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Opel door trims were not used for cost reasons; nevertheless, the VN contained the first moulded door trims after decades of Masonite boards, while the headlining was the first moulded design in a Holden. Decimated fleet sales aside, the smaller Commodore had forged a considerable reputation as the sportier alternative against the big Falcon, especially after Ford officially cancelled their V8 option in late Launching in early , the VN V8 ran new heads, inlet manifold, exhaust manifolds, camshaft and more internal stiffening ribs to eliminate bore distortion.
The big news was the port fuel injection controlled by a Delco engine management system. Optional across the range and standard on the new Commodore SS, it forced Ford to rethink its lack of a V8 programme. So was the VN Commodore just a regurgitated Opel? Doors aside, not really, and even less so than its predecessors. Six years, 19 prototypes, pilot production cars and hundreds of stylists, engineers and line workers point to it being a true Holden. The VN Commodore was an imperfect car; it used new Opel doors on a previous-gen Opel chassis, albeit one that had received 10 years of local development.
Niggling quality issues would have been damning had the EA Falcon, released some months earlier, not suffered rampant quality issues of its own.
It begat a long-wheelbase luxury sedan, ute and three subsequent update models, each packing an ever-increasing level of tech while simultaneously addressing quality. With a hot cash injection from Detroit far from guaranteed, Holden considered several cheaper, alternative directions for the VN Commodore, including: facelifting the VL as the VM ; plonking the Opel body over the VL platform; or building the Omega on Aussies shores as it was, either with the German driveline intact or using the beloved, Nissan-sourced VL driveline.
In conjunction with low-profile tyres they reduce ride height and ruin ride quality. Aged trim is going to influence the money being paid for early SS Commodores. The patterned seats can be retrimmed in other fabrics but finding a rolll of the correct material is hard.
Leaks from the heating system and poor windscreen sealing will combine to create damp, smelly carpets and possible rust. Air-conditioners that blow warm air or none mean money needs to be spent if you want comfort when driving in summer. The item you are attempting to add to compare is a different subtype to the items s in your list. Cars For Sale. Popular Body Types. Chevrolet Porsche Jaguar Ford Holden.
Advertise your car online and in print. Presented by. Bumper field for Lloyds classic auction - gallery Browse Unique Car Features. With stunning features, advice, market intelligence and hundreds of cars for sale. Related articles. My Shortlist. My Compare. My Search. Only items of the same subtype may be compared. Search car clubs here. The model got better and better as it progressed - air bags independent rear and the later Ecotec but these were good cars. Yes, the series 1 VN were very snappy off the line and a powerhouse in a straight line.
A heap of fun as a young P plater. The series 2 and VP models were more reserved. None of my other P plater mates could beat me in a straight line - yeah I was exactly the kind of kid that gave the VN it's reputation Here we have a car, falsely claimed as Australia's own, but is just a chopped, stretched, hacked opel from 2 different era's, using an old pushrod engine from the 60s Tim Rodie.
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