Project Purple – Torana XU-1 home page

Look what we've been building - and you could own it! Entires close July 10, 2012. See our magazine and our home page.

 

Torana XU-1

Story & video: Guy Allen; Pix: Guy Allen + Ellen Dewar + Stuart Grant

Part 1 – Look what we found

Part 1 video

Part 2 – The strip joint

Part 2 video 

Part 3 – A nasty surprise + new chrome

Part 3 video

Part 4 – The bodywork is almost there!

Part 5 – At last – new paint!

Part 6 – John Bowe drives the finished product

 

SPECIFICATIONS

1972 LJ Torana XU-1

ENGINE 3298cc 6cyl, OHV, 12v

POWER 151kW @ 6000rpm

TORQUE 302Nm @ 4000rpm

GEARBOX 4-speed manual

WEIGHT 1048kg

0-100KM/H 7.0sec (estimated)

TOP SPEED 222km/h

PRICE$3455 (1972)