1979 - 83 : The Torana Years
A9X job #204 - J595359 My A9X, Woonona, January 1983, rego LSA764. Contents Eureka! Cars cars cars Torana fever LH SLR 4. Jasmin Yellow A9X Saying goodbye Tracking it down 2023 article A9Xs today Facebook 2026 References ----------------- 1. Eureka! On 24 March 1981 I purchased a second-hand, late 1977, jasmine yellow and black, 4-door Holden Torana A9X from a dealership in North Sydney for the princely (to me) sum of $7,990. It was A9X production line car number 204 - J595359 / engine number HT73603. Though I had no log books or original purchase documents at the time of my obtaining the car, I subsequently found out that this jasmine yellow sedan had initially sold through Ron Hodgson Motors, Cabramatta, New South Wales. It came from that dealer with the following options: coloured bumpers, air-conditioning, a sunroof and tow bar. I used as a trade-in my 1976 LH SLR 4.2 litre V8 Torana for which the dealer gave me $4,500. I then owned th...