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Hi guys.. can anyone help me out here. My brother used to own a VL commodore Nitron. It even had one of those brocky polariser things on it. But there is a guy at work that wont beleive that the Nitron even exists as a model. can anyone tell me more about the car??? Is there any websites that can give me some more info??
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Hi edelbrock1.
AFAIK the Nitron only existed in the VP series. It was a dealer marketing special & only 50 were made. The were final-finished by HSV under contract in July '92 so too late for HDT or Polarisers.
I have no info on a VL Nitron.
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Hi edelbrock1.
AFAIK the Nitron only existed in the VP series. It was a dealer marketing special & only 50 were made. The were final-finished by HSV under contract in July 92 so too late for HDT or Polarisers.
I have no info on a VL Nitron.
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maybe someone took a vl executive and "made" a nitron out of it to make more money when they sold it.
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http://carpoint.ninemsn....ID=3328&Alias=carpointautry clicking that link. if not cut and paste. This is EXACTLY how my brothers car was when he first bought it. same wheels, same color and all. But my
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Check out this link..http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=58904
Seems the Nitrons were made by HDT for selected holden car yards in victoria?
If you can post on that forum you maybe able to get more info from the guy that owns this one...and g
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hi ever1, i 2 can confirm that hdt did provide 100 or so vl nitrons to melbourne car yard dealers, can any1 provide a price range for this model?
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well there you go thats pretty much definate that your brother was right print this page out and tell him from everyone that hes a f#*king idiot!!!!
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Hmmm so it seems that they did exist. So why does no one know about them?? Does that make them collectable?? or Not??
Last thing you want to be doing is justifying your car to all the guys out there that dont know they exist.
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Could they be similar to the yellow VTS badged VT's that are kicking around? I heard that these were just made up from excess taxies that holden made, hence the colour, and were sold with a bit of a body kit and VTS badging. I Could be completely off th
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Could they be similar to the yellow VTS badged VTs that are kicking around? I heard that these were just made up from excess taxies that holden made, hence the colour, and were sold with a bit of a body kit and VTS badging. I Could be completely off the
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Yes they were basically just a dress up pack, but it was more for publicity & dealer demand rather than any "warehouse clearance" of excess stock.
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I can also confirm that the VL Nitron exists because I've been in one.
It was red in colour and 5 speed manual, and had all the HDT options that commodorenut listed. Me and a mate took one on a test drive and gave it heaps, went well too.... Didnt notice
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I can also confirm that the VL Nitron exists because Ive been in one.
It was red in colour and 5 speed manual, and had all the HDT options that commodorenut listed. Me and a mate took one on a test drive and gave it heaps, went well too.... Didnt notice
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pfffft energy polarizer what a joke.
those crystals may have been good if oyu wanted to take a bath, thats it.
brocky is a great man and its a shame that he is affiliated with that.
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what exactly did the polarizer claim to do, and can it be bought in shops??
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As others have said the VL Nitron existed....the boss owned one.
The Polariser was Brockys idea, in fact he insisted that all the HDT cars be fitted with them. GMH was less than impressed with the idea, and withdrew all support from HDT.
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There is currently a nitron on ebay-item number 4592328481- apparently there were 112 made. |
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Yeah, I remember reading about the "polarizer" and GMH's clash with Brocky over the issue - I never realised they coined them "Nitron". I beleive since GMH didn't want to support Brock/HDT they then got Mr. Walkinshaw to design the sweet looking Walky's a
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Yeah, I remember reading about the "polarizer" and GMHs clash with Brocky over the issue - I never realised they coined them "Nitron". I beleive since GMH didnt want to support Brock/HDT they then got Mr. Walkinshaw to design the sweet looking Walkys as t
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