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Holden Torana GTR-X - the wedge of hope from Down-Under

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Created on February 4, 2017

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Bruno von Rotz

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - the headlights were vacuum-driven

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - flat and sporty

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - weighing 1025 kg

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - little chrome, no ornaments

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - 2.388 meter wheelbase, 4.187 meter length

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - a smart car

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - a rigid axle was fitted at the rear

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - note how the shape of the rear lights is continued by the trim strip

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Holden Torana GTR X (1970) - on the top speed test track

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Holden Torana GTR X (1970) - 1.732 meters wide, but only 1.135 meters high

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - generously glazed

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - long and bowl-shaped stem, short rear end

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - all wedge-shaped

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - naturally right-hand drive

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - large tailgate, the body was made of plastic

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - sporty cockpit with complete watch collection

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Holden Torana GTR X (1970) - sporty-looking interior

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - with built-in medium wave radio

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - Brochure illustration cockpit

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - in-line six-cylinder engine, 3.1 liters in the prototype, 3.3 liters in the pre-production model

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - from the brochure - another dimension of motoring

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - rectangular headlights

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Holden Torana GTR-X (1970) - could certainly keep up with the best designs from Italy

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Summary

In 1970, the Australian GM subsidiary Holden presented a stunningly designed sports car called the Torana GTR-X. Intended for series production, the plastic coupé took the hearts of Australians by storm, but shortly before the start of production it was decided to close the file. This vehicle report describes the short history of the wedge-shaped sports car and shows it in many historic pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Production planned
Almost to the start of series production
A lot of potential wasted
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Anyone leafing through Automobil Revue at the beginning of October 1970 would come across the brand new Opel Manta on the very first page, the Chevrolet Vega a few pages further on, then the presentation of the new Vauxhall Viva, finally a short test of the Opel Admiral and Diplomat models, and on page 39 the presentation of the Holden sports car called the Torana GTR-X. What do they have in common? All of these cars came from General Motors and were developed and built in the USA, Great Britain, Germany and Australia under different brands. Anyone looking for a platform strategy here is largely wrong. Technically, the models mentioned had very little to do with each other.

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