Just thought I would start a thred about BT1 facts and myths. For this to work we will need lots of input from people that know from experince. Things that I would like to cover are Colours (ie absnith, blaze, alpine, lightblue) and there states of origin. Bumpers Colours ( asteriod ,MX, dark metalic blue) Options ( power steer, air ccon, Turbo ,NA, manual , auto) And anything eles that you can think of. And pics, old and new. In my opinon the BT1 ( or the VL TURBO)is now turning into a 80's muscel car. And as time goes by it will become hard to know what was what. So hopefuly this thred may shed a light on some of those questions. Calling BT1 guru's Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by LW5MX7 Just thought I would start a thred about BT1 facts and myths. For this to work we will need lots of input from people that know from experince. Things that I would like to cover are Colours (ie absnith, blaze, alpine, lightblue) and there states of origin. Bumpers Colours ( asteriod ,MX, dark metalic blue) Options ( power steer, air ccon, Turbo ,NA, manual , auto) And anything eles that you can think of. And pics, old and new. In my opinon the BT1 ( or the VL TURBO)is now turning into a 80's muscel car. And as time goes by it will become hard to know what was what. So hopefuly this thred may shed a light on some of those questions. Calling BT1 guru's Great idea Engine: (since this is in the turbo section) turbo 6, but avail with n/a 6 or V8 Colours: mainly white, yellow or blue but many other colours were made. white is the main NSW colour, yellow main Vict colour Bumper colours: MX grey Trans: autos in NSW, manuals in Vict, unsure of other states options: based on SL but fitted with BT1 (police) pack. some appear to have had air cond fitted, many had no power steer. BT1 pack: sump guard, upgraded wiring, 4wds, 15" silver painted rims with centre caps, calais interior light, front door bins, ashtrays front and rear, trans cooler on autos, many had l/r fuel tank fitted, unique BT1 instrument cluster, ..... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

What ever happened to that Bt1 that bloke found after sitting so long, the yellow one that had the pics of it dirty. I enjoyed reading that.

the myth is im the only one with the service history on sun visor the fact no one else has shown photo everdence of them having it

only Vict cars had that service history on the sunvisor

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 only Vict cars had that service history on the sunvisor how do u know all this lol but yer, ive seen vlt bt1's in red, gold, bronze, brown, blue(SA BT1's)

Russ = Godfather of BT1's Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

specs on both mine: Year: may 1988 Colour: metalic Gold, colour matched bumpers Interia: beige diff: 28 spline lsd fuel tank: drop tank (90lt?) engine: RB30 stright 6 Turbo Trans: Auto Year: 1986 Colour: white with colour coded bumpers (its had a respray before a its 2pak) Interia: Grey Diff: 28spline LSD Fuel tank: 63lt i think only had thi car a couple weeks engine: Rb30 Stight 6 turbo trans: 5sp manual (was origanly auto) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

lol this is going to turn into a wikipidia style shitfight

I had a beige BT1 '88 n/a six auto, standard fuel tank (with gaurd) and it had just the same old SL Tacho dash which was optional the speedo incriments were no finer than the regular tacho dash from memory.

Hey Russ which state do you think mine came from most likely? Not sure if you got a good look at the colour the other night but it's the metallic mid-blue kinda colour, I don't know the name of the paint code. It's an NA 6 Auto, power steering, air con, sump bash plate, aerial thing on rear qtr, and about 20kgs of extra wiring. I've been told it was an ex-detectives car but no idea if that's accurate or not...

Myth - no such thing as a VL BT1 with a "cop chip" - except the ones under the seat of the potato kind Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by VKiller Hey Russ which state do you think mine came from most likely? Not sure if you got a good look at the colour the other night but it's the metallic mid-blue kinda colour, Sounds like an SA issue (bronze/gold or blue) BT1, ive never seen one in that colour in good condition Any pics? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by MARMO. specs on both mine: not saying yours isnt a bt1... but, bt1s had spoilers? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

cant ya find build papers or or service history under the front passenger carpet just infront of the passenger seat or sumthin like that i thought i read on hear a while ago?

mine engine: NA 6 colour: white bumpers: mx grey options: air con and powersteering diff: single spinner not sure how many spline interior: beige with calais interior light dash: speedo with 2km/h increments, tacho, volts gauge, oil pressure, fuel gauge and temp gauge trans: auto wheels: silver chasers with plastic centre caps other: has 2 small drill holes next to hand brake and small drill holes in lower part of dash

Quote: Originally Posted by NAS not saying yours isnt a bt1... but, bt1s had spoilers? may have been put on after who knows,

fact: yellow bt1's are usually driven by homosexuals or fat lebo chicks from thommo!

Quote: Originally Posted by aus880 Great idea Engine: (since this is in the turbo section) turbo 6, but avail with n/a 6 or V8 Colours: mainly white, yellow or blue but many other colours were made. white is the main NSW colour, yellow main Vict colour Bumper colours: MX grey Trans: autos in NSW, manuals in Vict, unsure of other states options: based on SL but fitted with BT1 (police) pack. some appear to have had air cond fitted, many had no power steer. BT1 pack: sump guard, upgraded wiring, 4wds, 15" silver painted rims with centre caps, calais interior light, front door bins, ashtrays front and rear, trans cooler on autos, many had l/r fuel tank fitted, unique BT1 instrument cluster, ..... Russ, just to clarify a few things in that 'BT1 pack' list that you have... it seems that you have a few optional BT1 extras mixed in with the standard BT1 extras. i.e. all had 4 wheel disc brakes, 15" rims, calais light and ashtrays in the front, but not all of them had sump guards and long range tanks. Also what is unique about the instrument cluster, apart from it being a tacho dash on an SL?

other: has 2 small drill holes next to hand brake and small drill holes in lower part of dash My car looks pretty much the same as yours patch, and it's got a couple of drill holes in that spot, but im pretty sure it's not a BT1. i bought it off an older fella... :S now im confused :S