The UC was the second facelift of the LH series – and the last of the Toranas until 2004’s TT34 concept was unveiled. Square headlights returned in a smoother new nose, huge taillights were...

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The same changes to the UC Torana apply here, except that the well-specified Sunbird SL/E joined the base, SL and (later) Deluxe models from September ‘78. The SL/E brought with it the “new”...

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The forgotten Sunbird is more significant than people realise. It introduced RTS and forever transformed the way Australian-made cars handled. And it proved that Holden was listening to buyers by giving...

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Holden predicted big things for the sleek Torana Hatchback on its early ’76 launch, but Australians just didn’t buy into it. A shallow load area didn’t help the Hatchback’s cause....

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As the mid 1970s approached the LJ Torana’s narrow HB-era platform was looking decidedly narrow against the wider Ford TC Cortina and Datsun 180B, so Holden went for an all-new and wider base for...

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A stopgap model until the German-designed/Isuzu-engineered TX Gemini came along in early ’75, the TA was the last of the old HB Vauxhall Viva-derived Toranas. It used the LJ body save for a new...

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For many the LJ is the archetypal early Torana, with its toothsome HQ Kingswood-style crosshatch grille and separate headlights, tri-square taillights and myriad motor choices. The ‘fours’...

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The LC (Light Car) Torana boasted a new two or four-door sedan body shape, longer wheelbase, redesigned cabin and upgraded platform. Once again a 42kW 1.2-litre four-cylinder engine led the range, with...

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The big news with the Series II facelift released in September ’68 was the introduction of the Australian-designed and engineered four-door sedan, in S and SL guises. The Brabham pack became its...

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The first Torana (“to fly” in an Aboriginal dialect) was based on the English Vauxhall HB Viva – itself a significantly revised and rebodied version of the HA sold here from early 1964....

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Although not strictly a "Holden Torana" since it wore a Vauxhall badge, the HA-series Viva assembled locally by General Motors Holden (GMH) from 1964 set the template for the original HB Torana series...

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