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[MRGMH]

Anyone seen factory recaro seats or
Dealer optioned seats in a Torana? Saw some on Facebook that are apparently factory/dealer


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[Heath]

Dealer sounds a lot more plausible than factory, but it's the first I've heard.

Keen to know more?

[Bigfella237]

The only ones I can think of, although I'm not sure if you'd class them as a "factory" interior, are the Acadipane - Recaro cars...

 

[cameron]

A guy by the name of Bob Roman from Roman Automotive used to promote them in all the magazines for toranas back in the 70's. He did the whole recaro interior of the torana mystere and Acadiplane Automotive did the body kit.

 

The Torana Mystere, built by Recaro for the 1977 Sydney Motor Show, based on a Holden Torana LXSS Hatchback.

 

 

 

 

[Max's SS]

Don't know how to post links......but have a look on the Australian Muscle Car site and in their sold section there is a yellow 77 a9x hatch which has dealer fitted recaro front seats.

 

Steve

[Max's SS]

Correction...thats Australian Muscle Car Sales site...look under Sold...Torana SLR 5000 L34 a9x. page 4

 

Steve

[myss427]

A guy by the name of Bob Roman from Roman Automotive used to promote them in all the magazines for toranas back in the 70's. He did the whole recaro interior of the torana mystere and Acadiplane Automotive did the body kit.
 
He did my hatch in 1986 in full RECARO front rears, great job, still using the same seats today but orange leather now.

[hanra]

I can recall a mate of mine who owned a HQ Coupe in 1998/9 had a full front rear Recaro interior in his car. Know nothing more about it,  just can recall it having Recaro embroidered into into the material F/R. 

[shadey1963]

 

Max's SS, on 14 Jul 2017 - 11:45, said:
Correction...thats Australian Muscle Car Sales site...look under Sold...Torana SLR 5000 L34 a9x. page 4
 
Steve

https://www.australi...-hatchback.html

[StephenSLR]

HQ Coupe in 1998/9 had a full front rear Recaro interior in his car. Know nothing more about it,  just can recall it having Recaro embroidered into into the material F/R. 

 

Recaro had an office in Sydney and I think they did some customised aftermarket work as well as off the shelf, then there were those that re-upholstered their Recaro seats, a friend had a hatch and had his whole interior done in white leather including the Recaros, I can't recall if he had the logo embroidered into them.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 14 July 2017 - 05:24 PM.

[madtoranajzedded]

Id take them out and fit originals back in..

For that car original seats is best..

Looks a little funny seems back isnt done
same...

[gtrboyy]

Roman Autotek in Rhodes was what they used to be called

 

Not sure if they moved or still operating as last heard about them since they did reproduction run of vk group a steering wheels.

 

Maybe dealers outsourced the work but seems more like an aftermarket trend....Recaro interiors very popular in 80's & 90's.

[RallyRed]

Reckon there would be zero % chance of any Torana having factory fitted Recaros.

Dealer fitted?..sure

Aftermarket,?  ... definetly....back in the day, Romans or any number of speed type shops would bolt them in for you.

 

They were fitted to heaps of show cars and nice road cars.

[StephenSLR]

Roman Autotek in Rhodes

 

That's the one, nuzzled in between mattress factories, etc.

 

Reckon there would be zero % chance of any Torana having factory fitted Recaros.

Dealer fitted?..sure

Aftermarket?  ... definitely....back in the day, Romans or any number of speed type shops would bolt them in for you.

 

They were fitted to heaps of show cars and nice road cars.

 

^ I agree 100%

 

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[MRGMH]

This is the one I was referring to but a lot of great responses! My ss will have recaro fronts. Need t save the back on long trips!




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[StephenSLR]

If you got them reupholstered in 'fashion pack' it'd at least look more factory.

 

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[u1 71]

Those seats look similar to saas seats,also Sutton's had a red A9X sedan with Recaro seats,sunroof and was turbocharged back in the 70's wonder if it's still around

[StephenSLR]

Those seats look similar to Saas seats

 

Yeah, the top half doesn't have that Recaro segmented look with separated back insert and head rest. The mesh head rests were all the rage at the time.

 

If you really like them go for it but if you want the traditional Recaro look, go for another set.

 

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[MRGMH]

No I don't like those seats I posted I have mesh old school recaros just wondering if Holden every had factory order recaro. Thanks guys


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Edited by MRGMH, 15 July 2017 - 11:20 AM.

[MRGMH]

They look like Porsche 924/930 recaro seats


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[cameron]

Roman Automotive had several models of Recaros that they would put into falcons and toranas in cloth, vinyl  and leather. The Mystere had the top line seats with leather with mesh headrests. They retrimed the door trims, hatch trims and beltlines in the same leather. Cloth seats where a popular trend of the time not only due to cost but heat transfer, colour, pattern options but to create something different.

 

Remember this era was bright shirts and bell bottom jeans. Dealers would fit any aftermarket parts you wanted on delivery of your new car, so you could customise them as much as you like. The Holden dealer I delt with used to offer drive away v8 turbo kits, any mag wheels and tyres, kmac suspension kits and big aftermarket exhaust. None of it was Holden approved so it was the responsibility of the dealer and supplier if you had warranty issues. We never had all the variety of cars we have today so it was pretty much down to a holden or a ford and the custom them to make them your own. This is unlike today where people want factory fitted toranas, back then people wanted things that made them different from off the shelf factory, thats why some people think things like drop tanks where holden options because so many cars wanted the bathurst race look.

 

 

 

Cameron

Edited by cameron, 15 July 2017 - 04:48 PM.

[StephenSLR]

Dealers would fit any aftermarket parts you wanted on delivery of your new car, so you could customise them as much as you like

 

Yep, it's why many believe the 5000's came with flares but they were all dealer fitted, also dealer fitted were front & rear spoilers to SL/R's to help them sell quicker. Of course they appear on the bill of sale and it was noted down as you say, for warranty should there be a defect.

 

They do it these days, you often see ads like, buy a new ...... and we'll throw in air conditioning, mag wheels, etc. when they need to clear stock for the new model.

 

The fashion pack however was factory right?

 

 

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[RallyRed]

Yep