http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VL-CALAIS-TUR...QQcmdZViewItem (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&campid=5335860158&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com.au%2FVL-CALAIS-TURBO-FACTORY-MANUAL-1-OF-50-A-TRUE-SURVIVOR_W0QQitemZ280246813110QQihZ018QQcategoryZ35227QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) ur thoughts, bs or true?

VLs were never built with an intercooler, a "factory boost guage", or any special kind of close ratio steering. Its just another VLCT with rust.

apparently this 1 was ordered from holden like that, maybe CORSA can clear it up

It looks pretty legit, it could have just been fitted straight after they took ownership not by holden

the dealership may have fitted it to aid in it selling easier.

but i didn n u could order a HDT rear spoiler from factory wouldnt u get the whole kit if brought orig plus the aero wheels i thought they only came with the kits :S

looks like a stage 1 AVO cooler to me,, minus the AVO crossover.. DEFFINATLY not factory.. the grill on the standard crossover is "suppose" to act like a factory intercooler

its either dealer optioned or era built but whatever the case i think we have established that it isn't a gm factory car. it just doesn't add up people!

Could be dealer fitted...

very interesting, i had a one prev owner VLT with similar intercooler books are intriguing, could be dealer fit, possibly factory special order

The word 'factory' gets used a lot. That car was built at the Elizabeth plant in Adelaide and i'm willing to bet that the intercooler was fitted in Melbourne but not in Holden's factory there. As for the wing and rims, items like these could be bought from HDT during the late 87-88 period or could have just been swapped from other HDT models that Holden had in their possession. Corsa

Bull crap, looks homemade to me.

that boost guage is defenatly not "factory"

LOL hell no ..... i doubt that model of gauge was avalible back then........and theres no way that was a factory fitment the muppet probly paid like 15k for it....... Just think about this why would PG THOMAS be cruising around in a manual vl calais turbo when hes the managing director of holden??????

Quote: Originally Posted by Corsa The word 'factory' gets used a lot. That car was built at the Elizabeth plant in Adelaide and i'm willing to bet that the intercooler was fitted in Melbourne but not in Holden's factory there. As for the wing and rims, items like these could be bought from HDT during the late 87-88 period or could have just been swapped from other HDT models that Holden had in their possession. Corsa i agree and the guage is autometer so not genuine looks like it was sold by holden but i have done mods to ford owned cars that got sold by ford with the mod in my case the company car was boring so we tuned it and the tune got sold with the car!!!

the add said the gauge isnt fitted at the moment

LOL factory cooler and gauge bull**** man

then bt1 would of come with them if they wrer special orders

nah man mine came with a cut truck cooler from factory also cut springs lol from factory

^^^lmao