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Do you know anything about the VB SL European sports pack? I was talking to a guy today who reckons there was no such car and wouldnt believe me when I told him I used to own one.
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Yeah, they existed - Euro pack or sports pack are the names Ive heard it called the most.
You could get it on different trim levels - the SL/E had the 309/310 pack, and the SL had similar - basically a 253 / 4 speed, headlight wipers/washers, dual exhaust, and possibly the SL/E alloys - but cant confirm them 100%.
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Hi Guys.
The Euro Pack & the Sports Pack in the VB series were 2 different animals.
AFAIK 208 & 306 were the Euro Packs & were optioned this way:
208 = Commodore SL with manual trans (3.3 or 4.2 V8) plus 4 wheel discs, headlight wiper/washer, stereo, 15" alloys etc. etc. (basically an SL/E upgrade)
306 = Commodore SL/E with manual trans (3.3 or 4.2 V8) plus central locking & rear speaker
Pack numbers 107, 207, 308 & 310 were the Sports Packs & were optioned this way:
107 = Commodore with 4.2 manual plus 4 wheel discs, dual exhaust, SL/E instruments, 15" alloys, LH mirror.
207 = Commodore SL with 4.2 manual plus 4 wheel discs, dual exhaust, SL/E instruments, 15" alloys,headlight wiper/washer.
308 = Commodore SL/E with 5.0 manual (called Sports Pack A), dual exhaust & rear speaker
310 = Commodore SL/E with 5.0 auto (called Sports Pack B), dual exhaust, rear speaker, central locking & power windows.
Most Packs in the VB series were given names, but in later Commodores they just used numbers.
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Friends of mine had one near new. It was a 253 auto though.
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Mine was a SL 253 auto, woodgrain sports dash with 4 gauges, speedo and tacho, 4 wheel discs, 15" alloys, headlight wiper/washer and dual exhaust, LH mirror and It had vinyl seats. It also had a red with black border infill panel between the tail lights with Commodore on it from memory.
Did all SL/E dashes have woodgrain and the Tachometer instead of that stupid Economy gauge?
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In VB yes.
In VC SL/Es, they dropped woodgrain & the 6 cylinder SL/E had a vacuum gauge.
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Wasn't There a 309 Pack as well as the 308 & 310 Packs on SLE's..ss |
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Does anyone know anything about the papaya VH Commodores? I assume they were just a local dealer thing here in the central west of NSW. They were orange(papaya I assume), 4.2 litre manual, had a black pinstripe up the side with Papaya written on the rear quater panel in a nice font and had hotwires on them. Just curious as I always thought they were quite a nice looking car.
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hey yall,
the motor and auto i have in the fasterest camperervan, is out of a vb sle euro. it is a 308t400, still running great, [to be expected, of course! i installed it![ doh!!!]
maybe it is a 310 auto?
hhmm?
still running great though.
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