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How many SLR5000's were made??

Started by _sstorana_ , Jul 27 2009 08:06 PM

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#26 _68 GTO_

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Posted 27 September 2011 - 05:00 PM

Hi All,

Just noticed thread, and got me thinking, so after demolishing a couple of old boxes full of bits and pieces, come up with 1981 GMH FACTS,

here goes from Booklet - Under heading of Holden Milestones,

1974 - 76 LH Torana Total = 71,408

1976 - 78(77?) LX Torana = 41,375 Sedans, 8,527 Hatchbacks

1978 + - UC Torana/Sunbird = 53,007 .

As far as I know, these Booklets were put out for Shareholders in GMH.

Will get a Pic up if any interest.

Daveml.

Wow look at that, UC's were more poular than LX's :buttrock:

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#27 GML-31

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Posted 27 September 2011 - 05:46 PM

^^^^^they were looking ahead when we needed donor cars

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#28 _68 GTO_

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Posted 27 September 2011 - 05:53 PM

^^^^^they were looking ahead when we needed donor cars

Perhaps you should have treated them better?

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#29 yel327

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Posted 27 September 2011 - 06:22 PM

Hi All,

Just noticed thread, and got me thinking, so after demolishing a couple of old boxes full of bits and pieces, come up with 1981 GMH FACTS,

here goes from Booklet - Under heading of Holden Milestones,

1974 - 76 LH Torana Total = 71,408

1976 - 78(77?) LX Torana = 41,375 Sedans, 8,527 Hatchbacks

1978 + - UC Torana/Sunbird = 53,007 .

As far as I know, these Booklets were put out for Shareholders in GMH.

Will get a Pic up if any interest.

Daveml.

Funny how they mention UC Torana and UC Sunbird but there is no breakup into sedan and hatch. And LX has a breakup of sedan and hatch but no metion of Sunbirds, just Toranas? I know lots of people now incorrectly refer to Sunbirds as Toranas, and incorrectly call all HQ-WB Holdens Kingswoods but GMH was very careful and specific in what words they used in their literature. Strange.

Edited by yel327, 27 September 2011 - 06:24 PM.

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#30 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 27 September 2011 - 07:14 PM

Yes, GMH was strange.

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#31 _uctorry_

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Posted 27 September 2011 - 07:18 PM

Hi dont take this for gospel

Was taking to an old fellow at a swap meet,

He worked at holden putting together the shells.
From what he could remember there was about 11000 torana hatches built.

Of those about 3000 came out with rear discs.

Like I said he couldnt remember the excat numbers.

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#32 _LXSS304_

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Posted 15 October 2012 - 09:19 PM

someone must know

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#33 Statler

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Posted 15 October 2012 - 11:10 PM

IF there were 3000 cars produced with rear discs, they wouldn't be that hard to find today! , or even a timeline record of them.

Think about it! If there were less LH 5000s built, how easy it is to get bits for one of them?

I do wonder how many UC SL/E were ordered with rear discs though.

Edited by Statler, 15 October 2012 - 11:13 PM.

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#34 xu2308

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Posted 16 October 2012 - 09:04 AM

There was a Tuxedo Black UC Hatch in my Local area, back in the 1980's, that had Rear Disc Brakes on it from factory, how many UC's Torana's were sold with rear disc setups.