Hi Guy's, I own one of the few V8 LE Calais HDT's to be built 39 in total , Was wondering how to determine which number out of 39 it is? HDT build number is 4196. Any help would be great... Cheers.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

There certainly wasn't as many as 39 of them as the LE name had been dropped from use before the V8 was released and replaced with the model name Sport. The LE name got reused much later on for reasons unknown (Calais Sport was basically the same as an LE anyway but without having the Polarizer mounted in an obvious location) on a couple of cars with the V8 engine. The number of V8 LE's was around 4 of which yours is possibly the first and it is the only one i have ever seen come up for sale over the years. Corsa

I used to work with a guy that had one too. Has had it for a very long time.

Corsa , don't think it's for sale dude .

Hi, Thanks heaps for that Corsa very interesting. I'm in the process of getting all original documents and info about the car through HDT so hopefully they can tell me a bit more about it... Cheers heaps again...

Some info I have says it sold thru United Motors,There were 3 other LE,s(V8) built not long after your one.Odd wounder why the went back to the term LE?? Cheers Marty

There was 39 VL Group three's, not LE, there were plenty of HDT LE, and then GMH built a few LE of their own, the build number sounds correct for that era, any pics so we can drool and tell you what is original and what is not?

Quote: Originally Posted by Boyracer [View Post] There was 39 VL Group three's, not LE, there were plenty of HDT LE, and then GMH built a few LE of their own, the build number sounds correct for that era, any pics so we can drool and tell you what is original and what is not? Most of the HDT LE's as John stated were V8s,But yes please to pics. Cheers Marty

A few pics of my cars, hope they worked will have fresh ones soon.. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

pic no work??

Is this the car your referring to: #4196 – Cardinal Red, 16x7’ Momo’s, 5L V8, manual M78, beige scheel leather interior, full LE kit ? ---------- Post added 02-03-12 at 23:31 ---------- Did you buy it from SA?

Yes that is the car, but no I brought it in NSW.

Go to BertieStreet.com - The Premier Brock Commodore Community. They have endless information and details about HDT & Brock Commodores! Hope this helps.. Tim

Quote: Originally Posted by CEPTR [View Post] Go to BertieStreet.com - The Premier Brock Commodore Community. They have endless information and details about HDT & Brock Commodores! Hope this helps.. Tim There is also an LE Rollcall thread I created on this site - with your car featured. http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showth...20622&\&page=1 (http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=120622&\&page=1) You could also try Brock commodores.com. Whole heap of feature cars and also a massive amount of spec files on every HDT released.

Quote: Originally Posted by ss nut [View Post] Most of the HDT LE's as John stated were V8s,But yes please to pics. Cheers Marty Actually, I think you'll find most of the LE's were atmo or turbo 6.

would be a nice car I'm sure, if you can post a couple current pics : )