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Overview:
Probably one of the better known modified Toranas, my SLR 8000 Torana (Litre8) has been around since 1992 and, in that time, has been the recipient of many prestigious awards. The apparent popularity of the car is testament to the fact that people just love high-powered race bred style cars in Torana form.
This web site, with approximately 150+ photos and quite a bit of text, attempts to cover the car's history and development from purchase to present.
The list of awards and achievements that Litre8 has received over the years is fairly long (thirty six at last count) but here's a recap of some of the more significant ones:-
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Engineered Street Machine at Summernats 5 (1991) and SummerNats 8 (1994)
Judge's Personal
Choice at Summernats 8
Street Machine Magazine Top Ten at Summernats 5
Voted (by
Street Machine Magazine) as one of the 20 most influential
Australian Street Machines (1981-2001)
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Engineered Street Machine, Hot Adelaide Show (Twice)
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Engineered, Melbourne Custom Car Show
Cover of
Street Machine Magazine (Four Times [Five if you have good eyesight!])
Entrants Choice - Modified LX, 2004 Torana Nationals
Cover, in-depth article and centre-page liftout in the July 2007 Xtreme Holdens magazine
Cover and article in 2011 Torana Performance Collection.
Reprint of the 1992 original Street Machine article in the November 2008 Holden Legends magazine (for those who came in late..)
Listed in the Top 20 Holdens (inside Top 10!) in the April 2011 Street Machine Magazine list of the Top 60 Street Machines ever.
Featured as a Legend (car not the owner!) plus Mill of the Month in May 2019 Street Machine Magazine.
Featured in Street Machine Magazine's LEGENDS Volume 1 book, August 2019.
Featured in Street Machine Magazine, September 2021, Litre8 Winton Track Day.
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At Winton, May 2021
 "At the circuit")
SM Magazine Video from Winton, May 2021
At Melbourne Performance Centre, 22nd August 2019
 "Only used 42 litres for ecu fuel and timing mapping dyno session!")
At Winton, January 2018
 "At the circuit")
At Wakefield Park, June 2009
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At Wakefield Park, May 2008
At Wakefield Park, November 2004 (Video courtesy of Pat)
 "The pits at Wakefield")
More Wakefield Park, November 2004 (Pics courtesy of Brendon Thorne & Street Machine Magazine)
 "The trackside pits at Wakefield, parked alongside Ian's immaculate Hilborn injected 350 Chev LX")
 "Enjoying the tight Wakefield circuit")
 "Enjoying the tight Wakefield circuit, coming onto the main straight")
Enjoying the Torana
Nationals in 2004 at HPDC, Queensland. (Pics courtesy of DJ and
Luke, video courtesy of Kerri).
 "TNats Cruising")
 "TNats Cruising")
Enjoying the
Canberra countryside - Summer Nationals 1992.
 "1992 SummerNats")
Driver training/testing
day at Sandown (Pics courtesy of Rob)
 "The Beast")
 "Sandown rear")
 "Sandown racing")
Having a run at Phillip Island, mid 90's
 "Main Straight")
Taking part
in SM Magazine's '25years of Holdens' at Phillip Island in late 1994, not a
great day. The dizzy broke the rotor, allowing it to spin freely
on the shaft, putting a halt to the track activities. The upside
was that it poured with rain later in the day when Lowndes was
doing the laps in each car. He had a few moments and spins so I
was almost glad mine was on the trailer. I completed the photo
session with SM magazine at that year's Summernats where we went
to Canberra's drag strip to get the 'smokin' photos. The mint XU-1
parked in front was Leon O'Brien's, a brilliant restoration (used
a poor man's rotisserie to do the full shell preparation, lead
only wiping was used) running a Tate built 202. This car had a
few offs during the wet Lowndes session, it really was bucketing
down. I think Leon had to change his underwear after those laps. There are some pics of Leon's car here and
here. To the surprise of many Leon sold the car not long afterwards (to somewhere in WA)
and he is now an FE and grey motor devotee.  "parked in pit lane at Phillip Island circuit")
 "parked in pit lane at Phillip Island circuit")
Enjoying Northbourne
Avenue and the parklands at the Summernats in Canberra, when this
activity was still legal!
 "1992 SummerNats on Northbourne Ave")
 "1992 Summernats, in the shade")
 "Out at the local quarry for the Street Machine photo session")
 "A great Torana lineup for a Northbourne Ave cruise")
Original sales invoice for the car
 "original sales invoice")
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