Aussie icons: Holden LC Torana | Drive Flashback

So popular was the LC that between 1969 and 1972, nearly 75,000 were sold. The pin-up model however, was the GTR-XU1. The Torana, with its famous 186 engine, reached 194kmh and covered a standing 400 metres in under 16 seconds. Ah, for the days before police radar.

The heroes of that myth, the XU-1 and later, the SLR 5000, continue to stir the loins of any hot-blooded petrol head, revered for their giant-killing abilities on the track, mainly in the hands of Peter Brock, as well as their aggressive countenance. A muscle car in sheep’s clothing.