Austarion

Linking these 2 posts from the oldschool.co.nz website if anyone wants to attempt a rescue or want to try to get parts: GX Model http://oldschool.co.nz/2011/forum/index.php?/topic/26930-left-to-rot/?p=1206014 3rd picture http://oldschool.co.nz/2011/forum/index.php?/topic/26930-left-to-rot/?p=1212296

A Starion is shown for a few seconds in this clip from "Armour of God":

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2012/01 ... or-of-god/

at 1m 50s.

The previous owner of the car I had chucked out the stereo and VELNAS unit. I had to hunt for a while to get another VELNAS unit to make the clock go. Only way I could see to do it. I don't know how the clock units work on other models, but I guess you'd have to find the correct wiring from that to ...

Could be the flexible cable playing up again. I took the VELNAS apart to resolder it some years ago. Details are here:

http://forums.austarion.com/viewtopic.php?t=8755

bigd wrote:Jrod82?

Yeah, could well be although I didn't think he was in Auckland? Great to see a Widey in the flesh anyway!

I caught a glimpse of a Silver Widebody on the way home tonight. It turned out of the Birkenhead shopping center onto Onewa road heading for the motorway. Never seen that one on the Shore before. Anyone know anything about it? I didn't get a rego number unfortunately.

Is the one I had no good? As far I know it only needs one of the plates slicing off one end, then it should fit between the tow hooks.

Yeah, lots of nice cars junked. I noticed all the 3000GTs too. There is a video on YouTube showing a perfectly good looking Volvo S80 having its engine destroyed. Quite painful to watch no matter what you think of Volvos.

There are 3 Conquests listed under Plymouth which I counted too.

Here's the official list of cars traded in for the American Cash for Clunkers scheme that finished recently:

http://www.cars.gov/files/official-info ... hicles.pdf

5 Starions and 20 Conquests lost their lives because of this. Shame. :(

Wouldn't you be better off fixing up the EX instead?
You'd get a better, more reliable car out of it at the end of the day. You could then sell your GSR for extra cash.

Since you know the "offender" I recon you could do one of the following: Put pressure on him to pay for the repair. Go through insurance and name him, that way the insurance company will chase him for the money. Dob him into the police for damage. Go to the small claims court and get him t...

My GSR-III had the digital dash and front dam but the center console on yours looks like a GSR-II one (ie. no 3 peice system) so it appears to be a mix of both models. Also, is that a radio aerial at the rear? I thought all early flatties had them on the roof?

Hi,

I've scanned in this article about the Starion 4WD from Modern Motor magazine, January 1984. Hope it's of interest to all.
Be warned that the file is 500KB.

http://www.fr33z3.net/starions/Apr06/starion4wd.jpg

Cheers,

Mike.

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