2016 Holden Caprice

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Auspontiac
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2016 Holden Caprice

Post by Auspontiac »

Hi,

I joined a while back, but today I finally got around to taking some photos to post.

This is my November 2016 Holden Caprice, (WN Series II) with a 6.2 litre LS3. I purchased it new, from Melbourne just over 18 Months ago. It was the only new Red Caprice in at any Australian Holden Dealer at the time I bought it.

The last of the Australian made Holdens, and the last Caprice rolled off the production line one year ago - on 20 October 2017.

Cheers,

Mark from Australia.
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smwalker
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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

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Booooing!!!!

What they call that color?
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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

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Welcome!! So what year is the GTO that shares the garage with the Caprice?? 1969, 1970? Inquiring minds want to know.

Not fond of red for a road car, but that Caprice is an exception. Nice!!
Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
2012 Caprice 9C1
1992 B4C 1LE Camaro
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1995 DGGM Impala SS
1985 Firebird - 310 LS1 C Prepared autocross car.
1980 Bluebird Wanderlodge
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s/c'd cav
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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

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nice gto !! sweet caprice !
Auspontiac
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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

Post by Auspontiac »

The colour is called "Some like it Hot Red" by Holden. In the sales brochure they give it the following description:

"A metallic red with a warm searing highlight. Colour evokes a sultry intense luscious red with the drop-out moving towards a darker richer red tone for drama."
A lot of fancy meaningless words.

The US Police Package Specification guide lists Red Hot as a colour choice, I bet that would be the same colour - but I have not seen any pictures of Red Caprice Police cars - does anyone have one?

The GTO is a '69. I have had that for 21 years now. The Caprice also shares the shed with a '74 Pontiac Grand Ville, and a few other cars in various states of (dis) repair, a Holden assembled '68 Impala, a '76 Trans Am and a '67 Cadillac DeVille.

Thanks for the comments.

Mark.
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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

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It is a very nice color. Our Cappy is simply black.

That shop sounds a LOT like ours. We're missing the Pontiacs, though, although I have had my fair share, including a 71 and 72 Trans Am. The 72 was a 4-speed. We also have a 68 Calais, 79 Seville, two Impala SSs (95 & 96) and a 98 Dakota R/T (her 3800-mile truck). We also have a couple of projects in various states of assembly. The 86 SVO is the current victim.....er, project. It used to be our dedicated autocross car, and is now undergoing a multi-decade restomod project.
Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
2012 Caprice 9C1
1992 B4C 1LE Camaro
2018 Tahoe PPV (her car)
1995 DGGM Impala SS
1985 Firebird - 310 LS1 C Prepared autocross car.
1980 Bluebird Wanderlodge
And some others
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smwalker
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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

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The red we get is more fire engine red than anything. The G8's had a similar name of "Some like it hot red" but it was also more this flat straight red.


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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

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NICE CAR! Welcome to the site!

Eric
System Manager and your tour guide for the day. 2015 Caprice w/LFX, former NC DPS staff car. Partial hybrid G8/SS/Camaro SS interior mods, SS MyLink radio upgrade, 2016 Camaro V6 rims, GMPP Malibu chrome exhaust tips, otherwise bone stock for now.
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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

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smwalker wrote:The red we get is more fire engine red than anything. The G8's had a similar name of "Some like it hot red" but it was also more this flat straight red.


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want one of those so bad to use for the FD.
2014 Caprice PPV silver
2017 Ram 3500
2002 CETA trans am
1996 Impala ss (soon to be t56)
1995 9c1
1977 Trans am SE 4spd.
1978 trans am 400 4 spd.
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Re: 2016 Holden Caprice

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Welcome, nice car. Positively love that color.

-J
2012 Caprice
2008 CVPI

Both gone but not forgotten...
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