As topic states. Mate just picked one up to wreck. Its dated December 1985... is this weird or what?

Yeh i thought they started making them in 86. Thats interesting.

Many were built in 1985 and it'll say '85 on the build sheet (under the carpet) although I don't know of any that were complied in 1985. Do you have pics of the plate?

I thought they were released in February 1986, your mates one is probably a VK.

i recon its pretty easy to tell the difference between a vk calais and a vl calais

not if its had the front clip changed, interior and other body work, was possible a re shell? Maybe, maybe not aswell

yeah but why would someone bother, would also have to change the boot and rear panels coz vl boot kicks up and vk cuts down

PICSORBAN! l

Quote: Originally Posted by seans VL yeah but why would someone bother, would also have to change the boot and rear panels coz vl boot kicks up and vk cuts down No idea mate, plenty of strange people in the world, I mean there are guys building wagons like they are cool aswell, anything could have happened, hell it could have even been a camira! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

VK tags were on the strut not the firewall anyway weren't they?

lol yeah i spose. and yeah im pretty sure vk tags are on the strut tower

As mentioned, pics or ban. Every once in a while one of these style of threads pop up, so please - prove us wrong.

Gotta prove it man, i doubt it'd be 85' model, although it would be cool

oh come'on fellas it could be an 85 built 86 complied. lets see some tags i am willing to believe! i just found out a month ago some vts are 97 plated i thought they were late 98...

pics or ban man comon

Quote: Originally Posted by SIroller oh come'on fellas it could be an 85 built 86 complied. lets see some tags i am willing to believe! i just found out a month ago some vts are 97 plated i thought they were late 98... If the VL was released in feb 86 I'm sure they would have been making them for a couple of months before that date hence the 85 build date. As for the VT, my old was a 97 series I, nov 97 from memory I think it was one of the first made

Quote: Originally Posted by Chester If the VL was released in feb 87 I'm sure they would have been making them for a couple of months before that date hence the 85 build date. As for the VT, my old was a 97 series I, nov 97 from memory I think it was one of the first made i think you mean feb 86? lol could also be a pre production car or one of the early ones that got thrashed by media reporters. as for the vt yeah i was blown away when i found that out makes them seem that much older... Quote: Originally Posted by Raptor pics or ban man comon ok ok what he said... pics or ban. bogz we need someone on the inside to actually fulfill these threats

my vt.. 10/97..

that would be a fair bit of effort to convert from VK to VL properly, though with enough time and money there isn't too much that can't be done. where are the pictures!?

I checked out a VL SL at the start of the year that was DEC 85 on the compliance plate, so this guy's telling the truth. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.