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1988 A9Y Calais Wagon Register

Started by VLTWhite1 · 25 Jan 2006 · 699 replies

Preserved from CalaisTurbo (partial recovery). Original authors and dates are shown; archived members are not current Holdcom accounts.

VLTWhite1Archived member
One more up. Another blue V8 in SA.
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VLTWhite1Archived member
Two more updated today (Well spotted Andrew !). A red V8 in a car yard here in Adelaide and a red n/a in QLD.
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SLO.BT1Archived member
i swear one nit in shepparton vic i saw a dude with his family driving a very very original looking maroon calais turbo wagon.cant remember about the headrest
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mIsS VLArchived member
(Miss VL, if yours is a blue series 2 turbo it's even rarer and would be the only one on the list so far.) it sure is an original blue series 2 turbo.....it is actually in the shop at the moment getting a few things touched up....so i wont be able to get all the details to you right now... but as soon as i get it back ill get them too you striaght away.... this is turning out to be very interesting... thanx Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VLTWhite1Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by mIsS VL it sure is an original blue series 2 turbo.....it is actually in the shop at the moment getting a few things touched up....so i wont be able to get all the details to you right now... but as soon as i get it back ill get them too you striaght away.... this is turning out to be very interesting... thanx Cool. If you could get the details to me when you can that would be great. Yours is the rarest of the rare so far. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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dvs_wgnArchived member
seen a blue calais turbo wagon ages ago plates wer jetwgn i think... my old man was going to buye it but didnt end up buying it. and yes when me and dad get our wagons back maron over silv i will give you the details... minde you i saw a maron 8 calais today at the ester natts "looked quite a clager but" and another blue over silver 8 tonight had custom plates like hdt somethin
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coastvlArchived member
Theres a completely blue VL V8 Calais wagon up here somewhere. Last time I saw it, it had $19,000 on it! Beautiful car though. Better than new.
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VLTWhite1Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by coastvl Theres a completely blue VL V8 Calais wagon up here somewhere. Last time I saw it, it had $19,000 on it! Beautiful car though. Better than new. If you can remember the yard where it's for sale or the blokes number let me know. Thanks.
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coastvlArchived member
Sorry it's long gone now. I kept going back for a look and then it was gone. Yard is under new ownership now too. It's driving around here somewhere.
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mIsS VLArchived member
hi, just letting you know that there is another maroon/silver calais wagon that gets around my local area... i couldnt tell you if it is turbo but a old guy drives it and it is very stocko...really there is only 3 in our area i know, the old guys and our 2... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SilvaWagsArchived member
hey missvl show us what your wags looks like. I think ive seen it round? whats the plates on it?
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jAz3Archived member
I've got an 87 Calais Turbo wagon and mine doesnt have head rest's, are they hard to put in? ~jaze
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WeLLsYArchived member
They arent too hard Jaze, Im sure I had some lying around to fit but I cant find them. I will let you have them if I can. Basically you have to pull the back part of the seat out, remove the material and weld a couple of brackets onto the actual seat. Most interior joints can do it for less then $200 or you can try yourself, just get the brackets out of a calais sedan rear seat. I was going to try and fit a calais rear seat (the back part) to that wagon, cos it has a middle arm rest thing. But just didnt bother.
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giantbrandonArchived member
that one in shepp could have been mine but its not an a9y but i dont have a famiy
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mIsS VLArchived member
finaly got the details!!! Model- VL8VL35-A9Y Body No.- 276313-A Trim- 15l Paint- 2BO59-D Built- Feb 88 Eng- LW5 Trans- MS1 Axle- GM3 Dont know where the car is originaly from, but we are in brisbane. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VL_NickArchived member
Ad Details: MAKE/MODEL: Holden Calais ODOMETER: 5,000kms PRICE: $7,500.00 BODY: station wagon Holden Calais Original 5.0L V8 wagon, rebuilt motor less than 5000kms old, new gearbox with Dominator stall converter plus Stage 2 shift kit, new tailshaft, recently resprayed, immobiliser, central lock, CD/amp, all receipts, $7500 ono, ZHP-358 BULLI [phone removed]. STATE: NSW FIRST PUBLISHED: 12 Apr 2006 SOURCE: Private Classifieds (Weekly Trading Post (Sydney)) Not sure if this is Vl or not but I dont believe anything after VL's came in Calais Wagon guise. Could be VK though Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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dvs_wgnArchived member
found a calais wagon in the trading post in melbs details are as follows: CALAIS VL SERIES II 1988 wagon, blue over silver, immac orig cond thr/out, auto, full elecs, CD player, towbar, AirCon, PSteer, Cruise, C/Lock, 220,000kms, reg FIK818, RWCert, $5999 (03)94890705, (0425)804010, Northcote STATE: VIC FIRST PUBLISHED: 13 Apr 2006 SOURCE: Private Classifieds (Melbourne Trading Post)
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VLTWhite1Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by mIsS VL finaly got the details!!! Excellent. List updated. Thanks for spotting the other two guys. I'll give them a ring and see if I can get the numbers off them. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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VLTWhite1Archived member
Two more up, both V8's. One red that I spotted a year ago but never got the numbers and a blue one that was written off a while back.
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VL_NickArchived member
here ya go, enjoy http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VL-Holden-Cal...QQcmdZViewItem (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VL-Holden-Calais-S2-Station-Wagon-Excellent-Condition_W0QQitemZ4637001565QQcategoryZ102237QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
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