Torana - The Documentary - Australian Classic Holden Muscle Car Documentary

Torana - Holden Torana Australian Classic Muscle Car Documentary, featuring a range of classic Holden Toranas from the SLR 5000, A9X, LX, LH, SS and more. The iconic Australian muscle car.

In 1975 at 10 years old, Steve witnesses a life-changing motor race. He spends year after year dreaming of owning the winning SLR 5000 Torana, but being a working family man, the dream always takes the back foot. After 35 years of waiting, he finds his dream car, but it will take 10 years of searching and driving around Australia to restore it to its original glory.

A Film by Bernie K Augstein.

[MegaRetr]

Congrats Steve & Staff for showing us the passion of Torana's

[jkmsaturn]

Holden's Torana: A basic car, perfectly done, Stir in performance, via a straight-six or a V8, plus the necessary bits and you have one of the most respected, feared and balanced muscle cars the world has ever seen.

[simmmo]

Very cool video. So much love goes in to these beautiful cars.
My 10 yo believes the LX SLR is the best car ever made. So the passion will live on long after we are gone.
We are absolutely custodians of these machines.

[clubsportr]

Love the one with the Ford bonnet scoops - brilliant

[elroyfudbucker]

I could be wrong, but I think the LH Torana was the first car in the world to be available with a 4 cylinder, two 6 cylinder or two V8s engines. The very first HB Torana was a direct copy of a Vauxhall Viva/Opel Kadett. The LCs & LJs were enlarged versions of the same. The LH, LX & UC Toranas were essentially restyled Vauxhall/Opel products, engineered to take the much gruntier V8s.

[brockholder]

Fantastic video. Not just for Toranas but a great representation of what car culture in Australia is all about. Love it

[simoncharrington]

Brilliant job on putting this together. Credit to all involved.

[anthonysimpson]

My father would receive a company car every couple of years and one of my favourites things was when he came home with a new car. The time he came home with a Torana was my favourite car. I am not sure the type, it was in the 1970s probably 1973 to 1975, I was fairly young 4 to 5. But I do remember it was fast and noisy which was lots of fun riding in the back seat. I think it was green in colour. One of the things back then was the choice of colours in the exterior paint and interior. I remember my father coming home with the brochures to decide on the colour. It was never boring like cars these days 5-6 colours. There was hundreds of colours and so much choices. Our cars have more tech nowadays and creature comforts but in terms of the paint and interior choices they had a lot more. Great video and club.

[lastcenturyclassics]

Congrats Steve & Staff for showing us the passion of Torana's. I'm currently doing up my 8th little tory. 😁

[chiss]

The love for the Torana summed up perfectly great Video, Ive owned 18 Torana's Still have my favourite the ugly duckling UC had it from the age 16 Im 43 now.

[markissboi]

Owned a SL 1998 redid all the suspension myself on a weekend handled corners perfect

[Dico]

Great film, very nicely done. Congrats.

[lindsayselby]

Great story . I have owned a genuine 1972 Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 and a genuine 1974 Holden Torana LH SLR 5000 . Unless you have owned one of these and especially the 5000 you wouldn't know that they were the most wonderful drivers car you could buy at the time . Out of all the vehicles I have owned I only regret selling the 5000 and a 1978 Ducati Black and gold 900 SS .They were not perfect as no vehicles are but GOD I loved them. Thankyou.

[MrOlgrumpy]

Was fortunate to buy an LC GTR new that led to a wonderful girl, subsequently a family and traded it for a used HT wagon 253.A while later and a better job allowed another GTR, LJ new, and as time rolled on, a house became priority and the torry paid the deposit, and a HR became the hack that pulled the trailers of whatever was needed for the house and block.Never managed to get another Torana, but one day 😉 Thanks for the memories.

[steve-o]

Rip Holden 1948- 2017 you were a legendary aussie car mate ❤️

[spacecadetmcgee]

My first car was a Holden Gemini TD, but that wasn't fast enough so I went to a Torana, in the late 80's. I sold it for $650 and bought a VK Commodore. The Torana is still the best car I ever had.

[markhollis]

Nice mate im now 58, owned 4 toranas, even a 138 red motor, 3 on the tree lj, granny spec with a sunvisor., bought a 253lx for 1500 dollars in Kempsey, my sister went and picked it up for me, to my horror it had Datsun 180b hub caps on its steel rims, , still love Holdens, ve ss ute now, enjoyed your video mate🇭🇲

[centralian]

Nice one, Steve, the best thing is that you get them out on the open road and enjoy them. :)

[smthcrim]

Great video! i'd love to join you for a cruize some day! love the video and the friendships formed.

[StanHay-jp]

Started as a.compact family sedan 4cyl, 6cyl and V8 performance ❤