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[MRLXSS]

Aborginal word for - To Fly

[Bazza]

Hi

Also considered at the same time as "Torana" were the invented names "Berina" and "Barina". If history had taken a different course we would have had the "Barina GTR XU-1" or the "LX Berina A9X".

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet".

Cheers

Bazza

[Neils LX]

Hi
The HK monaro was also going to be called torana as i have seen pictures of a HK prototype with a torana badge on front gaurd

[Heath]

^ & ^^, woah we were lucky! lol

[orangeLJ]

but in all honesty, no one would care, I doubt a name would have made much difference. Barina (without the connotations it currently has ie small girly car) isnt that bad of a name.

Better then the toyota "kluger" sounds like that turd that just wont quit dangling... "ohh man ive got a kluger"

[lcgtr1970]

Hi
The HK monaro was also going to be called torana as i have seen pictures of a HK prototype with a torana badge on front gaurd

cool. have you got any pics that you can post up?

[rodomo]

So instead of "Beep Beep Barina", we would have gotten "toot toot torana" for a girlie car !!

You mean like a TA?

[muzzta]

Thanks Rodomo,
Guess I should put a skirt on and get out of the front bar since i own a TA.
"As long as it's a Torana" yeah right.
Cheers
Muz

[rodomo]

Hey! I'm not pointing any fingers? But if the shoe fits?

[muzzta]

Doesn't bother me, I have thick skin and know a TA is viewed as a reject child in the Torana family.
Did think this was a Torana community forum for all owners though that didn't encourage bagging other's cars.
As for the skirt, I don't have one, you may have to lend me one of yours. :-)
Muz

[Collo]

Haha your Ta is great.

I used to see it round a fair bit.

[muzzta]

Thanks slr_v8,
It's still on the Newie roads every week.
Cheers
Muz

[MRLXSS]

Does anyone know which aboriginal dialect it is?

*thinks of funny response* *laughs to himself* *then realises he shouldn't add the reply* HAHAHA

[ToRunYa]

your prolly better off searching for the juvinille detention centre "torana" that would prolly give more info.
you know how governments have to put in a 300 page report of why they called it that.

[ToRunYa]

found an artical on woomera detention centre and found this


"The Immigration Department says 22 people have been treated for dehydration today.

Asylum seeker lawyer Torana Hassan, says the hunger strike by over 200 detainees will continue.

"Processing has to occur in a given period of time, not waiting around, you know, for three months," she said.

Ms Hassan says several detainees tried to kill themselves last night."

does the name "torana hassan" raise an eyebrow to you??!?

[Neils LX]

cool. have you got any pics that you can post up?

Hey there
Im not sure on copyrights but the pictures in augest-september 1985 street machine on page 63
same magazine has a clay LH yellow in colour page 35 with XU-2 decals on front gaurd and XA? bonnet vents.
Chears Neil

[Heath]

Don't really get the relevance of ^ but I will expand on it anyway

XB bonnet vents, not XA

More importantly, page 1-77 of the GM-H LH TORANA Workshop Manual, RHS half way up
heheheheh

[mitchg]

I saw a LX with the number plates 2FLYLX in mac fields, and i thought it was a bit wankerish, as in 'pretty fly for a white guy' sorta thing. I understand now. But still not a big fan of it.