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Workhorse Engine of the Day: Mitsubishi Astron
From a distant galaxy of single overhead cam engines comes the Mitsubishi Astron series. The mighty Astron began life in 1972, and is still ticking away under the hoods of everything from Mitsubishi Starions to the panoply of Chrysler K-Car variants. In the beginning, the Flying Sikh himself pummeled an Astron equipped original Lancer to numerous rally victories. Patented silent shaft technology canceled out harmonics as the engine grew in displacement from 1.8 to 2.6 liters of four pot fury. The last production car to pack the Astron was either the the 1991 Pajero or the 1990 Starion, but only if not counting the diesel version of the Astron - which motored on with turbo until 1993 amid Galants. 21 years of Astron! In sourcing a new cylinder head sans jet valves for one of the two 2.6L G54B turbo variants of the Astron in our garage we learned that the 'ol G54B aspirated on propane with propane accessories serves in many forklifts to this day. The odd marriage of Mopar, Mitsubishi, and K-Car station wagons also led to some innovative badging - as seen in the bonus pic after the jump. [Mitsubishi Astron] More »
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523 539 horsepower king of the turbo and motherboard frying StarQuests is featured with motion and realistic hi-fi sound!
Starion Bar-B-Que in Motion
Not so long ago we rolled down to the KDM Starion Bar-B-Que for some Carne Asada and turbo goodness. While we snapped stills, mini DV cameras spun to capture the event. One Mitchell Spacone spent hours and a toasted motherboard getting this together, splicing in some stills courtesy of the Jalopnik in the process. The
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Mitsubishi 500 Super Deluxe!
The popularity of the Fiat 500 really is transcontinental. The guys with the triple diamonds on their white lab coats developed this Mitsubishi 500 during the late '50s, with a production model hitting the roads of Japan in the early '60s. This particular example represents the first racing victory for a Shin Mitsubishi Heavy-Industries automobile. Kazuo Togawa took the 750cc class in the 1962 Macau Grand Prix behind the wheel of a 594cc Super Deluxe 500. Three more Super Deluxes right behind him took 2nd through 4th place, setting the stage for super performance! [A Glorious History via Mitsubishi]
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SUPER CUSTOM! Toyota Hi-Ace on eBay
Falling directly in the center of the odd intersection between nineties Japanese Space Wagons and seventies American Custom Vans is this Toyota Hi-Ace Super Custom. Packing a total of four captain's chairs and at least five Plymouth Caravelles worth of burgundy velour - this Hi-Ace is loaded, Johnny. Cool and hot box with ice maker and digital dash control give this space wagon supreme potential. More »
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Anything with lasers has got to be good. Space queens from galaxies of the distant future shooting blue lasers from their fingertips are that much better. The star of this commercial is of course the turbo specialty sports coupe called Starion. If Mitsubishi would just take whatever engine and turbo they're going to put in the EVO X and stuff it into an updated and slightly lighter version of this rear-drive icon, they would once again have a vehicle with SUPER POTENTIAL! We know of a few laser sporting space queens from the distant future who are now available for commercial work. More »
SUPER POTENTIAL! The Ad That Launched a Million Random References
Anything with lasers has got to be good. Space queens from galaxies of the distant future shooting blue lasers from their fingertips are that much better. The star of this commercial is of course the turbo specialty sports coupe called Starion. If Mitsubishi would just take whatever engine and turbo they're going to put in the EVO X and stuff it into an updated and slightly lighter version of this rear-drive icon, they would once again have a vehicle with SUPER POTENTIAL! We know of a few laser sporting space queens from the distant future who are now available for commercial work. More »
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