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[Dr Terry]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Gen 3 & Gen 4 V8s are NOT Chevrolet engines, they are manufactured by a division of GM called GM-Powertrain. I know it's nit-picking but that's how it is. Ever since 1990, all GM engines come from this one company, unlike the days of the past, where Chevrolet made their own engines as did Pontiac, Buick & Cadillac etc.

As a matter of fact there more Holdens in the world which use these V8s than there are Chevs. AFAIK the only Chev cars to have Gen 3 or Gen 4 V8s fitted are Corvettes & the various export models sold in the Middle East & South Africa (Luminas & Caprices etc.). All of these export Chevs are really Holdens, built in Australia anyway !!

The Pontaic GTO (2004 onwards) has a Gen 4 V8, as does the current Pontiac G8 & both these are built in Australia (using V8s imported from GM-Powertrain in the States). Do you think for one minute that any Yank thinks that these cars have Chev engines in them ?

The photos of the various small sh#tboxes in the posts above are closer to the truth. In the U.S.A., Canada & most of Europe & Asia, the name Chevrolet is only known as the brand of little economy cars like Barinas etc. Even the Impala in the U.S.A. is only a FWD car & the equivalent of a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord.

In Australia, we know Chevrolet as the builder big old Yank tanks & also of the brilliant SBC & BBC engines, but over the last few decades they have developed into an economy brand. In the U.S.A. ALL Chevrolet passenger cars (except the Corvette) are FWD. The Corvette is virtually marketed as a seperate brand to differentiate it from the normal (lesser) Chevs.

The fact is, that the Holden Commodore (& to a lesser extent, the Ffford Falcon) are amongst the best passenger cars in the world at the present time, especially at the price. Have a look at the 2 Pommy car shows on TV (Top Gear & 5th Gear) to see what the rest of the world thinks about our cars.

Every time I hear a poster refer to a Commodore as a 'dunnydoor' I really get the sh#ts. We should be proud of the Holden brand & its Lion emblem & stop putting Chev Bowtie badges in place of the original Holden badge.

On the other hand if you have an older Holden (Monaro, Torana or Kingswood etc.) with a proper Chev V8 in it, disregard all of the above.

That's my rant for the week, thank you for listening.

Dr Terry

[mr5000]

cant see any point in people even a few of my m8s spending heaps of money on mag wheels that dont look any good and are made in f*cking thailand a mate spent 2 grand on mags from auto barn ill be putting convos on for less

[rodomo]

I can not express how much I hate it when people put a Chevy bowtie emblem on their HOLDEN!!!! It really pisses me off. I guess there is a small exception if the motor is a chev, but don't change all badges to chevy badges, maybe just the grill. If you want a chevy go buy one!!!!
I remember a holden calais that had chevy badges all over it with a rear view mirror shaped like a chevy emblem, GAAAYYY!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ITS-HOLDEN-sticker-anti-chevy-chevrolet-badge-hsv-hdt-/180647114039?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a0f683537

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[its Paul]

No bowtie just AUS350

Edited by lx8vd77, 16 April 2011 - 12:59 PM.

[wot179]

Painted door catches and strikers.

[LX2DR]

I hate rear window brake/tail lights on old cars , but thats just me .

I will agree with you on this one! They dont belong their.

However i also use one because i dont want to get tagged by some putz that isnt paying attn and the stock tail-lights with globes arent much chop

Since, recently putting LED's all round i am now considering removing it, as the high light is pretty insignificant against the intencity of the LED's.

Paul