good times with the g8 guys and luis from 747 garage heading out to a car meet cars and coffee...1 hour drive to get there was worth it subscribe if new
The story of the rise of this car in Australia is an interesting tale and how the relative location of the Bathurst 1000 ( 2 hours west of western Sydney ), the rise of car hoon culture in western Sydney in the 1970s, 80s and 90s and the arrival of eastern creek raceway in 1990, smack in the heart of western Sydney guaranteed the Holden Commodore's future legacy as a high performance V8, initially the first Commodore ( 1978 ) just a large to mid size family 4 door sedan. Like Chevrolet, Holden was an affordable brand. the shear volume of Commodores on the road keep repair cost Etc low and plenty of us have owned a Commodore or another Holden at some stage. Due to our limited population there has never been a need for 5 or 6 options in the saloon sedan category. we originally had 3 ( Holden, Ford and Valiant ) in the 70s but by the 80s only Holden and Ford remained. this set the stage for a 40 year plus tit for tat battle at Bathurst, Commodore VS Falcon. The Bathurst 1000 offered us the racing modified versions of these two cars, enjoying the market majority of the muscle car market, enabling progressive high performance divisions HSV and FPV. I guess what i'm saying is these cars are cherished and a part of the Australian identity. I see your Pontiac GTOs, G6's and G8's and Chevy SS as family like cousins overseas. It's just a shame they didn't give you guys the 4 door version of the Pontiac GTO - the Commodore VT. and of course HSV models that have always been a limited run with each series. Great channel ;).
