Quote: Originally Posted by mIsS VL ah thats cool! i have the original log books for the NA.. i have some usless info for you.. Was a compnay car.. purchased by Breaden & Gullen p/l from Ron Poyster Motors , High St in Bendigo. vic 3550 hehe Thanks. I add all that sort of stuff to the list too. I only wish I had the name of the original dealer for mine so I could get the right dealer sticker for the rear window and the handbook folder. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

how the hell did you pick that craig? how is your wagon coming along do you have and progress pics? ben

HERE IS ANOTHER ONE , i bought it for a couple of hundred last year , it was being pulled apart, but is now back on the road, new suspension , all bushes ,springs , shocks, turbo brakes, new brake hoses etc etc , new hoodlining, new finisher strips new lights front and rear all genuine gmh nos, soon to get new paint, then rb30/25 ,original a8 motor turbobox to go with the turbo diff, keeping all original gear which i'll reco in case i ever want to put it back to standard. vl8vl-a9y march 88 lf1-ml4-gm3 lf-020-d trim 151 avl0728971a nice daily driver goes with my vl calais sedan 86 white gold low klms then the wife drives vk v8 wagon calais lookalike plus my wb caprice sedans then my son has an 88 vl v8 calais sedan all on bbq gas.

calaid. welcome i haven't seen you around before. sounds like some awesome cars and the calais seems like a save! AND A BARGAIN. i must ask though... can we have some pictures of the cal wagon? also why was it being stripped? rust? crash damage? oner was an idiot? i love to hear stories of saved cars so please extend the details a bit and i will have a read ! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by mulbz how the hell did you pick that craig? how is your wagon coming along do you have and progress pics? ben Databases are a wonderful thing. Sort by body number. Easy. Mine is still coming along. Just waiting on some glass at the moment. I'll pop some more pics up soon. Quote: Originally Posted by calaid HERE IS ANOTHER ONE , i bought it for a couple of hundred last year , it was being pulled apart, but is now back on the road, new suspension , all bushes ,springs , schocks, turbo brakes, new brake hoses etc etc , new hoodlining, new finisher strips new lights front and rear all genuine gmh nos, soon to get new paint, then rb30/25 ,turbobox to go with the turbo diff, keeping all original gear which i'll reco in case i ever want to put it back to standard. vl8vl-a9y march 88 lf1-ml4-gm3 lf-020-d trim 151 avl0728971 nice daily driver goes with my vl calais sedan 86 white gold low klms then the wife drives vk v8 wagon calais lookalike plus my wb caprice sedans then my son has an 88 vl v8 calais sedan all on bbq gas. Thanks very much Calaid. Appreciate it. Another new one for the list. Do you have the body number handy also ? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by SIroller calaid. welcome i haven't seen you around before. sounds like some awesome cars and the calais seems like a save! AND A BARGAIN. i must ask though... can we have some pictures of the cal wagon? also why was it being stripped? rust? crash damage? oner was an idiot? i love to hear stories of saved cars so please extend the details a bit and i will have a read ! The guy i bought it off started to strip it due to head gone, was still driving though, no flip front interior inc dash no front bar, still had 5 calais rims bottom skirts seat belts , had new rack and ac compressor, although head on rack loose and leaking, i started from suspension up after giving it a good clean underneath, fixed rust around screen usual vl problem, dent in rear beaver panel and right hand quarter panel, fitted a new screen plus a set of mint moulds , new hood lining fitted reading lamps above rear doors tracked down series 2 grey interior bits from various places inc grey air vents from a calais about to be squashed at a wrecker here in bris, has blue front seats at the moment just got hold of enough grey material to do all seats, back seat is going to be sedan modified inc arm rest and head rests, new front an rear bars genuine gmh, new finisher strips pus a spare set, redone glove box pad and centre arm rest,new exhaust front to rear , fitted with lpg, aeb 295 processor, doughnut tank, electric fuel door both lpg and petrol fillers in cavity, alpine head unit with six stacker plus alpine speakers in original places , back panels coverd in same material as hoodlining, electric tailgate release, new lights all round inc number plate lights genuine gmh, i will do a complete repaint during the coming year after i get the a8 motor with rb 25 head built along with reco turbo box and diff , it will be running sequential injected lpg, i have a set of three venetians at the powder coaters which will be fitted soon, has mongoose security plus other home grown devices etc inc rotweeler, it is a work in progress will post pics later Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLTWhite1 Thanks. I add all that sort of stuff to the list too. I only wish I had the name of the original dealer for mine so I could get the right dealer sticker for the rear window and the handbook folder. lol that would be cool!!.. My NA was brought from SA..by owners b4 me, then towed a carvan around aus.. then ended up living 2min from my house, carrying twins in the back...when i got it, it had i love jesus stickers on it, god plates and god cds in the stacker.. lol i have everything for the NA from new.. all the lil pamflets that come with the log book ect ect. i think my turbo one is from qld im the 4th owner.. craig do u know if any wer like detective cars or anything? cuz my transmission guy was under it, and said it had some fetures of the ex cop cars, like the bash plate and stuff... personaly i have no idea about that ex cop car bull****.. do u rekon it could be the case?

often people associate the sump and tank guards with police BT1s but bash plates were available as options on all VL's for the general public. back in the '80s police only really used base model cars so no it wouldn't be an ex police car.

country packs had a sump guard

Quote: Originally Posted by giantbrandon country packs had a sump guard and raised suspension + i believe higher diff gears? calaid - now that sounds amazing good story i will be awaiting some build pics.

They're right Chloe, it was probably just optioned that way. With your N/A coming out of Bendigo originally it was probably owned by someone on the land and they just ticked the box for the sump guard. The way to pick if it was an original factory fit is that it should have threaded tube-like nutserts pressed into place in the frame so you can just insert the bolts to do it up. If it's held on with normal nuts then someone fitted it later. My white sedan came with one, and I didn't even order it. I ordered one for the VE wagon, thinking I'd get something like the VL one (you know, quarter inch steel plate), but what I got was some stupid floppy plastic thing. It might reflect a rebounding stone but it won't cope with any sort of strike. The oil filter hangs vertically down next to the sump, and actually a bit lower. I don't like it's chances on rough dirt roads.

aah i see thanks guys...

Quote: Originally Posted by SIroller and raised suspension + i believe higher diff gears? calaid - now that sounds amazing good story i will be awaiting some build pics. nah mine has the raised suspension but no higher diff gears it will say "V5W" on the build plate if it is a Country Pack

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/RARE-Genuine-A9Y-VL-Calais-Wagon-1-of-200-HDT-LPG-17s_W0QQitemZ170285753205QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Car s?hash=item170285753205&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkp arms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1307 new wagon? its listed as an a9y, burgundy, grey interior colour coded bumpers but no stainless steel. (repainted?) group a front. looks like a cheap buy.

new one? http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...d=11B930F114A1 (http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=6426050&__Ntt=vl&__Qpb=true&Cr=7&__Dx=mode%20matchany&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Price_Decimal%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Make_String%7c0%7c%7cpCar_Model_String%7c0&__N=1216%201247%201282%201252%201246%204294965857&__Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&silo=1011&seot=0&__Ntk=CarAll&tsrc=allcarhome&__Nne=20&trecs=205&__D=vl&__sid=11B930F114A1) looks like poo but he claims its a calais wagon.

why spoil a good calais wagon if its genuine? and by the way i seen a calais wagon yesterday it is registered in act and i think the plates where "681" i dont know if its on the list but it looked genuine from what i could see but i couldnt find the owner just had a look

another crapper - looks the bit http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-VL-Calais-88mod-S-Wagon-Full-Elec-Auto-No-NR_W0QQitemZ120353480829QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Cars ?hash=item120353480829&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkpa rms=66%3A2|65%3A10|39%3A1|240%3A1318

wow what a poor sight needs rescuing..

i want it

buy it turbokid lol.. and may have stumbled upon a couple of genuine wagons that i found through a mate gonna check vin details when i can and ill let you know how i go..