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HOLDEN GTR-X

1970 is remembered by iron lion enthusiasts for the birth of the Torana GTR XU-1.

But that same year should have been cause for more celebration by the General with the introduction of the drop-dead gorgeous GTR-X.

That the two-door fibreglass bodied, ladder-chassis coupe remained nothing more than a concept car was one of the greatest disappointments in the history of the Australian automotive industry.

A year after

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