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torana pics from 1980

Started by _lx5008_ , Apr 24 2007 08:44 PM

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#26 _MRNOS_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 10:03 AM

Pics of 2600s' Mustard GTR,very nice :spoton:

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#27 2600s

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 10:21 AM

Thanks for posting the pics Mr Nos,

I still miss that old girl, :cry:

This car turned heads wherever I went in it. I sold it to buy a courier van in 1989 and it ended up with a guy in down south here in Adelaide. The last time I saw it was in 1997 in a town called Medows, a young guy had it and the car remained as I had sold it other than he added a 5-speed Toyota box to it.

I understand she is still around down south and is still registered.

SA reg RMH 881

Would love to see her again one day as I fondly remember getting up to some crazy things in that car :spoton:

"Cheers"

Alf

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#28 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 06:26 PM

Are some 70s photos OK?

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#29 smeer

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 06:37 PM

definately 70s!

that lj can't be 2600s! thats an LC engine.

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#30 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 07:17 PM

Orange 1971 LC 173 GTR
in 1971 and 1972
Black LC V8 GTR in 1972
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#31 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 07:19 PM

LJ XU1 1972
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#32 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 07:21 PM

LJ XU1 in 1973
Amaroo park Loop
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Amaroo dirt circuit
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Edited by LoneOranger, 28 April 2007 - 07:25 PM.

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#33 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 07:27 PM

LJ XU1 in 1974 at Amaroo Park
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#34 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 07:29 PM

Last pic for now.
1974 Amaroo park Hillclimb
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#35 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 07:56 PM

OK Just 1 more.
LoneOranger LJ XU1 in 1975
Black outs on this car were done in Phantom or Gunmetal.
I can't remember which, only that it was dark grey metallic.
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#36 _Leakey_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 08:50 PM

Wicked pics L/O!!!

Wish I had more pics of my early machines...

Now, for 1975, that LH spoiler would not have been
very old. Didn't take the aftermarket boys long to
make the LJ version! I guess its much the same as the
HSV stuff for the VT+ etc, being made available in VS guise.

Great pics.

- oh, and go the Tigers! (I'm in West Pymble mate.)

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#37 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 28 April 2007 - 09:38 PM

Thanks Leakey. Great to see the Tigers win a Game on their merits. (Bulldogs)
Re the SLR Spoiler
It was a genuine SLR spoiler Not aftermarket.
We cut it down and filled in the circular cutouts around the blinkers.
A few weeks later it got an SLR rear spoiler and the bars were colour coded.
I'll see if I can find pics.
In the early LC photo, there is a spoiler under the front with 2 Watson cams stickers.
It was also a cut down genuine GT HO aluminium spoiler.
John.

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Posted 29 April 2007 - 07:48 AM

Great pics Loneoranger, looks like you could tell us a few car stories around the camp fire!

Smeer, yes that LJ GTR was mine, I got smart and bought an LC 5 years after selling the LJ. :spoton:

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#39 _LoneOranger_

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Posted 29 April 2007 - 12:54 PM

Yeah, there's a few stories alright.
I like talking, But I prefer listening.
I'm from Rory's era, so you've probably heard it all before.
John.

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#40 _Monkey_

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Posted 29 April 2007 - 01:09 PM

Amaroo dirt circuit

Have a geeser at teh pin-stripes....FUNKEEEY!! :rockon:

Great pics,thanks for sharing.

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#41 _CraigA_

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 11:43 AM

I have lots of 1980's photos as well, just need to get my hands on a scanner.

Here are some pictures of a car I built, but unfortunately never quite completed - sold it to buy pavers for a new house :fool:

It was sold with all parts to a guy down Sutherland (Sydney) for $3000.00 around 1987.

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Sorry for the poor quality but its a picture of a picture.

Car was a genuine GTR, stolen and recovered and bought at the wreckers for $800.00. Complete but dented and very messed about with. spent $6000.00 on the paint and panel in 1985, lots of cash back then. Colour on top was a Sigma colour, while underneath was a stoneguard then linamint. All underneath the car was detailed with lots of chrome parts including top and bottom 'A' arms - 1980's style :spoton:

All the chrome was done by the guy (John Strachan) who built one of the most amazing vans ever Alley Cat (jag powered). Spent over $3000.00 with him.

I was a founding member of the 'Torana Owners Club of NSW'. It only lasted a few years but had lots of good cars including a white A9X that we restored. The car was on the front cover of Modern Motor? magazine and ended up being sold into Campbelltown Sydney. Had number plates 'GMHA9X'.

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Anyone know the car? Lots of stories about high speed runs.

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#42 _CraigA_

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 12:00 PM

Crap quality again, but this was a genuine 308 SS Hatch - rewired this one (all hidden) for a guy named Jim Muscat from Blacktown.

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Number plate 'OZ 5000' - I'm sure hoping that this car is still about as he really looked after it extremely well.

Pictures are from the last ever Yennora Woolshed car show.

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#43 _CraigA_

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 12:03 PM

I used to love this car - a guy named Scott. Again from Blacktown Sydney with this great looking (IMHO) LJ with a flare kit. Had a very worked 6 but was pulled off the road for a V8 installation. The V8 went in, but I can't ever remember seeing it on the road again.

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#44 _CraigA_

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 12:09 PM

This was my LJ, just an S coupe but very tough 6, three speed centre shift, and locked 3.55 diff. Thought it went fast until an E49 used me as target practice :cry:

Had 1 3/4 SU's but these got ditched in favour of 175 CD's.

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A young me and my younger brother - he's in his 30's now and ended up owning a string of drag cars, including a couple of Torana's. Infect them early I say.

Sadly this one ended up wrapped around a tree and dumped at Simsmetal. Cried for a month as I put lots of work and dollars into the car. I used to put a new 'better' engine in every six months!!! I have a picture fo it smashed up somewhere. We cut the roof off and made a convertible. :rockon:

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#45 _CraigA_

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Posted 30 April 2007 - 12:18 PM

My mates car. Spent lots of time at his place working on cars. Great family, his Dad was so patient with us drinking beer and working on cars every weekend.

This LJ had a worked six with Webers until they got too hard to tune and he opted for 175 CD's.

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