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[Dr Terry]

Yes, in those days, like today there were many inconsistencies in insurance premiums. My brother owned an LJ S 3300 4-sp for the same reason.

I seem to remember Ford re-badging the Capri GT 1600 as the XL, because insurance premiums were killing the sales of an otherwise fairly mundane car. An HG 308 Kingswood was cheaper to insure than a 186S GTS Monaro.

One of the quickest cars in those days was a TC Cortina 250 4-sp. These things had a Falcon 250 ci 6-cyl with no anti-pollution gear & a 4-sp Toploader gearbox. They wouldn't stop or go around corners & fell to bits fairly quickly, but would blow away any Holden 6 except the GTR XU-1 & even then it was close. But you guessed it, group 1 insurance premiums !!!

Dr Terry

[2600s]

Thanks for the info gents......

[bullitA9X]

My first Torana 6 would be quite rare these days. It was a late 1973 LJ Torana "S" 2-door finished in Salamanca Red with black trim.
It sported a 202, 4-speed and was factory fited with a GTR dash.

I have heard stories that back in the day it cost more to insure GTR's so this may be why this car was bullt to these specs, the only differences would have been black outs and GTR badges.
I sold the car to a Soss's brother in law who re painted the car white and moved it on.

It may still exist today, SA Rego RRD 730.....????

hey m8 that rego comes up as this on the ezy reg site

RRD730 Make HOLDEN Body Type SEDAN Primary Colour GREEN Expiry Date UNREGISTERED

[hanra]

I've not owned any rare cars myself, but there is a CDT Gemini getting around up here owned by a fairly old couple, it's still in great nick. I bet they have owned it since new.

A few years ago my old man had a 62 R Series Valiant 225 push button auto. Only 1008 brought into the country. Come time to sell it, no one was interested in it... He lost half what he paid for it, and some hippy girl bought it cause it looked groovy. Think she drove it to Tasmania to go n hug some trees or something....

Edited by hanra, 12 April 2012 - 11:30 PM.

[Redzone]

See if u can find out the contact details on the cdt gemini for me bud!

[hanra]

Id say Id be hard pressed to get any details. Ive been seeing it run around up here every now and then for the past 15 years or so with the same old couple driving.

[2600s]

So it might still be alive then DJ??

I wonder if it is rare enought to return the car back to it's original configuration...???

[lakeside]

My mate old man bought about 1985 and told they where rare, seen 3 since that day and I look for them. I seen the best one in Australia by far about 15yrs ago and it was sold by $25,0000 not long after. Qne.

[hanra]

Yeah there was only 1008 of them brought into the country in 1961-62.

[Redzone]

Id say Id be hard pressed to get any details. Ive been seeing it run around up here every now and then for the past 15 years or so with the same old couple driving.

Did some sleuthing, it's a red CDT sedan, lives cairns or townsville way, is a one owner car! If u can actually get some contact details for the owners i'll make it worth your while

[hanra]

Yeah your pretty much on the money there.


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Edited by hanra, 15 April 2012 - 09:30 PM.

[hanra]

Did some sleuthing, it's a red CDT sedan, lives cairns or townsville way, is a one owner car! If u can actually get some contact details for the owners i'll make it worth your while http://www.gmh-toran..._DIR#/smile.png

[rexy]

I spose this is rare, my 57 I imported from the states, 12 bolt ladder bar rear end, 454 BBC, T350 (cant remember who made it - brand) 15 inch rims 165 front & 305 M/T rear, sold it and bought the hatch.

Not sure that was a step forward! I would swap my hatch for that Chevy in a heartbeat...

[jd lj]

hey m8 that rego comes up as this on the ezy reg site

RRD730 Make HOLDEN Body Type SEDAN Primary Colour GREEN Expiry Date UNREGISTERED

I currently own one of these factory built gtr spec "S" models.
JL dual cast block, gtr cast number head, m20, 3:08 lsd, gtr dash, steering wheel, front sway bar and 5.5"rims with dress rims gtr centre caps and wheel nuts. It also has only one spare wheel bracket in the boot as per gtr's due to the factory fitted wider rims.

Mine was apparently ordered like this to avoid high insurance costs as well.

I've been working my way through the vin disc and there were none of these built in 72, by the end of march 73 I've found 6 2 doors with 202's, m20 and lsd diffs. Many other 2 doors were built with 202's and m20 but not with the lsd. Until now I have only heard of one other owner of one these, so now I'm up to atleast 9 of these specials. I don't know if the ones on the vin disc had all the other bits apart from the driveline.

Cheers James.