Description
If the idea of a compact six appealed and you didn’t have a huge budget, the GTR was the perfect starting point.
These Torana's were effectively a stretched Vauxhall, albeit with a lot of redevelopment sunk into it, to not only cope with our local roads, but to accept an inline six power plant.
And that was the key, all of a sudden we’re talking about a compact coupe with a full-size sedan’s engine shoe-horned into the nose.
By other standards, a 161ci (2. 6lt) engine is hardly something calculated to strike fear into the heart of the driver. but, at the time, it was a serious statement that this is a performance car to be taken seriously.
ABOUT THIS CAR
Model Number 82911
Body Number 900A
Chassis Number: LC08572A
VIN: 82911CJ214438
Production Date: 11/ 03/ 1970
Engine: 2600 'S' L6 - Note the engine in this car is not the original engine so this is not a matching numbers car. However, it is a period correct motor for the time. Instead of having a 161 GTR head it has a 173 GTR head, which is still off an LC.
Engine Number 2600S12998
Transmission M20 3. 428:1 First Gear 4 Speed manual
1193 - 40X - Daytona Bronze / Black Trim Combination
Steering Rack and Pinion
Brakes - Power Assisted Front Wheel Disk
Rear Axle - 3. 08. 1 banjo Type
Differential: Conventional Open Type
Ventilation - Standard Heating and ventilation system
This vehicle bearing the PSN - J214438 - was originally manufactured at GM-H's Elizabeth, Adelaide plant as a painted and hand trimmed GTR Torana Body. This was then assembled into a finished car and completed on 11'03/ 1970 at GM'-H's Dandenong, Melbourne assembly plant. A Lengthy delay of more tan 3 weeks was experienced during final assembly and export preparation. The Vehicle was shipped direct to Trentham plant as a GM-H NZ factory import.
Vehicle Production Report available.
Car is in Very Nice condition - pretty mint really.
Clean straight body with very nice paintwork.
Very tidy interior.
Very Tidy boot, engine bay and undercarriage.
Six owners including traders / dealers.
Muscle cars are deeply associated with American culture, tracing their roots to the 1960s. But while the Americans were very good at offering affordable performance in a compact package, usually one involving a big V8, Australians adopted the winning formula of jamming a powerful engine inside a regular car with a small body.
The Holden Torana is an Australian car that started as a compact family car in 1967 and ended up becoming a very successful race and rally car after undergoing some modifications with the introduction of the LC GTR-XU1 in 1970.
Yes, it was the LC-series Torana that put the model on the map. It was an instant hit with the public, with nearly 75, 000 sold between 1969 and 1982. During that decade, the Torana LC GTR-XU1 achieved Australian legendary status, having garnered many victories in rallying and circuit racing, and every hoon in the Land Down Under dreamed of owning one.
Car will be sold WOF'd and registered IF sold in New Zealand.
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