Hi everyone For the Official book launch this saturday. Im organising a club run to ballarat to support norm in his endeavours to get the word out.
The plan is to meet at the shell servo at the base of the westgate at 11.00 - 11.15 am to depart at 11.30 am.
We will be stopping at the maccas in Melton to pick up another couple of members then it is onto Ballarat Airport.
There will be a get together at the Ballarat Early Holden Club Rooms At 2pm.
Torana Tough will be launched by Leo Pruneau
Bring your Torana or your favorite set of wheels the Holden club will have a BBQ running.
Ive also recommended to the VTC members that on the way home that we can stop at pikes reservoir for a swim and or a great photo op with your car and the water as a background.
This should be a great day to get out in your torrie and show how great a car it is that we all love.
Cheers
Tony
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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:22 AM
sounds good which maccas in melton?
We are going to the one on the second exit westbound to Ballarat. It is the one on coburns rd. I hope to see you there.
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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:14 PM
see you about 12 at cobourns rd maccas
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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:18 PM
Any rough idea what time at Melton Maccas the Torana convoy will be meeting?.
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Posted 16 February 2012 - 06:21 PM
see you about 12 at cobourns rd maccas
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I will be there at 12
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Posted 16 February 2012 - 07:14 PM
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Excellent we look forward to seeing you there.
The details are now posted on the VTC website just click on saturdays date on the calendar and the details appear below the calendar.
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Posted 17 February 2012 - 09:00 PM
Hi Guys, what happened to the 1pm meet at melton as discussed on our facebook page?
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Posted 17 February 2012 - 09:56 PM
Just to confirm, what time is the Torana convoy meeting at Melton? I will be coming but don't want to sit at Maccas for an hour waiting.
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Posted 17 February 2012 - 10:04 PM
Hi Guys, what happened to the 1pm meet at melton as discussed on our facebook page?
Daniel i expect us to arrive in melton between 12.00 - 12.15 then probably depart melton at approx 12.30 or so. Arrive in ballarat approx 1.15 -1.30 set up and a quick clean of the cars. The Launch is at 2pm So it will give us time to check out the other cars on display and enjoy the bbq.
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 02:50 PM
How is the book launch going down there today,did you all see some amazing cars down there today,and a rare one also.
Cheers John.
Cheers John.
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 06:28 PM
The launch went great. There was quite a few cars there LC LJ XU1's LH/LX sedan hatch and coupes. There was a range of other brands there also chevs Monaros etc
There was a LJ XU! that appears to be a styling dept car as it had a range of rear spolier options and had been painted many colors. None of the ex gmh guys there would confirm that it was one of the V8 prototypes.
The range of Vip's was good as Leo Pruneau was thee he spoke about how he originally started on the viva in england, he actually designed the rear doors for the sedan in england and didnt know that the doors were stamped in Oz then shipped back to england for the viva.
He spoke of his history from the LC XU1 thru to the death of the torana. All the fun things we missed out on etc.
I was able to get a few signatures in my copy of the book. ie:
Norm Darwin
Leo Pruneau
Phil Zmood
Joe Felice.
All up i think it was a pretty good day.
There was a LJ XU! that appears to be a styling dept car as it had a range of rear spolier options and had been painted many colors. None of the ex gmh guys there would confirm that it was one of the V8 prototypes.
The range of Vip's was good as Leo Pruneau was thee he spoke about how he originally started on the viva in england, he actually designed the rear doors for the sedan in england and didnt know that the doors were stamped in Oz then shipped back to england for the viva.
He spoke of his history from the LC XU1 thru to the death of the torana. All the fun things we missed out on etc.
I was able to get a few signatures in my copy of the book. ie:
Norm Darwin
Leo Pruneau
Phil Zmood
Joe Felice.
All up i think it was a pretty good day.
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Posted 18 February 2012 - 07:03 PM
Any photo's of today's book launch for Norm.
Cheers John.
Cheers John.
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 12:43 PM
I have a heap of images taken by Gary Clark's daughter and will post them shortly. Meanwhile here is the ex styling car that Laz (Sagman) has touched up with some "Barney's Shirt" Liliac paint.
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Posted 19 February 2012 - 05:13 PM
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 02:31 AM
I have a heap of images taken by Gary Clark's daughter and will post them shortly. Meanwhile here is the ex styling car that Laz (Sagman) has touched up with some "Barney's Shirt" Liliac paint.
anyone else roconise this car????????
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 06:37 AM
yes jamie it looks like the one that was on the forum and thay could not work out the funny paint code, i think laz got the car...
cheers gong
cheers gong
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 09:32 AM
Yes its the styling car made by GMH styling department in 1972.
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 01:48 PM
Its the only LJ painted in Barneys Shirt the famous GMH Colour, and now we all know-what Barneys Shirt Colour looks like
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 02:25 PM
A mate of mine has a HX Prem with "SPEC" on tag and the colour of car is very close, if not the same as the LJ in the pics. Maybe his car is also painted Barney shirt. He wants to paint the HX and is looking at painting it the same colour, not sure if the paint shop knows Barney shirt though lol.
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 04:44 PM
the HX with the paint and trim tag like the styling LJ XU-1 would be a ex GMH Styling car
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 06:29 PM
Very different colours. The HX is a metallic red, probably a styling exercise for Cortez Red or similar colour.
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Posted 20 February 2012 - 08:01 PM
As Byron said , very different colour but it would have been the first HX painted in this colour as these are usually for the first in colour of the model which generally went to an internal colour show . could also be the only HX painted in this shade if the colour was not chosen to be on the model range.
The colour 'barney's shirt ' is on my LJ and on a HQ GTS coupe , both built jan '71 . the cars never went to an internal colour show as they were both built to be show cars and the colour was not used again.
Would be interesting to find out how many forum members have or have seen paint tags like these as there were up to 30 or more cars in an internal colour show.
Should shift this to the paint and panel section as there is already a thread on the 'barney's shirt ' colour.
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The colour 'barney's shirt ' is on my LJ and on a HQ GTS coupe , both built jan '71 . the cars never went to an internal colour show as they were both built to be show cars and the colour was not used again.
Would be interesting to find out how many forum members have or have seen paint tags like these as there were up to 30 or more cars in an internal colour show.
Should shift this to the paint and panel section as there is already a thread on the 'barney's shirt ' colour.
Laz
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