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Gpac V Slr 6 cyl.

Started by mandytory , Apr 19 2018 10:18 PM

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#1 mandytory

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Posted 19 April 2018 - 10:18 PM

Got thinking,what would be more valuable today ,an Lh Gpac or an Lh Slr 3300 . Both similar, same drive train and dash but slr obviously more expensive new. But would the Gpac have the novelty factor as opposed to 6 cyl Slr.

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Posted 19 April 2018 - 11:13 PM

I'd think an SLR would be worth more any day of the week.

The Gpac was little more than a sales gimmick... stick some stripes, hubcaps & an instrument cluster on a base model Torana S and tell everybody how special they are!

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 06:56 AM

I'd think an SLR would be worth more any day of the week.

The Gpac was little more than a sales gimmick... stick some stripes, hubcaps & an instrument cluster on a base model Torana S and tell everybody how special they are!

The GPak is a bit more than that. It also got the 202 engine, front disc brakes, a 4-speed gearbox & centre console.

About the only SL/R omissions were the suspension, door trims, timber tone dash facia & also glovebox & boot lights.

It was basically a clever sales package which combined several commonly ordered options & without the SL/R badges was much cheaper to insure.

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 08:59 AM

In a buyers market

What would the price difference be

Lets say that instead of making a tribute SL/R you made a tribute G-Pac

Which would be seen as a better buying proposition ?

All things being equal on the build... engine , box , diff etc... its just a different stripe package basically

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 09:13 AM

A tribute is just that a 'tribute'. Its value would depend on the quality & fit & finish of everything on the car.

To answer the question a 'tribute' GPak would probably worth the same as a 'tribute' SL/R, but a real SL/R would have to be worth more. This is even more so these days, how many original L20 SL/Rs are left that haven't been butchered with flares & a V8 conversion or made into a 'street machine' ?

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 10:28 AM

2 cents worth..

Plus 4
G pak
SL/R (6)
then the V8s and high end cars.

Nothing has changed I think, even though G Paks are probably thinner on the ground, back in the day were the poor man' SL/R.

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 02:32 PM

2 cents worth..
Plus 4
G pak
SL/R (6)
then the V8s and high end cars.
Nothing has changed I think, even though G Paks are probably thinner on the ground, back in the day were the poor man' SL/R.

Plus 4 wasnt that a gutless POS couldn't have pulled the skin off a custard

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 02:39 PM

Plus 4 wasnt that a gutless POS couldn't have pulled the skin off a custard

It was like a 4-cyl version of the GPak. It was a Torana S 1900 with stripes. It didn't even get the instruments or the centre console.

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 05:36 PM

What about a Gpac mocked up to look like an slr... Worth double? 😀

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 06:16 PM

It was like a 4-cyl version of the GPak. It was a Torana S 1900 with stripes. It didn't even get the instruments or the centre console

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yep...but didnt it get the go faster Red stripes in the seat trim?

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 07:06 PM

yep...but didnt it get the go faster Red stripes in the seat trim?

Yep, Red, Green or Yellow to match the body colour.

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#12 RallyRed

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 07:08 PM

thats torn it..red is fast. ..but start mixing in those other colours and its just window dressing.

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 09:10 PM

Would rarity make the G Pack more valuable? Just a thought.....Assuming they have the same running gear of course.

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 10:01 PM

Let me put it another way

I'm building a car... it will be a clean skin (no flares etc)... but will have 331 stroker , 5 speed ,4w discs. GTS style wheels, SL/R dash and steering wheel.

I'm stuck on whether to put SLR stripes... or G-pack stripes... or even no stripes at all.

Sable metallic silver

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Posted 20 April 2018 - 10:39 PM

SLR all day...every day...hyunday....

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Posted 21 April 2018 - 09:08 AM

Put it this way, i don't know anyone who would want to turn their SLR into a Slackpack.

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Posted 21 April 2018 - 10:30 AM

Let me put it another way
I'm building a car... it will be a clean skin (no flares etc)... but will have 331 stroker , 5 speed ,4w discs. GTS style wheels, SL/R dash and steering wheel.
I'm stuck on whether to put SLR stripes... or G-pack stripes... or even no stripes at all.
Sable metallic silver

like this...?

https://www.streetma...strng-620hp-ls7

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#18 StephenSLR

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Posted 21 April 2018 - 12:20 PM

I'm stuck on whether to put SLR stripes... or G-pack stripes... or even no stripes at all.

You're likely to have one that you favour the most; do that one.

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Posted 21 April 2018 - 02:39 PM

like this...?

https://www.streetma...strng-620hp-ls7

Something like that yes

If I was keeping the car...I'd go no stripes

But since I plan to sell it to help fund my SS resto... I'm looking for salability and resale value

All thing being equal.. its just a set of stripes +/or badges that going to be different.

I'm guessing buyers will probably prefer the SL/R wank

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#20 RallyRed

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Posted 21 April 2018 - 08:39 PM

geez...havent heard anyone mention a Plus4 for ages...and now this pops up..

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#21 _imj411_

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Posted 21 April 2018 - 10:48 PM

I like the plus 4 for its novelty value. I also think that Gpaks are awesome and underated if they came factory with a eight we would all be raving about them. Seen a HQ SS? basically a full size Holden version of the the G pack in my opinion except that the SS need a 253 as it was a larger car and was also testing the market for the 4 dore GTS, cheers Aaron.

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Posted 22 April 2018 - 11:06 AM

Let me put it another way
I'm building a car... it will be a clean skin (no flares etc)... but will have 331 stroker , 5 speed ,4w discs. GTS style wheels, SL/R dash and steering wheel.
I'm stuck on whether to put SLR stripes... or G-pack stripes... or even no stripes at all.
Sable metallic silver

Considering that the g-pak didn't come in Sable metalic, i think it would look wrong & drop your sale price anyway, so to me that points to the sl/r tribute, could look good with a brown coloured trim in that exterior colour too & a little bit different. I have a seen a green g-pak with flares, the blue stripes 8" & 10" hotwires & a polished bond drop tank, with a blacked out half cage to match the interior colour before & it looked really good with the blue stripes over the flares.