#holden torana a9x

[miles-is-so-gay]

THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE BY MY CARMICHAL ROMANCE

[pt: three cheers for sweet revenge by my carmichal romance]

My newest creation in Forza Horizons 5 :))))

spent maybe a total of 3-ish hours on this bad boy :33

not downloadable from the design workshop bc i used decals/vinyl groups from other people but oh well

man i dont know if ive shared my other silly cars here or not....... fuck i need a tag for this..... uhh new tag incoming: smudglets garage. and if i have posted my other cars then i might post them again anyways just to include some stats abt the cars or smthn :P speaking of, stats for this on under the cut

stats n other info on the car

the car is a 1977 Holden Torana A9X :) with an S1 class of 854

Speed: 8.7

Handling: 4.9

Acceleration: 6.5

Launch: 7.2

Braking: 6.5

Offroad: 5.7

Power: 1,126 hp

Torque: 799 ft-lb

Weight: 2,415 lb

Front: 55%

Displacement: 3.18 I

its also RWD

btw dont think from this that i know anything abt cars. i only know funny stat numbers and thats about it-

[melhoreseululu]

Holden Torana A9X

[masoncarr2244]

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Recently I've been watching an Australian detective series called Troppo (when I saw it in the listings I assumed it was Italian, as in 'Adagio ma non troppo' and so on, but it's just the charming Aussie slang habit of ending everything with ~o, in this case meaning 'mentally affected by the tropical climate', i.e. "Strewth, he's gone troppo!"). It's a pretty good, largely formulaic series (which is both good and bad), well written and recommended if you enjoy a 'detective show as cultural showcase' approach, here used to introduce the remote, sweaty, crocodile-packed and faintly crazy wilds of Far North Queenland. The most prominent vehicles are a lovely old Peugeot 504 and a Jaguar E-type, but a significant feature in season 2 is that most distinctly Australian of vehicles, a Ute. I recognised the base model of this vehicle as a Vauxhall/Opel Frontera, a.k.a. Isuzu Rodeo, and I was quite surprised to see one 1) without a back end, 2) being used for what appeared to be actual serious work, and 3) with a Holden badge on its grille. I don't have a model of any incarnation of the Frontera/Rodeo, but instead here's my favourite Holden: a 1977 Holden LX Torana SS A9X.

Australian cars are fabulously familiar-yet-unknown for me. As a former British territory, it has a lot of historic connections with British cars but as the country grew into it's independence it increasinly went its own way in terms of cars, and one of those ways was the enthusiastic embrace of something very foreign to the British: the muscle car. Part of this is due to the presence of Ford and GM (Holden) as the biggest players in the market, and part is thanks to lots of long empty straight roads and empty places meaning Australia has a driving culture that emphasises long drives, and then there's a form of the wild frontier spirit that somehow meshes Trans Ams and Mustangs with outlaw cowboys and maverick lawmen uncannily smoothly.

This Torana is approximately an Aussie COPO Camaro, closer to a pony car than a real heavyweight muscle car. This is the homologation car that allowed Holden to build a car that would compete with Ford at Bathurst (note: somewhat to my surprise, this is pronounced 'bah-thirst', not 'bat-hurst'; Aussie English like the cars is always familiar-yet-unpredictable), the premier racetrack in Australia and venue of its most popular series, the Australian Touring Car Championship, and most popular race, the Bathurst 1000 (for the length in kilometres). While this series would later suffer a devastating Japanese invasion, in the 70s this was a 2-horse race: Ford Australia against Holden. The Torana A9X lost to the Ford Falcon at its debut in 1977, but in 1978 and 1979 it took victory, dominating in 1979 by 6 laps on its closest rival, setting an ATCC lap record too.

The thing about this car is that, as a GM product, it closely resembles other GM products. My first thought was that this was the Opel Manta with corks on its hat, but it's not. Then I thought the Opel Kadett/Vauxhall Astra (note the similarity to the Matchbox Kadett GT/E below), but again, close without hitting. The 80s would see many models simply be renamed and built elsewhere, but at this point Holdens were still unique, if similar to other models. The everyday cars are fairly unremarkable, but damn if GM didn't do nice hot boi versions of its cars back then.

This is a Hot Wheels Boulevard model, No. 77, from mid 2023, and is a really good illustration of why the Boulevard series is just about universally appealing. This thing, I think you'll agree, is cool as hell, and I had no idea the car existed until this released - not the first time this has happened. And if you go check Wikipedia, there's a picture of apparently this exact car. I'm not into every car from the Boulevard series but most are at the very least really good examples of their type.

I've bought this car twice. The first I preordered, but it didn't turn up before I had to leave Japan; I do wonder what ultimately happened to that one. My hope is that it got left in my post box and someone who moved into my apartment later discovered it and kept it. This one I ended up getting from ebay after the fact, as I wasn't about to come so close and accept defeat. This beast deserves better.

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Holden Torana A9X GMP&A, 1977. A rare racing version of the LX-series Torana hatchback has sold in Australia at a record sum for the model of $(A)775,000. The car was one of 33 prepared by Holden with lightweight body shells, it had remained unused and unregistered showing a total of 475km on the odometer. The A9X is powered by an Australian made 5.0 litre (308ci) 240hp V8.

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[legendsofracing]

Bob Morris leads the field in his Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X during a race of the 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship. He would win the entire championship.

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[axesent]

Concept - LX Torana Roamer - Axesent https://www.youtube.com/kanseigazou www.axesent.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/kanseigazou/ https://www.facebook.com/axesentcreations https://www.instagram.com/axesent

[masoncarr2244]

[hirocimacruiser]

LX  Holden Torana with an A9X bodykit. 

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Holden Torana SLR 5000 A9X, 1977. A rare Australian homologation special with only 29,752km on the odometer has sold at auction for $(A)425,000. This represents a 684% increase over the car’s original price of $9560 in 1977. The A9X version of the LX series Torana was produced in order to fit more competitive performance parts to Holden’s racing cars, which had to be based on road-legal versions. The A9X package included a reverse-cowl bonnet scoop, upgraded brakes and axles, a heavy-duty differential and 250hp version of Holden’s 5.0-litre V8. The Tuxedo Black sedan with a Parchment interior is completely original, with no reproduction parts and had been in the same ownership for the past 28 years. 

sales listing

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[n1g3l13]

Two Aussie muscle cars the Holden Torana A9X and Ford GT Falcon fastback with Legends Peter Brock and Allan Moffat (I think) at the wheels. Like to say it's at Bathurst to but doesn't really look like it? 😎👍

[drawsyourcar]

@holden_aus Holden Torana SL/R 5000 - A9X option (LX), 1977 Whereas the hatch was called the SS, the sedan continued as the SL/R 5000. The A9X option added a rear-facing bonnet scoop—facilitating air flow through the engine bay—disc brakes all round and a beefed up axle/diff setup. Power came from the venerable 5-litre (308ci) V8. #holden #torana #slr5000 #a9x #gmh #50yearsofthetorana