"It's been a while since we've delved into what was once one of our primary automotive fetishes. Utilitarianism. The Holden One Tonner. It does what it says on the tin. It's burly. It's straightforward. You wouldn't be embarrassed to pull "
Holden Torana GTX Concept
The Holden Torana GTX shared its name with a pre-existing production plodder. But this striking concept is far from a plodder at every level imaginable.
It was a two seater developed in the early seventies, fitted with the standard’s Torana’s 3.0-litre straight six, power was delivered to the rear wheels through a four speed manual transmission. Weighing in at a shade over 1000KG, during testing the Holden GTR-X reportedly posted a top speed of 130mph.
Unusually, GM decided to film a promo to underline the seriousness of the project (see below).
The concept used the underpinnings of the standard car too – but that body was a bespoke fibreglass affair designed by the inhouse team at GM Australia.
Who knows why they never went ahead – perhaps the oil crisis and the saturation of mid-seventies wedges crossed with the geographical remoteness of Oz put paid to what was a beautiful idea.
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