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[HSVGTS]

I�ve always liked Orchid Metallic as it was the same color as my first car, a Bathurst �73 XU-1 brought new from Leach Motors in Brisbane in Oct �73.



I can�t remember if John�s Orchid 5000 had a radio or if radios were standard in 5000�s by �74, my jade green 5000 had a factory electric aerial in the top of the rear guard, but I did delete it and put a roof mounted unit in.





I don�t profess to know-it-all however I can�t remember any new Torana�s ever having a factory roof aerial. I did however put one on every Torana I had using the very same tool that Rockoz mentions.

I�ll make a point of catching up with John [Orchid 5000] when next time I�m in Townsville and get some info for you regarding his old Torana, I think he sold it around �76-7.

Cheers����.

[GML-31]

not old enough to have bought a new one, maybe one a few years old though back then

[LS1LX]

With torana's its just a matter of popping the front glass out and dropping the front of the hoodlining, back in the day when these cars werent fragile you would kick the glas out with a mate in 2 minutes, now everybody is so gentle so it takes time to pull them apart and back together.

A stereo dude would of been doing them day in day out, within an hour the hole would be cut, screen in and out and wired up too.

[Heath]

I wonder if I should put a roof mounted ariel in my car...

I don’t profess to know-it-all however I can’t remember any new Torana’s ever having a factory roof aerial.

Definately not factory. Maybe dealer fitment but even that I doubt.

Cheers

[Rockoz]

Wish i was around when toranas where new imagine Buying a brand new Torrie!

The good old days.
Drive past any high school in the late 70s early 80s and there were always heaps of Torries parked outside. All sporting P plates.
Inside were the XU-1s and SLRs of the teachers.
Trading Post, Friday arvo Sun and Mirror, and Saturdays Tele had bucket loads of them.
Never a shortage of twin SU or Stromie set ups. Triple Webers werent so easy, generally had to fork out a bit for them.
Rebuilds were always 60 thou over. There was always another block easy enough to find.
Country rubbish tips were first stop for parts. Then a check to see what your mates had, then off to the wreckers.
And the stuff we threw out.
Ah well. They always say you got 20/20 vision in hindsight.

[76lxhatch]

I wonder if I should put a roof mounted ariel in my car...

I have some bits from an old mobile phone car kit which includes an aerial that sticks to either side of the glass, I'm thinking about hooking this up to try it since I'm scared to cut holes for a proper aerial. Obviously it won't be great but hopefully good enough for local reception.

[rodomo]

How lucky are you to find a girl named Torrie?

[rodomo]

Er, hang on, you were talking about the car?
Now I see it

[Toranavista]

The length of the aerial is impressive in that first pic. No doubt pre FM

[GML-31]

spoiler looks like a vb commodore one

[Heath]

SA RX-7s were being made from '79 but the spoiler wouldn't have been unmodified... I reckon it coulda been reshaped VB.

That car must have been so cool in the 80s hehehe

[GML-31]

if it isnt a VB one it will be from a gemini CDT pack