M
y Dad was a Holden man, so when I joined the
workforce in 1975 the quest for my own Holden
began. I lived at home, watched my spending and
whenever overtime or weekend work was available,
I took it. A second-hand LX SL/R 5000 LX model
with very low mileage came into view just as my
bank balance hit the target. It became my first car, my pride
and joy complete with the right badges on the grille and boot.
Then in mid-1977 I heard about the upcoming release of
a limited-edition LX model in numbers required to meet
homologation rules. I went to the dealer the following
weekend and met the salesman. He knew very little about
these limited edition Toranas that were heading his way.
The only information he had was a single sheet of fax
paper from GMH outlining the release of an SL/R 5000 where
option A9X was going to be exercised. No glossy brochure, no
fanfare, no choices. “Read the paper and if you are interested
put down a $200 deposit and we will do a valuation of your