Walkinshaw Gearknob on Ebay

[Corsa]

Walky Gear Knob (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VL-GROUP-A-SS-Walkinshaw-gear-knob_W0QQitemZ160246548004QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6763Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

I think that this listing will answer the question once and for all as to what a correct Walkinshaw Gearknob actually is.
Holden have part number 92034929 listed under VL Gearshift and Extension housing Man V8 as
"KNOB - 5 Speed P.O. XV2"
with the instructions for ordering listed as
"Order via Hardcopy only to: Distribution Manager H.S.P.O. Dandenong"
"Order to include Vehicle V.I.N. Number & Group 'A' Build Number

Keep in mind that all 4 Group A models even though part of their build was contracted out to two other companies (HDT and HSV) they are still all Holden vehicles and their spare parts were Holden.

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[killarava2day]

Hmm well if that's the case, why is mine embossed? In the event the original was say stolen and then was replaced, why wouldn't have the replacement been the knob your describing? Were the embossed one's an option, available only for a special customer?

[NZ EVLHSV]

Winning bid $921.11 WOW!

[Corsa]

For an item like this they would have only stocked so many spares and once they had run out they usually replace it with another part number if they have something suitable as a replacement. The 'SV' embossed and later 'Helmet and Lion' gearknobs were the same size and available under SPZ part numbers which was the HSV Sports Spare Parts at the time.
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