Quote: Originally Posted by bLuj3t good topic.. when i got my car, bout a year and a half ago, my mechanic told me my factory calais turbo had the sump plate guard used on cop cars.. any chance of calais's being bt1's... maybe not chasers but maybe used as transporting or like the big bosses that wanted to ride in style,.. mine also had a a cb radio aswell which is still hooked up but no antenna My Calais had the sump guard.It came with the V5W country pack.Slightly raised ride height.

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 the Walky cornered magically but was too noisy and got way too much attention for my liking kids would give you the thumbs up or young guys hanging out of cars taking pics of it as you drove past, i prefer subtle cars So yeah i still prefer a good BT1 Smart Man, I sold my Calais turbo sport for a BT1. Less is more. Some of the lamest cars Ive owned have been HSV's and HDT's (OOP'S DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

My BT1 was fitted with LW5 suspension from factory had UHF radio which i sourced and refiited using all original holes. Has original police stock number and roof number printed on rear vision mirror. Was also fitted with an external digital speedo which i'm trying to source.

bt1's are overrated thrashed pig chariots, do you people pay extra for these, just wondering? i mean so far all i can see them having is disk brakes all round,sump guard, long range tank,cb radio and no power steering.I don't do long trips, talk to truckies or 4wd in my vl so disk brakes are the only huge advantage.please enlighten me

Quote: Originally Posted by POSVL bt1's are overrated thrashed pig chariots, do you people pay extra for these, just wondering? i mean so far all i can see them having is disk brakes all round,sump guard, long range tank,cb radio and no power steering.I don't do long trips, talk to truckies or 4wd in my vl so disk brakes are the only huge advantage.please enlighten me I'm so glad that not everyone likes BT1's, it means less buyers for good ones that come up and why do we have to 'explain' ? you don't like them , we don't care why, just leave our BT1 thread if you don't like them

sorry just wondering what the hype is all about and what the general prices are for them

some cars have track race history, BT1's have a true road race history just the same as if a car was owned by a famous personality BT1's have their own 'colourful' history

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 some cars have track race history, BT1's have a true road race history just the same as if a car was owned by a famous personality BT1's have their own 'colourful' history I don't know about all BT1's Russ. VL Turbo BT1 Pack's maybe, but I ain't exactly going to get excited over a VN with chaser's...

true, it's the whistle plus the above for us VLT nuts

Quote: Originally Posted by LW5MX7 Nice work guys thanks for the quick responses. Try to keep the thred striaght forward so it can be used as a tech guide. My cars Fact-( the fist 2 where owned by me in the 90's and where pretty OG FIRST BT1 1987 Absnith, Dark metalic Blue bars (orig ?) no power steer, green sump (orig ?) 63L tank. SECOND BT1 1988 Absnith, MX grey bars, no power steer , Long range tank (silver not paint black) holes drilled in door bins, police fequencies on the inside of the glove box lid. THIRD( current) BT1 1988 Yellow Blaze, MX grey bars, no power steer ,no air ,long range tank. Read on the forum that blaze yellow cars come from QLD can anyone comfirm this? I think by the looks of thing only 88 BT1 had long range tanks( Have also seen a OG NA 88 with long range tank) YER I GOT A 88 QLD BLAZE YELLOW BT1. STILL GOT ORIDGINAL SERVICE BOOK WITH QLD POLICE STATION ADDRESS. I WANT TO KNOW IF ANY YELLOW ONES CAME WITH COLOR CODED BUMPERS?

Quote: Originally Posted by vearesy YER I GOT A 88 QLD BLAZE YELLOW BT1. STILL GOT ORIDGINAL SERVICE BOOK WITH QLD POLICE STATION ADDRESS. I WANT TO KNOW IF ANY YELLOW ONES CAME WITH COLOR CODED BUMPERS? My Yellow Blaze 88 looks like it always had MX grey bars. Has yours got a long range tank ? Got sum pics of the car ?

The yellow BT1 found under the carport has the Vic Police maintenance sticker on its sunvisor Owner is slowly getting to work on the car, keeping it 100% orig and importantly 100% untouched

What's this upgraded wiring some people have mentioned? and didn't they come with 15x7 rims not 15x6?

I dunno if you would call it upgraded rather there's just more of it! Someone will no doubt correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the extra wiring was for sirens, light bars, CB radios etc...

heavier gauge from the battery i think and/or possibly bigger alternator to enable lots of the things to be powered but i'm not certain about that 15x6 rims only back then, 15 x 7 didn't become available until the 2000's BTW: just got a phone call from Victoria and it appears 2 more Vict BT1's exist with that maintenance sticker intact

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 heavier gauge from the battery i think and/or possibly bigger alternator to enable lots of the things to be powered but i'm not certain about that yeah I had two BT1 5 litres (VH/VP) and I'm pretty certain they both had 85 amp alternators. I would think this is the norm given the extra gear they all had.

Quote: Originally Posted by VLT-025 yeah I had two BT1 5 litres (VH/VP) and I'm pretty certain they both had 85 amp alternators. I would think this is the norm given the extra gear they all had. makes sence to me- lights sirens etc

hey aus880 the guy who bought the car from under the carport does he own a few hsv's and a few bt1's?

Went for a cruise last night with another country pack BT1, found out it was 1 car behind mine on the production line. Both are RTA cars. Both were fitted out identical, his still had vic roads service sticker on the windscreen. And no the owner is never selling it.

where u parked at noble maccas with this other bt1 for abit?? coz i saw 2 original bt1's next 2 eachother, both stock as, only thing is they didnt have roof plugs, and one of the number plates started with E not D both looked mint tho!