1973 HOLDEN LJ TORANA STREETER READER'S CAR OF THE WEEK
The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors-Holden's (GM-H), the Australian subsidiary of General Motors (GM) from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly".
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The Holden Torana was one of Australian's mid-size car manufacturers during the 1967 to 1980 timeframe, also known for its performance cars because they were Australian's first. In fact, Torana means 'to fly' in Aboriginal. The very first Holden Torana was the HB series four-cylinder manufactured and released in 1967.
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(July 2018) The Holden Torana is a mid-sized car that was manufactured by Holden from 1967 to 1980. The name apparently comes from a word meaning "to fly" in an unconfirmed Aboriginal Australian language. [citation needed]
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The Holden LH Torana The third generation of Holden Toranas included three vehicles: the LH, LX and the UC (see timeline ). The LH was first in line built in March of 1974. It was a brand new body style slightly bigger in a four-door style option and was the first medium Australian car.
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The Torana story started in the 1960s like the Nova's. General Motors-Holden had been receiving and assembling CKD kits of the Vauxhall Viva, as well as other foreign GM models like the Chevrolet Impala. GM-H decided to eliminate other GM brands from the Australian market, and so the Viva became a Holden Torana in 1967.
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The first generation Holden Torana was released in May 1967. It featured two doors and a 1.2-litre four-cylinder engine. Created to compete with the American and British car makers of the time, the Holden Torana quickly became an Australian classic. Holden is a subsidiary of General Motors and the name Torana is derived from the Aboriginal word.
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Increased racing speeds had compromised the Torana's disc/drum brake system, so Holden added four-wheel disc brakes to address that shortcoming. In road trim, an A9X produced 236hp, sending it down the ยผ mile in 15.2 seconds and on to a top speed of 133mph. In racing trim, the 308 churned out more than 400hp, lifting the top speed to 165mph.
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Since 1974, the V8 Torana had delivered four-door performance for road or race circuit, but Holden's next move was to remove two of the doors, reshape the roof and turn its grunty sedan into a sporty hatchback. Basic models were available in SL trim, with six-cylinder engines or the 4.2-litre V8.
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Good: $80,000 Excellent: $115,000 (Note: exceptional cars will demand more) BUYER'S CHECKLIST Body & chassis Decades ago, some six-cylinder SL hatchbacks and maybe even a few Sunbirds had their engines replaced with V8s, appropriate stripes and decals attached and another fake SS joined the fleet.
1973 HOLDEN LJ TORANA STREETER READER'S CAR OF THE WEEK
Holden Torana The Holden Torana ran through three generations starting with the diminutive four-cylinder two- and four-door HB in 1967, then four- and six-cylinder sedan and coupe variants in the second-gen, followed by four, six and V8 models in its final iteration running until 1979.
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Holden produced the Torana from 1967 to 1980, but in what remains one of the company's best automotive upgrade packages ever, the iconic A9X was slotted into the mix in 1977. Notably, the A9X is also probably the best representation of the "Torana" nameplate.
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Holden, a well-known brand, developed a memorable car called the Torana. Named after the Aboriginal word that means 'to fly', the car was inspired by the British Vauxhall Viva. We're looking into the history of the Torana to see how it was created. Origin
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Introduced in 1977, the Holden Torana A9X was designed with one goal in mind - to win the Australian Touring Car Championship and the Bathurst 1000. HDT, under the leadership of its founder Harry Firth and later Peter Brock, was responsible for transforming the road-going Torana into a race-winning machine. The 1978 HDT A9X Torana is perhaps.
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Bathurst during the 70's the Holden Torana was pretty dominant at the hands of Peter Brock. Also in mid 70's our local neighbourhood was populated with few Holden Sunbirds (a 4 door family sedan the same shape as the Torana), but there were a couple of hot Holden Torana SL/R 5000 (Sedan) with a 5-Litre V8s - these must have been heavily.