Hi guys, little off topic but thought i would share...
Here in Australia as in the USA we have hi-performance cars that go under the "GM" brand. Here in Australia we call it Holden.
We have one model of holden called the "Commodore" and the performance model of the commodore is called "SS". It has a 5.7 chev LS1 V8 engine.
Now i know just the name "SS" can cause emotions especially here in Australia where hundred of thousands of Europeans left there homes to come here and start a new life including my pop and nanna but this story is just rediculous.
Of all the model commodore SS out there the one i love the most is the VY 2003 SS.
I bought one 4 years back and i first noticed problems one day when i took my freind and here "new to Australia" girlfriend down the beach. She has only been in Australia for 6 months at that time and as she walked up to my car to get in she said " why do you have that" and pointed to the rear door. I walked around to see what she was talking about and she was pointing to the "SS". It then struck me that of all the model SS Holden made , this one the VY SS badges are very similer to the nazi SS insignia. I did some explaining and said im not racist infact i have freinds black white, yellow and red and that this was how the car came out.
Although she wasnt around in the days of ww2 , her family back in poland like many others would of been affected. Since that day i have had people come up to me and as why would i have them badges on my car and im always explaining. I dont want to take them off because i love the car for what it is.
The previous models had a different style and they changed it on the later ones because of this reason.
Anyhow here is my car and you can see what i mean.
IMAGES OF MY CAR ON THE LINKS BELOW.....
The badge
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The car
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Car
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SS even on the inside
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Rear seats
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