The first of two race cars to make it onto this list goes down in history as. While holdens 1984 vk commodores are outshone on the record books by. Cecilia mary walkinshaw jeffrey abt 05 mar 1835 fort edward, new york, united states 16 oct 1900 managed by marian macleod last edited 28 jan 2017. Tim slakosalf barbagallos pink walkinshaw commodore. In 1988 the hsv vl ss group a walkinshaw was born, its purpose. For the l98powered commodore ss the output is 460kw and 780nm. John douglas and the exbrian callaghan holden vl walkinshaw. Holden special vehicles hsv is the officially designated performance vehicle division of holden. Established in 1987 and based in clayton, victoria, the company modified holden models such as the standard wheelbase commodore, long wheelbase caprice and commercial ute for domestic and export sale.
Vl ss group a sv history the vl ss group a sv or as it is more commonly known as the walkinshaw or walky was created in 1988. It had a number of other nicknames, including the plastic pic, winged warrior, plastic fantastic and batmobile to name. Today the walkinshaw commodore, complete with birdbath rear spoiler and overthetop body kit is a highly prized collectors car just dont be tempted to add fluffy dice. James walkinshaw 1838 james walkinshaw in scotland, births and baptisms, 15641950 james walkinshaw was born on month day 1838, to william walkinshaw and margaret tervet. Gerry connolly, james worked to deliver results for northern virginians on a wide range of issues. Find great deals on ebay for walkinshaw and walkinshaw performance. The walkinshaws of that ilk were descended from duugallus filius. Hsv also modified other nonholden cars within the general motors portfolio in low volumes.
The walkinshaw performance series ii commodore will be limited to only 23 units, all painted in panorama silver, which was the same color. It also has a number of other nicknames, such as the plastic pic, winged warrior, plastic fantastic and batmobile just to name a few. Walkinshaw site of castle in renfrew, renfrewshire. The commodore story changing the world 8bits at a time.
Walkinshaw releases commemorative bathurst package. Including the w310 pack, a hsv gts walkinshaw big disc brake and caliper upgrade and 20 hsv mags on 4 new tyres. Walkinshaw commodore seth reinhardt australian touring car the. Clementina passed away in 1802, at age 82 at death place. A fuelinjected five liter veight engine the wild tea tray spoiler designed by tom walkinshaw team the polarized race and helmet logo, and its still racing on owning normal a regular at historic events across the country. She was off on an adventure that would carve its name in the group a history book nicely. I am restoring the engine and other bits at the moment in the hope of running the car at sandown in november. The first enhancement package developed for the vf commodore by the melbournebased holden. It comes with all log books, keys, folder of documentation, letter of the cars history from the previous owner. Walkinshaws memory by upgrading warrens public record with words and pictures, signing warrens memory book. Walkinshaw performance has released the w310 performance package for the allnew holden vf commodore ss. I was the duty yeoman attached to the deputy director.
Media in category holden commodore vf of walkinshaw racing the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Aug 18 1887 marshall, calhoun co, michigan parents. Holden special vehicles, operated by tom walkinshaw, was established in 1988 to replace hdt following holdens widely publicised split with peter brock in 1987 and the first model offered by the new performance tuning operation was the radical group a. In 2007 walkinshaw performance acquired a 50% stake in the holden racing team, and in 2008 fully reacquired the team from. It has the original log book and has all its original rinning gear. Limited supercharger kit for v8 commodore as walkinshaw marks. Find out about susan walkinshaws family tree, family history, ancestry, ancestors, genealogy, relationships and affairs. This example of the famous hsv vl ss group a walkinshaw is a testament to the love and care bestowed on the car by its four documented owners. This was about 82% of all the recorded walkinshaws in canada.
John walkinshaw, anne annie walkinshaw born brown siblings. Hsv vl ss group a walkinshaw brochure commodore holden. Subscription to the walkinshaw performance mailing list will entitle you to receive news and updates on walkinshaw. The most walkinshaw families were found in the uk in 1891. It was being hotly pursued by a number of muscle car enthusiasts. With a unique walkinshaw performance calibration performed on each w557 the results of this combination are outstanding, delivering extreme power gains but more importantly monstrous amounts of torque above the standard lsa outputs.
The walkinshaw family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Early history of the walkinshaw family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our walkinshaw research. During his ten years of service as chief of staff to rep. Jane syme born walkingshaw, ellen walkingshaw, walkenshaw, walkinshaw. Tom walkinshaw 14 august 1946 12 december 2010 was a british racing car driver and the. A true performance enthusiasts package, the w557 will deliver excitement irrespective of where you take it. Clementina walkinshaw was born in 1720, at birth place, to katherine walkinshaw. Production of the commodore ended in late 2019 and sales ended in early 2020. A boxy 1988 vl walkinshaw group commodore in panorama silver parked at an auction lot. The quickest aussie car weve ever tested, the walkinshaw w557 hooked up beautifully to reel off an outstanding 0100kmh time on regular street tyres at full pressures and with 557kw980nm it has no trouble keeping up that pace. No one, not even the callaghans and especially tom walkinshaw, would have predicted what was to come. Ontario had the highest population of walkinshaw families in 1911.
In celebration of 50 years of bathurst we are pleased to announce a limited edition bathurst 50th anniversary package. Hes the one i mentioned earlier and the captain, i was assigned to his name was winston folk. The 1997 racing season was a special one in the history books of australian motorsport given it was the farewell to fulltime racing by peter. Scotsman tom walkinshaw forms holden special vehicles to fill the void left.
The car, chassis twr jc84a005, debuted late in the 1984 european touring car championship at zolder. When holden and hsv raise outputs on production commodore v8 models, tuners walkinshaw will only take them higher in this case to 547kw and 880nm. The holden special vehicles hsv group a ss vl walkinshaw. The holden commodore is a medium to large sedan sold by holden since 1978. Aerodynamics of the walkinshaw vl commodore youtube. Unrestored original hsv vl ss group a walkinshaw commodore. In 1987 the then famous holden dealer team disbanded leaving a hole in the industry, however, holden had plans and made the walkinshaw, now an icon of australian motorsport its first car to roll out of tom walkinshaw racing and his. Discover your family history in millions of family trees and more than a billion birth, marriage, death, census, and military records. Changes included a new twelveport cylinder head, redesigned combustion chambers, inlet and exhaust manifolds, a new two. Now painted blue and thus known as the blue straightsixes and holden v8s, these replaced the red units fitted to the vb and earlier cars. Always holden log book serviced with 31,000 klms from new. This 1984 group a jaguar xjs is one of seven built by tom walkinshaw racing to compete in the european touring car championships group a competition. Walkinshaw performance has put together a package of cosmetic and.
June 20 1810 auchterderran, fifeshire, scotland death. Another 74 words 5 lines of text covering the years 1235, 1560, 1671, 1731, 1720 and 1802 are included under the topic early walkinshaw history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Walkinshaw performance limited edition 50th anniversary. From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases. Following the recent news of holdens demise, we name our 10 favourite commodores. It and all of its thunderous v12 power is up for sale at duncan hamilton rofgo. K51 our interest in this family arises from margaret walkinshaw marrying david cairns see ref. Genealogy profile for john walkinshaw of barrowfield. There was a commodore, commodore glass, who incidentally was drew pearsons brotherinlaw. Clementina walkinshaw historical records and family.
Not to be confused with tom walkinshaw racing, tom walkinshaws previous motorsport. I am the new owner of tim slakos pink 1989 walkinshaw. William walkinshaw passed away on 1876 in blairsville, indiana, pennsylvania, united states. Guide to scotland with a blog, photos, and extensive information on castles, pictish history, ancient sites, accommodation, food and drink, car hire, travel, and things to see and do in. Auto 2008 holden commodore ve ss v sedan 4dr spts auto 6sp 6. James walkinshaw was born and raised here in northern virginia and has devoted his career to ensuring that our community remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Best selling computer in history even today in 2003 the commodore 64 sold 30 million records and is in the guinness book of records. James was baptized on month day 1838, at baptism place. The car competed at wanneroo,mallala,sandown and bathurst in 1989. The holden commodore vl is a midsize car that was produced by the australian manufacturer holden from 1986 to 1988.
In 1840 there were 4 walkinshaw families living in pennsylvania. Hsvs first car is a modified vl commodore ss homologated for. The commodore story is a cram packed feature documentary film that takes us through commodores evolution from the 70s to the 90s from the pet, vic20, c64 to the amiga and beyond including the very rare c65 and the retro wave of nostalgic events and commodoreamiga related products hitting the market today. Johannes walkinshaw 09 aug 1926 22 nov 1989 last edited 23 nov 2016. He was also involved in professional rugby union, as owner of gloucester rugby, and chairman of the team owners organisation for the aviva premiership. It was the final iteration of the first generation of the holden commodore and included the luxury variant, holden calais vl. Tagged the w547 kit, referencing its power figure, the vf series ii tuner package is the most powerful ever created by walkinshaw performance and one of the most affordable. Walkinshaw performance golf bag and full set of clubs special bathurst anniversary interior badging special bathurst anniversary super charger build number badging limited edition history of bathurst book special bathurst anniversary pack certificate. Results sourced from driver database and history of touring car racing.
All relationship and family history information shown on famechain has been compiled from data in the public domain. We duly found a baptism at west linton, peebleshire, 3. According to the company the power and torque hike is around 50 per cent more than the stock figures. I think he just died recently up in lyme, connecticut. Original new old stock from 1988 so perfect condition, as not circulated, original holden hsv 8 page full sales brochure for the vl 5 litrev8 ss group a fuel injected commodore, also has some info on history of tom walkinshaw hsv company, our product. Walkinshaw commodore profile of a famous tourer now back. Check out house of names to investigate the origins of the walkinshaw surname or get a copy of the walkinshaw family crest a great gift idea. Between february 1986 and august 1988, 151,801 vl model commodores were built. The most significant change to the vc commodore of march 1980 was the engine upgrading to xt5 specification. Walkinshaw performance also builds addon performance parts for vehicles based on the holden commodore platform in the guises of holdens, hsvs, pontiacs and vauxhalls, as well as performance parts for hummers. It was manufactured from 1978 to 2017 in australia and from 1979 to 1990 in new zealand, with production in australia ending on 20 october 2017. Walkinshaw commodore profile of a famous tourer now back in race action.
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