SIX IS ENOUGH

SOME SAY THAT NOTHING’S AS GREAT AS A THUMPING V8, BUT THIS BUNCH OF TOUGH SIX-CYLINDERS MAY JUST GO TO SHOW THAT THAT’S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE!

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DR JOHN ELLIOTT 1972 HOLDEN LJ TORANA GTR XU-1 Although the XU-1 Torana famously campaigned by Dr John Elliott in the Enzed Central Muscle Cars (CMC) series may have now changed hands, its legend lives on. The car was first imported by Sir Colin Giltrap and originally raced by New Zealand Saloon Car champion Rodger Anderson, who used it to win the Shell 100 endurance race at Levin in 1973 and 1974. Despite its success, when Rodger retired from racing, feeling that he’d achieved all that he’d set out to do, the car stayed in the family, until his wife, Lola, eventually tired of the XU-1’s heavy clutch when driving to work in Auckland’s North Shore traffic. John’s love affair with XU-1s began many years ago. He recalls, “In my…

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NZV8 (Digital) - 1 Issue, No 159 August 2018

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