Classic Carlectables 1/18 Holden VL Commodore Walkinshaw 1988 Sandown

The Holden VL SS Group A was built for racing.

The debut of the Holden Vl Commodore SS Group A came from Garry Willmington at Oran Park's Pepsi 250. But the car was severely underdone and the car retired after just 4 laps.

Two weeks later HSV debuted their new VL Commodore at the Enzed Sandown 500. Two cars were entered from the HSV team, number 10, driven by Larry Perkins, and Denny Hulme, with the number 11 car driven by Jeff Allam and Armin Hahne, both HSV cars were Perkins built. The HSV team had a promising start with both qualifying in the top 10.

The number 10 car was able to lead in its debut race for 30 laps before a slow pad change allowed Allan Moffat and Gregg Hansford in a Ford Sierra RS500 to build an unassailable lead. The Allam/Hahne paring failed to finish, retiring after 56 laps, while the Perkins/Hulme car finished the race in 2nd place.

• The race car interior features extra gauges, rollcage, SAAS steering wheel and seat.
• The engine bay has an outstanding level of detail including a metal bonnet support.
• The sparse race car interior includes a switch tower, note the arm rests are removed from the doors.