Apparently "Torana" is aborigine for "to Fly". Like what a bird does.
I learnt this recently looking in the back of 'unique cars' while waiting for my wife to give birth.
There are 2 sets of number plates for sale
2 FLY
and
TOO FLY
Note that neither of them read exactly "TO FLY".
So which one is worth more, well, in the owners mind anyway? Scroll down to find out...
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2 FLY for sale at $5,000
and
TOO FLY for sale at $500,000
Yes that's right, $500,000. I Sh1t you not. ![]()
^^^^
Mate, the Holden Torana is a great aussie icon, it won many races in the hands of legends like Peter Brock.
Next you'll be slag'n the meat pie.
go home.
My brother had a mint condition, fully worked, LJ XU1 when I was a teenager, we both raced motocross and because I had an XW Falcon with a tow bar we would use my car to tow the trailer to the tracks. Often though I would have to work so my brother would swap cars with me and I would get the XU1 for the weekend, I have never loved working weekends as much as I did back then, what a car, and no I was never really a petrol head. ![]()
for some reason, during the 70's & 80's......
torana owner = moccasin wearer = fosseys shopper
like
CB radio user = CFA member = 10 pin bowler
and sometimes all 6 went together
mysterious![]()
TOO FLY as in "I'm too fly for a white boy" so I reckon its got no connection with the Torry. Wouldnt be worth much at all unless your an Offspring fan.
Also if you look at the price for a private number plate it costs more to have just a word or name than having a word or name with a number in it.
For example if your name is JOHN it will cost you $1000 but if you go with JOHN1 then it will cost you $100.
So every time I see a private plate with a number on it I think two things. The original word or name is taken or they are just a tight arse![]()
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But by adding numbers it can shorten the word so it can fit on either the ali or poly plates. You can have 7 digits on the ali or 9 on the poly.
It's fun to crack the code on some of them. Some are very creative.
I have 3 of them![]()
Can you tell I'm a fan?![]()