Hi folks, just asking if anybody knows if they changed the centre console from the first LH torana's produced to the later console with lift up armrest?
I have one of the first LH torana's of the production line and it has a HQ style console in it, the low one with open rear where arm rest would be. I am sure it is origonal but have never seen any others like it. It may have been factory fitted with HQ console being one of the first off the line. Adelaide built car SL T bar auto 4 door. Thanks guys.
First built LH torana, what console
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Posted 05 December 2019 - 06:30 PM
Is it Elizabeth or Woodville bodied? Will be a pilot in either case so could easily have stuff different to regular production examples. What engine number is on it?
It may not even be ‘off the production line’.
It may not even be ‘off the production line’.
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Posted 05 December 2019 - 06:36 PM
Im sure i read somewhere the first batches of LH Toranas did have the HQ consoles
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Posted 06 December 2019 - 11:06 AM
My old SLR in my avatar was a 74 model with the factory HQ style console.
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Posted 06 December 2019 - 04:44 PM
Thanks for replys folks. We were certain it was origonal, just never see a console without arm rest in the lh's
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Posted 06 December 2019 - 09:07 PM
Trust me guys, the HQ console was all there was in that time-frame before the HJ was released in October 1974.
Before the HJ was released the high console did not exist.
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Posted 06 December 2019 - 09:25 PM
Did they change the profile of the bottom to suit the torana floor pan?
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Posted 07 December 2019 - 05:16 AM
Did they change the profile of the bottom to suit the torana floor pan?
Yes.
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Posted 14 December 2019 - 06:56 PM
My mates 4/74 SLR has the HQ style console along with the mph/kmh speedo.
I’m really surprised these consoles didn’t get the boot during the 80’s-90’s to be honest. Some cars managed to stand the test of time
I’m really surprised these consoles didn’t get the boot during the 80’s-90’s to be honest. Some cars managed to stand the test of time
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Posted 15 December 2019 - 12:32 PM
Speedo was changed during that 4th month. Is yours a March or April build Jak?
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The origonal speedo in our Lh was also mph and kmph. Was 3/74 build. Body number build is 76
One of the first LH's to come of the line. Have taken out to put in slr gauges now.
One of the first LH's to come of the line. Have taken out to put in slr gauges now.
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Posted 31 December 2019 - 02:39 PM
The origonal speedo in our Lh was also mph and kmph. Was 3/74 build. Body number build is 76
One of the first LH's to come of the line. Have taken out to put in slr gauges now.
How do you know it is body number 76? In 3/74 Elizabeth were using a consecutive body number at the time around the 103000 mark and Dandenong was using the PSN around the 420000 mark. These were the body numbers on LH at that time. What is it's PSN? I can see if it was a Press Fleet car, but being as late as 3/74 I doubt it would be as most of the Press Fleet cars were 1/74 or 2/74 compliance.
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Will get those figures when head back to the garage in new year. A few torana guys looked at it a while ago and was told this info. One of the numbers has heaps of zero's in front of it though. Even body stamp by radiator has heaps of zero's. Car is all orig as we know full history. Was aunties from new.
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Posted 31 December 2019 - 08:48 PM
Might be it’s Dandenong chassis number which would be ALH000076M. This would put it into regular (volume) production at Dandenong from memory. Remember though that there were also LH’s built at Woodville and Elizabeth prior to Dandenong volume production. Will be interesting to see its PSN.
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Posted 01 January 2020 - 01:38 PM
How do you know it is body number 76? In 3/74 Elizabeth were using a consecutive body number at the time around the 103000 mark and Dandenong was using the PSN around the 420000 mark. These were the body numbers on LH at that time. What is it's PSN? I can see if it was a Press Fleet car, but being as late as 3/74 I doubt it would be as most of the Press Fleet cars were 1/74 or 2/74 compliance.
Do you know approximately how many LH's were built in January and February Yel?
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Posted 01 January 2020 - 01:48 PM
No. If this has chassis number 76 and I get it’s PSN I might be able to have educated guess. I have PSN’s for all the Press Fleet which are 1-2/74 cars.
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Excuse my ignorance, what is press fleet?
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Posted 01 January 2020 - 07:35 PM
Motoring journalist get to test press fleet cars
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Out of curiosity, how many press release cars were built then?
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Posted 03 January 2020 - 05:31 PM
In LH there were at least two SL/R 5000's, and one or two of every other model. Maybe a dozen for road tests? Then there were cars for the motor shows and promo cars for HDT.
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Posted 03 January 2020 - 06:02 PM
For LH release at Lang Lang for March 3 1974 I have 20 x window cards, two of which were TA. So 18 x LH.
6 for NSW (including the Saffron SLR5000).
4 for Victoria.
3 for QLD.
2 for WA
3 for SA.
The TA's were for Vic and NSW.
There was only 1 x SLR5000 which was NSW plus NSW also got a 4.2L manual SLR. Vic got a standard SLR but with a 3.36 rear axle. QLD and SA both got a 4.2 auto SLR.
3 of the 18 were not ready until 1st March 1974.
I have PSN's for all of these cars.
There were dealer conventions in Feb prior to this release so some of the cars would also have been at those. And also the Melbourne Motor Show on March 7th would have displayed some of them as well.
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Posted 03 January 2020 - 07:28 PM
Are these the cars used in magazine tests as well?
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Posted 03 January 2020 - 07:38 PM
Yes, most are. I have rego plates for them too.
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