1974 LH SL/R 5000 L34 Torana - RACE CAR (SOLD)

Price:

$150,000

Vin:

8D69ZD J432891H

Engine:

L34

Transmission:

M21

+Diff:

GU4

History/Specifications:

Bought brand new from Bayside Holden in Frankston in 1975 by John Stoopman to race in 1976. John turned this brand new L34 into a race car from day 1 and it was never road registered until its "official" racing days were over in 1979 as the new A9X was now available and the current owner at this time David Langman had upgraded the car.

This car is unique as it's the only L34 group C car that has NEVER had the ID plates removed from the vehicle. It is 1 of only about 10 left in existence and 1 of only 3 cars left racing today which makes it quite rare and collectable.

Most of the L34's that raced got turned into A9X's and then sports sedans or after being turned into road cars were written off and now gone or locked up in private collections and museums.

It has a perfect traceable history:

1975 to 1976 bought new and John Stoopman did one race, the 1976 endurance round at Phillip Island and the car scared him so much he didn't like it so he sold it and went back to his reliable XU1.

1976 to 1979 owned and raced by David Langman who was a privateer but loved the car and raced it mainly at Victorian rounds but also went interstate for a few races.

1976 Langman also leased the car out to Bernie Mcclure to race after Bernie sold his racing L34 (now the "Blues Union car) to the Moss/Brabham Bathurst deal in 1976.

1979 Langman had an accident while racing it at Sandown which resulted in the car being on its roof so Langman decided it was time to move it on and he put a full length Wabasto slide back sun roof in the car to help hide the damage, took the engine and gearbox out and the front brake callipers to put into his new upgraded A9X and sold the car with standard 308 Torana mechanicals.

1979 Jim Banaves bought the car (he never knew it was an ex race group C car) from the traded in car yard as a road car and owned it from 1979 to 1998.

1998 bought by current owner. He tracked down the original owner, then car yard (all documented) and repaired the car back to a Group C car as you see it today.

Successfully raced at Sandown historics in 2003 and it has been raced all over the joint ever since.

Full documented history and pictorial history which will be passed onto the next owner.

Current Cams C of D. For "GOLD" C of D it needs the fitment of and original style aluminium fuel tank in the boot.

Also has the "original on the car" front brake callipers, rear drums, interior complete including the seats, front sway bar, wheels, all the glass (less windscreen), all the doors (removed and rusty) and once again, the original ID plates have never been removed. The steel roll cage is not original as it needed to comply as per schedule J in the CAMS manual.

The engine is fresh, CAMS sealed and 100% legal. The gearbox and diff are new (rebuilt), the shockers and springs have been recently rebuilt and matched, it has "wrong" 28 spline axels but now they don't break and is ready to race today.

The spare package is huge, a good race 308 engine with cheater heads, fresh rebuild gearbox (both with polished gear sets), fresh diff with Detroit locker, original set of Hotwires (not on car), set of 15x10 Young Bloods with new wet tyres fitted, pair of original AP Lockheed callipers with a new reseal kit, multiple sets of front brake pads in different compounds both new and used, new brake master cylinder, new rear wheel cylinders, fully rebuild L34 distributor set up with coils, two set of new Harrop front brake discs, new Exedon clutch, multiple coil spring set ups, multiple diff ratio set ups in 3.55:1, 3.36:1, 3.08:1, multiple gearboxes in parts for parts, multiple assorted sizes of used tyres (good for track days only) in both wet and dry, the "original" driver's seat and rear back rest seat (with no roll cage holes), used starter motor and alternator, and a heap of smaller bits that are hard to get on the day.

Currently fitted to vehicle as of last raced at Sydney Retrofest in 2016.

Detroit locker diff (currently 3.36:1 ratio)

28 spline billet steel axels

Baffled diff housing with urethane mounts

Diff oil cooler

Genuine Group C rear drums (from the car)

K-Mac adjustable rear sway bar

All stainless braided brake lines with Aeroquip fittings

Kevlar rear brake shoes

15x10 rear and 5x9 ¼ hotwire wheels (off Ex "Citizen Watches" L34)

Current slick tyres (only one meeting old) 250/585/15 front and 275/585/15 rears in D11 Dunlop compound

All genuine Group C wheel bolts and spares (from car)

Genuine Group C AP Lockheed front brake callipers with titanium pad shields (from the car)

Genuine Group C K-Mac front sway bar (from the car)

Group C front hubs with aluminium bells on Harrop floating discs on front

Solid steel front hub spacers on genuine L34 uprights

Solid steering coupling (no rubber)

Solid aluminium mounted genuine L34 steering rack in A9X housing

Genuine L34 brake master cylinder with stainless steel sleeve

Full ceramic coated exhaust system including megaphone (headers from the car)

All urethane suspension bushes

Solid mounted engine

All tyres one meeting old (Phillip island 2016)

Genuine 4 core radiator with new core (from the car)

Genuine Group C engine oil cooler and lines (from the car)

Currently fitted for Phillip island set up 1250lb front springs and 250lb rear springs

Rebuilt front and rear Bilstein shockers (from 2015 Australian F1)

Rebuild front suspension ball joints, c/arm bushes and tie rods (from 2015 Australian F1)

New windscreen fitted for Phillip Island 2016

Fully seam welded/bolted chrome moly roll cage (as per schedule J on the Cams manual)

Genuine L34 Fuel tank modified to 80 litres with internal baffles and lowered pick up point

All original seats and door trims including driver's seat in storage (from the car)

All original dash, gauges, ash tray and glove box with the L34 tyre placard (from the car)

M21 gearbox with polished gear sets and all crack tested gears.

Gear box oil cooler

Lightened Steel flywheel with Exedy button clutch

Late "fuel injected" 308 motor with build sheet and engine dyno sheets

Matching number pair of early 48mm Webber carburettors on genuine Group C manifold

Genuine L34 twin point distributor with "Langman" engraved (from the car)

Genuine Group C engine alloy pulleys (less balancer which is new performance steel)

Low HP drag engine fan (only for Group C compliant)

Big bearing water pump

Extra gauges for oil pressure, oil temp, water temp and voltage

Extra warning lights for low oil pressure, hi engine temp and low voltage

Engine tagged with Cams and fully compliant (only done 3 meetings)

Engine sump VERY modified with internal baffles and pick up pot with gates

Genuine L34 inlet manifold

All glass in car is factory dated 1974 (from the car)

Reinforced rear suspension mounts in floor pan

Seam welded front chassis rails/inner skirts

All ID plates have NEVER been removed (from the car)

Factory Chrome yellow car with black golf ball trim

Current Cams historic certificate of description "COD" (car is eligible to apply for a "GOLD" COD)

Current Cams log book with all entries included (original still owned by Langman)

Very detailed history documentation including photographs included with car

Car finished Phillip Island meeting 2016 with NO issues and ready to do Sydney muscle car event with suspension and ratio changes only required.

Also available for a negotiated price-Spares package that comes to each race meeting including all of the following:

Race engine used (not Cams tagged), fresh rebuilt gearbox, fresh rebuilt diff in 3.36 ratio, full set of Young Blood 15x10 wheels with brand new wet tyres fitted, 15x9 ¼ with tyre (front), two sets of new Harrop discs, front and rear wheel bearing sets, rebuilt callipers, used diff gear ratio sets, front and rear suspension spring sets in various rates, new and used brake pad sets in various compounds, new master cylinder, new rear wheel cylinders, rebuilt and graphed to current engine L34 distributor, new paired distributor cap and rotor, rear brake shoes, new clutch kit, new painted front spoiler, various size wheel spaces, spark plugs, ignition leads, oil filters, fuel filter, engine/gearbox and diff oils, light steel spares box that everything packs into, plus more.