As Holden Special Vehicles used as a slogan; I JUST WANT ONE!!!!! As an Aussie, we are still mourning their passing here in Oz. I wish USA got the HSV versions. Harrop and Walkinshaw's special vehicles did some incredible mods to these cars. Glad you get to enjoy what we had for so many years. And I just LOVE you have the Aussie Lion badge on it. You should be very proud of the car mate. Look after her.
Love it that you have gone to the effort of showing it for what it really is...a Holden!! We are very proud of them down here in Australia and mourn deeply for the loss of this iconic machine.
As a former worker at holdens elizabeth, south australia plant for 15 years(2001 to 2016) i was proud to see our product go to other countries such as the pontiac GTO and G8, and the chevy ss. Also loving the rep of the holden badge. We are still devastated here that our national icon is gone but believe me, they arent missing from the roads. Enjoy!
Great car. I worked at a Chevy store when they rolled out the SS. We didnt get too many, and they all came loaded in either auto or stick. Sticker price was around $50k, but Chevy did some 20% off promos so you could get one for $40k, an absolute steal for a car that could eat BMWs and the like for lunch, and had better tech besides. Destined to be a highly desirable collector.
From one SS owner to another, welcome to heaven on earth. It was great listening to the excitement coming from your voice as you're describing your experience of gaining one of the best cars ever built.
Definently do the headliner. I did mine to black alacantara, looked significantly better. Its pretty crazy how well the stock mufflers flow. I had an '14, did ARH catless headers and their x-pipe with stock mufflers. Sounded amazing...
How did You know how special these cars are ? I have the Chevrolet SS with the LS2 and I have the UTE with the LS2 ,I have been driving it from 2006 and still I am impressed every time I drive them . We call them the Lumina SS here in South Africa.
@@joewasmund5173 the stock bottom end is pretty stout. Around here at least modified NA they regularly spin them to 7000 - 7200+rpm. I'm not sure what the forced induction guys take them to stock. After that you're playing with fire as far as rods, rod bolts are concerned. Good maintenance schedule with frequent oil and filter changes will definitely not hurt especially if it's a combination daily/track car. Love the car 👍
One of the best modern sedans ever. Either way it looks like you have one of only fourteen in existence for 2017. Keep it so that your modifications look factory to maintain its value. An M5 killer for its power and simplicity of execution.
Beautiful car and a great story. Having grown up in Holden's it was a sad time when they closed the factory. I love how you added the original Australian touches to your VF. We've always added American parts to our cars.
i watched this video about a month ago...... purchased my 2014 ss tonight!!!! i already have holden badges due to my GTO. but i cant wait to put parts on the car. THIS VIDEO MADE ME WANT ONE EVEN MORE!
I was working for the Quality Assurance Team at the Holden factory in Elizabeth South, South Australia when every VF Commodore was built. You're welcome 😉😏
@@mvnorsel6354I have one. Just about to do the 420,000km service. Nothing has fallen off it, it gets about 8s on the road. I'll drive it until it EXPLODES!
My dream car growing up was the gen 4 legacy gt. I got one in 2009, but now I’m grown up and my dream cars are way more intense. This is def in the top five. I hope to get one in the next year or two, before they all vanish for good
I know this bloke who bought one of the last HSV Senator Signatures and sent it to Harrops for Stage 4 work. I prefer JDM and Euro vehicles but that thing is super nice.
What a cool car and a humble owner. I enjoyed listening to him talk about his car and his enthusiasm. As cliche as it is to say… thank you for your service... truly. Cheers man
Love the car... what a sleeper !! And love the fact you have kept a little bit of an "Aussie touch" for our Holden with the badges and the my link flashing Holden etc. As a proud Aussie, who has had a few SS V8's in my time, I know how good they are, and how you can mod them and get serious power, and as you have done. It just looks like a beautiful road car for a Sunday drive !! You have done well my friend... and thanks for appreciating one of our home made icons !! 👍
G'day mate from Australia. Nice to see you acknowledged the car's Australian roots. GM folded Holden few years ago which devastated so many car enthusiasts here in Australia. There are still some last hi-power production models here on the roads which are hugely popular. Enjoy the car mate.
What a great looking commodore.So smooth.Not liary or over the top. Has a great stance.Really smooth lines.Beautifully done,love it.Nice job.Another comnent from down under!
This car is soooo much better modified than 99% of the Holden Commodores in Australia that are bought by younger people as budget performance cars. Enjoy the car mate!
I got a 2014 Chevy caprice also did Holden swap and got a full interior swap from a 2017 ss just bought a LSA stage 2 BTR cam SS headers W/3” out to full 3” inch x pipe exhaust titanium springs billet 2600 stall converter can’t wait till it’s all put together
Way to go. Congratulations on getting your hands on one of the last true muscle cars ever made. Holden has since closed. You are one lucky man. Enjoy a massive piece of world history in owning a true muscle car.
Lol, just proof the grass looks greener on the other side. But you know I can totally understand that. I bet you guys down under do that to alotta Holden's. But be proud of what you guys have done. We here in the states wouldn't have the SS Impala OR the GTO if it weren't for Holden.
@@wadebradley7388 Cheers man, we really did have some great engineers and a great culture until we got totally screwed out of it. I mean, you wouldn't have the C8 Corvette or the current Camaro if not for the VE Commodore platform... Which the Victorian tax payers paid for developing AND the tooling to export the Caprice in LHD for the cops. The mid engine vette wouldn't have been plausible if they didn't use the VE. I'm not bitter about it or anything... OK maybe a little. We deserve a C8 and Camaro with the steering wheel on the correct side of the car that isn't three times the price. Seems like a small consolation
@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 I agree brother. I did mention what you just said about the Camaro in another reply to this vid. I said we wouldn't have the Camaro if it weren't for the platform the GTO came on. I suddenly can't recall the name you guys had for the GTO. But we still love the GTO, I live in Macon Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta. And there's plenty of GTOs here in my city I saw one yesterday, actually heard it first. You can't mistake the sound of a LS with a stick behind it slowing to a stop. It's a head turner. Lol. Can I ask what happened, did the Holden plant close or something, seems I remember reading something like that. But I'm 55 and my memory isn't what it was. But definitely we have you guys to thank for ALL of our latest performance cars. Holden and it's incredible engineers have made it easy for a platform or a finished car to come over here with a slightly different nose and rebadged as a bowtie. Wod you please tell me more about the police car you guys developed and what it has to do with the current Corvette. That sounds like an amazing history lesson for all of us. We know you guys down under LOVE your V8 supercars. I watch the Australian V8 Supercar championship every time it comes on. So I can see Australian/American V8 cars compete against Europe's finest. It's a great series! I must say brother, were incredibly sorry for what our "appointed" president has done. We are so so thankful NOONE thus far has blamed us personally. Hopefully enough states have passed laws to prevent what happened in 2020 won't happen again. Just the other day my state Georgia came out with a report that said 43,000 illegal votes were counted. That was well more than enough to win the state of Georgia. Arizona has just cometed a more intensive investigation and found the same situation. We don't yet know the details. But there was foul play for sure. Hopefully we will have Trump or someone else besides someone like potato head joe! This shebacle in Afghanistan has cut us Americans way deep to. The only person it doesn't seem to bother is joe himself . Anyways sorry I went so off topic. Tell me more about what went wrong and the platform for the police car and how it helped with the C8. I'd love to hear it! Thanks my brother!
Congrats my man on a beautiful car! I’m a proud Aussie and am gutwrenched at losing our HSV brand (Holden Special Vehicles). They were the car dreams were made of to young and middle aged Aussies. I know yours isn’t exactly same an HSV but they are awesome machines. I’m excited for you bud and hope you keep it a long time!
Awesome car. Love the mods you’ve done. I live in New Zealand, there’s heaps off SS Commodores here. Love the GTS-R’s but way expensive. Sad day when Holden stopped producing cars, such a long history in the automotive industry.
Awesome, i'm an ex employee of GM holdens Elizabeth operations in Australia. That car was a pleasure to build for you. You have done the car proud it looks and sounds amazing.
As the owner of a 2017 NITEFALL GREY 6MT...gotta say, the car is a blast. Mine is stock, save for a K&N, so it's nothing like this beast. Love the car, Brother...and thanks for your Service, from a greatful American.
I grew up in Elizabeth, South Australia. For a few years I lived 400 metres (1/4 Mile) from the Plant, went by on its Last day, A lot of fans out the front with Classic Holden’s and Modern Beasts like this. This is is a Sick build
Cheers from Elizabeth in South Australia 👍 I come from a family who has always had at least one member work for Holden at any given point in time even as far back before they manufactured car's right up to the day they closed. They started out in Adelaide as HOLDEN and FROST in around 1856 as a saddlery and coach builder . They built there first car body in 1914. Anyway it's soul crushing that it's gone forever and it's really cool to see such a fine example of one of our big banger's abroad. I'm really impressed how your displaying the lion, RESPECT brother 👍👍 Look after the big girl she's a modern day classic now. Nice weapon mate.
@@bigharrykochenbauls4567 Awesome ! From what I've heard they didn't seem to be as popular in the state's for some reason but here they were badged as MONARO, which was paying homage to our classic muscle cars of the 60's and 70's and these later one's, they were bought and still driven with great pride. To have a 40th anniversary edition is super cool,, a lot of people here would cut off a limb to have what ya got there mate. Happy and safe motoring.👍👍
My relative has two. I know at least one has the Holden badges in it. When it's parked outside his office, people are always trying to figure out what they are looking at😂.
I don't usually watch these kinds of vids,But this Car Was a Eye catcher.Pretty cool He designed it from so far away.Tell Him Thank you for His Service Please! This Guy should do more cars!
That's awesome. And hearing your reason and why you bought the car and how you did the lights was even cooler. I know you hear too often, but thank you for your service.
I love your passion for your car and how you turned it into an Australian car. A video of you first seeing it for the first time would be cool to see. 👍
Well done Sir for putting her true badges back on. Lots of folks over here have molested their Holdens and put Chevy badges on but it looks so much better with the mighty lion badges
Just a gorgeous car. Really like what he’s done to it. Wouldn’t change anything. I am getting ready to sell my gto and either get another one with low miles or been thinking about an SS. They have held their value it’s hard to find one under 35k for decent miles but what an awesome car.
Ive wanted one since chevy released these. i like the practicality of sedans so ive been watching the prices since like 2015. Ever since the first couple used ones starting popping up, these cars have been ridiculously overpriced. Never seen one in person, no clue who actually buys these, but yet a car that was $44k new in 2015 is still going for $40k with 80,000 miles. The prices have actually been pretty stable at $32k-45k over the past 5 years, but the miles continue to go up. Good luck finding one man. Check out the pontiac g8 gxp
It's cheaper to get a g8 GXP (not by much) or even to manual swap a regular g8 gt. The used market for the SS is insane and good luck finding a manual.
@ Paulie Walnuts That’s so true man. Rarely ever see them. I actually saw one of the orange ones last week downtown here when I was on lunch. I was staring like I saw a unicorn. Definitely uncommon. 6 months later and I still don’t have one. Of course everything just keeps going up now. Having to replace my transmission on my gto next month so after that I’ll be selling. But the SS’s are still more than I want to spend so idk what I’m gonna do for now.
Such a beautiful car. I’m an Aussie and love the American cars especially muscle cars. You guys have got some great and hot cars and are so lucky to have them. Saying that I’m a Holden guy, always have been and it’s wonderful to see how many of you guys appreciate our cars from down here. The Holden commodore were awesome and the statesman and caprice are a long wheel base of the commodore and are the luxury version. I’ve got a 2007 caprice 6.0l and love it. I heard the police over there somewhere imported the caprice for there cruisers, not sure where though. Again I’m glad to see our cars appreciated so much from around the world, it’s a great pity that GM didn’t have the same appreciation and scraped them for good.
Not true it has a mode called tour mode that makes it quite u won’t hear it unless you really get on the engine which is cool i can’t think of another v8 sedan with a gas saver mode
I have a white stock 2017 SS, manual, with the only two options - sunroof and full size alloy spare tire. I like what you have done with your SS. It is a great looking car and quite rare. I love just tooling along listening to that 6.2L LS-3 V8. I wanted the manual and finally found a new one via the internet at a Texas dealer, and had them ship it to my home in Florida.
I love the way you guys in the States rip off the Chevy badges and put on Holden ones. In Australia, guys rip off the Holden badges and put on Chevy ones
First, would like to thank you for protecting our way of life here in the US. It really takes commitment to do what you volunteered to do. Now for the car stuff. Love the color! 815 WHP is really pushing the LS3 internals to it's limits, I hope it lasts. I appreciate the list of mods for all of us that want to make our SS cars special. I also liked the production of the video, steps ahead of some of the video hacks I've watch recently. Good job man!
I worked as a draftsman on the instrument panel back in 2010 at Holden, they were a big step up from the VE in quality. It didn't seem to take off in the US mainly due to their subtle styling i think and the long wheelbase VF sold as police cars were the favorite of the police but Holden were selling them for a loss due to exchange rates which wasn't feasible.
@@marcusharris113 It didn't flop, they sold every single unit they had to. GM had an agreement with Holden to sell 12,000 for them in the U.S. over four years, which they did. That's also why they never marketed the car, they didn't care. They were just going to honor that agreement, nothing more nothing less
Up the Mighty Aussie Holdens 👌👌👌 I got 1 of the last vf GTSR and just pulled the LSA motor pulled out and put a DART427 with a kong2650 running E85+water/meth injection hopping to make over 1000hp to the wheels
@toe the line nah Bud it now will be 1 of 1 the only 7L GTSR in the world and the only 1000+hp in the world and when I drag race it it will be the fastest GTSR in the world 🌎 but think what u want I’m okay with that 😎
And then I just followed you on Instagram and see that the original owner bought it back from you? That's awesome. I always wanted an SS, but now I really want an SS.
Thank you so much! I would love to do some car based RUclips content, but things never quite worked out that way. Appreciate the comment and wish you the very best
Check out the description for Joe's build list! Thanks for watching ♥
It’s the best looking SS on RUclips hands down,The attention to detail is insane.
Cool car mate , it is a credit to you .
You people dont understand what a sleeper is at all. It says SS on it for one anything that sounds like that is no sleeper.
@@springwoodslasher79 “Super Sleeper!”
THIS is really the best looking car ong!! And it's my favorite model year
As Holden Special Vehicles used as a slogan; I JUST WANT ONE!!!!! As an Aussie, we are still mourning their passing here in Oz. I wish USA got the HSV versions. Harrop and Walkinshaw's special vehicles did some incredible mods to these cars. Glad you get to enjoy what we had for so many years. And I just LOVE you have the Aussie Lion badge on it. You should be very proud of the car mate. Look after her.
Yeah i can't believe people kept saying the Stinger was just as good as a stonking behemoth fire breathing V8 lol
This car is lit
@@DEVILTAZ35 To be honest, the Stinger is a really good car and I do own a VF2 Motorsport Edition.
Well said! I love how our brothers from down under are so into cars. I didn't always realize that. You guys do it right down there!
Oh, the looks one would get if seen and heard driving a Bathurst edition on the US side. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Love it that you have gone to the effort of showing it for what it really is...a Holden!! We are very proud of them down here in Australia and mourn deeply for the loss of this iconic machine.
Well said.
Love seeing the VF commodore in the US
As a former worker at holdens elizabeth, south australia plant for 15 years(2001 to 2016) i was proud to see our product go to other countries such as the pontiac GTO and G8, and the chevy ss. Also loving the rep of the holden badge. We are still devastated here that our national icon is gone but believe me, they arent missing from the roads. Enjoy!
I had to venture North past Grand Junction Road for work the other week and V8 Commodores are everywhere. Meanwhile in my area I rarely see any.
You can thank Gough Whitlam (Lima Declaration) and the trade union movement for the death of Oz manufacturing.
@@garethwest9069 lol wtf? Joe Cockeye & the liberals killed Holden.
The cops are taking over one of the factories. Im pretty sure that there's another vehicle company planning to take over at least 2 more factories
@@greatest_bumble_bee_dude Any idea what they intend to use it for?
Great car. I worked at a Chevy store when they rolled out the SS. We didnt get too many, and they all came loaded in either auto or stick. Sticker price was around $50k, but Chevy did some 20% off promos so you could get one for $40k, an absolute steal for a car that could eat BMWs and the like for lunch, and had better tech besides. Destined to be a highly desirable collector.
Better tech than a BMW. Lol
Keep dreaming.
@@gibby5335 No, not dreaming, but you are a clueless beemer fanboy.
@@DSRQ1 don't drive a BMW. Cute reply though. Keep driving those mediocre rides ;)
@@DSRQ1 hahahahah. Beat it, peasant. I wouldn't be caught dead in that.
@@gibby5335 I see. Then you are one who sets his goals low and fails to achieve them.
That’s the cleanest SS I’ve ever seen. Must have been hard waiting so long to see it. Soooo worth it.
Do you know why? He took off all the tacky chrome. It’s a shame this card didn’t sell more
Yeah dude I love this SS, so well done. He thought of everything
Isn't it!
@@TheParentalRevolution They sold every unit they manufactured
@@TheParentalRevolution They could be ordered with or without chrome, or at least in Australia you could. Seems about half of them are without chrome.
From one SS owner to another, welcome to heaven on earth.
It was great listening to the excitement coming from your voice as you're describing your experience of gaining one of the best cars ever built.
Thanks for the feature, MAP! Was awesome to work with you and White Peaks Media for this video.
Nice commo mate. From Australia
@@slicktop2jz855 thanks mate! 🤙
Our pleasure! She's a beautiful beast!
@Joe Wasmund. Thanks for your service to our country sir🇺🇸. You have built yourself a beautiful car. I love it!🏎💨💨
Definently do the headliner. I did mine to black alacantara, looked significantly better. Its pretty crazy how well the stock mufflers flow. I had an '14, did ARH catless headers and their x-pipe with stock mufflers. Sounded amazing...
Everything on it is holden, I love it. Keeping the aussie ss alive, thanks mate.
absolutely beautiful. and this guys a fantastic story teller, love hearing him talk about the car. great car, great guy, great video
Glad you enjoyed it! It was a really fun video to make!
Thank you so much! 😁
Agreed !
But...titanium springs ?
@@kennethalbert4653 yeah it sounded silly in retrospect. As beautiful as I am, I'm not actually on camera that often and was a little nervous 😅
@@joewasmund5173 Thank you for your service !
Respect sir - on every level. Thank you for sharing this. NZ will miss Holden forever, and I will miss mine.
That car is amazing and that guy totally deserves to own it!
How did You know how special these cars are ? I have the Chevrolet SS with the LS2 and I have the UTE with the LS2 ,I have been driving it from 2006 and still I am impressed every time I drive them . We call them the Lumina SS here in South Africa.
What year is ur ss holden?
you should sell them asap
The best SS I've ever seen. And performance wise, this is a super car. Very nice!
Thank you so much!
@@potcommitted5355 been good to me commuting an hour each way to work 🤷
@@joewasmund5173 the stock bottom end is pretty stout. Around here at least modified NA they regularly spin them to 7000 - 7200+rpm. I'm not sure what the forced induction guys take them to stock.
After that you're playing with fire as far as rods, rod bolts are concerned.
Good maintenance schedule with frequent oil and filter changes will definitely not hurt especially if it's a combination daily/track car.
Love the car 👍
One of the best modern sedans ever. Either way it looks like you have one of only fourteen in existence for 2017. Keep it so that your modifications look factory to maintain its value. An M5 killer for its power and simplicity of execution.
Beautiful car and a great story.
Having grown up in Holden's it was a sad time when they closed the factory.
I love how you added the original Australian touches to your VF. We've always added American parts to our cars.
i watched this video about a month ago...... purchased my 2014 ss tonight!!!! i already have holden badges due to my GTO. but i cant wait to put parts on the car. THIS VIDEO MADE ME WANT ONE EVEN MORE!
Regardless of horse power, your car is truly the best SS I have ever seen. Good job!
I was working for the Quality Assurance Team at the Holden factory in Elizabeth South, South Australia when every VF Commodore was built.
You're welcome 😉😏
No one mentions the 3.0 Omega .
Never met anyone who's put Holden and Quality in the same sentence..
@@mvnorsel6354I have one. Just about to do the 420,000km service. Nothing has fallen off it, it gets about 8s on the road. I'll drive it until it EXPLODES!
I'm a Subaru STI guy and I love this car. Perfect sleeper :) Nice power, traction and heat reduction. Well done! Cheers, M
Meee Tooo. #s204 #impreza #subaru
They were well built and well sorted for our roads too.
My dream car growing up was the gen 4 legacy gt. I got one in 2009, but now I’m grown up and my dream cars are way more intense. This is def in the top five. I hope to get one in the next year or two, before they all vanish for good
So lucky to have 2017,best car Holden made,and I grew up in the seventies,so I know a lot, Steve in western Australia
This build would be at the absolute top of the heap in Australia. Good for you mate. 🇦🇺 🇺🇸
Average at best in australia
I know this bloke who bought one of the last HSV Senator Signatures and sent it to Harrops for Stage 4 work. I prefer JDM and Euro vehicles but that thing is super nice.
@@alastairdow-taylor4103 always one barra lover on these types of channels lol
Tears shed for Holden/HSV in the far north. Rest assured the legends you built will prowl the streets for a long time to come.
What a cool car and a humble owner. I enjoyed listening to him talk about his car and his enthusiasm. As cliche as it is to say… thank you for your service... truly. Cheers man
That’s a beautiful example of an American taking an Aussie machine to the next level.💪
Thank you! 😁
Chevy is American though
@@MayorMcheese12 it’s an Aussie built Holden Commodore that was exported to the US as a Chevy SS.
Next level? That's just a normal commie in NZ and Aussie😂😂😂
No more Holdens being built. You have a fine investment on your hands with that ss.
Love the car... what a sleeper !! And love the fact you have kept a little bit of an "Aussie touch" for our Holden with the badges and the my link flashing Holden etc. As a proud Aussie, who has had a few SS V8's in my time, I know how good they are, and how you can mod them and get serious power, and as you have done. It just looks like a beautiful road car for a Sunday drive !! You have done well my friend... and thanks for appreciating one of our home made icons !! 👍
Love how you paid homage to Holden. This thing is awesome
G'day mate from Australia. Nice to see you acknowledged the car's Australian roots. GM folded Holden few years ago which devastated so many car enthusiasts here in Australia. There are still some last hi-power production models here on the roads which are hugely popular. Enjoy the car mate.
Thanks mate! Was very sorry to see Holden go, and wanted to keep it alive here in the states.
@@joewasmund5173 Good on you mate. Enjoy SS Commodore. 😄
ADL reppin'!
What a great looking commodore.So smooth.Not liary or over the top. Has a great stance.Really smooth lines.Beautifully done,love it.Nice job.Another comnent from down under!
Absolutely beautiful badass ride! Most importantly, thank you for your service it's greatly appreciated and you deserve everything you have!!
This car is soooo much better modified than 99% of the Holden Commodores in Australia that are bought by younger people as budget performance cars. Enjoy the car mate!
It’s a great car to begin with. Adding more power just makes its more of a beast! Well done. 👏🏻
Love seeing the Lions roam American streets!
Well done on your build , awesome 👌
I got a 2014 Chevy caprice also did Holden swap and got a full interior swap from a 2017 ss just bought a LSA stage 2 BTR cam SS headers W/3” out to full 3” inch x pipe exhaust titanium springs billet 2600 stall converter can’t wait till it’s all put together
I am looking for a caprice too! Keep me posted on your build, but please don't tell everyone! Lol
Way to go. Congratulations on getting your hands on one of the last true muscle cars ever made. Holden has since closed. You are one lucky man. Enjoy a massive piece of world history in owning a true muscle car.
It makes me laugh that he's put the Holden badges back on, while it was a trend over here to put bow ties on commodores.
Lol, just proof the grass looks greener on the other side. But you know I can totally understand that. I bet you guys down under do that to alotta Holden's. But be proud of what you guys have done. We here in the states wouldn't have the SS Impala OR the GTO if it weren't for Holden.
@@wadebradley7388 Cheers man, we really did have some great engineers and a great culture until we got totally screwed out of it.
I mean, you wouldn't have the C8 Corvette or the current Camaro if not for the VE Commodore platform... Which the Victorian tax payers paid for developing AND the tooling to export the Caprice in LHD for the cops. The mid engine vette wouldn't have been plausible if they didn't use the VE.
I'm not bitter about it or anything... OK maybe a little.
We deserve a C8 and Camaro with the steering wheel on the correct side of the car that isn't three times the price. Seems like a small consolation
@@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 I agree brother. I did mention what you just said about the Camaro in another reply to this vid. I said we wouldn't have the Camaro if it weren't for the platform the GTO came on. I suddenly can't recall the name you guys had for the GTO. But we still love the GTO, I live in Macon Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta. And there's plenty of GTOs here in my city I saw one yesterday, actually heard it first. You can't mistake the sound of a LS with a stick behind it slowing to a stop. It's a head turner. Lol. Can I ask what happened, did the Holden plant close or something, seems I remember reading something like that. But I'm 55 and my memory isn't what it was. But definitely we have you guys to thank for ALL of our latest performance cars. Holden and it's incredible engineers have made it easy for a platform or a finished car to come over here with a slightly different nose and rebadged as a bowtie. Wod you please tell me more about the police car you guys developed and what it has to do with the current Corvette. That sounds like an amazing history lesson for all of us. We know you guys down under LOVE your V8 supercars. I watch the Australian V8 Supercar championship every time it comes on. So I can see Australian/American V8 cars compete against Europe's finest. It's a great series! I must say brother, were incredibly sorry for what our "appointed" president has done. We are so so thankful NOONE thus far has blamed us personally. Hopefully enough states have passed laws to prevent what happened in 2020 won't happen again. Just the other day my state Georgia came out with a report that said 43,000 illegal votes were counted. That was well more than enough to win the state of Georgia. Arizona has just cometed a more intensive investigation and found the same situation. We don't yet know the details. But there was foul play for sure. Hopefully we will have Trump or someone else besides someone like potato head joe! This shebacle in Afghanistan has cut us Americans way deep to. The only person it doesn't seem to bother is joe himself . Anyways sorry I went so off topic. Tell me more about what went wrong and the platform for the police car and how it helped with the C8. I'd love to hear it! Thanks my brother!
You're still allowed to watch RUclips from there?
@@twiztid6977420 Sort of.
Congrats my man on a beautiful car! I’m a proud Aussie and am gutwrenched at losing our HSV brand (Holden Special Vehicles). They were the car dreams were made of to young and middle aged Aussies. I know yours isn’t exactly same an HSV but they are awesome machines. I’m excited for you bud and hope you keep it a long time!
Awesome car. Love the mods you’ve done. I live in New Zealand, there’s heaps off SS Commodores here. Love the GTS-R’s but way expensive. Sad day when Holden stopped producing cars, such a long history in the automotive industry.
Not just Holden, but Ford too.
@@125AXer we don’t care about ford here mate
Jesus, the amount of work you've done to it. And you're from MN!! So awesome...
Awesome seeing the love our USA brothers have for our great Aussie cars. Top work
Awesome, i'm an ex employee of GM holdens Elizabeth operations in Australia. That car was a pleasure to build for you. You have done the car proud it looks and sounds amazing.
That deployment money seems well spent! Congrats and thanks for your service
Thank you!
As the owner of a 2017 NITEFALL GREY 6MT...gotta say, the car is a blast. Mine is stock, save for a K&N, so it's nothing like this beast. Love the car, Brother...and thanks for your Service, from a greatful American.
I would LOVE to have a Commodore conversion like this someday! They’re just awesome in every way! Much love from Texas!
@@TigerNinjaDragon oh shit good idea! I’d want the Ute even more than the sedan! 🥵 But aren’t they too new to import?
@@lucasblanchard47 look at the VIN wiki channel, they have a video on how you can import a Holden.
These are rare in my neck of the woods ( New England ).
Great build/car!
It's got a Corvette motor, Chevy's got a crazy following, a lot of support!!!
He sounds like a nice fella. I'm happy for him.
I grew up in Elizabeth, South Australia. For a few years I lived 400 metres (1/4 Mile) from the Plant, went by on its Last day, A lot of fans out the front with Classic Holden’s and Modern Beasts like this.
This is is a Sick build
Cheers from Elizabeth in South Australia 👍 I come from a family who has always had at least one member work for Holden at any given point in time even as far back before they manufactured car's right up to the day they closed. They started out in Adelaide as HOLDEN and FROST in around 1856 as a saddlery and coach builder . They built there first car body in 1914. Anyway it's soul crushing that it's gone forever and it's really cool to see such a fine example of one of our big banger's abroad. I'm really impressed how your displaying the lion, RESPECT brother 👍👍 Look after the big girl she's a modern day classic now. Nice weapon mate.
Appreciate it! I'll take care of her, don't worry 👍
I have a 40th anniversary GTO, it has "builder/technician tag" plates in a couple spots..
@@bigharrykochenbauls4567 Awesome ! From what I've heard they didn't seem to be as popular in the state's for some reason but here they were badged as MONARO, which was paying homage to our classic muscle cars of the 60's and 70's and these later one's, they were bought and still driven with great pride. To have a 40th anniversary edition is super cool,, a lot of people here would cut off a limb to have what ya got there mate. Happy and safe motoring.👍👍
I'll bet the majority of workers at the Holden plant voted ALP, too. smh
My relative has two. I know at least one has the Holden badges in it. When it's parked outside his office, people are always trying to figure out what they are looking at😂.
Great to see a Commodore over seas with a Holden badge on it, looks great
I don't usually watch these kinds of vids,But this Car Was a Eye catcher.Pretty cool He designed it from so far away.Tell Him Thank you for His Service Please! This Guy should do more cars!
As an Aussie this was such a great story to watch and you told it so well..
You're right mate. 😉
That's awesome. And hearing your reason and why you bought the car and how you did the lights was even cooler. I know you hear too often, but thank you for your service.
I love your passion for your car and how you turned it into an Australian car. A video of you first seeing it for the first time would be cool to see. 👍
Well done Sir for putting her true badges back on. Lots of folks over here have molested their Holdens and put Chevy badges on but it looks so much better with the mighty lion badges
Thanks for your service, sick sick sick car and mods im like speechless!!!
Thank you!
That is a cool car and great build. It's original and unique. I'm sure it's a crowd pleaser at car meets.
Thanks for your service! Sick car I want one!
Thank you 🤙
This was the slogan of holdens HSV's range (just a hotted up ss) "I JUST WANT ONE"
So Mustang owner here, this car looks and sounds amazing! Have fun and be safe.
This is one of the cleanest rides I've seen. You've done an excellent job. Damn !!!
With much respect! Thank you for your service! You deserve this car!
Just a gorgeous car. Really like what he’s done to it. Wouldn’t change anything.
I am getting ready to sell my gto and either get another one with low miles or been thinking about an SS. They have held their value it’s hard to find one under 35k for decent miles but what an awesome car.
Ive wanted one since chevy released these. i like the practicality of sedans so ive been watching the prices since like 2015. Ever since the first couple used ones starting popping up, these cars have been ridiculously overpriced. Never seen one in person, no clue who actually buys these, but yet a car that was $44k new in 2015 is still going for $40k with 80,000 miles.
The prices have actually been pretty stable at $32k-45k over the past 5 years, but the miles continue to go up. Good luck finding one man. Check out the pontiac g8 gxp
@@pauliewalnuts240 prices going up here in Australia too since they stopped production
It's cheaper to get a g8 GXP (not by much) or even to manual swap a regular g8 gt. The used market for the SS is insane and good luck finding a manual.
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That’s so true man. Rarely ever see them. I actually saw one of the orange ones last week downtown here when I was on lunch. I was staring like I saw a unicorn. Definitely uncommon. 6 months later and I still don’t have one. Of course everything just keeps going up now. Having to replace my transmission on my gto next month so after that I’ll be selling. But the SS’s are still more than I want to spend so idk what I’m gonna do for now.
Such a beautiful car. I’m an Aussie and love the American cars especially muscle cars. You guys have got some great and hot cars and are so lucky to have them. Saying that I’m a Holden guy, always have been and it’s wonderful to see how many of you guys appreciate our cars from down here. The Holden commodore were awesome and the statesman and caprice are a long wheel base of the commodore and are the luxury version. I’ve got a 2007 caprice 6.0l and love it. I heard the police over there somewhere imported the caprice for there cruisers, not sure where though. Again I’m glad to see our cars appreciated so much from around the world, it’s a great pity that GM didn’t have the same appreciation and scraped them for good.
Unless you’re deaf, that is not a sleeper….
Not true it has a mode called tour mode that makes it quite u won’t hear it unless you really get on the engine which is cool i can’t think of another v8 sedan with a gas saver mode
I think the point of a sleeper is to look slow but go fast 🤷🏽♂️
3 whole years and this comment is still just as stupid as the day you posted it. Congratulations.
@@julianb6092 nah a sleeper is a car that’s fast that isn’t manufactured to be fast. That’s why fast hondas are sleepers. Agree?
I have a white stock 2017 SS, manual, with the only two options - sunroof and full size alloy spare tire. I like what you have done with your SS. It is a great looking car and quite rare. I love just tooling along listening to that 6.2L LS-3 V8. I wanted the manual and finally found a new one via the internet at a Texas dealer, and had them ship it to my home in Florida.
That’s clean man ! Congrats on the build nice sleeper that’s not in your face but will gap you
I love the way you guys in the States rip off the Chevy badges and put on Holden ones. In Australia, guys rip off the Holden badges and put on Chevy ones
Correction Joe. It's a Holden Commodore otherwise known as a Chevy SS! It started out as a Holden Commodore, then repurposed for the USA market.
It's a Holden Commodore otherwise known as a Vauxhall vxr8 in uk otherwise known as a Chevy SS!
@@smokii3789 its a fkn commodore. Built in straya.
@@sugarnads bloody Elizabeth South Australia too lol 😂
@@smokii3789 uprated vauxhall cavalier
@@smokii3789 You are right in export progression lineage. But USA video so from AU to USA.
First, would like to thank you for protecting our way of life here in the US. It really takes commitment to do what you volunteered to do.
Now for the car stuff. Love the color! 815 WHP is really pushing the LS3 internals to it's limits, I hope it lasts. I appreciate the list of mods for all of us that want to make our SS cars special. I also liked the production of the video, steps ahead of some of the video hacks I've watch recently. Good job man!
Send this man an Aussie citizenship
Dude passes one of the hoops.🦘🇭🇲👍
As an Aussie. Well done on getting the original badges and software. Really nice work mate. She's a beauty
There’s an all white Holden badged SS here in San Diego that rips around here
I worked as a draftsman on the instrument panel back in 2010 at Holden, they were a big step up from the VE in quality. It didn't seem to take off in the US mainly due to their subtle styling i think and the long wheelbase VF sold as police cars were the favorite of the police but Holden were selling them for a loss due to exchange rates which wasn't feasible.
Hell yeah man! Nice move from the BMW! I wish I would have gotten one before all the prices skyrocketed
Thanks man! I miss that E39 sometimes but this SS is just too fun.
Prices have always been high for this car. The decision to make this car thousands of miles outside of the US is why it flopped.
@@marcusharris113 It didn't flop, they sold every single unit they had to. GM had an agreement with Holden to sell 12,000 for them in the U.S. over four years, which they did. That's also why they never marketed the car, they didn't care. They were just going to honor that agreement, nothing more nothing less
Loved hearing the story behind this absolute unit!!! I love undercover sleeper stuff like this
its def a future dream car for me
Not a fan of Domestic, but I gotta give credit where credit is due. That thing is one nice ride. Respect.
Air Asset to the blackhawks. Yeah I caught that bro. Real deal dude!!!!💯💪🏿👍🏿✊🏿🤟🏿✌🏿🔥💰
Thanks homie 🤘
Thank you for your service we live you in GA! Congratulations with the SS, truly a unique badass ride!
As someone who has no interest in "muscle", it's nice to see a tastefully modded SS with the Holden transfer. Nice work.
Thank you!
That car is sick. I like that simple look to it. Simple and clean looking.
Up the Mighty Aussie Holdens 👌👌👌 I got 1 of the last vf GTSR and just pulled the LSA motor pulled out and put a DART427 with a kong2650 running E85+water/meth injection hopping to make over 1000hp to the wheels
What a fucking animal of a car dude!
I’m saving up for a maloo 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
@toe the line nah Bud it now will be 1 of 1 the only 7L GTSR in the world and the only 1000+hp in the world and when I drag race it it will be the fastest GTSR in the world 🌎 but think what u want I’m okay with that 😎
Def 1000+
And then I just followed you on Instagram and see that the original owner bought it back from you? That's awesome. I always wanted an SS, but now I really want an SS.
Put a forced induction interchiller like I did on my GTO. That will keep your engine temps way down.
rubbish
Glad your enjoying you Holden its a beast i cant believe we dont make em anymore
simple and clean!!!! Love it
I love how he put the Holden Badges on it... takes me back to living in Australia and getting to soak up their car culture down there.
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS CAR SIR!!
got one also.. I need to find out what number in production mine is. 😉😀
Awesome vid. What a beauty. Stoked to see her with the Holden logos. Great job! Cheers from Australia.
This guy is genuine and good karma has been placed on him for it.
Thank you for your service , brother .
I love how you have the Holden badge. Respect to you sir.
This dude could be a RUclips personality! Solid on camera delivery for a random car enthusiast
Thank you so much! I would love to do some car based RUclips content, but things never quite worked out that way. Appreciate the comment and wish you the very best
I have a 1969 ht monaro gts with a 307 chev and a 4 speed saginaw, i love it. Welcome to the club.
Geeze, I'm glad the guy made it home safely.
Great car. Thanks!
Such a clean and tidy unit 💕💕
The car screams out "don't you dare under estimate me"
Welcome home and thank you for you’re service . What an awesome super car . Enjoy and stay safe .🇺🇸
You served with pride , enjoy your ride.......thanks for your service 🇨🇦🇺🇸