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[Dasman56]

I�m led to believe the silver one witch sat in the Birdwood museum for years was the original show car that was originally white then updated a few years later to silver to continue the Auto show circuit. Then a couple of years ago Holden gave it a birthday and restored it back to its original white paint scheme. It has been on back on show Birdwood and various other places since.

[Dasman56]

Oops i mean" It has been back on show at Birwood and various other places since!

[TerrA LX]

I will have a hurricane thank you.

[robj]

Was chatting to my brother and he reminded me that he sent some pics to me once of a gtr-x, I had forgotten. Not sure where they originated from, maybe this was when one was getting restored?

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[rodomo]

Is there one of these existing on display anywhere?

The white car is at Fisherman's Bend

[GTRXU1]

Any chance so one could go and have a look under the bonnet and tell us what the engine no is and see if there are any numbers stamped on the head?

[rodomo]

Tried that last week. No hope.

[GTRXU1]

I have an original Holden Torana GTR-X Engineering Report and I was going through and on page 8 there is a picture of engine taken from carby side if you have a copy of the book Spotlight on Holden Torana LJ-LJ you can see it on page 52 but the picture is not very clear. I will go and scan the picture from the engineering report and upload

[GTRXU1]

I have scanned the image from the report and the images are 600dpi and 1200dpi, you can clearly see a 74 could be an LC GTR Head...





The report is printed on some sort of vinyl or plastic

[xu2308]

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)

Im sure there one on Display at GMH Melbourne Head office,Salmon st. Port Melbourne,they have a few of there Styling one off Beasty's parked together on display.

[MRLXSS]

Definitely on display at Holden at Fishermen's Bend. I was there last week... Bonnet is shut though... Pretty sure it was parked right next to the TT36 Torana.

[MONZA1]

Does anyone have any pics of the GTR-X when it was Silver?

I am trying to work out when they painted it from the original White to Silver.

I do know that it was restored to the original colour scheme in 2003.

cheers
Mick

These were taken approx 1988/89.

[MRLXSS]

Here are a few pics...

[StephenSLR]

That is one gorgeous car, even by todays design standards.

Personally it doesn't look like a Holden to me, it lacks muscle and more like something Japanese or from the UK.

I've always seen it as just one of those 'futuristic' prototypes that many car manufacturers did back in the 60's, back when they thought beyond year 2000 we'd all be wearing Ace Frehley type space suits and travelling to work via big transparent tubes.

I think if they thought it would sell it would've been put into production?

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Edited by StephenSLR, 29 November 2010 - 09:50 AM.

[robj]

If you have a look at this thread there is an article from October 1978 that has it in silver. It gives the impression, although a bit unclear, that it must have been painted around then.

http://www.gmh-toran...showtopic=48242

(thanks to GTRXU1 for posting them)

Edited by robj, 29 November 2010 - 08:54 PM.

[jpxu1]

Well you are all wrong!!
There are actually 2 cars.
The white one is the original (as in first) car and is fitted with the 186X engine.
The silver car was an updated version and is fitted with a 202 engine.

Cheers,
JPXU1

[rodomo]

There are actually 2 cars.
The white one is the original (as in first) car and is fitted with the 186X engine.
The silver car was an updated version and is fitted with a 202 engine.

Wrong.