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[TerrA LX]

UC,s THAT HAVE COST ME GOOD MONEY to own .

I would be upset with that too.

The american muscle is looking more attractive all the time .

I think you will find the problem is 100x worse with them...

[REDA9X]

I think my post wasn't read, the information doesn't contain paint and trim codes simple. The information is owned by an individual, what he does with it is his business, and he isn't one that is buying and selling cars like a certain person involved with the LC LJ's, so there is no worries about him diodgying up cars Whilst on that, some of the things that have been written on here about rumours of people doing this or that could be considered slander, we should be careful repeating "facts" we have heard from a 3rd party.
Rollo, in reference to what you had to say, I can tell you someone is certainly taking an interest, and as a result of his work, a couple of people have been caught, and a few owners of cars have beeen burnt very badly.

[REDA9X]

I don't know why this issue is being pushed, as I explained, what you want is not available anyway.

[unclefestal34s]

for years I've been getting letters from Holden and info on my cars and also from other sources,generally speaking the letters from Holden have little info whatsoever confirming what i would already generally know but i like getting there letter heads it sort looks more official,the other sources wisely ask me to give vin and engine numbers and will verify what i tell them if its not the right engine number most times they won't tell me but if my curiosity gets the better of me i will pursue a answer,..
in some cases the same car has had the same enquiry or interest prior to me..I've had situations in the past where i've bought cars and looked at cars that have had factory id number errors,different chassis numbers as to what the micro fisks have told me and these cars are cars i have cited myself and i'm pretty good at picking what believe to original or untampered cars....with the lack of technology back then always going to be human error..
i once looked at a lh torana that had no date or year model stamped on it but had its chassis number on it,..also in the past I've had people try and bumstear me with incorrect info,...sadly but unfortunately this is always going to be a problem..
i once had the guys at holden try and tell me i had the wrong engine in a car i bought from a one owner with correct books and original engine..the car was real is info was incorrect.. the digits were arse about...right date cate so on..
what prompt me to respond to this post is in all my years of sourcing info nobody has ever been able to tell me trim or paint codes or build numbers and so forth...most people in the know like myself have built up there knowledge just by experience and sort being self taught so there things you just can't buy..if had accumulated info over the years i certainly would not be handing over for all to see,i know i would personally assist or help certain people by using my own discretion which alot of people do...and its there choice..
with all due respect alot of business are cashing in on the torana market and duplicating parts and before to long books will be printed with what i believe is confidential info especially when people own these cars today...we have guys collecting info or data for registries yet I've never seen or heard of any info..
i certainly have no problem with people filling a need in a market..and if there good enough and smart enough to make a buck power to them but i think thats call business..
i've had people borrow my original parts to duplicate with promises of samples in return,..got my parts back but no samples yet..
in this world there's always going to be dodgy people in every industry....I've learnt to feather my own nest..
just my thoughts on this topic of power and ownership...

[a9x868]

Festa & Got1..

So is someone able to shed some information on my factory SS? Unforturantely I know very liitle info on this car and I would be keen to know it's history.

I am happy to pass on any info that they require..

cheers
Mick

after reading 4 pages of this old thread i'm somewhat disgruntled
i too would like further info on my car mick that i have owned for nearly 28 years
haveing read that microfish? info is available on lx a9x's
no info has been available to me!
by p.m or e-mail
a simple question asked and a simple answer needed
a verification or a statement that the info is not recorded would have been nice
but nothing
given up waiting for a response as such

[RallyRed]

Are all the A9Xs accounted for?.

 

i.e. is it known that all the hatches and 4 doors are either still around, wrecked, tucked away in a secret owners garage?

 

Or is there say 30% still around and known, in clubs etc,

another 30% known to be lost to crashes etc.

and the rest "...stolen  / ....well who knows?..."

[RallyRed]

Ta mate...it was a slightly hopothetical question. .. related to the earlier posts...where there is a lot of chatter about the "list/documents" that are owned by someone...and in turn used as one of the tools to ID legit cars/ fakes.
I was just interested to understand how many of the vehicles on those lists...were ticked off as being still around. And to be honest also wondering how a car that hadnt been heard of for years..and just popped up as matching. would be thought of....

[v8xu1pete]

GMH has held no records on the A9X for a long time. All GMH will ever do is if you supply all the numbers, they will tell you that based on those numbers the car is an A9X or whatever. They can't give you say an engine number based on your just supplying a PSN. They are nice to have, but worh nothing. When I got my SS letter, they claimed the car may be an A9X, despite the fact it was clearly a 253. They were purely going off the fact the car was built at the same time as the A9X and that it's PSN which ended in 34 was only two numbers behind an A9X built on the same day.

 

Where did the records come from that I have seen in magazines over the last few years which show how many A9X sedans & hatches were made in each colour, including trim colours & diff ratios. They are very detailed figures.

Pete.

[davea79]

Its a secret Rod hahaha. No soup for you, 1 month!!

[S pack]

I have a ht preference 308 engine. Apparently they came out in a9x / slr 5000
Is that true. She's a runner I drove it like a few months ago it was in my hq ss

Yes. Basically the HT prefix 308 was only available in the SL/R 5000 and SS (incl A9X).

There may have been a few lesser model LH & LX's that were optioned with a 308 but the 308 was not normally available in S & SL models.