How can you judge Australia's best car from 50 years ago?
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I've taken as my guide the Wheels Car of the Year winner for 1969.
And the winner is the Holden Torana LC.
The Torana LC appeared in October 1969 and was available with either a four or six-cylinder engine.
The inline six had a capacity of 138 cu in (badged as the '2250'); a more-powerful 161 cu in engine (badged as the '2600') was optional.
August 1970 saw the first genuine performance Torana, with the birth of the legendary GTR XU-1.
It was developed by Holden along with Harry Firth of the Holden Dealer Team for competition in the popular Series Production racing series in Australia, as well as in off-road rallying.
However, the main purpose of the Torana GTR XU-1 was to keep Holden competitive against the big and powerful Ford Falcon GT-HO V8s in the Hardie-Ferodo 500 endurance race.
It's fair to say The Torana GTR XU-1 helped build the Peter Brock legend.
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The LC Torana GTR XU-1 was equipped with a 160-bhp (119Kw) 186 cu in (three litre) six-cylinder engine.
There you have it - Australia's best car in 1969, maybe, maybe not.
What are your thoughts?.
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