Torana Cop cars
#1 _Leakey_
Posted 27 December 2006 - 08:36 AM
it look like a cop car.
I am guessing, with cars like the XU1, SLR and SS, that these would
have been used as pursuit cars by some of the forces?
I have seen the Chargers, Monaros and GTs, but not a Torana?
Any one got a pic of one?
- Mick?
Cheers, Leakey
#2 _LoneOranger_
Posted 27 December 2006 - 08:37 PM
If they looked like GTRs but had the front air dam, Then they were XU1 spec.
This following link may help with a few NSW cars.
Some interesting police Drag cars from some of the other states too.
I think Barry (LC70GTR) also has some pics.
John.
http://www.inthejob.com/
Edited by LoneOranger, 27 December 2006 - 08:43 PM.
#3
Posted 28 December 2006 - 08:00 AM
#4 _hawks_
Posted 28 December 2006 - 08:27 AM
It obviously doesn't have the signs or lights on it now
might be worth a bit one day ?
Edited by hawks, 28 December 2006 - 08:28 AM.
#5 _Leakey_
Posted 29 December 2006 - 08:46 AM
- I think some of those SA cars look familiar.....
Edited by Leakey, 29 December 2006 - 08:47 AM.
#6
Posted 29 December 2006 - 09:46 AM
#7
Posted 29 December 2006 - 01:46 PM
#8 _Monkey_
Posted 29 December 2006 - 02:53 PM
#9 _vin150cars_
Posted 29 December 2006 - 06:55 PM
as for 73 bathurst xu1 police cars like mine i think nsw got 37 carsA while back I did a photo chop of Welby's A9X to make
it look like a cop car.
I am guessing, with cars like the XU1, SLR and SS, that these would
have been used as pursuit cars by some of the forces?
I have seen the Chargers, Monaros and GTs, but not a Torana?
Any one got a pic of one?
- Mick?
Cheers, Leakey
and w.a 12 cars they were disguised as gtrs
#10 _chevy_253_torana_
Posted 30 December 2006 - 12:10 AM
#11 _Leakey_
Posted 30 December 2006 - 11:11 AM
currently WRX's so the forces definately used hi spec cars.
An SS. Must have been one. Good security in the back!!! LOL
C'mon Mick, you must have some inside info?
- Leakey
#12
Posted 30 December 2006 - 12:12 PM
#13 _scooter_
Posted 30 December 2006 - 12:41 PM
As a matter of interest the bloke role playing the baddie being booked ended up being a Chief Superintendent in charge of Police communications and was my boss towards the end of my career.
I could go on for hours about the good ol days....
scooter
#14 _Leakey_
Posted 30 December 2006 - 02:47 PM
so any genuine stories/trivia like yours are gold.
Thanks for the input Scooter!
Cheers, Leakey
#15 _Aquarius - LC_
Posted 30 December 2006 - 03:34 PM
#16
Posted 31 December 2006 - 05:55 PM
But as Scooter and many of us know, the NSW Police had their fair share of GTR's and XU1's, would love to have one of those now.
Cheers Mick.
Edited by lxsstorana, 31 December 2006 - 05:56 PM.
#17 _chevy_253_torana_
Posted 10 January 2007 - 12:01 PM
just cleaning up the comp today and i knew i had a stack of cop car pics around this and the other two posted are the only toranas however
enjoy
#18 _JuniperGTR_
Posted 24 January 2007 - 10:11 AM
I have an ex police pursuit (chaser) gtr and thought you might be interested in some further details I have. The history of my car as I have been told is as follows:
Operated by the Gosford Highway Patrol
Bought by one of the police officers when it finished its "duty"
The Police Officer sold it to his brother who was a fireman at the Cooke Hill fire station
The car died at some stage and sat in their mothers driveway
A gentleman by the name of Don Gambrill (Singleton, NSW) saw it in the driveway and bought it from the fireman in the early 90's (he is the one who provided the history to me). Don restored it in about 1995. During the conversation I had with him he indicated he welded up a number of holes in the dash under the radio plate where the police had their gear mounted. He sold it in about 2000 to a young bloke in Woy Woy who I bought the car from.
I have spoken with a guy in melbourne, Vin Roberts who gave me some methods for id'ing police cars. He has an orchid metallic XU1. I have found where the police id plate was mounted (evidently they removed them when they were disposed of).
My car is a Juniper coloured GTR built in 03/73. I believe it may have been originally delivered by Glen Fulton Motors. I am in the process of rebuilding it mechanically and have found that it has an XU1 gearbox in it (with the 899 cluster etc) and some of the other XU1 type tell tales.
830HP indicated someone he knows remembers the car operating out of Casino.
Cheers,
JuniperGTR
#19 _scotty720gtr_
Posted 24 January 2007 - 04:28 PM
Mate can you tell me where they put this plate you are talking about
or give me a general area to look in. Are there any other tell tales to look for?
Scott
#20 _vin150cars_
Posted 24 January 2007 - 06:57 PM
hey scottyHey Juniper.
Mate can you tell me where they put this plate you are talking about
or give me a general area to look in. Are there any other tell tales to look for?
Scott
the i.d.plate was between the glovebox and passenger door in the steel
part of dash and was bolted on.in the n.s.w police cars g.t.r's +xu1
#21 _JuniperGTR_
Posted 24 January 2007 - 07:22 PM
JuniperGTR
#22 _JuniperGTR_
Posted 24 January 2007 - 07:40 PM
#23 _vin150cars_
Posted 24 January 2007 - 08:00 PM
#24 _lx5008_
Posted 24 January 2007 - 09:26 PM
#25 _JuniperGTR_
Posted 24 January 2007 - 10:38 PM
Not really sure, but I believe was Glen Fulton Motors in Lakemba.
Do you have the records to be able to check, ie against a VIN?
JuniperGTR.
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