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While seeing a Starion and a Starlet together in the same driveway may be something we’re used to around here at Clunkbucket, rarely are the two cars ever seen together in the field. Andrew Layman is the only other person we know of that has not only a Starlet, but also a Starion. In this case the Mitsubishi is a 1986 Conquest-by-Dodge version Starion, and the 1982 Starlet packs a twin-cam mill from an eighties Toyota Corolla GTS under the hood. The narrow body, or flatsider Starions were sold alongside the wide body versions for 1986, and featured the same intercooler as their box-fendered cousins. Both cars are street driven to work and car shows alike on a regular basis, with the Starlet winning the commute champion title. Besides seeing occasional sideways drifting action on the race track, the Conquest holds the distinction of having the only known Peter Griffin aluminum radiator in any car.

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