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[A9X]

I believe there is one for sale on AMCS

Welby

[Heath]

Photoshop the blackouts and spoilers off

[StephenSLR]

I have a Royal Plum Metallic LX SLR that originally had an L32 motor.

It has two thin (few mm thick) silver pinstripes that start under the rear window and meet at the front guard.

My guess is that these were probably placed on at the dealership as many dealers added extras to Toranas to help them sell.

I bought mine second hand and I assume the original Holden dealership also added front and rear spoilers and blacked out the bonnet and window surrounds. It also has the chrome strip around the windows.

The SLR's didn't come out with spoilers, SLR 5000 stripes nor those ghastly thick stripes that the SS's came out with if that is what you're talking about.

The SLR's also have a blacked out section on the front end under the radiator but for some reason mine didn't have this section blacked out and there is no evidence that the front end was ever replaced.

It also has SL/R badges on the front guards and TORANA lettering on the front nose cone passenger side.

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Edited by StephenSLR, 22 November 2006 - 12:07 PM.

[Toranavista]

The original SLR stripes for 202 and 253 look like this.

[StephenSLR]

Like I said before, PM SLR5000, he has one.
Royal Plum, un-flared, 100% original.

Is it an L32 or SLR5000 like his username indicates?

If so wouldn't an SLR5000 be issued with different options/colour scheme.

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[REDA9X]

maybe he owns more than one car......

[REDA9X]

An LX SLR doesn't have an SLR badge on the rear, they have TORANA on the left of the bootlid and engine capacity on the right, the same as an SS. The SLR badges are on the front guards. The dash facia in an LX SLR should be silver, woodgrain SLR dashes were only available in the LH SLR3300 and 4.2, and the grain was much darker than the SL woodgrain dashes of the LX range. The surrounding dash in an LX SLR was sometimes painted to match the trim colour of the car, ie if your trim was brown, the dash surround may be brown

[Toranavista]

I have some pics of a Royal Plum LX SLR but it wouldnt show you anything you dont already know

Here's the silver over brown.

[StephenSLR]

Should an LX SLR have have an SLR badge on the rear panel next to the number plate like the LH did  ?

Did  LX SLR's have woodgrain dashes or silver ?

Mine is a 4th month of 1976.

As far as I know only the 3300 had the SLR badge on the rear panel.

I currently own an L32 SL/R, Royal Plum Metallic, 9th month of 1976, post pollution gear with original paint.

It has a black interior with sargeant stripe cloth inserts in the seats and silver dash.

Two SL/R badges, one on each front fender.

It does not have the side stripes like the red one in the photo has and I don't think any Royal Plum ones had them. If they had them my guess is they would have been silver, I have two tiny pinstripes a few mm each, one thicker than the other.

It has a rear spoiler and no evidence of any lettering underneath the spoiler.

I have modified it with a 308, Supra 5 speed and Borg Warner LSD.

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Edited by StephenSLR, 26 November 2006 - 10:08 PM.

[Toranavista]

I can�t say I can ever remember seeing a royal plum with the stripes. As an educated guess I would have to agree the most likely colour would be silver. Keep in mind that most models have a delete stripes option. For the purpose of the restoration a lack of stripes would not make it any less authentic. Keep in mind the cost of replicating and then producing the stripes. sstorana has been down this path and may be able to offer some advice if you PM him. I can guide you in the direction of an original car if you want to pursue measurements or templates etc.

[REDA9X]

I have seen a couple of royal plum LX SLR's and they had the stripes in silver.