Who am I ? And Why did I start VN SS.com.au

Who Am I?

My name is Robert and live in the Southern Highlands region of NSW, approximately two hours drive from Sydney. I have a partner with whom I’ve been with since 2000, she works as a chef and has 3 children to a previous marriage.

I first fell in love with the Holden VN SS Commodore way back in 1990. At the time, I was working at Kingsford Smith Aviation at Bankstown Airport.

My boss had bought a brand new VN SS and it was pretty much his daily drive. That was when the love affair with the VN SS began.

Life sent me into all different directions and although I never got to buy one at the time, I still smiled (and got excited) when I saw one.

Then in 2000, quite by accident really, I drove past a car yard on my way home and saw a VN SS for sale and had a look. It was a July 1991 Atlas Grey VN SS with only 64,000 km’s on the clock for sale at $14,995. When I left the car yard to go home with the missus – she said to me “you want it don’t you?” and I said “yes”. I went straight to the bank and got the cheque, then off to the car yard I went.

When I turned up at the car yard, the salesman came out and started working his magic, but the thing was, I was already under the cars’ spell!! I told him to wrap it up for me and he said “don’t you want to take it for a drive first” and I said no. I handed him the cheque and we went inside.

Anyway, it was mine. Completely immaculate, not a mark on it. I drove it straight home with a smile on my face and my love affair with the VN SS has continued ever since.

It had to happen though, 12 months later I had to sell my baby due to extremely high insurance costs ($5100 per year) due to the fact that the VN SS had a very high theft rate. I was also losing a bit of sleep over it as well because I had moved to a new house and the security was, well, not totally secure.

Below are some photo’s of my first VN SS.

Come August 1, 2008 and a new chapter and love affair began with the purchase of virtually the same car. It is also a July 1991 Atlas Grey VN SS. I can’t say what was paid for it but you may have an idea. It was bought with only 120,500 km’s on the clock – all original km’s, also totally immaculate – it also had Walkinshaw wheels on it like my first VN SS. Since buying Stock VN SS wheels, I have put the ‘Walkies’ into storage, and may use them in the future.

The car, as stated, is a July 1991 Series 2 VN SS and was bought with no power pack options included. Luckily, Series 2 VN SS’s came fully optioned which means all the wiring is in place for such things as power windows, antenna and cruise control. I have since installed cruise control, with the windows and antenna next on the agenda.

The body is in pretty good condition as the photo’s throughout this website will highlight, but naturally, a car that is now over 17 years old is going to have a few marks here and there.

I believe the motor is completely stock, but, as time goes by I’ll have the engine thoroughly inspected so I can find out what, if any, enhancements have been made to it and will provide those details if or when they are available.

I have no plans in the future to modify the car whatsoever. I believe there are enough VN SS’s on the streets that have been modified. My choice is to keep this car as an example of what was, and still is, an excellent Australian Made, 5.0 Litre V8 car, that can still put newer cars in their place – when needed.

Below are the photo’s of my current VN SS as it was advertised on CarPoint.com.au.

Why did I start VN SS.com.au?

I own several websites, for example - 13Host.com.au that I operate from my home. Websites are ‘what I do’, so I guess it was only natural for me to want to own this website – which I registered before I actually bought my current VN SS.

My original plans were simply to ’showcase’ my car to people interested in the model, but I have since decided to also develop it as a way to help VN SS owners with general information such as specifications, D.I.Y tips and the like. I’m building a for sale section where you will be able to buy and sell VN SS’s as well as spare parts for the VN SS, such as wheels, seats etc….

I would also like to use this website to help generate more interest in this model, by updating and improving VN SS.com.au so more people can fall in love with the VN SS, like I did.

There is a Club for owners of the VN SS that now has over 800 members in Australia and New Zealand. If you are interested in the VN SS or currently own one, check out the club site at The VN SS Club. The members are great, are always happy to help you and provide plenty of advice on anything to do with your car. We also have good laugh and chat about pretty much anything.

I hope you enjoy everything that I do here at VN SS.com.au, and look forward to any questions and or comments you may wish to make.

Thanks for visiting VN SS.com.au

Robert.