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[Bazza]

Hi

Nice '73 Brisbane car, but the Body ID tag has me confused. There's no mention of "XU1" in the "Eng" space.

Cheers

Bazza

[Kockum]

Beautiful car , but the carbies and what appears to be an external regulator are of some concern .

[S pack]

Hi

Nice '73 Brisbane car, but the Body ID tag has me confused. There's no mention of "XU1" in the "Eng" space.

Cheers

Bazza

There are a few things described about this car that don't quite add up to me.

Might not be a 1973 complianced car could be a late 1972 compliance.

[Bazza]

Hi

Nice '73 Brisbane car, but the Body ID tag has me confused. There's no mention of "XU1" in the "Eng" space.

Cheers

Bazza

There are a few things described about this car that don't quite add up to me.

Might not be a 1973 complianced car could be a late 1972 compliance.

Hi

I was going by the hign mounted instrument brake light. the KPH speedo and the '73 guard cut-outs. The "XU1" stamp appeared on the Body Tags from Nov '72. I agree there are anomalies, but "truth is stranger than fiction".

Cheers

Bazza

[S pack]

Nico6 said, Quote"this car is one of the last built at Acasia Ridge Brisbane Plant and has been set up for the XU2 options,it has a different heavy duty front chassis and there is twice as many spotwelds as other Torana's".

Hi Bazza,
VIN number would be useful hey.
You must have better eyes than me, enlarged the pic but the steering wheel is blocking my view of the high level brake light.

If it is one of the last XU1 built at Acacia Ridge it would have to be a 1973 complianced car, therefore it could not be a body shell that was destined for the 1972 XU1 V8 program (XU2 as some like to call it).

The front carb appears to have the choke lever cut off for the extractors but the engine is fitted with cast headers.
And yes it has an external regulator fitted (1972 model feature).
The aircleaners appear to have standard type wing nuts not dotlocks?????
Carbies are not TCX type bodies as fitted to late '73 XU1's.
Gearshifter vinyl boot appears to be Roebuck 40X grain vinyl not Long grain 50X vinyl.

Just a few possible anomolies.

[Bazza]

Hi Bazza,

You must have better eyes than me, enlarged the pic but the steering wheel is blocking my view of the high level brake light.

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[Zook]

That's a fair comment. I think that unless you explicitly state that your car is not 110% original then you will invite criticism. It's a shame. It looks like a nice car. Geez, when you consider some of the steel that has been replaced in some of the 'original' cars on here (such that barely any of the original car remains) you have to wonder why people focus only on the bolt-on parts of some other cars.

Edited by Zook, 05 December 2010 - 06:59 PM.

[S pack]

Wow I'm glad I haven't put picks up of my car,I wouldn't want it to be scrutinized like this.Why can't people just stand back and appreciate theses car as they are today.Maybe the owner has changed a few things to his liking.

I think we all appreciate how nice this car is (like many others) but I suppose it's curiosity.

This is claimed to be a one owner and only 53,000km genuine XU1 that has spent the greatest part of its life in storage and never been restored except for a repaint and the engine removed twice. So I for one would assume it to be very close to how it left the showroom floor, and when things don't appear to add up then curiosity takes over and I start to wonder why.

PS: Bazza, I can now see from the pic you arrowed what you are seeing. I don't think that is the high level brake light. I could be wrong but I believe it is a reflection from the area where the indicator lens is above the tachometer.

[S pack]

S Pack
Its the park brake light, later 73 thing, no reflection , just Holden made em that way do your research you will see just where Bazza is coming from.

happy days!!!

G/day UFO

My LJ is a 1973 model so I am fully aware of the brake fail warning light located at the top centre of the instrument cluster.

Edit: Just had another look at the pic and can now see the red brake light lens. So I was wrong about the reflection thing, and I apologize to Bazza.
I just found it hard to see with the picture being so dark.

Cheers
Dave

Edited by S pack, 05 December 2010 - 11:03 PM.

[S pack]

as i said earlier the HX cam and head were removed ,and splash shields from carbs (probably a few other slight changes)but he has his original books and sales reciept with options wanted and not wanted ticked or unticked as per his requirements,and just for you guys picking the crap out of it,you missed the missing little covers from under the bonnet hinges,
spoke to mate today as some comments had me concerned, he was bitterly dissapointed and said the cars from SA always had XU1 on tag and most but not all VIC and QLD , he said the battery is not in car and leads and clamp are sitting in tray and was perplexed as to why it was even mentioned,He also said it was ordered from suttons and picked up from their yard a few days after it arrived ,and a few years after that when he was moving to Victoria he drilled holes under the door step covers and sprayed inside and up under dash and under parcel tray and in boot beaver panel some solution he got from the Army Stores and its still wet looking when we checked 6 months ago with a micro flex camera in workshop.hence no rust, i will ask him about the carbs and extractors tomorrow,as for being a 72 car ive seen the reciept myself and its dated 73 or 74,will get a pic as soon as i see him unless he does not want pics taken in which case i will get back to you all with what i find.
cheers Nick

G/day Nick

Don't get me wrong, I think your mate has a fantastic looking XU1 and he obviously takes a lot of pride in it.

I think the main thing we've been trying to determine (well I have at least) is if his LJ XU1 is a 1972 or 1973 build.
You said that he says it was one of the last XU1's produced at Acacia Ridge and it has been set up for the XU2 options.
I just find that hard to believe as the XU1 V8 program (XU2 as some like to call it) was born and scrapped in 1972, long before your mates XU1 was built.

But as Bazza said, Anomalies do occur.

By the way XU1's were only built at Acacia Ridge QLD and Elizabeth S.A, none were built in Victoria and no XU1's were built and complianced in 1974 so it will be a 1973 built and complianced car.

Cheers
Dave

[Kockum]

nicko61 , In my comment I was not taking a dump on you or the owner . It was as a factual comment - A late September 73 xu1 one owner car that has basically never been touched could not have left the factory with those carbies and external regulator fitted . Because my comment has upset you and the owner I apologize for the hurt I have caused .

[MRLXSS]

Ace looking car mate! Thanks for sharing!!!

This is a reason why i'm glad my Hatch isn't an A9X, XU1 etc... I can't stand people picking the crap out of things... When my SS gets done, it won't be completely original! It'll be better than original! HAHA!

P.S... Is the fire extinguisher on the drivers seat factory? I don't think it is!! HAHAHAHA!!! It's got the wrong sticker on it...

[goxu1]

When I bought my xu-1 off the original owner it didn't have "dotlocs" on it.
When I questioned him about them later on , he was postive thats how they were.