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How Many SL/R5000's Were Built

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#1 _keith1962_

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Posted 04 July 2006 - 09:07 PM

How many SL/R5000's were built and how many are left???????

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Posted 04 July 2006 - 09:12 PM

Heya Keith. How long is a piece of string? Nobody really knows. Also which model, LH, LX or L34, and would you include the 4 door A9X's?

If we transfer HG350's info to an Access Database we could work it out, but until then, nobody knows.

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Posted 04 July 2006 - 09:26 PM

LH Pat is what i am refering to.


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Posted 04 July 2006 - 10:39 PM

Yeah, no worries Keith, still same though. Nobody really knows at this point in time.

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Posted 04 July 2006 - 10:45 PM

Hi, sorry to jump in but while you are at it is it possible to work out what the build number of a particular car is.
I have a LX coupe built on the 12th feb 76. Just figure not to many would of been produced before it? probably lots, but you never know.
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Posted 05 July 2006 - 04:56 PM

Hi, sorry to jump in but while you are at it is it possible to work out what the build number of a particular car is.
I have a LX coupe built on the 12th feb 76. Just figure not to many would of been produced before it? probably lots, but you never know.
thanks

The early SS hatchbacks were built Sept 1975. There are few still around built Dec 76 that i have seen. If you have an early car you could tell how many LX's were made before yours but not model type. Just need the chassis number. I think you will find that the first 4 doors weren't made till around feb 76 though.

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 04:59 PM

How many SL/R5000's were built and how many are left???????

Quoting a previous post on the forums. For LH SLR5000
1629 Manual
144 Auto's

How many left? Take a guess!

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 05:18 PM

I would guess at around 3,000 left (combined) as a conservative estimate ;)

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 08:57 PM

I have a January build LX SLR 5000!!!! Just for the record.

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 09:08 PM

How many SL/R5000's were built and how many are left???????

Quoting a previous post on the forums. For LH SLR5000
1629 Manual
144 Auto's

How many left? Take a guess!

144 Auto's........no wonder you dont see many.

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 10:06 PM

how many left? i reckon thered be less than 100 autos and manuals maybe 1000 mark?

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Posted 05 July 2006 - 10:49 PM

thats a lot LH SLR5000 made are you sure Toranavista?????????

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Posted 06 July 2006 - 07:08 AM

thats a lot LH SLR5000 made are you sure Toranavista?????????

I carn't verify the source. But carn't see why it would be incorrect. I wouldn't say it was a lot. Compared to other previously posted info for LC/LJ GTR XU1 it looks like this.
LC GTR XU1 1379
LJ GTR XU1 2179
LH SLR 5000 1773

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Posted 06 July 2006 - 09:09 AM

not as many as are around today

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Posted 06 July 2006 - 09:52 AM

not as many as are around today

hehhhe, thats what I said above ^^^^ Big grin.

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Posted 06 July 2006 - 10:26 AM

Thanks for that info.
the chassis no is 1100 and something, would have to go check the exact number.
I thought holden started at number 1 for the first car and continued on regardless of model, eg kingswood etc.
figure since the release date was feb 76 it may be an early built coupe.
but thinking about it you have to have a lot built before you release it wouldn't you?

I had a guy saying he had a LH coupe? I thought he was an idiot.
could this just be a late 75 build car?
or is there such a thing?

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Posted 06 July 2006 - 05:11 PM

Your LX would have been the 1100th LX built. Chassis will start with ALX. The PSN is sequential and rolls on regardless of model. First hatchback/s built Sept 75 prior to the offical LX release date March 76. No LH hatch as far as i have ever seen. I can however confirm that there are plenty of folk that over the years have advertised them.

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Posted 07 July 2006 - 06:24 AM

There are rumours of an LH Hatch around. If it is the real deal, the rear quarter window looks weird when compared to the LX. That is from the photo's of the prototype anyways. Last I heard the guy was doing it up to A9X spec, go figure. If it existed, it would be the prototype for the LX.

My feelings are it's an LX Hatch with square headlights. Why you would do that, I have NFI.

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Posted 23 July 2006 - 10:53 AM

I still have the tags for our LX 4.2 SLR 4 door. Built feb 78. I have also seen a LX hatch [tagged] which were on a UC hatch. Must have been one of the first.

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 10:18 PM

just for the record i have a lh slr 5000 that is a genuine auto.

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 10:39 PM

just for the record i have a lh slr 5000 that is a genuine auto.

What was the factory colour? For the record :D

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 10:42 PM

ummm i dunno i havent checked when i got the car it was barbados green i think it has m40 on the tags and by what im told thats a trimatic.

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Posted 18 August 2006 - 10:45 PM

Cheers. If it is any different i would be interested to know. Kudu has a Barbados M40 LH SLR5000. The only other one i know of in the LH range still around. Bound to be a few more.

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Posted 19 August 2006 - 10:20 AM

Regarding the LH Hatch, i have a Torana magazine from WAAAYYY back in the mid 80's, and theres a few pics of the LH hatch proto's.

And an LX hatch Drag car with an LH nosecone...

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Posted 20 August 2006 - 12:54 AM

Hrmm i would love 2 know my self ill track the info down if i can ill give holden a visist try c if they can help
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