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When was the first Starion manufactured
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:33 pm
by dirty sanchez
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?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:20 pm
by Alspos
The prototype maybe.......First in Oz was 82.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:36 pm
by JD_Stazza_Brendan
They brought the first Pre-production cars to Aus in late 81 i think. Its in the Starion/Conquest Performance book.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:27 pm
by dirty sanchez
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?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:47 pm
by Alspos
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 4:36 pm
by JD_Stazza_Brendan
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.
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:26 pm
by dirty sanchez
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?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:23 am
by groupAralliart
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.
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:01 pm
by GasJA
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?
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:38 pm
by redzone
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....
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:39 pm
by STARZILA
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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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:43 pm
by JD_Stazza_Brendan
Go the old SE Sigma/Scoprion wheels
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:46 am
by redzone
they're prototypes those ones yeah??
my post was relevant to rear end meaning axle etc, just to clarify..
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:25 am
by airbats801
I'massuming development started in the late 70s? Someone has to have that starion book..
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:31 pm
by Mr Ralliart
Development first started in 1978 .
