CDT VH TURBO restor

[CDT VH TURBO]

Hi all we are my brother and my self are restoring a CDT (Country Dealer Team) turbo VH S3 Commodore and are in need of some info if anyone can help or point me in the right direction please

the car is a
CDT VH S3 Turbo
colour: mercury silver
5 speed
173 turbo motor (I think) but the motor was tired so it has been bagged up and put in storage to perserve it and a worked blue 202 fitted with a 2 1/2" SU fitted in place of the original Zennith CD175 carby that was dead

what I need is what the stripe work looked like, colours and how it was place on the car
and stickers what type and where were they fitted on the car
I have had the original CDT stickers reproduced to go back on it
and what are the original wheels

any help most welcome as we are trying to restore it to original
the last owner was a P plater and was not aware of what he had and changed the appearance a lot on the car, we have now got it lookin original except for the stripe, stickers and wheels

thanks
Steve

promptair@msn.com.au

[vee ka]

hello,

i cant help and i know its not and HDT.. but.. maybe join brockcommodores.com and ask the same questions. some of the guys on there have a great deal of knowledge when it comes to old school commodores and special editions such as yours and may be able to help you out more.

also, maybe try buying old magazines like this for pics and info:
MOTOR MANUAL NOVEMBER 1982,XE PHASE6,CDT VH,LANCIA HPE - eBay Classic, Vintage Cars, Cars, Bikes, Magazines, Books. (end time 05-Feb-08 21:15:00 AEDST)

ps: the VH looks sweet, good luck with the resto

[naf33n]

cant help ya with the restor. but that a wicked car, never heard of it before... how do they go??is the turbo motor any good??

[VN_Luke]

w....t.....f?

that's super awesome! - reminds me of the UC sl/t torana!

more pics!

[CDT VH TURBO]

it goes real good and suprises a lot of V8 drivers
the original motor was a 173 I think, still went very well but I wanted to preserve it so decided to put it in storage for the future and put the worked 202 in her

its nice to drive and gets lots and lots of looks and questions of what is it

if anyone is interested in seeing it send me an e - mail at promptair@msn.com.au and we can arrange something
it is in the eastern suburbs of Melb and we have all the documentaion, specs and some reports on them

cheers
Steve

promptair@msn.com.au

[UNKNOWN]

Phat!.............

[Cheap6]

It's still not helping I know but it's very cool to see Australian automotive history being preserved by someone who cares, especially when it's something away from what is widely known about ie., in this case, Brock and HDT Commodores.

I have a collection of old magazines like those suggested by vee ka (Motor from 1981, Wheels from 1983, some Turbo Australia, plus a few randoms) which might be relevant, so I'll see if I can dig up anything to scan for you. I do remember a CDT (TE) Gemini but not anything about a CDT Commodore. I can probably find a few articles on other similar turbo conversions to early Commodores too, if anyone is interested.

[CDT VH TURBO]

thanks all I have made contact with one of the brothers that ran CDT and he has all the info required YES YES YES BETTER THAN SEX
the car was delivered to Balmoaral Holden in Preston here in Vic, I think they were/are
was supplied with Globe mags. should be able to get them ok
it was fitted with a SAAS 4 spoke s/wheel that had a CDT badge for the horn button, that may be a bit harder to find
he is going to dig out all the build paper work for me and he thinks he may still have some of the original stripe work that I can get coppied

cheers all for your help and support considering I am a Ford person but could not stand to see this car get trashed

Steve
CDT VH Turbo

promptair@msn.com.au

[88GreenVN]

thanks all I have made contact with one of the brothers that ran CDT and he has all the info required YES YES YES BETTER THAN SEX
the car was delivered to Balmoaral Holden in Preston here in Vic, I think they were/are
was supplied with Globe mags. should be able to get them ok
it was fitted with a SAAS 4 spoke s/wheel that had a CDT badge for the horn button, that may be a bit harder to find
he is going to dig out all the build paper work for me and he thinks he may still have some of the original stripe work that I can get coppied

cheers all for your help and support considering I am a Ford person but could not stand to see this car get trashed

Steve
CDT VH Turbo

promptair@msn.com.au

Keep this thread updated on how you go with the people who built it. Original build paperwork would be gold to get your hands on!! It should make a great VH story only a handfull made. Very unique indeed.

[pr0n]

try rare spares for parts, it might be a long shot but they may be able to call some contacts and find parts, mind you they charge a small fortune

[crazyspoon05]

thanks all I have made contact with one of the brothers that ran CDT and he has all the info required YES YES YES BETTER THAN SEX
the car was delivered to Balmoaral Holden in Preston here in Vic, I think they were/are
was supplied with Globe mags. should be able to get them ok
it was fitted with a SAAS 4 spoke s/wheel that had a CDT badge for the horn button, that may be a bit harder to find
he is going to dig out all the build paper work for me and he thinks he may still have some of the original stripe work that I can get coppied

cheers all for your help and support considering I am a Ford person but could not stand to see this car get trashed

Steve
CDT VH Turbo

promptair@msn.com.au

I'm assuming you spoke to Pete and not James given his current situation...

Good to see a couple of the CDT Commodores are still around, wonder if there are any of the CDT Falcons around still...

[CDT VH TURBO]

yeh it was Pete
I will keep the thread up dated as the information arrives


cheers
Steve
CDT Turbo & 5ltr VN Statesman

promptair@msn.com.au
041 754 1026

[Noy]

How many of these were made

[CDT VH TURBO]

yeh I don't no I have not had the chance to catch up with them yep but that question is on my list
I hope to call Peter tonight or over the week end

cheers

Steve
CDT VH TURBO