It is interesting that the parent company of Holden, General Motors, would not allow Monaro's, and Torana's to be sold with alloy wheels. I worked at ROH at the time, and we supplied Holden, Ford, and Chrysler with both steel, and alloy wheels. The yellow A9X at the start is running the 'sport' wheels. These wheels have centres imported from Canada, with rims rolled in Adelaide, as we were not allowed to manufacture the centres. These centres from Canada, weighed nearly 3 times as much as the centres we manufactured as standard. To the best of my knowledge, NO Monaro, or Torana, EVER raced with the standard 'sport' wheels, they were MUCH too heavy.
I disagree and the 6.3 gets eaten alive by the 5.8. Does your 6.3 even shake! Ive restored enough Mercedes including the 6.3 in my time to know they are not a better car at all, they are absolute rust buckets and slugs.
1:00 "~ combined with a lightweight body. ~" [laughing] I don't think you've ever driven one. Look at a Gemini, then an earlier LJ Torana. Then look at the first few generations of c'dores. Now go have another look at the A9X. I wouldn't say it was a heavy car, next to the American cars, but it weighed about the same as an XB or XC Falcon, which was a somewhat larger car. The next Falcon, was the XD, and an XD is lighter than an SLR 5ooo / A9X.
You're very right ! Not sure what we were thinking when we wrote light weight. But these comments by enthusiasts like yourself really help us to deliver better videos.
A9X was a slow car with good driveline. ADR 27A killed the power. Gutless slug. With the gearbox and diff the L34 should have been built with. The XY trim shown was NOT factory. The burnout car was probably one of 10000 faker shakers. Nice color though, electric blue
Whilst the A9X is arguably the best race car in its category, group C, as a muscle car, not really. L31 motor, M21 box, and Salisbury diff were ok in everyday usage, but struggled if you went hard, hence why They arseholed them in the race version
Incorrect, today with modern tires the Toranas are relegated to the back of the feild in historic racing because they really are little nothing burgers. Back in the day the tire tech wasnt up to scratch for the big Fords, now that it is your little guys are toast. Also, back in the day your Torana won bathurst once, every other time you were beaten.
It is interesting that the parent company of Holden, General Motors, would not allow Monaro's, and Torana's to be sold with alloy wheels.
I worked at ROH at the time, and we supplied Holden, Ford, and Chrysler with both steel, and alloy wheels.
The yellow A9X at the start is running the 'sport' wheels. These wheels have centres imported from Canada, with rims rolled
in Adelaide, as we were not allowed to manufacture the centres.
These centres from Canada, weighed nearly 3 times as much as the centres we manufactured as standard.
To the best of my knowledge, NO Monaro, or Torana, EVER raced with the standard 'sport' wheels, they were MUCH too heavy.
The Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 looks better than the phase 3 and was a better car
But great effort from Australia 🇦🇺
I disagree and the 6.3 gets eaten alive by the 5.8. Does your 6.3 even shake! Ive restored enough Mercedes including the 6.3 in my time to know they are not a better car at all, they are absolute rust buckets and slugs.
What about torana XU1 ???
Garbage, yes it won bathurst in its day but with modern tires its relegated to the back of the field with the Porches.
1:00 "~ combined with a lightweight body. ~" [laughing] I don't think you've ever driven one.
Look at a Gemini, then an earlier LJ Torana. Then look at the first few generations of c'dores. Now go have another look at the A9X. I wouldn't say it was a heavy car, next to the American cars, but it weighed about the same as an XB or XC Falcon, which was a somewhat larger car. The next Falcon, was the XD, and an XD is lighter than an SLR 5ooo / A9X.
You're very right ! Not sure what we were thinking when we wrote light weight.
But these comments by enthusiasts like yourself really help us to deliver better videos.
LH Torana is heavy, nearly as heavy as a HQ. The push a little less air though.
A9X was a slow car with good driveline. ADR 27A killed the power. Gutless slug. With the gearbox and diff the L34 should have been built with.
The XY trim shown was NOT factory. The burnout car was probably one of 10000 faker shakers. Nice color though, electric blue
If you are twlking about chris chritos xy ho falcon it is original he has the og motor under a bench for when he decides to sell the car
Whilst the A9X is arguably the best race car in its category, group C, as a muscle car, not really. L31 motor, M21 box, and Salisbury diff were ok in everyday usage, but struggled if you went hard, hence why They arseholed them in the race version
Very true that....they should have fitted ford 9 inch and toploader so they were Holden together 😂
A9X had Super T10. Better than a Top loader and the 10 bolt was adequate
Number 1 Holden LJ 6 cylinder Torana, beating Fords "worlds fastest lump of shit" at Bathurst :)
Stupid comment. Personally I don't like toranas but I wouldn't insult them by referring to them as lumps of whatever.
Incorrect, today with modern tires the Toranas are relegated to the back of the feild in historic racing because they really are little nothing burgers. Back in the day the tire tech wasnt up to scratch for the big Fords, now that it is your little guys are toast. Also, back in the day your Torana won bathurst once, every other time you were beaten.