The Blue Boys like HSV's Too!

[GTO_madness]

Extract from www.hsv.com.au

"Members of the Victorian Police Traffic Management Unit made a surprise visit to HSV's state of the art production and showroom facility in Clayton, earlier in the month. Whilst on tour, the Police paid particular interest to the ground breaking anti-theft technology - HSV DNA.

HSV were the first Australian manufacturer to adopt the data dot technology. Each new HSV vehicle now carries an easily traceable genetic link to its HSV heritage. HSV DNA consists of about 10,000 data dots, each about one millimetre in diameter, sprayed randomly around the vehicle and also on the HSV build plate.

HSV DNA will enable enforcement agencies to identify individual HSV's and their components - rendering theft a pointless exercise. Tours of this kind help to further the commitment between both organisations to ensure that those who steal, get "court"!"

I want one!!! :D

[GTO_madness]

http://www.hsv.com.au/vy/showcars/showcar.asp

Since when has this happened? And whats the price tag going to be on one of these babies?

[chups]

Its been there since about the same time as the bathurst 24hr as the monaro raced needed to be a road car and someone had to sell it. enter HSV 427. i read somewhere (on the HSV web site but i cant find it now) that it was expected to be about $200,000 to $250,000 and would be out some time mid next year (this year now) im still looking and will tell you if i find it.

[GTO_madness]

Thanks.
$200,000 - $250,000. Thats a little tight i my budget me thinks. I'm sure i will be just as happy when biante makes a model of it.... sort of ;)

[GRPIII]

data dot is avaiable to anyone, new or used vehicles, not sure on the price thou.
as for the 427 it was only supposed to be a concept car, but after just 1 day at the sydney motor show HSV had secured over 20 paid deposits & approx 10 more the following day.
still not due out until late 2003 or early 2004.

[brchi17]

I expect the 427 to actually be made, as for the Mega Monaro the race in Nations Cup (& the Bathurst 24hr for that matter) there needs to be a production verson from which the racecar is derived. The fact that the race car came before the road verson is a bit like the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. It really doesn't matter as long as it happens.
cheers.