Interest in the Toyota Starlet began after rolling the Mitsubishi Starion down to the 2005 Japanese Classic Car Show. Seeing a few restified examples of the mighty KP61 on the lawn, followed by a stripped out Starlet junkyard reminder had the hatchback added to the car want list. The 1982 Starlet seen here was found in the local Recycler, and purchased for a cash price of 300 dollars. A ride over on a bicycle with cash in pocket, a walk back to the car from the parts house with an econo-battery, and the Starlet was driving home to Montrose with bike in hatch. The Starlet is shown here a few years back in Huntington Beach, California wearing a set of junkyard-scrounged 13-inch US INDY slot mags. These wheels were rescued on half-price day from a ’70s Toyota Corolla SR5 liftback. As the Starlet currently serves as Clunkbucket official transport, stay tuned for all manner of maintenance, restoration, and performance-oriented mayhem featuring the Starlet as an economical model.
Viva el coche pequeño!!
Ah…pre-optimization Toyota.
RWD cars, kickass trucks, and nothing but 12, 14 and 17 mm bolt heads.
i’m jealous beyond belief
$300!!? Bargain! A Starlet in that shape here would be more like $2000! Very sought after this side of the Atlantic, especially by the the Irish for some unfathomable reason.
HEY, didn’t I see that same shitbox late one night on I-210, sans headlights, sandwiched between a minivan and a Tahoe — all running at 70 mph? Also thought I detected suspicious aroma escaping from both “support” vehicles, though it might’a just been the Hell Eh smog and/or refineries and/or ancient four-banger in sandwiched Starlet. Quite a convoy, that was!
“Clunkbucket official transport”… Wow, you guys really are going bigtime! 8-}>
Forgot to say great post. Looking forward to reading the next one!
The Starlet loves alternators, especially the “lifetime warranty” variety.
Oh man nice find… Sell it to me now for a whopping $400! Really do it… Do it…