£46,490
1988 Holden Commodore VL Turbo BT1
Collecting Cars • Australia • 3 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£46,490
1988 Holden Commodore VL Turbo BT1
Australia • 3 Nov 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1988 Holden Commodore VL Turbo BT1 is a rare, Absinth Yellow police interceptor with a rebuilt turbocharged Nissan engine and five-speed manual transmission. It features some modifications and is reported to have been resprayed.
Condition
6
Moderate wear on exterior, interior, and/or wheels. Resprayed paint, wear on the driver's seat and lowered suspension.
/ 10
109,914 miles
RHD
Australia
Manual
1988
Auction
£46,490
1988 Holden Commodore VL Turbo BT1
Collecting Cars • Australia • 3 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
Track live values and receive listing alerts
Description
KEY FACTS This Holden Commodore is a sought-after muscular Australian sporting saloon, in high-performance ‘Turbo BT1’ configuration.
It is powered by a rebuilt turbocharged Nissan ‘RB30ET’ inline-six, delivering 150k
W to the rear wheels through a replacement five-speed manual transmission.
The seller states that this particular VL is one of around 15-20 built after the newer model was already released, produced to fill a request from the Victorian police for additional VL Turbo cars instead of the newly launched VN.
This is reportedly denoted by the ‘R’ suffix at the end of the chassis number.
The odometer indicates 176,888 kilometres, though this is not warranted.
Build year: 1988 EQUIPMENT AND FEATURES The Commodore VL Turbo BT1 was designed as a police pursuit vehicle and featured a Nissan ‘RB30ET’ engine with a Garrett turbocharger, larger brakes, a five-speed manual transmission, and independent front suspension.
This example is finished in its factory hue of Absinth Yell...
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