Vp Calais International

[Tiger28]

Hi guys just wondering I'm after one of these cars in a clean orginal condition ,but they are getting veryhard to find.Does anyone know of any and or does anyone have one on this forum and have any pics .Also can people tell me a bit more about this model??.Thankyou

[Daniel.B]

Stealthy has a real nice one...

[Troy5L]

there were only 300 made, 150 in that dark grey colour and 150 in white...

your best bet to find one would be on ebay, carsales, carpoint.....they are gettin hard to find coz most have been smashd up. i went to look for one b4 i got my clubby, it was in perfect nick but it didnt have the front bumper, and as they are rare as hens teeth i passd on it

[HSV472]

heres mine My Vp Calias Internatonal

i dont think theres many left
iv only ever seen one other on the road while driving

[ducker85]

Im surprised Stealthy hasn't found this one.

They only made 111,770 VP making them the second lowest made (VB 95,906) most people will tell you that the VP SS is rare, especially in 5 speed. Yet most people havn't heard of the VP Calais International let alone seen one. they made 300 and it's hard to find one 100% factory, SS body kit, VQ boot lip, Calais gaurd spats and grill, pimped interior only found in the Cal Inter (and some VR statesmans im told) most are tampered with or dead.

check out me and my old man resto job here there are some nice one's on this forum tho

[STEALTHY™]

Give me time fella's. I only hit new posts, so if it drops down the list i miss it

Most of it has been covered.


300 made. 150 Black (Anthracite Grey) and 150 white. This was split down the middle for series 1 and 2, 75 each colour for series 1, 75 each colour for series 2.

All have full Calais luxuries, V8, with Auto, No manual option, hence why mine is converted. I was told by an ex holdens worker who worked on Internationals, and he said that they have different pistons than other V8s, no-one has been able to confirm or deny this, so i'm not sure what to make of it. Either way, he said they had a 'slight' edge over an SS on the test track. Any 'edge' would be long gone now with 16 years of driving.

The bodykit is VP SS lower kit, with a VQ Caprice bootlip. The big difference here, is they were single colour, not 2 tone like normal calais'. With this, came black window surrounds (one of the key things people miss when mocking a normal calais), not chrome like normal calais. Because of the lip, the badges are under the tail lights, not on the bootlid like all other VPs. The only other difference is the grill, it is a normal calais grill, with a badge plastic welded onto it.
The Tail lights have RED stripes, as there from an SS, not chrome like calais.
Stock wheels were 15in VQ Alloys, just with different centre caps.

The interior in all 300 was identical, Black top half, tan bottom half. Its unique in the fact no other VP had this colour. Some VR Caprices had the same colours, but the dash is completely different (so good luck finding parts lol)
The Door drims have inserts in them, with the same material as the seat inners. The International is the only SWB VN/VP/VQ era to have rear map pockets.
The seats are partial leather/suede, so you only burn the outsides of your legs in summer.
Steering wheel is a leather wrapped item, BUT, it is smaller than a normal calais bus steering wheel.
They also have a rear cig lighter (can't remember if normal calais' do or not, VQs do tho)

Pics of mine, not really that stock anymore lol

[Fun_Bucket]

Hey Steathy, is that an actual Manual centre console, or have you chopped up an auto one. The opening around the boot leather, looks a little longer than most VN/VP's...??

[LUMPY 8]

Hey Steathy, is that an actual Manual centre console, or have you chopped up an auto one. The opening around the boot leather, looks a little longer than most VN/VP's...??

i think it is a chopped auto 1 cause isnt the ash tray in a different spot

[ducker85]

Hey Steathy, is that an actual Manual centre console, or have you chopped up an auto one. The opening around the boot leather, looks a little longer than most VN/VP's...??

Manual outta a a HSV im pretty sure, im 100% sure it's not the factory one, i've seen that hiding in his shed

[levymetal]

it would be the auto one. the problem is that there is a special 'cover' over the centre console (calais), and the cover with a manual insert would be the hardest thing on earth to find

[Leebo]

That's crazy stealty i love it man

[stocky]

pretty sure he has a real one. worth a fair bit too. mines a chopped auto one and you can notice the differences

[STEALTHY™]

LOL your all wrong. Stocky got it. Genuine manual HSV console from a VR/S HSV (mine was VS Senator i think). And yes, it is a larger whole. Wider and longer for the proper manual console.


Ducker you havn't seen the auto one, that got cut up because i converted the car, but didn't have a cover. A few months later i found the manual one. Bargain for $250 i though (including the lower console aswell haha)

[stocky]

yes they are wider. on the left side. that was the fun part when i made mine . length wasnt an issue though.

[STEALTHY™]

yes they are wider. on the left side. that was the fun part when i made mine . length wasnt an issue though.

Its wider on both sides.......to cover Reverse (only 6 speeds had this console) and the ash tray.

[BLOWN R8]

there was one on main north rd in adelaide last week, cant remember the name of the yard.....

[STEALTHY™]

there was one on main north rd in adelaide last week, cant remember the name of the yard.....

It sold on saturday, and is now in Pt Augusta

[stocky]

Its wider on both sides.......to cover Reverse (only 6 speeds had this console) and the ash tray.

curious though. the vn ss group a seemed to use a normal manual console and it had a 6 speed too

[Fun_Bucket]

[QUOTE=STEALTHY™;1135443]LOL your all wrong. Stocky got it. Genuine manual HSV console from a VR/S HSV (mine was VS Senator i think). And yes, it is a larger whole. Wider and longer for the proper manual console.

I thought there was something fishy about it Looks nice Stealthy, i like it. Seats are starting to wear, not that you can help it, but ever thought of having them cleaned. I had a guy clean the carpets at my house when i as moving out, i couldn't believe how good they came up, i rang him back, and said mate wanna come out and do my car. He made the Calais seats and trims i just brought look like the day they were released!!! But you probably have spare seats anyway

[STEALTHY™]

curious though. the vn ss group a seemed to use a normal manual console and it had a 6 speed too

I'm not sure whats the go with them. Never even seen one up close. Keep in mind i could have used a 5 speed console, the boot would just rub when going into 1st (the hole on a 6 speed console is further to the right). I just wanted to keep the pleather cover because thats what inters have

[STEALTHY™]

I thought there was something fishy about it Looks nice Stealthy, i like it. Seats are starting to wear, not that you can help it, but ever thought of having them cleaned. I had a guy clean the carpets at my house when i as moving out, i couldn't believe how good they came up, i rang him back, and said mate wanna come out and do my car. He made the Calais seats and trims i just brought look like the day they were released!!! But you probably have spare seats anyway

Yeah they just need a clean, they come up mint when i can be bothered. I'm gonna hit up a company and see how much its gonna cost me to remake the inners material, as you can't buy it any more (plenty around in grey, just none in tan) cause i want to get a set of group A seats redone in the same style.

[TVR-190]

They also have a rear cig lighter (can't remember if normal calais' do or not, VQs do tho)

Mine does, cant say if all do, may have been an option.

[STEALTHY™]

Mine does, cant say if all do, may have been an option.

I've never seen the likes of a regular calais to be sure either.....

[TVR-190]

oh burn...

[ducker85]

least i got the HSV part right.
duh, should have remembered it's a 6 speed tho