1992 Holden Caprice - White

[Caprice270]

Hi everyone,



My dad's 1992 Holden Caprice got some rotary goodness last night on the bonnet - my first time with the Rotary. Rest of the car was detailed a few months ago. No befores as this car is a constant work in progress, but this thing was the most heavily oxidised POS imaginable.



I used Menz 106FF and finished with a couple of rounds of 85RD. Washed and then cleaned up lightly with P21s paint cleanser (my favourite product) on an MF cloth and topped with standard P21s concours wax, which I like on white.



Front bumper needs a respray so no work done there apart from a paint cleanse and wax to make it look clean.



Rotary process was:



-800rpm spread;

-1500rpm no pressure 1 pass;

-1500rpm with pressure, 3 passes;

-1500 rpm no pressure a few more passes;

-1000 rpm to finish



Panels were a little warm after, but not hot. Edges were taped.



Next thing on the cards is to freshen up the trim.



Pics:

The bloodline lives on - my 2006 Holden Caprice (6.0 litre V8):

 

[ZQ8Sonoma]

The VQ looks great for 16 year old paint.



Love the WM! :drool:

 

[Caprice270]

The VQ looks great for 16 year old paint.



Love the WM! :drool:

Haha, you must be an aussie expat? :xyxthumbs

 

[ZQ8Sonoma]

Haha, you must be an aussie expat? :xyxthumbs

Nope, just an American that loves me some big Holdens. :2thumbs:

 

[Caprice270]

Nope, just an American that loves me some big Holdens. :2thumbs:

That's great :woot2:. As you would have noticed, Holden have not been shy to borrow the wreathed emblem from Cadillac.



They are a great car. The VQ was a comeback model...Holden stopped making them after '84, so this model was a bit special, even though it was smaller than what you'd expect out of a supersized Holden. For the faithful, all that mattered was that the badge was back. Ofcourse, the later models have gone back to being big muthas with plenty of chrome and plenty of cubes - just like the good old days.

 

[SonicBlue05GT]

wicked.



what's the American equivalent of that '92?



Almost looks like a Regal front on a Seville??

 

[paul34]

Looks great!



It seems there is a bit of confusion in this thread - for those of you who thing it looks similar to Buicks or Cadillacs we had here, that's not a coincidence. Holden is GM's Australian division that makes some seriously kick-*** cars that we'll probably never see here in the states



Two that we have here in the States, though, are the Pontiac GTO (Holden Monaro) and the new Pontiac G8 (Holden Commodore).

 

[Dunbar42]

Looks like a Cadillac DeVille with a Buick front end

 

[Caprice270]

Yeah Holden is not shy about linking the Caprice to Cadillac's range, but these days the link is more in the details rather than the metal. If you see the '92 from all angles, you'll realise its very unique. Might look strange to American eyes.



The '92 comes from a time in Holden's history when cash was in short supply and Detroit was threatening to shut the doors on Australian manufacturing. The recession had brought the company to its knees, but it continued to offer the unprofitable locally-made V8 throughout these tough years to retain the company's heritage. It was this resilience that won over a lot of enthousiasts and led to Holden being so successful in Australia today.



But you can see that the '92 was an incomplete car as a result of the circumstances (e.g. its too small to be a proper long-wheelbase Caprice). It makes a certain statement..."stick with me and I'll turn good". It was a bridging model, trying to link the past to the future. The current model pictured above is phenomenal and is a worthy descendant of the self-indulgent models from the 70s. And for that I'm thankful to the '92.