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When MOTOR farewelled the Australian Commodore, we wanted to assemble some of the greats and have one last gathering.
To do this, we called upon a few of our Commodore-owning readers, who were more than happy to loan us their prides and joys for a day.
To say thanks, we’ve collected their personal Holden stories for you to read and relate to. And here they are…
VB Commodore SL/E – Steve D
The original and the best?
I was 20 when I lost the other one and now I’m 47 but I’ve had this for six years so a 20-year gap. It’s got VN running gear so a Turbo 700, 355ci in it, LSD in the back [but] I’ve kept all the original gear at home so if I ever need to put it back together it’s all there. It still drives like a 40-year-old car but it drives better. I don’t plan on getting rid of it, but if it was to go I could look at a Valiant or another car, but I do enjoy it.”
VC Brock Commodore – Stephen G
Peter Perfect’s magic touch
VK Brock Commodore – Phil J
Group A homologation special
VL Commodore Turbo – Welly S
Rare boosted family wagon
I bought this with the intention of doing it up, then all my mates said ‘don’t touch it’. My godfather was a production supervisor at Holden and still had a few parts at home, so he gave me a bit of new-old stock. I’ve only seen two that are original, a lot of people say ‘it’s a mock-up’.”
VN Commodore SS – Rob B
A new era of performance
Holden’s 10 best performance Commodores
VT Commodore SS 5.0 – Jimmy A
Last of the all-Aussie machines
They’re fun to drive and you know exactly what the car’s doing. I’ve always had a soft spot for the VT [and] had to have a 5.0-litre being the last of that car. It hasn’t been a very popular model but I think they’re starting to gain a bit more popularity. I might look at an HSV down the track.”
VE Commodore SS-V – Matt L
Holden’s billion-dollar baby
After hunting around I found this in Shepparton; right price, right kilometres, exactly what I was looking for. I drive an hour to work every day and the comfort compared to other cars I’ve driven is second-to-none, the leather interior is beautiful. It’s got HSV extractors and muffler deletes and that’s it, we like the stock look.”
VF Commodore Motorsport – Matt D
Track-focused last hurrah
Also the Monaro. Just had to have one of the last ones. Or two. Started with two red ones and ended up with a green and a white, got to pick my build numbers – well worth it.”
