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Posted 03 January 2014 - 01:48 PM
Back in the 80s I can remember Orange Commodore's driving around for a company called Ramset,and the Mary Kay ones which were Pink ,you couldn't miss them,can anyone else remember special order colour vehicles for certain companies ,interested to know if any Torana's were known for this? Like to hear your stories.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 01:56 PM
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 02:01 PM
I wondered if they were factory painted or if they were painted afterwards? were any factory ordered in specific colours?dont know.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 02:04 PM
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 02:12 PM
Yeah we had them here too Jeff,We also had a company called Cleanaway and all there trucks were painted Blue and the colour was actually called Cleanaway Blue.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 02:16 PM
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 02:23 PM
The last two VG Valiant Pacer hardtops were painted in plum metallic (specially ordered, and the only VG Pacers in that colour) and were used by two Cadbury executives. It was a much nicer colour than the purple Cadbury normally used for its rep cars. Both still exist, and one has nearly finished its resto. (photos below).
Also, in the 1970's, Ecks soft drinks in Croydon Park in Sydney had its rep's HQ Kingswoods specially ordered in a bright green colour (it wasn't a colour available in the HQ range) that matched the company's colours. My father had one for a few years when he worked for them.
Edited by oz772, 03 January 2014 - 02:24 PM.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 02:27 PM
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 02:41 PM
And with enough clout (and sales) you could get one done as a one off
The Holden Dealer at Crows Nest had a Walkinshaw - in Black.
Supposedly the only one according to my old boss - who was the president of the Chamber of Commerce and knew him
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 02:41 PM
Nuns had White Torana's. Coincidence?
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 03:02 PM
Love the old Valiant hard tops.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 03:26 PM
I had a couple I brought over..Love the old Valiant hard tops.
(both VG's)
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 03:47 PM
Unfortunately lots of them succumbed to the soft top conversion over here ,nice to see there are still some around with rooves.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 04:57 PM
think I remember that Sydney County Council?? had Holdens in that washed out flat looking light green? and also all those yellow Holdens with white roofs that used to haunt airports around Aus.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 05:21 PM
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 06:25 PM
I remember Cadbury had purple VT Wagons.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 06:27 PM
rac and nrma yellow
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 06:41 PM
I have seen an LX Torana with a paint code for Waltons Blue. It took me ages to source where the colour came from and according to my source, it was a special order for a large company at the time. No mention of what company though. Never seen another one with the paint code the same.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 06:44 PM
obvious ones .....navy blue and army green
Waltons was a large Department Store , back in the day.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 06:44 PM
im pretty sure thee was 2 black walkys built.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 06:51 PM
I have seen an LX Torana with a paint code for Waltons Blue. It took me ages to source where the colour came from and according to my source, it was a special order for a large company at the time. No mention of what company though. Never seen another one with the paint code the same.
Ummmm....... Waltons ?
There's some darkish green with white roof Hiaces around that I was told are ex-army.
A muso friend up north had one for carting the band's gear around and I have seen one or two others since.
Years ago at a job in Sydney we had an ex-armed forces XA Ford wagon pay car. The boss got it from the auctions. It was a beige colour (not sure if it was special order but I don't think I have seen that colour on other Fords) with a 2V 250 and had heaps of grunt for towing.
I used to love driving it, even loaded up and with the work speedboat on the back.
ps. I have read that the VF / G Hardtop shells were fully imported Dart shells, but the Darts used the shorter VE front section.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 06:51 PM
Looked at a WB panel van ,I thought about buying it ,the colour was Pillarbox Red ,could have been ex aussie post.
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 06:57 PM
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 08:00 PM
...cop car blue?
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Posted 03 January 2014 - 08:11 PM
Ummmm....... Waltons ?
ps. I have read that the VF / G Hardtop shells were fully imported Dart shells, but the Darts used the shorter VE front section.
I guess Waltons was in NSW only. I remember going shopping there with my mother; I think there was one at Burwood in Sydney.
You're pretty close with the Val hardtops. They were effectively the Dart body. They came in as CKD kits, and had the VF/VG plenum and rails grafted onto them during manufacture. The Dart front (looks pretty much like the VE Valiant) was shorter, and wont swap onto the VF/VG without cutting the chassis rails.
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