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HOLDEN TORANA LX 1976-1978

Starting life based on a Vauxhall Viva with the model designations HB, LC and LJ, the Holden Torana, an indigenous word meaning ‘to fly’, grew into a mid-size vehicle with the LH and then in February 1976 the slightly facelifted LX Series was born.

The LX Torana is remembered for several key milestones, being the debut of the hatchback body and as a beneficiary of the massive overhaul and redesign of the ride and handling of all Holden models with the introduction of Radial Tuned Suspension in March 1977.

It was also 

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