Is it sacrilegious to change walky? They what some consider the ultimate VL and they were limited. However I did see a walky on the goldy with R8 rims .... it was damn sexy ...... but does that not make it as special?
i have often pondered the same thing. but i reckon with minor changes it makes them even more "sought after"
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
The factory colour is Panorama Silver, and it was the only colour you could get it in. There is a few that have been changed to black. There is one I know of in WA - "TWR SV", which was the BATMOBILE years ago.
There has been a few over east that have been changed to black. Anyone know of any other real original walkinshaw's that have been re-sprayed in a different colour?
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they all were produced in panorama silver, some dealers had some painted black to try and sell them when the vn grp A was released.
yep, they did that 2 clear stock when the Vn Grp A was commin through.
All were Panorama Silver from the factory.
There is a genuine one that got painted white on the Gold Coast a few years back. I heard of a genuine one getting done in a Harlequin colour too but this might have been a rumor.
my mates next door neigbour smashed his. so he fixed it up (but ko'd the engine) so put a 3ltr turbo motor. had it up to 28psi and was running 600cc motor bikes and winning! this thing was awsome, till he lost his license and sold the car.
sold it with the original v8 engine (or what was left) i think the guy who bought it restored it. but can't be 100% sure.
Wasn't there also some prototype one? I think I seen it in Street Commodores at some show. From what I remember, it looked to have some Aero/Director add on's
I've seen a walky with calais lights and no body kit. Well the guy actually had the bodykit but it was in plastic. he had owned the car since new and thats how he bought it ...
It was 2 VN group A's that were black, hence the total no of VN Group A's that were built = 302. The last 2 were black, and from what I have been told were raffled off at Bathurst!
I rang HSV, and there were NO factory options availible for a Walkinshaw at all, no tinting, sunroof etc.... If you bought a walky like that it was a dealer mod...
Same goes for the 9 Calais-Walkinshaw's that were supposedly built. All dealer mods.
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Yeah that's the one. I seen it had some aftermarket wheel's and a leather interior
Also did it have Calais flip lights and sum nose cone that doesnt look like any HDT one ive ever seen????
Actually the Calais Walkinshaws were a factory option, although to get rid of the last remaining stock the dealers probably copied them. They had the full SV88 bodykit except that they retained the stock Calais grill and had the bonnet scoop to cover the twin throttle manifold.
The VN Group A had the two Black as mentioned for the Tooheys giveaway at Bathurst. They were bought from dealers by Tooheys and then resprayed for the giveaway. There was however supposed to have been one white VN Group A produced.
Corsa
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Actually the Calais Walkinshaws were a factory option, although to get rid of the last remaining stock the dealers probably copied them. They had the full SV88 bodykit except that they retained the stock Calais grill and had the bonnet scoop to cover the twin throttle manifold.
The VN Group A had the two Black as mentioned for the Tooheys giveaway at Bathurst. They were bought from dealers by Tooheys and then resprayed for the giveaway. There was however supposed to have been one white VN Group A produced.
Corsa
I rang HSV and they told me that there was no options for the Walkinshaw from HSV. The only extra was the pieces for the holes in the side skirts for the jack, but you got them anyway.
They said that the Calais-Walkinshaw's were a dealer mod.
Who knows?
