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#1 _TORRI-1_

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 08:00 PM

Hey, just wondering if anyones seen any toranas in movies?

In 'Metal Skin' (mid 90's aussie flick) there was a sweeeet red LH/X? Number plate SEXY LH or something.

Also in mad max 2 i reckon i once noticed a stuffed lc/lj, missing panels etc..

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 08:20 PM

Torana Boys.
I havent seen it but its got some Hunter Valley Torana Club cars in it i think.

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 08:37 PM

this might be the one you are talking about TORRI-1 ??

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pretty sure i got the picture from this forum, someone must have took a screenie of it and posted it in another thread

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 08:45 PM

jeez jake that pic is hard to look at...sweet car tho! :spoton:
ive seen that movie too, years and years ago.
theres an slr5000 in "the fj holden", when theyre at the brickies and the cops rock up and start fining/defecting people.

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 08:50 PM

Haven't seen any in movies although totally unintentional two books I have read had Torana's in them. ''Deadly Unna?'' had some Torana 'whizzing' past lol and some other aussie novel... top stuff

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 08:58 PM

In "Two Hands" there is a barbados flared hatch in a screen shot

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Posted 15 July 2008 - 11:24 PM

A 4 cylinder LC/LJ gets wiped out in "Running on Empty" towards the end of the movie.

There is also a Torana in the movie "Midnight Spares" but you only get a glimpse of it.

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 08:23 AM

Here you go lol
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Cant find madmax pic where Torana gets cleaned up

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 08:24 AM

Nice work!!!

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 09:37 AM

Theres a UC that gets totalled in that new series about Roger Rogerson, Neddy Smith et al.

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 09:52 AM

In an old 80s Hong Kong low budget martial arts film my dad brang home years back there was a Black LH sedan with flames on it, no bonnet and a big chrome engine that got into a chase with a silver charger, the film was filmed half in hong kong and the other half in NZ.

Iv been looking for a copy of it for years but have had no luck, i think its Aussie tittle was "Mad Mission".

John

Edited by TORANASS, 16 July 2008 - 09:53 AM.


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Posted 16 July 2008 - 10:07 AM

You absolutly have to LOVE Youtube!!!


http://www.youtube.c...h?v=L9qkIK-NeWI

Also notice at the end the car that plows into the kitchen is a cortina not a torana.

John

Edited by TORANASS, 16 July 2008 - 10:11 AM.


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Posted 16 July 2008 - 10:32 AM

HOW COOL IS THAT! One of the best torana scenes in a movie i have ever seen!

Edited by MRLXSS, 16 July 2008 - 10:36 AM.


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Posted 16 July 2008 - 10:50 AM

Theres a UC that gets totalled in that new series about Roger Rogerson, Neddy Smith et al.

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New Series James? What is it called?

I know in the Blue Murder production that was on ABC a few years ago (details life and times of Rogerson, Neddy Smith et al) there was a Chamois LX Sedan that got wiped out. Was towards the start of the movie and the car was used as a get away car for a bank job or something.

EDIT - Just watched the youtube above. Classic stuff !! The engine note seemed a bit wierd though?

Edited by Big T, 16 July 2008 - 10:56 AM.


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Posted 16 July 2008 - 11:04 AM

It is Blue Murder and it was a light coloured Torana, thought it was a UC at a quick glance.

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 11:18 AM

There is also a yellow UC looking thing in that TV show i am not allowed to have watched!

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 11:42 AM

There is also a yellow UC looking thing in that TV show i am not allowed to have watched!

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 06:49 PM

When the car crashes into the kitchen in the restuarant, correct me if I am wrong but it looks like a TE Cortina was used...

Mad clip though.

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 06:58 PM

You could be right there
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John its on ebay not sure what your Mandarin is like

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 07:18 PM

that video is insane lol... funny how at the end they are surrounded and then all of a sudden a path appears and they just drive straight through to do the jump

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Posted 16 July 2008 - 07:35 PM

From MadMax
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And the one from Blue Murder
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and midnite spares
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Edited by LC69GTR, 16 July 2008 - 07:46 PM.


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Posted 16 July 2008 - 11:21 PM

The only Manderins i know are the small round friut and my old manderin SLR lol.

Not fussed about a copy know i only wanted it for the torana scene and thanks to youtube i now have it..


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Posted 16 July 2008 - 11:39 PM

You absolutly have to LOVE Youtube!!!


http://www.youtube.c...h?v=L9qkIK-NeWI

Also notice at the end the car that plows into the kitchen is a cortina not a torana.

John

THANKYOU JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been searching for a copy of that vhs or dvd for a few years now just to see that scene, but wasn't sure of the movie title. F*&%, I love youtube.

Cheers mate

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Posted 17 July 2008 - 04:40 AM

What about the yellow LX Hatch used in the Lindy Chamberlain movie. Evil Angels?

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Posted 17 July 2008 - 06:08 AM

Here's a pic of the LC/LJ in the ending chase in Mad Max 2

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and I found this page too

http://www.imcdb.org...del-Torana.html
seems the torana isnt indestructable :cry:




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