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Holden Torana
For Sale: Peter Brock’s 1974 Holden Torana GTR XU-1
Shannons is back at it again with the auction of a stunning piece of Australian motoring history, with none other than Peter Brock’s 1974 Touring Car Championship-conquering Torana GTR XU-1 set to go under the hammer next month. The GTR XU-1 was first developed back in 1970 with HDT chief […]
Video: 1979 Holden Sunbird (UC Torana) 0-100km/h & engine sound
No, it’s not a Holden Torana. It’s a Holden Sunbird. But you’d be forgiven for making such an assumption as it is based on the UC series Torana, and adopts the same chassis and in fact the same body. The Sunbird was launched in Australia in 1978 as a replacement […]
For Sale: Aussie classics Torana SL/R 5000, XB Falcon GT up for auction
Shannons is holding its Sydney Classic Winter Auction on August 13, where a number of Aussie icons will go under the hammer including a genuine Torana SL/R 5000, and an XB Falcon GT. The 1974 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 that’s up for grabs is one of just 263 L34 […]
Top 10 Holden prototypes & concepts that didn’t make it
Although it no longer manufactures vehicles in this country, Holden’s history is incredibly complex and fascinating, so much so that even the most rusted-on GMH fanatic can always discover something they didn’t know. Evidence of this has come from our Top 10 long-lost Holden Commodore foreign relations, Top 10 overseas […]
For Sale: Staggering collection of classic Holdens; Walkinshaw, W427, Monaro
A staggering collection of rare classic vehicles, including many highly sought after Holdens, will go under the hammer across four days this coming April. Some of the rarer stuff up for grabs includes a VK Brock SS Group A with 2336km, a VL Brock SS Group A with 5279km, a […]
Top 10 fast Aussie sixes – Part One
The V8-powered muscle cars from Ford, Holden and Chrysler will always be regarded as the outright Aussie-made kings of the road in Australia, but there were a number of six-cylinder performance models produced over the decades. Here we take a look at 10 such cars, and a few more which […]
Top 10 overseas Holdens you might not know about
With the current state of affairs, it’s hard to believe Holden was once a thriving powerhouse exporting engines, CKD kits and cars to almost every corner of the globe. Holden initially started exporting vehicles in the 1950s, with the first LHD cars coming the following decade. At its peak in […]