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The summer of 1977 the Holden Torana A9X made it's debute.
This was the first real sportscar with high performance made by Holden.
The design of the Torana A9X reminding of the Opel Kadett, and thats not weird, becauce both brands is a part of GM-concern.
The A9X had as stock a black painted hood with the scoop pointing backwards!
The aim with the A9X was winning the Australian Touring Car Championship.
The A9X nevertheless had some special mechanical features such as rear disc brakes, heavy-duty axles, and a heavy-duty '10 bolt' differential.
After being rushed into racing service, Peter Brock gave the A9X a dream debut by winning the 1977 Hang Ten 400 at Sandown.
However, after he put his Torana on pole position, the A9X ultimately lost its debut Bathurst race in 1977 to the Ford Falcons of Allan Moffat and Colin Bond.
The A9X package was soon refined and proved dominant during the following two seasons of touring-car racing in Australia. Drivers Peter Brock and Bob Morris were victorious in the 1978 and 1979 Australian Touring Car Championships, respectively, and A9Xs shared by Peter Brock and Jim Richards won the 1978 and 1979 Bathurst 1000's.
In a show of the A9X's superiority, Brock and Richards won the 1979 race by a record six laps, with Brock setting the touring-car lap record on the last lap of the race.
The engine is a 5042 cc V8 with 219 hp / 161 kW.
Really nice car if you ask me!
This was the first real sportscar with high performance made by Holden.
The design of the Torana A9X reminding of the Opel Kadett, and thats not weird, becauce both brands is a part of GM-concern.
The A9X had as stock a black painted hood with the scoop pointing backwards!
The aim with the A9X was winning the Australian Touring Car Championship.
The A9X nevertheless had some special mechanical features such as rear disc brakes, heavy-duty axles, and a heavy-duty '10 bolt' differential.
After being rushed into racing service, Peter Brock gave the A9X a dream debut by winning the 1977 Hang Ten 400 at Sandown.
However, after he put his Torana on pole position, the A9X ultimately lost its debut Bathurst race in 1977 to the Ford Falcons of Allan Moffat and Colin Bond.
The A9X package was soon refined and proved dominant during the following two seasons of touring-car racing in Australia. Drivers Peter Brock and Bob Morris were victorious in the 1978 and 1979 Australian Touring Car Championships, respectively, and A9Xs shared by Peter Brock and Jim Richards won the 1978 and 1979 Bathurst 1000's.
In a show of the A9X's superiority, Brock and Richards won the 1979 race by a record six laps, with Brock setting the touring-car lap record on the last lap of the race.
The engine is a 5042 cc V8 with 219 hp / 161 kW.
Really nice car if you ask me!
