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[enderwigginau]

Which State has the most Published Torana's?

ACT - Trevors L34
Vic - LITRE8
NSW - 2TOUGH, RedA9X
QLD - DYNOSteve, Torvette/Toranamat69(residing in ACT at the time )
WA - Flatliner

(All the good ones are members here apparently!)

Who takes the gong?

Grant..

[Toranamat69]

Here is 2-Tough

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/753513

I'm lucky enough to have seen it in person last year.

M@

[Toranavista]

ACT forgotten again! Over the years there has been many good torrys in mags from ACT. From memory Torananamat was residing in ACT when his can was published lately there was Trevors L34. I am originally from Victoria but would have to say that ACT has the best Torana representation in terms of cars per head of capita. Check out the two Torana clubs and see the quality of the cars

[Heath]

Here's Flatliner (I think), it's nothing too extravagant but it's very tasteful and 80's

[GML-31]

Im sure the hulk has been published as well... go the maroons...

[REDA9X]

I guess I'll ad another NSW member to the list, myself AMC, and I believe LITRE8 now lives in NSW?

[REDA9X]

ACT forgotten again! Over the years there has been many good torrys in mags from ACT. From memory Torananamat was residing in ACT when his can was published lately there was Trevors L34. I am originally from Victoria but would have to say that ACT has the best Torana representation in terms of cars per head of capita. Check out the two Torana clubs and see the quality of the cars

Trevors car looked really good in that article, it's just a shame that again the facts have been stretched about the L34, and even the A9X, but thats Street Machine. I think they mixed KW and HP up for starters, and they make it look like all A9X's had the T10, and the rules didn't chage with the A9X, it was purely the fact the L34 engine was already homologated for use.

[Litre8]

Back in early '90's Leon OBrien's (Vic) Green LJ XU1 (with 16" Simmons) was featured in SM, later to sold to someone in WA. It was also in the March '95 SM issue on '25 years of racing Holdens' article.

[REDA9X]

Trevors car looked really good in that article, it's just a shame that again the facts have been stretched about the L34, and even the A9X, but thats Street Machine. I think they mixed KW and HP up for starters, and they make it look like all A9X's had the T10, and the rules didn't chage with the A9X, it was purely the fact the L34 engine was already homologated for use.

I thought it was just me that thought that. Also wasn't it the SL/R 5000 that had the reliability/oil smoke problems when first introduced to racing, hence enter the L34, besides Harry's dry sump oiling system of course?

Seemed to be a few other things that weren't 100% correct either, but I find that with alot of magazine articles, i.e Shannon's L34 article.

The SLR5000 did have dramas, but the L34 was just as bad when first introduced. The story about sandown was correct, Bonds car smoked like it was on fire. Watch the L34 video and you'll see.

[ToRunYa]

geez if you went back to the 80's youll find most of the published torana's came from S.A, there still torry crazy over there!

[Toranavista]

Trevors car looked really good in that article, it's just a shame that again the facts have been stretched about the L34, and even the A9X, but thats Street Machine.

Yep i was disapointed with the editorial. I especially liked the bit about "there was a time you couldnt give em away" refering to L34. Where was i? From memory they have always been at least twice the price of a standard SLR5000. They are now much more though.

[enderwigginau]

Heath - yes there is Rob's car.
Just as nice in the metal, and aging very well, although I think it's up for a spruce up in the motivation department. Maybe he or Unicorn could confirm that.
(Sorry Rob, the short term memory is shot, let alone remembering waaaaay back to poking round your garage! G..)

2TOUGH was built by Ian Williams and is finished (well, as much as you can be).
Top bloke and good friend.
He'll be popping up to Bris in late April.

Grant..

[tinkers]

Which State has the most Published Torana's?

Is that just from those you have listed or any torana?

[enderwigginau]

Any Published Torana.
Just wondering where the most prolific builders are.

Just jotted those down off the top of my head (and its ppl from here ).

Grant..

[REDA9X]

The SLR5000 did have dramas, but the L34 was just as bad when first introduced. The story about sandown was correct, Bonds car smoked like it was on fire. Watch the L34 video and you'll see.

Yup, that was the first race with Harry's new dry sump system from memory. Is that the one where Bond pulled his car up for car preservation, and Brocky kept going, only to get black flagged later in the race?

Just from memory, Bond starts smoking and slows letting Moffat and Brock by. It's the one where Moffats Brute 33 car wins

[Tiny]

On the old Forum i was lucky enough to get am email containing pictures of "True Blue" torana. The pictures simply dont do it justice!!

At the Sydney Car festival yesterday, the car was on display and everywehre you looked you just spotted more and more Unbelivable work. What a car.. Definitely a credit to the owner!

I know this car has been in a magazine but i dont know any details about the owner and unfortunately i wasnt able to catch them at the show even thoughi spent a bit of time drooling at the car!

Cheers.