Holden Commodore (VC)

Holden Commodore (VC). 1980–1 (prod. 121,807). 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon. F/R, 1892 cm³ (I4 OHV), 2838, 3298 cm³ (I6 OHV), 4142, 5044 cm³ (V8 OHV). Improvements to VB saw VC in 1980. First Peter Brock HDT sporting Commodore made from this series. Redesigned engines. Addition of 1892 cm³ Starfire unit to create Commodore Four in fuel crisis-hit Australia, which was a marketing success if not an engineering one—car was underpowered. Holden suffered as Ford introduced alloy heads for its XD Falcon, a larger car but with reasonable fuel economy.

Manufacturing location: Australia

Marque: Holden | Model: Holden Commodore | Predecessors: Holden Commodore (VB), Holden Torana (UC) | Successor: Holden Commodore (VH)