Thread: Some nice ones in this lot.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

No doubt, John, the IRS was a bit fragile for the unsealed roads that we had for major highways back then.
The red motor was the saving grace of early Commodores, you couldn't kill them with a big stick.

I didn't use a big stick , but I do remember mine blowing up !

Originally Posted by johntins

Seems Holden thought the IRS was ok enough to put in the VP, and subsequent models, Ian. They were just being cheap. Sure, red motors kept going, but seriously? Holden tried selling Commodes for their European flavour. And then they gave us the blue motor.

Still, I did have a 5.0 SL/E for a work car for a bit. That was something, back then.

We gained thousands of kilometres of bitumen between '78 and '91. Did you ever travel the Landsborough "Highway" before it was sealed?

Originally Posted by trog

I didn't use a big stick , but I do remember mine blowing up !

They'd run with out rings, but not without oil! Trust you!