Hi Guys,

My brother has picked up for himself a VK V8 Commodore supposedly an ex highway patrol car. I have my doubts as it is a manual and not an auto?

I am hoping one of our learned brethren can add some light on the following details.

Model - VK8VK19
Body Number - 130676-A
Trim - 1886-64X
Paint - 1D 008-D
Build Date - July 1984

Engine L31 - Gearbox M-21 - Axle GU4

Tag on radiator support panel - 8K19TD L130676K

Compliance Plate - 07-84AVK 009687A

The engine number has a VT prefix.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,
Allan

Al, The highway patrol VKs did not have power steering or a rear stabiliser bar. The speedo looks different to the standard one as well, finer graduations. The loom for the roof gear will be found in the drivers side B pillar. I used to own one and it was manual. Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Pete.
Old Holdens never die, they just go faster.

Theres lots of ways to pick a cop car over a regular commodore, but very little to distinguish a HWP car from a GD.

One telling factor with this car, is the Absynth Yellow paint - in the VK range, you could only get that on police cars.

Look for things like the chrome calais dome lamp, rear door armrests on the front doors (with ashtrays), the round inlay in the otherwise square speedo, a hi-rise console with armrest (and the factory console mounting bracket welded into place on the top of the trans tunnel under the rear of the console).

Unfortunately these cars are pushing 25 years old now, and a lot of them have had aftermarket suspension work done. The lack of a rear swaybar is one telling factory, but as all the holes & bits are there, its simple to fit one. Power steering was mandatory on all regular V8 commodores sold to the public, and some, not all, only some HWP cars had P/Steer as a delete option.

Generally the manual (and only the manual) VK BT1s had the SS spec V8 fitted - B-cast heads, manifold with a casting number that ends in 955, double-row timing chain & other goodies.



Cheers,

Mick
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