Fella's, What type of VL’s came out with the factory Yellow Duco? Joel.

i THINK just some SL / executives? all i do KNOW is that some of the ex-interceptors (which are SL-based) and my '88 n/a wagon came out yellow Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

also does anyone know the code/name of the factory yellow? is it the "absynth yellow" ?

yep Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Fella’s, Are these yellow VLs had to find or are they as common as any other VL. Also was all the yellow non-turbo VLs issued only to police or were they also sold to the general public? Joel.

Didn't the Police get the Yellow BT1 Police packs for their persuit cars? All with turbos? I thought so anyway.

for joel, i don't think all the yellow non-turbo VLs were the owned by the cops. the car manual for my car says it was originally a QLD telecom car. i've only ever seen one yellow non-turbo sedan. (im no expert ok, but) i think the ex-interceptor/pursuit VLs were turbo's as well as the V8s. also im guessing that all these ex-pursuit cars were all marked. when de-comissioned by the cops they were painted either white or yellow.

Nope, when decomissioned, they werent sprayed, mines still got factory paint and u can stills see where the paints faded due to the numbers on the roof, POLICE on the bonnet etc. Dont quote me on this, but as i know of it, different states had different colors... Yellow Turbo- Vic White Turbo- Vic/Nsw Yellow 5L- QLD (Due to the climate, 5L's were better suited) Burgandy Turbo- SA Blue Turbo- WA THats just off the top of my head so i aint 100% bout em, along with the fact that detectives etc, had unmarked vl's of all colors.. hope it helpz,

WA also had white turbos. I know cos i have one. Still with original log books.

Fella's Well i've also got a non-turbo 86 yellow sedan in original condition. It came with factory tow bar, sun shade and these crome door handle protectors that sit below the door handle and protect the paint from being scratched when opening the door. Do all yellow VL's come with these different handles or was it just for the series 1 and then later scrapped when the series 2 was released. Also is their any-way you can find out from holden what you car was originally used for. (Ex-police or Government) Cheers, JR

Other Yellow non turbo Vls are most likely taxi's hehe Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Heh, they probably are taxis, I saw the biggest sh*tbox VL the other day all battered up, and it was yellow...

I think you'll find that there are yellow VL's, and Absynth yellow VL's. I dont think I have ever seen an Absynth Yellow VL that wasn't an Interceptor. Could be wrong though. Someone could look into it maybe. If anyone is wondering what the different is, Absynth has a green hue through it, you can really see it at night under flouros, ie, at a service station. cheerz morepsi

Gents, Well i dont think it is a taxi as it has only done 117,000km and all the interior is immaculate, especially the seats, also the front speakers in the dash are still perfect and has still got the originally brown pin striping down the sides of the car. Maybe it was an ex-telecom car like that previous post. I'll check the name plate inside the engine bay tonight and see what colour Holden badged it with. Cheers, JR.

Furthermore, The Colour Code on the cars name plate is COLOUR:1D111-D. What ever that means?

guys have had my car for 7 years when i got it rang brunswick police and gave them all the cars details eng no vin no ect got a nice guy and he looked it up for me rang back 1 week later and he was able to teel me everythink. from where the car was stationed how much they paid brand new ($7800) and i had just paid 13 at the time that it was an 86 non turbo but had everythink else lsd for weel disc ect. and from what i know only cop cars rta ect had Absynth yellow and thay all had bt1 printed on the compliance plates that is what myn has on it and what the cop told me hope this helps Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

hahhahahha 117,000 hey..... its probably a TAXI..... and done 1,117,000 Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Nah..its not a taxi. Theres no visible signs on the exterior and interior that it was a taxi. All the instrument knobs and indicators switches are not tarnished and look brand new. When I brought it the motor had cobwebs in it and their was a wasp nest in the air-box. It has only had two previous owners and the last owner used it to tow his boat every month and it sat in his garage for the remainder of the time. I'm going to contact Department of Transport in Queensland and see if they can do a background search for me. JR.

1D111-D serviced a few lately.vk vl had budget stamps[retacar] on the inner strut towers. remember a lot for government use like public works.

ive looked at a couple of those factory paint guides for all the models of cars, that are at like spray-can stands. when i look up 'holden/commodore 86-88' theres no listing of any yellow colours. there IS a listing for the absynth yellow mentioned though, but if i can remember they list it as a factory colour of sum 70's/early 80's holdens (?) .... so i dunnno :roll: and i need a can of paint too :? ! lol, and im not sure about this taxi-talk. cos its going back now, but i think in VIC at least, wasn't the taxi colour changed from white to yellow in the early 90's. ie. after the VLs. imagine a 1 000 000+km ride! friggin hardcore VL that'd be :twisted: