1979 - 83 : The Torana Years
An A9X!!!! On 24 March 1981 I purchased a second-hand, late 1977, jasmine yellow and black, 4-door Holden Torana A9X from a dealership in North Sydney for the princely (to me) sum of $7,990. It was A9X production line car number 204 - J595359 / engine number HT73603. Though I had no log books or original purchase documents at the time of my obtaining the car, I subsequently found out that this jasmine yellow sedan had initially sold through Ron Hodgson Motors, Cabramatta, New South Wales. It came from that dealer with the following options: coloured bumpers, air-conditioning, a sunroof and tow bar. I used as a trade-in my 1976 LH SLR 4.2 litre V8 Torana for which the dealer gave me $4,500. I then owned the A9X for 2 years, before selling it in March 1983 to a young man from Sydney's western suburbs. I was 24 at the time of the purchase and a mere labourer at the local brickworks. I have no idea what the car's ultimate fate was, or where it is now. This is the story of my time