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[Pop's-SS]

G'day All

I said I would put up my collection on the forum and he it is:_



Back Row
1969 LC Sales Brochure, 1971 LC Sales Brochure, 1970 Accelerator, LC GTR double sided advert. January 1973 MAN mag. (story on Brock/Bond/Firth assault on Bathurst), 1978 Wheels mag. A9X Vs HG350 Monaro.

Third Row
Air Chief radio manual (serial number matches my radio), LC Accessory brochure, LC Exterior Colours Chart (Magic Mirror Colour Range), Dec. 1969 Motor Manual, Feb. 1970 Australian Motor, April 1978 Wheels, April 1976 Wheels.

Second Row
Brochure Mark IV Air Cond., single page advert �GTR Go Tame a Road�, April 1970 Racing Car News, Dec. 1969 Modern Motor, May 1970 Motor Manual (Capri V6 or Torana GTR?), PETER BROCK the book (Collector�s Edition) Aug. 1978 Wheels.

First Row
March 1972 Wheels, March 1977 Wheels, June 1983, Oct. 02 Australian Classic Car (L34 Bathurst car), April 1974 Modern Motor, Classic Car (L34 Bathurst car), April 1974 Modern Motor, TOP AUSSIE SUPERCARS.

My Acacia Ridge Collection.

New condition Inspectors Dust Coat (long)
Used condition Inspectors Dust Coat (short)
Photo of last car to go through plant in 1984, a TE Gemini
Photo of last day on the Wiring Line (workers lined up)
WARNING DO NOT START ENGINE OR DRIVE VEHICLE
REFER JOB CARD �Ticket put on windscreen by Inspector if vehicle was found to be faulty.
�Gemini Flash� Acacia Ridge newsletters (4/1982 & 1/1979)
�PEOPLE� March 1980, a GMH 8 page newspaper (large size) has story on �End of the line for Torana the Great� and another on Peter Brock.
Photo Aerial shot of Acacia Ridge Assembly Plant 1971
Envelope with GMH letterhead
Acacia Ridge pay slip envelope with �GMH lettering� and message saying �DON�T LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE�
Acacia Ridge Area Plan � �OPEN HOUSE� diagram plan of plant when there was an Open Day for family and visitors. Schematic was dated 23 � 2 - 1969
Book���My Love Had a Black Speed Stripe� published 1973 & written by Acacia Ridge worker Henry Williams who died not long after his book came out.

Other stuff not in photo is LC Shop Manual, LC Parts Catologue, LC Owners Manual, Torana �Viva to Victory�, South Australian mag with story on new GTR Torana. Plus more.

All of my magazines have Torana related stories including �Tests� on the NEW TORANA RANGE for that year

Regards������..Barry.

PS A bit hard to see but on the right side of pic is one of my display boards leaning up against the wall that has the magazines Jan 1970 Modern Motor, Jan 1970 Racing Car News and Dec. 1969 Sports Car World on it, all with road tests on the LC GTR.

[LC69GTR]

Good stuff Barry your going to need a bigger shed the way your going

[GML-31]

keep it up Barry... well done

[Pop's-SS]

Thanks fellas

I find that magazines and other literature from that era of 1969 - 1979 (mainly) is a great written and photographic reference point when trying to find info on our much loved cars

Regards................Barry

AND I will still keep on collecting.

[Heath]

Very impressive Bazza! Always love seeing your great collection of retro merchadise.

If you were one of my neighbours, i'd use your collection as a library. Take me a few years to get through each mag one at a time though

Good onya mate, keep em comin!