Ya just can't say never happened , nah they were all destroyed ...... etc. etc.
There is no doubt that regard to the V8 LJ's ...... they were to be destroyed , well at least that's what many at GMH were told and had no reason to think otherwise ...... once they were canned as such the focus was on 'What's next !!!'
Just worth thinking about ..... in all the articles written about these rockets , there has never been a time ( year/ month) ever given when they were 'destroyed' , the documentation that has and is being unearthed ( such as the 79 page parts list for 'Special Export Project ' 35 XW7 ) along with other info has led to people having to reconsider what they have thought to be correct for a very , very long time....
The Tender document clearly demonstrates that GMH still owned the orange car in Feb. of '75 , ( the rego papers show much more, but that may be talked about in more detail at a later date) , Barney was still owned by GMH up to July '74 and was sold with Boot floor mods , bonnet scoop , gearbox xmember spacers and a cobbled up front exhaust along with a number of other mods.........
The 350Z show car was not destroyed , it was for sale , Durability test cars were sold and so on .....
Re the lilac/lilac monaro ...... is still exists , it's not in great shape but will be restored ..... and yes it has the same paint code as Barney but unlike Barney which was painted in Dec. '71 it was painted in Jan . '72
Laz