1981 VC 50th Annaversary sedan
Hi all new to the site,as I have just aquired a VC commy as mentioned in the heading of this post and am looking at giving it back some of it's dignity ie to restore back to factory/stock.This should be easy as it has not been molestered in any way,may just need respray,engine recon,re-upholstered and re-chroming.If resprayed are the anniversary decals on front guards reproduced somewhere/by someone?
Cheers & thanx in advance Classic 48
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YEAH, I'll try to get some up here asap.If I could get it going it would then become a running concern type project.Hopefully just a fuel (lack of) prob.
looking foward to pics ,i prefer totally unmolested (grandpa spec) early commodores over heavily modded ones myself.
Totally unmolestered grandpa specs 109883 original K's with original engine,3.3 blue,here's some pix........
Enjoy Classic
BTW Solved fuel prob. in-line filter blocked and fuel hose on engine side of filter worn and cracked ,sucking air and no fuel
well there you go ive never seen one of these...up to you but id keep it as an original
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Nice pickup mate.
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Thanx for your input/response guys,yeah machone the idea is to keep original with a respray in original metalic gold and recon the motor keeping original specs,along with chrome,upholstery,ect........
Cheers Leith
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Nice example of a limited build. Have fun with the resto work. Searching for bits and pieces is where the real fun begins
Cheers Damien"SL/ENUT" Smith, The SL/E Fanatic!
A lucky owner of 2 SL/E Commodores, a rare VB SL/E and a 2 tone VC SL/E. Just need a VH SL/E and have the set!
Nice car. Bring it back to its former glory.Have fun.
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That car would be extremely rare and I'd be amazed if the commemorative stickers are available anywhere, but before you remove them for repainting, see if a local firm that makes stickers could take a pattern from the original to reproduce. That one you photographed looks immaculate - what a shame to have to remove it.
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That's a very nice car. I love that colour in the VC's too, very rare.
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We had some made if your looking for them...will post over for $10 per sticker
Cheers, Louise
private message me to exchange info if you want...we have our 2nd VC 50th.
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As for the decals before you have it resprayed take it to a sign writer they will be able to replicate & print you off some. Do it before you have the car done so you can compare the decals and make sure they dont #### it up
Scott
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Golden Lady PM sent,Maybe you may have a better idea on these numbers I was lead to believe there were only 250 built ?????
Cheers Leith
i have number 185 and mine has been through some changes its gone from auto 202 to manual 202 then auto v6 to manual v6 the last 10 years has been busy for me and im happy with the outcome its faster and cheaper to run than the old 202 on lpg im currently building an old hdt diff for it as i have a vn lsd in it now and cant fit mag wheels on it with the diff being 2.5 inches wider than the standard one a respray in the contessa gold is in the cards in a year or 2 its just got to 150000 ks
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what type of factory air did it have.
I just pulled a harrison type setup out of my VB that might be of use to you for parts
you'll need to cover postage though.
hi vcfan01. thanks for posting, we have a very limited group. so far i have only found 5 other cars still on the road or being restored out of the 300 built. If you're interested, i have started a facebook group for us so we can trade info. It's '81 VC 50th Anniversary Commodore. We have other owners and info for you to use and photos too. We would love to have you join us.
they didn't come out with factory air drewVHSS
VCFan01Like golden lady says would be great if you joined us on her FB page With some Pix,Where to in SA are you,Me Port Pirie.Little bit of trivia these 50th anniversary commies,all 300,were only built in SA ;P
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