VL Walkinshaw naked?

[ducker85]

hey guys

i've heard a rumor that the last of the VL Walky's were sold without the bodykit. word has it they couldn't sell them so the kit was removed and sold with the standard body, still HSV build number twin throttle body etc. just no kit

[CANYONERO]

first ive ever heard of it, would be pointless, the whole reason i would want one is for the outrageous body kit, it makes the walky what it is!

[bj42turbo]

hey guys

i've heard a rumor that the last of the VL Walky's were sold without the bodykit. word has it they couldn't sell them so the kit was removed and sold with the standard body, still HSV build number twin throttle body etc. just no kit

Thats not the first time I have heard that story.

Dazz

[VL Berlina 5speed]

there were a few walkys sold with the calais front from dealers and i believe a few late one were sold with out the spoiler

[ducker85]

there were a few walkys sold with the calais front from dealers and i believe a few late one were sold with out the spoiler

thanks man

yea back in 1988/89 the 500 walky's in the showroom. could not be sold no one wanted them AT THE TIME because of the outragous body kit

[seans VL Calais]

yeah ive heard of this a few years ago but dont remember what everyone said

[MasterOfReality]

There is an article in Australian Muscle Car magazine a few years ago and it mentioned this.

[ducker85]

There is an article in Australian Muscle Car magazine a few years ago and it mentioned this.

really if you can find that issue and post some more info that'd be great man, my Dad has a few but not many 'older' issue's i'll check them soon

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

It was never officially a Walky anyway, it was a VL SS Group A SV but that's irrelevent. There were 500 originally made, these sold out so they decided to make another 250, but with the imminent release of the VN, sales dropped off because people were waiting to see what the VN was like. If you stripped the body kit off a Walky, then it isn't really a Walky anymore is it?

I'd be interested to know more about this as well.

Are you not getting it confused with the Calais SV88?

[ducker85]

It was never officially a Walky anyway, it was a VL SS Group A SV but that's irrelevent. There were 500 originally made, these sold out so they decided to make another 250, but with the imminent release of the VN, sales dropped off because people were waiting to see what the VN was like. If you stripped the body kit off a Walky, then it isn't really a Walky anymore is it?

I'd be interested to know more about this as well.

Are you not getting it confused with the Calais SV88?

Nope not thinking of the SV88 (weren't they dark blue or somthing)
My local wreacker claims about 3 months ago he saw one at an auction but never bidded or knew how much it went for.

Hopfully this theard will get the right information

[Reaper]

My understanding on the matter is that several buyers wanted the performance but with out the flares etc and optioned the car as such. It was common with the old HDT cars too at the time - especially the VK Directors and VH/VC cars. The VK/VL HDT's had very few options (wheel color was one that I know of on the VK GPA).

Reaper

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Also to add to that, back in the day you could order just about any configuration of available options. Maybe dealers ordered the cars minus the kit but didn't actually sell them as a Walky.

[Reaper]

Also to add to that, back in the day you could order just about any configuration of available options. Maybe dealers ordered the cars minus the kit but didn't actually sell them as a Walky.

I should add that they all had the bonnet monstrosity due to the ttb manifold.

Reaper

[MasterOfReality]

really if you can find that issue and post some more info that'd be great man, my Dad has a few but not many 'older' issue's i'll check them soon

Its one of the early issues, like number 1 or 3 or something.

I'll have a look when I get home.

[GMHVLCT]

its true. some were sold without parts of the body kit.

[MasterOfReality]

Its in Issue 1 of AMC, pages 40 - 46.

Don't have a scanner on me but I quote Joe Kenwright:

"The lower section of the aero kit was supplied in boxes as they contravened minimum ground clearance requirements for registration".

"There were a handful of official Group A sleepers featuring stock VL Calais exteriors and selected Group A body parts over full-house Group A mechanicals"

[STEALTHY™]

As above, there still a genuine VL Group A SS, when they were new they got the bodykit in boxes (some even have the WHOLE kit in boxes,and had Calais door moulds).

All 500 of the first batch were identical tho (as per group A rules), the last 250 they could do what they wanted with them.

[holden-4-life]

ahhh thats alot clearer now
well...ill be damned

[STEALTHY™]

ahhh thats alot clearer now
well...ill be damned

As was said tho, you wouldn't buy one in this form, most people buy a walky to have a walky.....

[holden-4-life]

hahaha damn straight

[jatsvl]

there seems to be alot of answered questions and some unanswered with lots of interesting pics here
www.walkinshaw.net - History

[Reaper]

As above, there still a genuine VL Group A SS, when they were new they got the bodykit in boxes (some even have the WHOLE kit in boxes,and had Calais door moulds).

All 500 of the first batch were identical tho (as per group A rules), the last 250 they could do what they wanted with them.

Ahhh.... Not quite equal. The original body kit covered the last window next to the "C" pillar but CAMS (or whoever it was that administered the homologation) knocked it on the head and forced a small change to open the window. This happened part way thru the initial build and some early ones have the original kit.

Reaper

[bj42turbo]

The thing with the Walkys is they weren't apreciated how cool they were untill you couldn't buy them any more.
We had 2 as our wedding cars going back 13 odd years ago, much cooler than the normal white Ford LTDs that most people had..


Dazz

[STEALTHY™]

Ahhh.... Not quite equal. The original body kit covered the last window next to the "C" pillar but CAMS (or whoever it was that administered the homologation) knocked it on the head and forced a small change to open the window. This happened part way thru the initial build and some early ones have the original kit.

Reaper

I was actually wondering about that. If i get one, i want one without the window hole. Looks a million times better.

[bj42turbo]

there seems to be alot of answered questions and some unanswered with lots of interesting pics here
www.walkinshaw.net - History

Very interesting site espesially this page Re Calais Walkys

Calais Walkinshaw - www.walkinshaw.net - Home of the VL SS Group A SV



Dazz