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VL BT1 Turbo myths

Started by aus880 · 19 Nov 2009 · 24 replies

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aus880Archived member
Included in the carsales ad description for a VL BT1 is the term "Gold D-(Detective Car) " I assume he's referring to the paint code on the plate in the pic Sorry but that does not mean it was a 'detectives' VL Turbo BT1
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CSL-FLYArchived member
lol carsales link?
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aus880Archived member
here we go http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...=64&__Qpb=true (http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=7520744&keywords=vl%20turbo&tsrc=allcarhome&__Ntk=CarAll&__Nne=15&__Dx=mode%20matchany&__No=30&__D=vl%20turbo&silo=1011&seot=1&__sid=1248D4154C40&__N=1216%201247%201282%204294965857%204294965745&__Ns=pCar_PriceSort_Decimal%7c0%7c%7cpCar_RankSort_Int32%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Make_String%7c0%7c%7cpCar_Model_String%7c0&__Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial&Cr=2&__Ntt=vl%20turbo&trecs=64&__Qpb=true) quite a nice looking car
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<NICK>Archived member
i was aware the the "D" means that its a dulux paint not d for detectives car lol
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KatsaArchived member
yeah ive got a white detectives car, also a hdt, the head of homicide owned it back in the day hmm all that aside, its a great looking car an a credit to the owner! wish there were more rolling around like that
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BONSVLArchived member
Its the detectives paint He likes to have his cars a certain colour you know. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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<NICK>Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by Katsa yeah ive got a white detectives car, also a hdt, the head of homicide owned it back in the day hmm didnt know peter brock became a detective at one stage of hes career and brang out dective cars either lol cvnts will spin any bullsh!t when it comes to bt1's lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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gmh-086Archived member
Quote: Originally Posted by <NICK> i was aware the the "D" means that its a dulux paint not d for detectives car lol yeah i think your almost 100% on that one. just a thought, but these other bt1 plated vl's (non absynty yellow), i dont believe that theyre actual "detectives" cars, i reckon they just might be like a company car they were given. correct me if im wrong anyway.
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<NICK>Archived member
some also were RTA / TELECOM etc etc cars , hence the government pack
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mkd.jetArchived member
lol this car lives across the road from me
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BONSVLArchived member
When i read dulux i think someone has gone down to mitre 10 and just selected a tub of outdoor paint and thought it was pretty spot on because the car will be outdoor's :P
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<NICK>Archived member
its a nice car , i love that colour, too bad its been resprayed and had badges removed ... not worth 9 k IMO non the less D does not mean detectives car lol
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SHIFTArchived member
aus880 did you buy this bt1? http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=180708
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aus880Archived member
lol i have enough cars atm
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KLR-747Archived member
lol im pretty sure the owner of that is on here. remember seeing for sale on here at least over a year ago. as far as bt1 myths go its like when i had my old one and the guy i bought it off tried to convince me it was the cheif commissioners car lol... no worrys buddy
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<NICK>Archived member
one for the memory books ... "see mate its still got the skinny detective light on the passengers drive pillar from when the coppers had it " ..... what a joke lol mind u it was just a 20 buck super cheap auto light lol when it comes to bt1's it always bellonged to this commisioner/detective/officers car ...... standard story line when buying one lol
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KLR-747Archived member
lol that or.... Me: Front seats are a bit rough Guy: Nah bro its original from like when the gun holsters used to dig into da sEaTzZz bRo! ok.
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ANKArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by KLR-747 lol im pretty sure the owner of that is on here. remember seeing for sale on here at least over a year ago. as far as bt1 myths go its like when i had my old one and the guy i bought it off tried to convince me it was the cheif commissioners car lol... no worrys buddy cheif commissioners of the northern subz
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KLR-747Archived member
cheif commissioner of nothing
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aus880Archived member
yeh amazing how the 'owners name' in the handbook makes people believe that the commish drove a VL Turbo I've seen a VR BT1 V6 advertised claiming the same rubbish
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