I have a 1976 LX SLR 5000 which is papaya in colour. I've been told that they're quite rare. Strange as they pushed the colour of the car in their factory sales literature. I have an elderly gentleman helping me out but can't say until he gets back to me in a couple of weeks (says he has a source from GMH down in Melbourne). If anyone else can help me out that would be great.
LX SLR 5000
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Posted 11 May 2006 - 11:59 AM
Papaya is fairly rare in the SLR 5000,this color was more popular on the SS toranas.
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Posted 11 May 2006 - 12:02 PM
Don't fully understand what the question is. There is a thread on here somewhere where somebody asked for a picture of a Papaya LX SL/R 5000. Maybe try the Search function.
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Posted 16 May 2006 - 07:07 AM
Don't fully understand what the question is.
Ummm... How many LX SL/R 5000 were Papaya in colour when they left the factory.
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Posted 16 May 2006 - 08:44 AM
Good question. Nobody really knows the answer to that. Maybe one day when we convert the microfiche onto a database we'll be able to work that one out.
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Posted 16 May 2006 - 08:38 PM
every colour is "rare" these days, even the shit brown colours are "rare" , because they looked shit in the day (and still do) makes them "rare"?
a black slr5000 is what i call rare, papaya was fairly common, not as pop as mandarin red etc but there was a fair few litres of the stuff applied over the lx range.
a black slr5000 is what i call rare, papaya was fairly common, not as pop as mandarin red etc but there was a fair few litres of the stuff applied over the lx range.
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Posted 21 May 2006 - 04:48 PM
I'm pretty sure that this papaya SLR 5000 is the one that recently sold on ebay and prior to that it sold through this forum.It didn't take long before the project got started by the looks of it,thats great to see.
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Posted 21 May 2006 - 05:01 PM
I wouldn't count on that being the same vehicle... there is way too much progress on it.
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Posted 21 May 2006 - 05:13 PM
Heath,I actually went to have a look at the car in person and it looks identical right down to the seat inserts.It looks like the guy has a bit of money and is just going sick on the resto.Its been over a month since this car sold so in that time with enough dollars behind you you can do a lot more than he has done especially if everything is getting done by pros,no disrespect to the current owner tho I think he has done a great job so far.I also think that this car got sold to N.S.W. so it sounds about right plus he mentions that he just bought it.But than again I could be wronG.My appologies for stealing the thread.
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Posted 21 May 2006 - 06:00 PM
Well picked Kangur 
I checked the ebay pics and it is the same car. Phew! I thought for a minute they were becoming a dime a dozen. 
I checked the ebay pics and it is the same car. Phew! I thought for a minute they were becoming a dime a dozen.
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Posted 21 May 2006 - 07:06 PM
ah Larry, he has built a few Toranas, the green LX the blue LX with the leather trim and he had a yellow A9X. I believe his son had something to do with the building of the VC Brock Street machine updated.
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