My VP HSV Clubsport 5th Anniversary

[DiS hOw I rOlL!!!]

Hey guy, new to the forum so thought i'd show ya's my ride, I have had it bout 12 months now swapped it for a VT Acclaim, Its all standard for now. I am missing the front skirt and not sure if its supossed to have a bonnet scoop or not, if any one can help??? Anyway see what ya's think?

[KeEkSVP]

that is a sweet ride mmmm 5th anniversary i dont think ive ever seen one :P loving the door trims **grrr** and its a 5L what else is there to say except omg you b*st*rd!!!
and you definitely came out better than the VT acclaim but im biast

[DiS hOw I rOlL!!!]

yeah there was only a few made, not sure how many to be exact have read a few diff amounts. They only come in Genesis blue over panorama silver or white over silver. The white ones have the senator motor in them so I have heard wich is the 200kw. Yeah dont know what he was thinking when he swapped me lol cause i knew the guy that had it. He is spewing now. He just wont give me the plates that were on it (VPHSV-8), but im still working on it.

[KeEkSVP]

yeah there was only a few made, not sure how many to be exact have read a few diff amounts. They only come in Genesis blue over panorama silver or white over silver. The white ones have the senator motor in them so I have heard wich is the 200kw. Yeah dont know what he was thinking when he swapped me lol cause i knew the guy that had it. He is spewing now. He just wont give me the plates that were on it (VPHSV-8), but im still working on it.

lol they would be awesome plates thought of any others that would fit with the car??? im sorta stumped :P

[STEALTHY™]

Big fan of 5th anniversaries. I used the 2 tone idea on my wags (Green over black tho).


The front lip will be hard to find! And no, they didn't dome with a factory bonnet scoop!


I thought the white ones were 5th ann 5000is??? Cheerin its manual tho! (Factory manual or converted?)

[DiS hOw I rOlL!!!]

Big fan of 5th anniversaries. I used the 2 tone idea on my wags (Green over black tho).


The front lip will be hard to find! And no, they didn't dome with a factory bonnet scoop!


I thought the white ones were 5th ann 5000is??? Cheerin its manual tho! (Factory manual or converted?)

Yeah I have been looking for a front lip since got the car. sweet didnt know if they came with the scoop or not, saves one job.

Your right the white ones are the 5th ann 5000i, which is the senator motoor in them so I have read.

and she's factory T5.

[DiS hOw I rOlL!!!]

lol they would be awesome plates thought of any others that would fit with the car??? im sorta stumped :P

well i ave thought maybe 5TH-ANN or 5-ANNIV, dont know yet see what happens with the old plates first.

[Emackulation]

Yeah I have been looking for a front lip since got the car. sweet didnt know if they came with the scoop or not, saves one job.

Your right the white ones are the 5th ann 5000i, which is the senator motoor in them so I have read.

and she's factory T5.

Wrong, the Clubsport 5000i's had the same engine as the VP GTS which is the black motor with the 4 bolt mains, D port heads and other stuff. Senator 5000i's had a normal 5.0L with 200kw.

Nice looking Clubposrt, get that front skirt on asap. Good to see its a manual

[DiS hOw I rOlL!!!]

Wrong, the Clubsport 5000i's had the same engine as the VP GTS which is the black motor with the 4 bolt mains, D port heads and other stuff. Senator 5000i's had a normal 5.0L with 200kw.

Nice looking Clubposrt, get that front skirt on asap. Good to see its a manual

well there ya go hey, never knew that, I just read on a website that they had senator motors in them and they were 200kw, whereas mine is only the 180kw I think. Ya learn something new everyday.

[88GreenVN]

Here is some info on the 5th Anniversary VP's

Clubsport 5th was $43,870 (new)
Senator 5th was $45,450
Senator 5000i 5th was $58,450
Statesman 5000i was $63,500
Maloo ute 5th was $35,987


The Anniversary models have a common HSA build plate model description.
The build Numbers were allocated in Model groups as follows:

Statesman 5000i 01 to 10 (8)

Senator 5000i 11 to 40 (30)

Senator 41 to 55 (15)

Sport Wagon 56 to 60 (5)

Clubsport 61 to 125 (65)

Maloo 126 to 150 (15)

Total built 138

[DiS hOw I rOlL!!!]

Here is some info on the 5th Anniversary VP's

Clubsport 5th was $43,870 (new)
Senator 5th was $45,450
Senator 5000i 5th was $58,450
Statesman 5000i was $63,500
Maloo ute 5th was $35,987


The Anniversary models have a common HSA build plate model description.
The build Numbers were allocated in Model groups as follows:

Statesman 5000i 01 to 10 (8)

Senator 5000i 11 to 40 (30)

Senator 41 to 55 (15)

Sport Wagon 56 to 60 (5)

Clubsport 61 to 125 (65)

Maloo 126 to 150 (15)

Total built 138

Cheers dude, legend!!!

[CHEETR]

Wrong, the Clubsport 5000i's had the same engine as the VP GTS which is the black motor with the 4 bolt mains, D port heads and other stuff. Senator 5000i's had a normal 5.0L with 200kw.

Nice looking Clubposrt, get that front skirt on asap. Good to see its a manual

your wrong actually...

senator 5000i had 4bolt mains 200kw

[DiS hOw I rOlL!!!]

your wrong actually...

senator 5000i had 4bolt mains 200kw

well yeah thats what i thought, Mine has the standard 5L in it and im pretty sure its the 180kw motor.

[Emackulation]

your wrong actually...

senator 5000i had 4bolt mains 200kw

Wrong right back at you, only the Clubby 5000i and GTS for 4 bolts from the GRP A. Senator 5000i didn't.

[Emackulation]

well yeah thats what i thought, Mine has the standard 5L in it and im pretty sure its the 180kw motor.

Your Senator is the 180kw variant.

[MasterOfReality]

That looks good.

I'd be tripping over myself to get rid of a VT Acclaim in exchange for that!!

[DiS hOw I rOlL!!!]

That looks good.

I'd be tripping over myself to get rid of a VT Acclaim in exchange for that!!

yeah thanks mate, I was pretty happy with it.

[STEALTHY™]

Wrong right back at you, only the Clubby 5000i and GTS for 4 bolts from the GRP A. Senator 5000i didn't.

I don't know either way whats right or wrong, but i do know a senator 5000i is higher than a clubby 5000i. Would make sense if the senator gets the better motor.

[Wagon_Wheel]

Very nice mate!!! Hold on to her good! DO NOT CHANGE A THING, well.... get the front lip and just keep it well maintained. Maybe a bit of engine work, but dont touch the body or interior

[Emackulation]

500 VN grp A's were to be produced, of those 500 only 302 grp A's were made, leaving 198 blocks left, 130 went to the GTS and 65 went to the clubby 5000i, which leaves 3 left over which HSV prolly kept. There were 166 Senator 5000i's made, 130 + 166 = 296 which isnt possible with 302 grp a's made.

[STEALTHY™]

His stats up there says 30 senator 5000i's made....

[CHEETR]

500 VN grp A's were to be produced, of those 500 only 302 grp A's were made, leaving 198 blocks left, 130 went to the GTS and 65 went to the clubby 5000i, which leaves 3 left over which HSV prolly kept. There were 166 Senator 5000i's made, 130 + 166 = 296 which isnt possible with 302 grp a's made.

i still disagree, i had a write up somewhere, and now i can't find it... ill post it when i do

[Emackulation]

His stats up there says 30 senator 5000i's made....

Not according to this site. HSV History Site - © 1995-1998 Robert Pascale

[STEALTHY™]

Not according to this site. HSV History Site - © 1995-1998 Robert Pascale

LMAO, from that site

30 5th Anniversary
Power: 200 kW @ 5200 rpm (268 hp)



There must have been more blocks made!

[88GreenVN]

My ref was from Julie Thompson's book on HSV's 1988 to 2003.