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[enderwigginau]

The AMC and XU-1 tank thread reminded me!!

Do we actually know who has the moulds and is going to do new shells?

Might have to find an LC/J 4dr to sacrifice........

Grant..

[dattoman]

There was a thread a couple of years ago that got pulled
SHowed the moulds in their current state
I have the pics somewhere

[rodomo]

Might have to find an LC/J 4dr to sacrifice........

What's your thinking here?
They weren't built on a LC/J platform.

Edited by rodomo, 03 November 2009 - 05:37 PM.

[Collo]

Lc xu-1 running gear but different chassis I believe.

[wot179]

I think completely finished and rolling repro GTR-X vehicles on a short production run would cost in excess of a hundred grand each.

I very much doubt they would be registerable with a red six,either.All kinds of problems would need to be overcome to meet current adr's.

If you were to build them as per original,it would be a lot of money to spend on a vehicle that is not original and can only be taken to shows on a trailer.

If there is a market out there to make this a viable proposition for a small business,let me know,as there is a talented bloke considering the venture with new moulds,but he has serious misgivings as to its viability,including the set up costs to manufacture every single item from scratch.

You would need to sell a few to turn a buck.

[enderwigginau]

Purpose built chassis - quite simple if you've seen a hotrod built, but it helps to have some floorpan and chassis pieces.
Front and rear clip could basically be used, even by stitching together with a chassis kit.......

As was said years ago, kit car build, like a cobra/GT40/etc, so entirely possible to register, just need to build three to crash test..............

Grant..

[A9X]

Jesus Grant, how many lotus super 7 \ catersham \ cobra replicas are out there.

a quick red powered GTR X should be a walk up start.

[lcgtr1970]

bring em on!!! imagine putting along to a car show or historic meet and having one fly past....you'd piss yourself with delight!

[GML-31]

and I do have the 2 pics that got removed last time of the car in the shed... but wont put them up.

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[torry nut]

The latest AMC magazine has images from a reader of a GTRX rolling shell that somebody owns and was told
by holden to take it back in the early 70's.

Does anybody know who owns it ?

[76lxhatch]

Looks like the same basic design chassis as a ute/tonner

[GML-31]

I just love the timber rail extensions on the rear...lol

[enderwigginau]

I think they're only holding the tank on, but will rego accept that as a design drawing

Lots of Model A wooden framers trolling around though




Grant..

[GTRXU1]

On the GTR-X there are chromed rims does anyone know if they were nibless or not??

[frash da bucket]

Hi GTR XU1,

They are not nibless rims on it way to early.

Cheers.

[FastEHHolden]

Would love to see it in the flesh {metal}.

or in the resin as the case might be.

What was the problem with the pics getting taken down?

[dattoman]

The pics were taken down cause the original poster asked for it

[robj]

Is there one of these existing on display anywhere?

There is some nice pics on the web of one painted in white, i assume these are old pics taken back when it was first coming out?

Then there seems to be that one was painted silver, and fitted with the mags. (maybe this is the same one)