability rather than outright speed. That competition record fed directly back into how Mitsubishi marketed and engineered the road-going Pajero, leaning on genuine rally toughness rather than badge-engineering alone. The short-wheelbase version reviewed here was the nimbler, more compact option in the range, better suited to tighter trails than its longer sibling. For a collector building a Japanese 4x4 or Dakar-adjacent off-road shelf, the Pajero's rally pedigree gives it a stronger claim to a place than most rivals from the same era, and the compact 1:43 scale means several can sit together without crowding out other subjects. Grouped with a Land Cruiser or Patrol from the same period, this Pajero rounds out a proper off-road corner of any 1:43 display. Its rally-bred toughness is the whole reason it still earns a spot decades on.















