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Written by Ben Branch |
August 26th 2012
We featured the Australian Holden Torana GTR-X a few months ago but only recently came across this footage of the car being tested on a private development track.
The car is an interesting automotive “what if”, if it had been built and sold at an affordable price it’s almost certain that it’d have been a commercial success and would potentially have led the heritage of the Torana in a totally new direction.
Check out our previous feature on the Holden Torana GTR-X with more pictures and information.
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