When was the first Starion manufactured

dirty sanchez · Post by **dirty sanchez** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:33 pm

I am looking at doing the Old BP Rally, to know which category to go in I need to know when the first Starion was manufactured (not the date it was first sold in Australia). The cut off is 31 December 1980, were there any made before this date?

Post by **Alspos** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:20 pm

The prototype maybe.......First in Oz was 82.

JD_Stazza_Brendan · Post by **JD_Stazza_Brendan** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:36 pm

They brought the first Pre-production cars to Aus in late 81 i think. Its in the Starion/Conquest Performance book.

dirty sanchez · Post by **dirty sanchez** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:27 pm

I really need to know when the first Starion was made, not imported and sold, particularly given that often Oz is one of the last places to get a new car. Any idea where to get this info?

Post by **Alspos** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:47 pm

From SQC - http://www.starquestclub.com/forums/doc ... oc=history

http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.za/feat ... 0-1989.asp
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.co.za/feat ... tarion.asp

http://grandjdm.com/2007/10/01/starion- ... -rwd-mojo/

Get a Scorpion badge and compliance plate. I've heard that works

JD_Stazza_Brendan · Post by **JD_Stazza_Brendan** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:36 pm

July 1980 -Japan gives details to Mitsubishi Australia about a new sports car. Its code named YDC.

February 22 1981 - 2 Starions land in Australia

thats from the book.

dirty sanchez · Post by **dirty sanchez** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:26 pm

JD_Stazza_Brendan wrote:July 1980 -Japan gives details to Mitsubishi Australia about a new sports car. Its code named YDC.

February 22 1981 - 2 Starions land in Australia

thats from the book.

If they landed here in Feb 1981 then they just might have been manufactured before 31 December 1980. If that is the case, then they are eligabile. Any ideas as to how would I find out for sure?

groupAralliart · Post by **groupAralliart** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:23 am

Dad had the first Starion imported into Australia as part of his job with Mitsubishi in early 82. It was Yellow and by the time we got it, it had been in the country for a while. It had the SA plates on it as they deliver to Tonsley Park first.

GasJA · Post by **GasJA** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:01 pm

To change the topic somewhat.
Read somewhere that a Scorpion with a Starion style rear end was made.
Did any make it here to Oz or NZ?

I am interested to find out as I ran a Scorpion with a JA engine for a few years?

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:38 pm

yes there were quite a few in west oz, a couple of forum members have them. i think barney's track car is one. there was a sapporo on sunshine coast for sale in the early 90's, was ex private import i think....

STARZILA · Post by **STARZILA** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:39 pm

GasJA wrote:To change the topic somewhat.
Read somewhere that a Scorpion with a Starion style rear end was made.
Did any make it here to Oz or NZ?

I am interested to find out as I ran a Scorpion with a JA engine for a few years?

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JD_Stazza_Brendan · Post by **JD_Stazza_Brendan** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:43 pm

Go the old SE Sigma/Scoprion wheels

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:46 am

they're prototypes those ones yeah??

my post was relevant to rear end meaning axle etc, just to clarify..

airbats801 · Post by **airbats801** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:25 am

I'massuming development started in the late 70s? Someone has to have that starion book..

Mr Ralliart · Post by **Mr Ralliart** » Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:31 pm

Development first started in 1978 .

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