Holden Torana s
Discussion
Not sure if anyone can help me, but I've just seen a blog about a Holden Torana S - never even knew about these cars till five minutes ago. Are they here in the UK or imports only? ANy useful info will be great, if anyone has owned one - be even better?
Here was the car I spotted - amazingly clean and been prepped for rallies [url]HOLDEN TORANA S http://www.fueltopia.co.uk/profiles/blogs/holden-t...
Here was the car I spotted - amazingly clean and been prepped for rallies [url]HOLDEN TORANA S http://www.fueltopia.co.uk/profiles/blogs/holden-t...
I love these LC Torana's 
My parents drove one (an XU-1 version) as our family car when I was born 36 years ago. I'd seriously love to have one now in the UK!
They are Australian built legends from the 70s made by Holden, who also make the Monaro and VXR8 for Vauxhall to sell here now.
My parents drove one (an XU-1 version) as our family car when I was born 36 years ago. I'd seriously love to have one now in the UK!They are Australian built legends from the 70s made by Holden, who also make the Monaro and VXR8 for Vauxhall to sell here now.
Edited by kiwifraser on Thursday 22 April 00:12
Would this do you? Collect from New Zealand though http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Hold...
Good luck finding one in the UK. I'd have thought Aus/NZ would be your only option and prices are really climbing. I looked a while back at an SLR5000 replica - awesome.
If you want to browse you could do worse than www.carsales.com.au or various owners clubs you can search.
If you want to browse you could do worse than www.carsales.com.au or various owners clubs you can search.
Yep, Aussie only. The Holdens were often broadly based on other GM models (Holden Gemini = Kadette, and the Commodore was a widened version of the Omega).
I'm not sure if the Torana was based on Vauxhall's mid-sized car at the time. The very early ones might been related to the Viva and then the Victor? Drop a V8 in one of those and you'll have yourself a UK Torana.
I'm not sure if the Torana was based on Vauxhall's mid-sized car at the time. The very early ones might been related to the Viva and then the Victor? Drop a V8 in one of those and you'll have yourself a UK Torana.
jimpson said:
Big lump in a Victor and you got the Red Victor - faster than a Veyron 
Yeah I'd love to get one of those over here - not for the 84,000 price tag though... Really fancy something old school, they all seem to look better
What's going for 84000, out of interest? Yeah I'd love to get one of those over here - not for the 84,000 price tag though... Really fancy something old school, they all seem to look better
Aussie muscle car prices went mad at the same time as the US ones - all the baby boomers retiring and getting nostalgic for the cars of their yoof.
braddo said:
What's going for 84000, out of interest?
It's the one I mentioned early - is it overpriced?mark387mw said:
Would this do you? Collect from New Zealand though http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Hold...
mark387mw said:
Would this do you? Collect from New Zealand though http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Hold...
That is lovely! But what a price 
If only they had kept it and given it to me instead of trading it for a 4 door 
mark387mw said:
braddo said:
What's going for 84000, out of interest?
It's the one I mentioned early - is it overpriced?mark387mw said:
Would this do you? Collect from New Zealand though http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Hold...
, at which point my jaw hit the floor.$84k in kiwi money would therefore be a bargain unless the muscle car bubble (which it surely is) has burst.
Hi all, just joined the forum and noticed the post from way back in April about Holden Torana,s. I can add a little info on these cars. The original Holden Torana was nothing more than an HB Viva with circular rather than oblong headlights, the aussie engineers had to alter the lights owing to some obscure reg which prevented oblong headlights. Then it was decided to add more grunt to the car by using the existing range of Holden 6 cyl engines and to redesign the shell to make it longer but only by about a foot or so. The first version of this was the LC 4 door which you see in the link. It came with a puny(by 6 cyl standards) 2250cc six and single choke carb. The next step up was the 2600S which was a useful upgrade but the real improvement came with the introduction of the 2 door semi fastback body still loosely based on the old HB, along with it came a 2850 six and in GTR form was pretty potent, but the big gain came when they realised these cars could be made into a pretty useful touring car and so the XU-1 version with 160bhp and tripple carbs, close ratio g/box etc. Racing success meant that in 72 the LJ version was intoduced and this was the ultimate form. In XU-1 guise with tripple 13/4 strombergs, special cam and exhaust etc it produced 190 bhp and all from a loosely modified Viva!This engine was 3.3 litres and NOT the old Cresta engine! this was pure Holden with 7 main bearings although it too was loosely based on an old Chevy design. As far as cars in the UK there is a guy in the Holden UK register with a 2250 4 door. A white LC GTR was thought to have been privately imported but I can tell you that there is definately a 72 LJ XU-1 in this country, I know because for 10 years I,ve been trying to buy it! And no, I,m not saying where it is!
I learnt to drive in a two door LC. It had a 186 with triple strombergs and the cam was so horrible, it was almost impossible to get it off the line without redlining it.
My older brother wasnt the most forgiving bloke in the world and every time I wheel spun it, I got a punch.
We were on a gravel road in the middle of the bush at the time. Fantastic.
Anyway, the torana is a great car and have lots of bits to keep them going floating around. A four door LC is still cheap and easy to find. The 2 doors are going up and XU-1's are a waste of money. Any hot hatch will beat it but thats not what it's about.
One point of interest was on the only day I ever raced my stock P5...it beat only one single car. Have a look in the background to see what it was :-)
Cheers
Damo
My older brother wasnt the most forgiving bloke in the world and every time I wheel spun it, I got a punch.
We were on a gravel road in the middle of the bush at the time. Fantastic.
Anyway, the torana is a great car and have lots of bits to keep them going floating around. A four door LC is still cheap and easy to find. The 2 doors are going up and XU-1's are a waste of money. Any hot hatch will beat it but thats not what it's about.
One point of interest was on the only day I ever raced my stock P5...it beat only one single car. Have a look in the background to see what it was :-)
Cheers
Damo
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