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Originally Posted by RSgerry
i have always had a bit of a soft spot for the torana. not as chuckable as the escort, but the eski never came with a 5 litre v8.....
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neither did the LJ Torrie... I've owned a warm LJ with a red 202, yella terra etc etc, was a replica XU1, it went like the clappers, a screaming red motor has an appealing sound imho. The Torana was very old skool as far as the driveline went, it was a real DIY kinda car, but went quite well for the money spent on it. These days they are throwing in turbo RB30ET and 5 speeds from the VL's.. That would be a very fast and balanced car.
I now own the little MK1 2 door Eskie, it is definately more nimble that the Torana but atm sits with a 1300 and auto combo so I can't really guage the handling when your are giving it the curry.. Both the LJ and Eskie are better cars than an XR6 as far as performance goes. Narrow down your search to those two forget the Falcon unless you need to do some towing or need 4 doors.
The rarity of a 2 door LJ might suprise you, you'll pay a pretty penny for a decent LJ compared to the 2 door Eskie equivilent.