[MOC]1977 Holden Torana SLR 5000

[veryrusty]

Here's the last of my three MOCs. This one is a 1977 Holden Torana. It was created to take on the big Falcon's in Australian touring cars, by putting a large 5 litre V8, in what was a comparatively small sedan. It was a great idea, but executed too quickly. The V8 was only tested on a dyno, but when put in a racecar, the high cornering speeds caused oil surges and creating reliability issues. These were fixed in the followup XU1, which became dominant.

That didn't stop Holden fans from buying the SLR5000 in droves.

My SLR5000 features:

- Full independent suspension.

- Remote control driven by 2 L motors  servo and sbrick.

- V8 motor

- 4 opening doors, bonnet and boot.

IMG_20170528_140254 by Russell Murphy, on Flickr

IMG_20170528_140309 by Russell Murphy, on Flickr

IMG_20170528_140406 by Russell Murphy, on Flickr

 

Edited May 28, 2017 by veryrusty

[Aventador2004]

A great car and a great model! Do you have any chassis pics?