DDA Holden LJ Torana V8 Strike-Me-Pink 1/24 Show Rod Peter Grist's pictorial history of

Peter Grist's pictorial history of these typically American machines gives a fascinating insight into their ancestry and evolution and celebrates the huge impact they have made on the road and on the track

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From 1946 into 1947

DDA Holden LJ Torana V8 Strike-Me-Pink 1/24 Show Rod Peter Grist's pictorial history ofThe LJ V8 XU 1 Torana, known internally as XW7, was crucial to securing Holden's triumph at the demanding Hardie Ferodo 500 in Bathurst. However, on June 30, 1972, the GMH styling director was shocked to find the carefully crafted cars missing. Later revelations uncovered a directive to obliterate all evidence of the project, leading to the destruction of these vehicles. Remarkably, two LJ V8 XU 1 Toranas evaded this fate, one being the Strike Me Pink