Holden Celebrates It's 60th Anniversary At The Adelaide Motor Show - Concepts Galore!

[mikmak]

Originally Posted by mikmak

Good to see adelaide get such a good showing, but it probably has a lot to do with just being down the road :P

Whoops. I thought they were in Aedlaide. Guess next time I am visiting my folks, I should head out to Fishermans Bend.

[asylum]

wow those 60th anniversary omega's are a bargain!

and those rims are some of the sexiest holden have done in a while, not just on a special edition either! i'd like to see them on the SV6 and SS too.

[asylum]

thought i'd just post up a few of the photos i took yesterday, click here for the full album

[teamkiwiracing]

Originally Posted by asylum

thought i'd just post up a few of the photos i took yesterday, click here for the full album

Can you confirm whether the Calais Sportwagon had chrome highlight surrounds around the windows? On the Holden Brochure it looks as tho it doesn't and in your photo it looks like it doesnt either? Doesnt looks as classy without the chrome surrounds.

Anyway nice pictures mate. Every time i see a picture of the TT36 Torana i can but help think how much better looking the VE would be if it had a similar front end as the torana, esp the headlights. The Torana still looks very fresh and good looking IMO.

[asylum]

Originally Posted by teamkiwiracing

Can you confirm whether the Calais Sportwagon had chrome highlight surrounds around the windows? On the Holden Brochure it looks as tho it doesn't and in your photo it looks like it doesnt either? Doesnt looks as classy without the chrome surrounds.

nah no chrome around the windows i was disappointed about this too

it does have the chrome door handles from the Caprice/G8 GT but the windows would have been much better!

[BBDOS CV8]

Great shots, Asylum, that Dark Olive Metallic HG GTS is a dead spitter for the rep my brother built with a 283 and Celica 5-speed, pinched Christmas Eve 1982 IIRC.

It is hard to describe to anyone what the Coupe60 paint looks like, sort of liquid silver foil under clear.

Looks like Marilyn is made off a pre-pro SIII, no aerial in the guard, snowflake mags, split outlet exhaust. Love that blue, USA got that on GTOs in 2005.

[asylum]

Originally Posted by BBDOS CV8

Looks like Marilyn is made off a pre-pro SIII, no aerial in the guard, snowflake mags, split outlet exhaust. Love that blue, USA got that on GTOs in 2005.

strange thing is, i didn't even realise till my dad mentioned it, its LHD!!

[BBDOS CV8]

Yes, I often think Holden likes teasing the Yanks and the Euros - 'look what we did!'

I'm sure that car was extensively tested by US personnel at Lang Lang - probably helped Holden get the Camaro development, being able to engineer a car never designed into a viable coupe then convertible. Journos who've driven it report it's remarkably competent, no worse than other cut down coupes for strength or flex.

[AusCalais]

Originally Posted by BBDOS CV8

Yes, I often think Holden likes teasing the Yanks and the Euros - 'look what we did!'

I'm sure that car was extensively tested by US personnel at Lang Lang - probably helped Holden get the Camaro development, being able to engineer a car never designed into a viable coupe then convertible. Journos who've driven it report it's remarkably competent, no worse than other cut down coupes for strength or flex.

As per here Marilyn was engineered by TWR Engineering in the UK, with roof by Edsha in Germany.

I would assume they took note of the changes to the chassis and incorporated then as appropriate in VE. Unfortunately the soft-top roof is out of date with current trend to hard roof convertibles.

[mikmak]

^^^ which smacks of SUV type greed.