1970 Holden GTR-X Oct 07
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18 comments so far
sotirac 07 Oct 08
nice car
Richard Leighton Dixon 07 Oct 08
Seems remarkably like the Datsun Fairlady (240) Z, in appearance, spec, and timing…
But I’m a motorcycle guy, what do I know?
Don Schenck 07 Oct 08
Nice. Very nice.
Brett Atkin 07 Oct 08
Great looking car. Like many other cars from that era (Pantera, Miura, etc.), they didn’t know much about downforce though. It does remind you of other cars, past and present. One for example: http://www.superformance.com/coupe.aspx
ML 07 Oct 08
Photographywise, that’s some great use of that building’s angles and shadows in those shots.
diarmuid ryan web designer 07 Oct 08
space age car!
Stephen Holmes 07 Oct 08
I remember seeing this at the Melbourne Motor show as a young boy. It started my lust for big lumps of tin! I eventually went the European way for performance with a turbo instead of cubic inches.
Alas I’m too Green now to own a V8, however one can still dream of that blissfully ignorant pre global warming world.
Nice memories
Stephen Holmes 07 Oct 08
Oh, and another thing, the building in the background is the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia – http://www.accaonline.org.au/
A remarkable exhibition space.
Loic 08 Oct 08
Interesting. It is very very different from Australian cars of that era… and still now I guess.
They tend to be very ‘masculine’.
Maybe that’s why it never got to production.
Ewen 08 Oct 08
Australia produced some very interesting cars in the 1970’s, including the world’s fastest 4-door production car (the Falcon XY GTHO , now worth around $750k for a good one). The market here just isn’t big enough for a Corvette type of car so they chickened out with the GTR -X.
Have a look at ‘Car Reviews’ at http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/index.html. Holden & Ford made the V8’s that are still trading on their racing history to this day. The Holden Monaro & Falcon GT were always the title contenders, as well as the Torana (the GTR -X was base on this car) and the Chrysler Charger.
MiSc 08 Oct 08
The pictures are great. However, a car cannot be a symbol of identification today any longer. It should be a sustainable tool.
David Haywood Smith 08 Oct 08
Nice car! Reminds me a little of the Porsche 944 although that’s quite a bit smaller.
Evan 08 Oct 08
@MiSc:
I think the irony there is that the only way “car as sustainable tool” is going to catch on is if you make sustainability a status symbol…
Jason Falcone 08 Oct 08
Michael 08 Oct 08
the wheel arches actually reminded me of a 928
Grant 08 Oct 08
Simple and elegant. Most cars, machines, and appliances these days seem to be trying to look as much like a sci-fi space ship as they possibly can.
Matt 08 Oct 08
Where can I get one…
Social Media Marketing 08 Oct 08
Nice Car, btw… do you have some specs about this I mean, its engine power, speed etc ?
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