I've had the LJ for 11 years this week, which means I've been here for 11 years. Fark.
How long have you had your Torana
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Posted 04 March 2017 - 10:52 AM
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Posted 04 March 2017 - 10:19 PM
I can't remember, lol
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Posted 05 March 2017 - 07:19 PM
I had to go back to page 4 to double check how long I've had the Hatch
Dam...... 3 years has gone quick
Dam...... 3 years has gone quick
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Posted 16 March 2017 - 02:41 PM
Bought mine when i finished my apprenticeship in 86 so 31YRS
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Posted 16 March 2017 - 03:20 PM
14 years for the hatch, 4 years SLR
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Posted 29 March 2017 - 12:59 PM
Got my UC when i was 19 last car me and my old man restored together . Im 32 now so coming up to 13 years . Old girl be getting some birthday presents in couple of months time
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Posted 21 April 2019 - 08:07 PM
Bought mine from the original owner 24yrs ago, he reluctantly sold it me after I said I won’t mess around with it , last month he saw a photo of it like the day he bought in new and was over the moon
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Posted 21 April 2019 - 09:26 PM
Thirteen years for my present car, where has the time gone?
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Posted 22 April 2019 - 07:37 AM
9 years but only 1 year of driving! Usual 1 year project that ends up taking way too long.
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Posted 23 April 2019 - 12:05 PM
I have been without one for 19 months now. Longest time in many years...
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Posted 23 April 2019 - 02:46 PM
I've had mine for 7 years and it was closer to being finished then, than it is now. lol. Cheers Ron
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Posted 23 April 2019 - 08:29 PM
I bought a 4 door LC S from my neighbour back around 1995. I shouldn’t have bought it as it was overpriced at $1600 and full of rust bog and fibre glass but, it was a Torana. Fast forward to 1999 and some old guy in a Sigma managed to rearrange the front end and it got written off. Luckily I saved a few things from the wreck but looking back, nowhere near enough lol.
From that, I found my current 2 door LC S that had more hits than the top 40 and just as much rust for the princely sum of $450. As I was a panel beater I managed to fix it up while using it as my daily over the next few years until about 2002 when I took it off the road to be painted. And there it sat all painted waiting to be put back together up until about 2017 when I started to reassemble it. Now it is almost finished with just a couple of minor things to do, I am finally able to drive it again, winning.
TLDR: I got my current LC 20 years ago but have only driven it for about 3 years.
From that, I found my current 2 door LC S that had more hits than the top 40 and just as much rust for the princely sum of $450. As I was a panel beater I managed to fix it up while using it as my daily over the next few years until about 2002 when I took it off the road to be painted. And there it sat all painted waiting to be put back together up until about 2017 when I started to reassemble it. Now it is almost finished with just a couple of minor things to do, I am finally able to drive it again, winning.
TLDR: I got my current LC 20 years ago but have only driven it for about 3 years.
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Posted 12 May 2019 - 12:35 PM
Had my 71 LC bathurst xu1 for 33 years this june , previous owner before me had it for 15 years paid $7000 for it .
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Posted 06 June 2019 - 02:53 AM
11 years and absolutely zero want or need to ever sell.
On another note how do we post pictures here now?
On another note how do we post pictures here now?
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Posted 06 June 2019 - 06:11 AM
Since 1983.
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Posted 06 June 2019 - 08:21 AM
Since 1999 and it was the daily family car with the kids growing up and they luv it
They have there license now and they can’t wait for the restoration to finish
I am looking forward to them getting it out as there is not enough room for em to sit on my my knee anymore
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I am looking forward to them getting it out as there is not enough room for em to sit on my my knee anymore
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Posted 06 June 2019 - 08:51 AM
11 years and absolutely zero want or need to ever sell.
On another note how do we post pictures here now?
Unless you have a host that allows hotlinking
You will need to attach the pics by uploading them to the post
There should be an option at the bottom of the reply screen (not sure on phones)
Or send them to me Ken and I'll add them up
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Posted 06 June 2019 - 11:17 AM
I've had my hatch for 6 years next week.
4.5 years into the rebuild so far. Damn.
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Posted 14 July 2019 - 06:32 PM
My first car was a 74 LJ sedan which i bought at 15, I purchased my 72 XU1 in 1997 for 6K.
I thought I paid a bit much for it back then, but found out it is a 9/72 SVO not long ago original colour Royal Purple.
A lot of the information was obtained from the huge wealth of knowledge available from the members here.
Cheers Steve
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Posted 19 July 2019 - 07:15 PM
SS Hatchback for the last 12 years, For 4 years before that was the LC GTR then before that 18 months for the LJ 4 door then go back into the 1980's a bronzie coloured 4 door LX which was either a Monday or Friday car ( ie lemon)for about 1 year then a bit before that was an LH 4 door silver, 202/4spfor about 2 years and one I should not have sold
The LH had 350 Holley with extractors and as said a 4sp and the suspension was Monroe Wileys GT130's all round, heavy duty springs and front an back "touring" sway bays. Bloody hell that car could handle and well reasonably well for a 202
RegardSS ..... Barry
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