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#1 Neils LX

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 10:55 AM

Hi
Anyone gots pics of smashed, burnt, stripped, rusted or all of the above toranas that will never retern to the road. I have a couple of pics i will dig up later of a pair of totaled UCs.
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#2 Heath

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 11:32 AM

There is a HG that I walk past nearly every day that is the most rusted old Holden I've ever seen. I should get a photo of it, but I don't like walking into random people's properties too much... :P

I've seen loads of shots of crashed ones but I don't care to save them because I don't enjoy looking at them very much lol

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 08:22 PM

Is there a prize??
This car was located right on the coast. As can be seen didn't weather it too well. SLR 202 auto. Its amazing what you can still get out of them even when they look like this, Still had the full SLR silver dash and instruments. Going to be in Hainzy's project one day. Nothing was wasted!

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 08:27 PM

Never seen a Torana that bad. I thought I had seen some bad examples but WOW

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 08:32 PM

Must be near the coast, shit the panels dissapeared quick!

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 08:40 PM

Kind of puts you off buying one! :D

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 08:50 PM

gee slr5640 if the rust is that bad down your way, l should not have parted with that gem l sold to you..urkss :cry:

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 08:52 PM

Hey, dont be put off, grab a hatch, no matter what the condition, its an investment, store it, will be nearly as good as a house, but you cant live in it, well , depends were you are !

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 09:20 PM

It's only a flesh wound.

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 09:23 PM

amazing how the shell has gone that bad yet the tail pipe looks to be brand new!

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 09:26 PM

Looks like a angle grinder maybe the culprit !

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 09:59 PM

damn, what a waste of a nice SL/R. i reckon it would of buffed out :tease:

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Posted 29 March 2008 - 10:00 PM

Here's my $400 special that i had about 5 years ago, stripped it of what i needed and then sent it to the scrap yard. I have my old torana thats in the back yard getting the same treatment at the moment due to too much rust.
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Posted 30 March 2008 - 12:01 AM

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Posted 30 March 2008 - 01:27 AM

This is depressing :cry:

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Posted 31 March 2008 - 12:39 AM

Looks like a angle grinder maybe the culprit !

Yes I cut it up with the angle grinder. Thought I would make it easier to get rid of it.
The first two pics was as it came , no A pillars at all. What a waist you are correct .
urkss the gem you sold me will supply bits for the hatch floor /plenum etc

Hey, don't be put off, grab a hatch, no matter what the condition, its an investment, store it, will be nearly as good as a house, but you cant live in it, well , depends were you are !


Here's another one from the same place. This at least will get back on the road (some day)This is pretty bad in the rear but as is said above its an investment. Originally a 253 4 speed.
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Posted 31 March 2008 - 06:37 AM

I think the dog in the background is saying the car is "ruff"

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Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:00 AM

^ Hahahaha

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Posted 31 March 2008 - 11:44 AM

I think the dog in the background is saying the car is "ruff"

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ha ha ha nice one!
up there with one of the better dad jokes ive heard!

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Posted 31 March 2008 - 01:53 PM

some lying around waiting turn to strip and crush
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That's an SLR, bought it 20 yrs ago for $300 and stipped bits off over yrs
Up the farm
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Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:34 PM

No Torana's where harmed in preparing this thread.

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Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:38 PM

here is my addition

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:cry:

edited to add: disregard the date stamp, its way off

Edited by makka, 31 March 2008 - 09:46 PM.


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Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:42 PM

that look recent Makka, when did, and what happened?

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Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:45 PM

look at the date of the photo's................

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Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:47 PM

stoopid pole jjumping out in front of me............




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