The ultimate (arguably) in Australian made luxury in 1981 was the Statesman Caprice. Big, powerful and luxurious. It had it all. It also had one other aspect that I liked. It looked good. Now this wont be every Aussies favourite ‘Stato’. I can see how many would argue the 70’s versions looked better. But this one was the one I always wanted.
The model we are looking at here is the Trax Select Series WB Statesman. I believe less than 800 were produced and made to order only so theyre pretty much a limited issue model. They decided to present it in Nutmeg Metallic. I would have preferred a white one. I seem to remember there being more white ones around than any other colour. Maybe thats because they might have been used as Com-Cars. Commonwealth Govt. Politician’s rides. I dont know about that so dont quote me. They may have used Ford Fairlanes or LTDs. Again, I speculate.
All of the WB Caprices were fitted with Holden’s 5 litre V8 and automatic transmission. They had enough torque to shunt the big Stato around. They were made to compete with the Euro luxury cars, and were priced accordingly. They were around 20 grand when released, a fair bit of coin back in the day. This car was about cruising in style, not about screaming down the 1/4 mile. Would I have one now? Would I what!
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