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[TerrA LX]

Hey look even the A9X needed improvements to race, now I'm not saying that they are a bad car it is just that I view them as a factory platform to build a real car.
Having said that I would have a 253 over a 202 or starfire any day of the week.

[mitchg]

^^ Agreed. He is one of the only new members which actually makes a valid point in a thread and doesnt start a shit fight! Good to have you onboard!

[Evan]

A really good poin there 426. ^^^^^
There was discussion on that topic a whyle ago here in regards to bathurst A9X's and L34's that were cut and shut with a SL or S model car after they had been slamed into a barrier.

I think in the end it came down to who owned/drove and built the car, gave it value even thoe it had been cut up and smashed.

Evan.

[2600s]

Maybe expand the question a bit:

Why do people get all excited about anything with a 253, not just L32? For example would an L33 plated car be as exciting as an L32? The same phenomenon isn't just restricted to baby Holdens. Original 253 HT-HZ Monaros, GTS's, Sandmans etc also get people excited. Remember that an original 253 example is much better than one with a 161 or 173! Especially a 173 4spd 4 wheel drum HQ Sandman, or 161 3spd on the column, 4 wheel drum HK Monaro. Or a 202 auto SL/R for that matter - i'd personally prefer a factory 253 manual SL.

I am with you Yel,

I have several Torana's and my 4.2 auto SL is probably my favourate, I mean you could go to sleep driving the thing as it's so comfortable and I don't feel like my legs are around my ears like when I drive my LC.

For a small V8 it goes well and has plenty of power when needed!

Who gives a shit if it's an , GTR, XU-1, SLR, SLR 5000, L34, SS or A9X.

As long as the owner enjoys what he or she owns and continues to looks after these cars so the next generations can also enjoy them as we are not all just owners, id like to think we are simply caretakers of these great cars:spoton:

Attached are some pics of my SL.

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Edited by 2600s, 15 April 2009 - 08:46 PM.

[REDA9X]

WHO SAID AN L31 never won bathurst? I'll bet you a car tagged as an L31 won Bathurst anyway, several of them in fact. May not have been a bog stock L31 under the bonnet though

[yel327]

Red

I tried to list L31 plated cars that raced at Bathurst earlier in the thread, some are just speculation. Any comments on those? The 1973 and 1974 example I was referring to was the HQ GTS 4 door which from memory raced as a 308 in 1973 and a 350 in 1974.

Edited by yel327, 16 April 2009 - 09:35 AM.

[REDA9X]

Yeah just having a look, the 78 and 79 A9X's are both tagged L31, the 1980 to 84 Commodores would be L31 as well. All those cars were just GMP@A shells afterall and no A9X has L34 on the tag. The 1980 car would have been the closest to a road going L31 as the group C rules were changed in 1980 to make the cars mechanically closer to the road going versions. I'm not 100% sure on the HQ, I do have an article on it somewhere, but can't remember what it said.

[Edk]

i like a car untouched unmodified, so a stock slr5000 would be better than a full moch slr5000... but then again its a original for a torana but not for that "car"

i loved my moch slr5000 as much as anything, an it was shaped like a twisty


just numbers like sum1 said

[FastEHHolden]

My brother went and checked out an L32 at Pickles at Geebung QLD...

http://www.pickles.c...2035599/lotid-0

well i told him it would be worth about $8000....so he went to the auction and had a close look...L32 with SLR 5000 stickers and a blue 308 wasn't quite what he wanted....and then he found out the owner knocked back an offer of $15000 and was holding out for $25000...I want what he's having!!!!

[lcgtr1970]

Who gives a shit if it's an , GTR, XU-1, SLR, SLR 5000, L34, SS or A9X.

As long as the owner enjoys what he or she owns and continues to looks after these cars so the next generations can also enjoy them as we are not all just owners, id like to think we are simply caretakers of these great cars:spoton:

Attached are some pics of my SL.

nice looking car 2600s. very very neat. did you restore it or manage to find it?
i agree on the debate of people buying cars purely for the numbers and it shits me to tears that they all carry on with so much shit. the average bloke on the street doesnt know or care of the tags or originality. all they care about is that its a sweet car.
i get thumbs up and comments on my lx quite often...i even had a bloke at a servo the other week say that its great to finally see a "real" torana. now the lx is 'only' an "S" model. povvo of the pov. doesnt even have a clock in the clock face area, but no one knows that. same bloke wouldve said that to an A9X owner and he would only judge his opinion on looks and not tags.
ive also got a gtr, now when i bought it i didnt really know or care, coz all i wanted was a 2 door that was or could be done upto an xu1 mock up. hell i even wanted to make it an lj coz lcs didnt really do it for me then...(now i love lcs more than anything). when i understood i had a genuine gtr it was cool and im going to be careful and look after it, but i would still love it even if it was just a standard 's' model lc. its all about the looks you get, the enjoyment you get from driving it and the self satisfaction that its YOUR pride and joy, and that others appreciate it too.

[2600s]

Bought it and detailed the car. Removed the engine and painted the bay with BullitLJV8's help!

The interior is untouched just gave it a real good clean!

Alf