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HSV built 302 examples of the VN Group A SS, all in Durif Red – everyone knows that.
This is a fact, however three examples very quickly became black and each has a very interesting story to tell. The two that could most accurately be thought of as ‘factory’ examples are build numbers 123 and 161, which were offered as a prize in a Tooheys promotion ahead of the 1991 Bathurst 1000.
Happily both cars still exist in the hands of collectors in Western Australia. It was believed 2000V8 had been written off, though it was recently confirmed to MOTOR not to be the case, while 1000V8 is also alive and well, though it needed an extensive restoration after being heavily modified and almost driven to destruction earlier in its life. Check out the full story over at our sister site Unique Cars.
