HELP to ID Torana 253 V8?

**Vombil** · 07-07-2014, 11:13 AM

Hi guys bit off Sandman topic but i've got what I believe is a Torana 253 V8 with a casting date of early to mid 1975. The engine number prefix is whats got me stuffed. It looks like 'WOxxxxx'. I've never seen an intake manifold on a HQ-WB motor that looks like this one so I didn't really expect it to be HJ HX. Is there any other way to ID if it is in fact Torana? thanks

**HK1837** · 07-07-2014, 12:12 PM

Toranas use the same manifold as Holdens and Statesman.
No such prefix as WO, GMH didn't use O or I letters. You sure it isn't 11QR prefix, but can't be in 1975.

Does it end in P? Like W02xxxxP. That is a WA Police issued number.

**Innuendo** · 07-07-2014, 07:56 PM

The odd manifold "might" point to Bedford.

**HK1837** · 07-07-2014, 07:58 PM

Those were blue motor 4 barrel manifolds.

**Vombil** · 07-07-2014, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by HK1837

Those were blue motor 4 barrel manifolds.

hhm might be onto something... its a 4 barrel manifold.

**HK1837** · 07-07-2014, 08:37 PM

Put up a photo of it.

**Big Rob** · 22-12-2014, 01:05 AM

Original LH Torana 253 engine number prefix is HR (H for LH and R for 253), so I reckon yours is (as HK suggested) a police issued number. They were done when a block was decked and the engine number removed. If it wasn't re-stamped by the engine reconditioner it usually was just left blank until the car was inspected for rego, then the relevant Motor registry would require a Police number for rego. No big deal, but it screws up the history of the block.