Found lastVP Serial No

[88GreenVN]

645550. Last of the VP's 10/91 to 6/93

645551 First VR

[gopher]

please don't tell us it took you 13 years to find that out

[glassjowned]

Thankyou so much...now I may finally sleep safe in that knowledge.

[1vngal]

So with that, you should be able to work out the last VN number?

[pandaman]

So with that, you should be able to work out the last VN number?

Yes, assuming two things.
a) He has an accurate figure for the amount of VN's made.
b) The VN serial numbers were all sequential without any wacky sidetracks.

[FXST01]

So assuming that 110770 VPs were built is correct, that means mine was number 833, I always assumed mine was in the middle of the batch.

Well there you go. ;-)

[88GreenVN]

please don't tell us it took you 13 years to find that out

Spent the day on it.

But some of the math was a bit of a strain....

[88GreenVN]

So assuming that 110770 VPs were built is correct, that means mine was number 833, I always assumed mine was in the middle of the batch.

Well there you go. ;-)

I have 111,770 VP's from Holden History

And from GM Media Online

S1 - 92,860
S2 - 19,089
111,949

Est. Start VP No = 533601
First known VP No = 534389
Last VP No 645550

[88GreenVN]

So with that, you should be able to work out the last VN number?

The last VN is shaping as 533600 (First VP 533601)
last know to date 528994

The first VN recall serial number is 273550
Lowest known to date is 294999

Production was shared for a while with VN & VL being made at the same time.
VN's 215180
VQ's 9396
VG's 5690

[STEALTHY™]

What about update models, such as Calais Internationals that were made after VRs started production?

[88GreenVN]

What about update models, such as Calais Internationals that were made after VRs started production?

Well yes the production serial numbers with Holden are all over the shop.

I guess I'm looking at the main production run for the VP's.

Also the VS ute was sold from 1995 to 2000 right through the VT production run.

BUT if any one has a VP with a higher serial number I'd realy like to know.

[greenfoam]

I have 111,770 VP's from Holden History

And from GM Media Online

S1 - 92,860
S2 - 19,089
111,949

Est. Start VP No = 533601
First known VP No = 534389
Last VP No 645550

Holden did something a little bit CRAZY at the end of the series one VP and made a Series one "update" that's what my car is, I'm guessing there was about 1000 or so made? but I'm not sure what date the update started on. That's what the option code A8Z means on my car, it seems they threw a few oddball cars down the line during this time just because they were showing off the IRS option or something?

[88GreenVN]

Holden did something a little bit CRAZY at the end of the series one VP and made a Series one "update" that's what my car is, I'm guessing there was about 1000 or so made? but I'm not sure what date the update started on. That's what the option code A8Z means on my car, it seems they threw a few oddball cars down the line during this time just because they were showing off the IRS option or something?

Yes the 1.5 update. Someone has talked about it before on this foram - but I dont remember what the issue was.

[greenfoam]

Were they talking about the 1.5 VN's? I've seen people talking about them a bit but never the 1.5 VP's

[88GreenVN]

Were they talking about the 1.5 VN's? I've seen people talking about them a bit but never the 1.5 VP's

Yep that was it. VN 1.5's

I guess yours is a VP 1.5 with the series II VP's coming on line early 93. (March?)

If you take the 19,089 Series II VP's made I get the start S/N for the start of the series II's at around the 626400 ish.

[88GreenVN]

Found a VP for sale on the net with a serial number of 530964.
Would have to be one of the very first VP's made...

[88GreenVN]

[QUOTE=88GreenVN;462329] I guess yours is a VP 1.5 with the series II VP's coming on line early 93. (March?)[quote]

Update Found the release date of Feb 93 for the series II VP's

[greenfoam]

I'm not sure when they went on sale but the first series 2's were built somewhere around the 26th of October 1992 (I've read this info before) with exactly number 600,000 being the first series 2 VP unless I'm mistaken (don't think so ). Mine's a few days and about 400 cars before before that, the 1.5 VP's would have only been built for a very short time, I can't see it being more than a week or two

[88GreenVN]

I'm not sure when they went on sale but the first series 2's were built somewhere around the 26th of October 1992 (I've read this info before) with exactly number 600,000 being the first series 2 VP unless I'm mistaken (don't think so ). Mine's a few days and about 400 cars before before that, the 1.5 VP's would have only been built for a very short time, I can't see it being more than a week or two

Well it fits with the numbers I've collected so far for the VP's.
599500 Oct 92
603567 Nov 92

So 600000 would be around the 26th October 92.

The update was from a Holden history page so I'll take your info as correct.

Thanks for your input.
I only need a few more date points to complete the time line production of the Holden cars. So enter a serial number and year and the program will tell you approx what number Holden you have...

[88GreenVN]

Found a VP compliance plate on the net s/n 530127 built on the 26/9/91.
The last dated VN I have found so far is 17/9/91 528747.
Thats only 1380 apart and 9 days.....
Closing the gap all the time.

[STEALTHY™]

I know you already have the last VP number, but mine is 628601, so not far off the end of run.

[88GreenVN]

I know you already have the last VP number, but mine is 628601, so not far off the end of run.

You've made my day!!! But what day was it made????

[STEALTHY™]

L628601
car: vp calais international sedan
built: 05/04/93
plates: ABI 13R
5lt, auto

sold from lancaster holden - singleton

19l - exterior paint - anthracite - w/ a9f
62l - interior trim - classic beige
a8h - ??
a8x - international pack
a9a - vp upgrade 23oct '92
aq9 - front seat bucket - passenger and driver reclining
c61 - a/con front auto control
gu4 - axle ratio - rear 3.08:1
je5 - anti lock braking system
nv7 - variable effort power steering
ph7 - wheel - 6.5jj X 15 alloyed style
qak - tyre - 205/65r15-sl-r-st-tl-94v
va1 - radiator standard
xw6 - paint finish metallic

[88GreenVN]

I'm not sure when they went on sale but the first series 2's were built somewhere around the 26th of October 1992 (I've read this info before) with exactly number 600,000 being the first series 2 VP unless I'm mistaken (don't think so ). Mine's a few days and about 400 cars before before that, the 1.5 VP's would have only been built for a very short time, I can't see it being more than a week or two

I found the VP upgrade in the options sheet. Posted on this site.

Option A9A 23/10/92 L600,000 on.

Option A9P VP upgrade 21/12/92 from L613,684 on.

[88GreenVN]

Could Option code A9A = VP S1.5
and Option code A9P = VP S2

Just wondering