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    BRUTAL SIMPLICITY

    Jun 17, 2020 4 minutes
    STORY KIAN HEAGNEY
    PHOTOS CHRIS THOROGOOD
    680RWHP OF TURBO LS SOUNDS MUCH NICER THAN AN ASTHMATIC 202 AND TRIMATIC SLUSHBOX!

    T’S a quandary for anyone considering pulling apart a pristine and original LH Torana in the 21st century: do you leave it as-is in tribute to Australia’s golden era of chrome-bumper motoring, or build it into something mental to blow your socks off? The choice Mick Jahnecke ended up making with his LH is something he contemplates to this day. “It was a two-owner car when I got it, and I probably shouldn’t have pulled it apart,” he laughs.

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