Being the first product of newly created hsv, 500 vl ss group a svs needed to be produced in order to gain fia group a holomogation status in order to be raced under the group a class. Oral history archives, rutgers, the state university of new. Scotsman tom walkinshaw forms holden special vehicles to fill the void left by holdens split with peter brocks holden dealer team after the polarizer controversy. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Holden commodore vl ss group a walkinshaw muscle car, this honest and untouched example build no. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Following the recent news of holdens demise, we name our 10 favourite commodores. This turning to the past has the appearance of being a retreat from the present, of which he takes such a bleak view in his fiction. In 1840 there were 4 walkinshaw families living in pennsylvania. Walkinshaw performance was able to provide me a w557, their version of a tuned hsv gts. Today the walkinshaw commodore, complete with birdbath rear spoiler and overthetop body kit is a highly prized collectors car just dont be tempted to add fluffy dice. My first computer was a commodore 64 and we also had an amiga, so im probably biased. This was about 80% of all the recorded walkinshaw s in the usa.
In feb 1987, holden and peter brocks hdt parted ways. Dear reader, with the 15701571 disk drive you have one of the most powerful. Walkinshaw commodore profile of a famous tourer now back. Unfollow vl walkinshaw to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
While holdens 1984 vk commodores are outshone on the record books by. There is a lot of revising of history that eliminates commodore from the personal computer landscape and makes everything be about pc vs. The company was founded by former racing driver, scottish businessman, tom walkinshaw and is essentially a successor organisation to his previous automotive concern. The holden commodore is a medium to large sedan sold by holden since 1978. Tom walkinshaw 14 august 1946 12 december 2010 was a british racing car driver. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. Agnes walkinshaw historical records and family trees. Not to be confused with tom walkinshaw racing, tom walkinshaw s previous motorsport organisation walkinshaw performance, is an automotive company, involved in motor racing and the production of high performance sporting cars for regular road use.
Flying colours is next and is one book followed in order by the commodore and lord hornblower. First drive of the walkinshaw w557, with 557kw930nm the most powerful upgrade package the company has ever produced. An evolution of the moderately successful group a vl, its radical looks and holdens sudden and shocking departure from aussie hero peter brocks beloved hdt made it a pretty easy car to hate. Scotsman tom walkinshaw forms holden special vehicles to fill the void left.
Hsv history 1987 2017 hsv was created in 1987 as a joint venture between holden and tom walkinshaw racing an operation owned by scottish racing car driver and entrepreneur tom walkinshaw. He had the origanal lap books for both the cars and even gave me all. History, technology, and legacy mccarthy, angela s. It is a long time since i read a wwii naval warie war novel and the last ones i read were australian, featuring of course the royal australian navy. This example of the famous hsv vl ss group a walkinshaw is a testament to the love and care bestowed on the car by its four documented owners. See more of vl ss group a sv walkinshaw on facebook. Tim slakosalf barbagallos pink walkinshaw commodore info needed pls motorsport history tim slakosalf barbagallos pink walkinshaw commodore info needed pls tentenths motorsport forum home. The 557 in the name is for the number of kilowatts this brute produces. Walkinshaw releases commemorative bathurst package aftermarket tuner announces supercharged performance kit for ve commodore walkinshaw performance has put together a package of cosmetic and performance upgrade features to suit holdens ve commodore in homage to this weekends running of the 50th anniversary touring car race at bathurst. The captain is an indian that is not part of the old boys club makes his way to commodore of a destroyer team and the personal battles that occur with in the ranks. There was a commodore, commodore glass, who incidentally was drew pearsons brotherinlaw. Motor book world is the largest automotive online store in australia to buy new and used automotive history books, brochures, manuals, literatures and catalogues. I was the duty yeoman attached to the deputy director. An evolution of the moderately successful group a vl, its radical looks and holdens sudden and shocking departure from aussie hero peter brocks beloved hdt made it.
Tim slakosalf barbagallos pink walkinshaw commodore info. The most walkinshaw families were found in the uk in 1891. This ludicrous 750 hp walkinshaw holden hsv commodore was. If youre happy to hand over the cash for warranty protection and this supercharger kit with the walkinshaw name, i say go for it. Results sourced from driver database and history of touring car racing. Totally original car with genuine 89,000 km, all matching numbers and log books with great history, trim is excellent through out with all original fabric still intact mechanically. Formed in 1990 as the holden racing team, it is one of the most successful supercars championship teams in the history of the category, having won the drivers championship six times, and the series signature race. The team currently fields two holden zb commodores in the supercars championship for scott pye and james courtney, along with a porsche 911 gt3r in the australian gt championship. Limited supercharger kit for v8 commodore as walkinshaw marks. Hsvs first car is a modified vl commodore ss homologated for. Totally original car with a genuine 56,994 klms, and completed and stamped log books plus documentation from tony packard selling. In recent years cowan has spent a great deal of time researching the history of his family, which has been prominent in the public life of west australia since colonial times. With its outrageous aerodynamic body additions developed to increase vehicle stability and reduce drag at high speed, the 1988 holden commodore ss group a sv arrived like a slap in the face.
Media in category holden commodore vf of walkinshaw racing the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. It was manufactured from 1978 to 2017 in australia and from 1979 to 1990 in new zealand, with production in australia ending on 20 october 2017. Walkinshaw performance limited edition 50th anniversary. Receive new listings by email holden walkinshaw commodore. Oldsmobiles first 100 years earley, helen jones, walkinshaw, james r. Search 94 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. It was the final iteration of the first generation of the holden commodore and included the luxury variant, holden calais vl. Vl ss group a sv history the vl ss group a sv or as it is more commonly known as the walkinshaw or walky was created in 1988. The holden special vehicles hsv group a ss vl walkinshaw commodore has polarised public opinion since day one. Tim slakosalf barbagallos pink walkinshaw commodore. He was also involved in professional rugby union, as owner of gloucester rugby, and chairman of the team owners organisation for the aviva premiership. Historical records and family trees related to william walkinshaw. Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for hsv walkinshaw commodore.
Hornblower in the west indies is next and again is a collection of stories which fit so well together that they read like one book. Formed in 1990 as the holden racing team, it is one of the most successful supercars championship teams in the history. Tom walkinshaw 14 august 1946 12 december 2010 was a british racing car driver and the founder of the racing team tom walkinshaw racing twr. Each to their own, personally its a rip off for me, however i got the w310 which is also a rip off. Starting life as a 1988 brock commodore, the car was taken to england by tom walkinshaw who designed its extreme group a body kit. And so the story unfolds against a backdrop of history, adventure and intrigue. I think he just died recently up in lyme, connecticut. After extensive wind tunnel testing, walkinshaw brought the holden. Media in category holden commodore vl ss group a sv the following 30 files are in this category, out of 30 total.
Unrestored original hsv vl ss group a walkinshaw commodore. So, we got to know people who wrote books, like bill lederer and people who ran the news bureaus, and one of the navy captains was the brotherinlaw of drew pearson. Dec 01, 2019 are your walkinshaw ancestors on wikitree yet. In celebration of 50 years of bathurst we are pleased to announce a limited edition bathurst 50th anniversary package. Between february 1986 and august 1988, 151,801 vl model commodores were built. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. This is a beautiful example, with log books, build sheet and photo album. Holden special vehicles hsv is the officially designated performance vehicle division of.
The walkinshaw family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. The holden commodore vl is a midsize car that was produced by the australian manufacturer holden from 1986 to 1988. Walkinshaw andretti united is an australian motor racing team based in the melbourne suburb of clayton. The natural history of an endangered species bulletin 58 paperback march 1, 1983. Full log book service history with lifetime capped. Walkinshaw performance, is an automotive company, involved in motor racing and the production of high performance sporting cars for regular road use. Hi everyone, a question to those who have owned walkinshaw upgraded vfs, i am currently looking at a few vf1 redlines that have had the 310 pack. In 2007 walkinshaw performance acquired a 50% stake in the holden racing team, and in 2008 fully reacquired the team from. May 18, 2018 stunning condition unrestored and unmolested example of the famous hsv vl walkinshaw commodore. In many ways the commodore is impressive, but a few errors let it down in places. Auto 2008 holden commodore ve ss v sedan 4dr spts auto 6sp 6. The idea of old holdens fetching as much as new ferraris might be jawdropping to some, but at an auction in new south wales over the weekend, dozens of people battled sixdigit bidding wars over some rare models.
Hes the one i mentioned earlier and the captain, i was assigned to his name was winston folk. Tom walkinshaw 14 august 1946 12 december 2010 was a british racing car driver and the. Buy special edition motorsport publications from v8 sleuth one of australias leading motorsport publishers. Hsv vl ss group a walkinshaw brochure commodore holden. Walkinshaw on june, 1996 at peapack, new jersey with kurt piehler. It also has a number of other nicknames, such as the plastic pic, winged warrior, plastic fantastic and batmobile just to name a few. William walkinshaw historical records and family trees. Walkinshaw releases commemorative bathurst package. Stunning condition unrestored and unmolested example of the famous hsv vl walkinshaw commodore. Walkinshaw w310 performance upgrade, absolute beautiful condition throughout, books and history and drives great just arrived in stock all of our vehicles have also passed our workshop service and safety. Oct 29, 2014 sydney racer justin ruggier is aiming to win the 2014 kumho tyres australian v8 touring car series this weekend at sydney motorsport park and drive his exv8 supercar commodore into the racing history books. Historical records and family trees related to agnes walkinshaw.
Holden and tom walkinshaw racing an operation owned by scottish. Its an interesting history of the design and manufacture of oldsmobile from the very beginning to the mid90s. Walkinshaw w310 performance upgrade, absolute beautiful condition throughout, books and history and drives great just arrived in stock all of our vehicles have. It comes with all log books, keys, folder of documentation, letter of the cars history from the previous owner and only 29,521 klms on the clock. Group a ss in the aftermath of the sudden split with peter brock, holden started to get serious about the business of building high performance motor cars. The first of two race cars to make it onto this list goes down in history as. Explore 3 listings for hsv walkinshaw commodore at best prices. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
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