Lets see a picture of your classic(s)
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Slidingpillar said:
My sensible car/trike.
Wonderful, eccentric and I hope you enjoy it to the full! (Great user name)
I've been a long time watcher of this and a couple of other pages in this forum.
I have a couple of strange classics. Don't have photos of them all at present.
I'll start with the oldest and work to the most modern
1929 Dodge Van fitted with a Woden body. Furniture removalist type body.
1964 Prince Skyline GT
1971 Holden Torana GTRXU1
1974 Holden Torana SLR5000 L34
The last two of these cars are Australian variants of standard road cars with special bits to allow them to be raced in Production Car Racing in Australia under CAMS regulations.
I'll try and attach a picture of the XU1 and try for the others at a later date
I have a couple of strange classics. Don't have photos of them all at present.
I'll start with the oldest and work to the most modern
1929 Dodge Van fitted with a Woden body. Furniture removalist type body.
1964 Prince Skyline GT
1971 Holden Torana GTRXU1
1974 Holden Torana SLR5000 L34
The last two of these cars are Australian variants of standard road cars with special bits to allow them to be raced in Production Car Racing in Australia under CAMS regulations.
I'll try and attach a picture of the XU1 and try for the others at a later date
Piquet95 said:
I've been a long time watcher of this and a couple of other pages in this forum.
I have a couple of strange classics. Don't have photos of them all at present.
I'll start with the oldest and work to the most modern
1929 Dodge Van fitted with a Woden body. Furniture removalist type body.
1964 Prince Skyline GT
1971 Holden Torana GTRXU1
1974 Holden Torana SLR5000 L34
The last two of these cars are Australian variants of standard road cars with special bits to allow them to be raced in Production Car Racing in Australia under CAMS regulations.
I'll try and attach a picture of the XU1 and try for the others at a later date
Peter,I have a couple of strange classics. Don't have photos of them all at present.
I'll start with the oldest and work to the most modern
1929 Dodge Van fitted with a Woden body. Furniture removalist type body.
1964 Prince Skyline GT
1971 Holden Torana GTRXU1
1974 Holden Torana SLR5000 L34
The last two of these cars are Australian variants of standard road cars with special bits to allow them to be raced in Production Car Racing in Australia under CAMS regulations.
I'll try and attach a picture of the XU1 and try for the others at a later date
I'm sure you've seen this 100 times but here Brocky winning the Bathurst 1000 in 1975 in your Torana;
Best action starts at around 1:00 minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpXii0VC1Wc
I've never seen one in the flesh.
Nice.
Phil
I was there spectating that year. Brock was an absolute genius behind the wheel.
That car is an L34 Torana. They were fitted with a 5ltr V8, 4 speed all synchro gear box, disc front rear drum brakes. A really good car for the period.
They were built as a homologation special and approx 275 were built. Many were crashed and destroyed.in racing. Many road cars were written off. Mine was stolen and never recovered. Probably less than 50 remain
As a road car they were good for about 120 mph.
The weak points of the car were the diff and the rear axles. I chewed up a couple of diffs and screwed the end of at least one axle.
The car that is in the picture is an LCGTR XU1. They were also a homologation special.
They were fitted with a 6 cylinder 186 cu in engine with triple stromberg side draft carbies. The engines developed approx 180 Hp and were a fast but economical machine for a race car. They had a 17 gallon tank fitted.
I had one as a road car in the 1970's and there were fast but awful to drive. Very harsh ride with not a lot of suspension travel, reasonable brakes and an odd seating position. From sitting in the drivers seat the pedals were offset slightly to the tight and the steering wheel offset to the left. Really weird.
It is worthwhile having a look at road tests of the period on these vehicles to see what they were like in comparison to the hot European cars. Generally they were much quicker and faster but were quite a bit more agricultural in their finish and appointments.
Sorry guys the auto correct sometimes does my head in, the way it changes things around!!!!
That car is an L34 Torana. They were fitted with a 5ltr V8, 4 speed all synchro gear box, disc front rear drum brakes. A really good car for the period.
They were built as a homologation special and approx 275 were built. Many were crashed and destroyed.in racing. Many road cars were written off. Mine was stolen and never recovered. Probably less than 50 remain
As a road car they were good for about 120 mph.
The weak points of the car were the diff and the rear axles. I chewed up a couple of diffs and screwed the end of at least one axle.
The car that is in the picture is an LCGTR XU1. They were also a homologation special.
They were fitted with a 6 cylinder 186 cu in engine with triple stromberg side draft carbies. The engines developed approx 180 Hp and were a fast but economical machine for a race car. They had a 17 gallon tank fitted.
I had one as a road car in the 1970's and there were fast but awful to drive. Very harsh ride with not a lot of suspension travel, reasonable brakes and an odd seating position. From sitting in the drivers seat the pedals were offset slightly to the tight and the steering wheel offset to the left. Really weird.
It is worthwhile having a look at road tests of the period on these vehicles to see what they were like in comparison to the hot European cars. Generally they were much quicker and faster but were quite a bit more agricultural in their finish and appointments.
Sorry guys the auto correct sometimes does my head in, the way it changes things around!!!!
Edited by Piquet95 on Thursday 17th July 14:13
Edited by Piquet95 on Saturday 19th July 05:05
craig_m67 said:
New to me last weekend
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTJunior
Pic whoring it everywhere.... it just makes me smile
Gorgeous!Alfa Romeo 1600 GTJunior
Pic whoring it everywhere.... it just makes me smile
Edited by craig_m67 on Sunday 13th July 16:05
The wheels look almost white in the pic but assume its the light and that they are normal Alfaholics GTA's? What tyres are they too?
Enjoy
JimmyJam said:
Gorgeous!
The wheels look almost white in the pic but assume its the light and that they are normal Alfaholics GTA's? What tyres are they too?
Enjoy
Yes, was a bit bright for the iPad (sorry).The wheels look almost white in the pic but assume its the light and that they are normal Alfaholics GTA's? What tyres are they too?
Enjoy
Alfaholics GTA 15" reps with 205x50 AD08.
Sticks like the proverbial
Here she is tucked up for the night at home. Internet points for what's in the garage
Due to a couple of "health issues" and an ongoing cottage rebuild this poor old thing hadn't seen the light of day in about a year! I'm now trying to conjure up the necessary inspiration to get the engine transplant finished and get it back on the road where it belongs...
I made a chunk of work for myself by pulling out the old Jaguar 4.2 and replacing with a 2.8 that I rebuilt - the different dimensions and spec' leading to what seemed like no end of fabrication/modification - engine mounts, throttle operation, exhaust, dynamo, power steering, choke etc., etc.. Oh well, "what doesn't kill you, wears you down"... hmmm, I may have misquoted that but it seems reasonably appropriate...
I made a chunk of work for myself by pulling out the old Jaguar 4.2 and replacing with a 2.8 that I rebuilt - the different dimensions and spec' leading to what seemed like no end of fabrication/modification - engine mounts, throttle operation, exhaust, dynamo, power steering, choke etc., etc.. Oh well, "what doesn't kill you, wears you down"... hmmm, I may have misquoted that but it seems reasonably appropriate...
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