A History Lesson in Holden Headlights

Australians have been partial to the Holden Commodore for well over 30 years as a result its outstanding guidelines in safety and performance with each contemporary version bettering its past version.
The first model of the Holden Commodore, the VB version, caught Australia's attention. Commodore advanced itself into the market place by employing the Opel platform for its earliest model. Although its beginning version was small in size than the HZ Kingswood, which was exiting the market place, it was designed to be more fuel efficient to accommodate to the catastrophe of oil availability in the 1970's.

The contemporary Commodore had an angular construction with the VB Commodore headlights, which were square shaped unlike the common place circular headlights of the HQ and HZ models of the past. Additionally, the VB Holden Commodore left from regular car models by being elongated and rectangular.

The VC was the next version, but there were not as many adjustments in styling as the VB. Apparently, the VC Commodore headlights and tail lights had not been reformed.. The singular visible change to the VC was the more fitting grille and repositioned front badge.
When the VH model was brought out into the market, there were a hardly any alterations in design from earlier models. Progressions were done to the front guards, and the VH version also had brand new designed headlights and tail lights.The construction conversions for the VH Commodore gave a much longer and wider look than its earlier versions. The VH Commodore altered its tail lights to be similar to the Mercedes Benz at that current time with a more slatted style.

The VK Commodore experienced many changes than its earlier versions.Sales surpassed expectations with the VK Commodore due to a 6 window glass house, which made it seem elongated.The grille became a three horizontal panel style. The VK Commodore headlights continued as completely the same as the VH version, along with its clear corner lamps. This version saw amendments in the tail lights that were ousted for horizontal lines going across each of the lamps.
The VL Commodore considerably changed from its prior models, exclusively to its front end. The VL Commodore beheld changes in the headlights by having them outstandingly rounded. The tail lights did not convert much, with changes mainly being based on the model. The VL Berlina set forth dark tinted tail lights, and the VL Calais tail lights converted to white stripes being across the upper half of each tail light..
The Holden adopted many new adaptations with its second generation, beginning with the VN Commodore. Although the VN kept using the Opel model, it was a widen and stretched version of it.
The VN Commodore lights were considerably altered from what it was formerly in prior models. Formerly playing up the earlier amber turn signals, these were soon altered with the now more prevailingprevious models, the amber turn signals were upgraded No longer did Commodore add amber turn signals, these were replaced, and clear headlight were introduced instead, and also with its turning signals.The VN Commodore's tail lights were treated to a extensive alteration, for it was a boxier design with a varying tint, considering which model you chose. To give one example, consider the VN Calais, for it had white stripes instead, dashing across the centre of its tail lights. The VL Commodore tail lights also chose this white stripes for its model.
Holden beat expectations with its VN Commodore, for there was no Commodore that could overcome it. Holden arrived at the conclusion to go back to making a bigger vehicle design, becoming Australia's family vehicle of choice.

VN Commodore was such a achievement that Holden stayed close to its design when it developed the VP Commodore.Exterior and interior changes were minute, for Holden wanted to make the car's engine of higher advancement and efficiency and make better the chassis. 

The VP Commodore's headlights encountered some cosmetic changes. The VP Commodore made a mark for a more progressive look by making longer the headlights' corner lamps, giving it a sleeker look. The VP Commodore's tail lights did not endure much change and seemed very much the same as the VN Commodore. The newest adaptations on the VP Commodore were its chrome highlights on its Calais model, while the Berlina's exterior style changed by adding grey stripes.
Holden really went above and beyond itself with the VR Commodore with upgrade after update. It exchanged 80% of the sheet metal from its prior models. Most interesting were the changes to the front and rear ends with the VR Commodore headlights and tail lights were wholeheartedly redesigned.The headlights were replaced a simple rounder look and maintained the clear corner lamps, and the tail lights also received the same treatment with a rounding of the VR Commodore tail lights. The tail lights were split into two pieces and were nicely created to be added to the boot lid instead. The VS Commodore hardly changed related design of the VR due to it being such a success on the market. The VS Commodore headlights stayed the same, however the VS Commodore tail lights inherited clear indicator lamps.The clear indicator lamps supplied the VS Commodore with a more distinguished look than its predecessor. The VT Commodore overtook the car market by storm, for Holden knew it had itself the invincible car, beating out the Ford Falcon.The VT Commodore headlights kept the softer round fashion introduced with the VS Commodore, and the VT Commodore tail lights featured a circular design to accentuate the rounder and wider rear end of the VT Commodore.There were two separate designs of the VT Commodore tail lights with the series 2 model being made with clear indicator lamps.. The VX Commodore kept on from the very well known VT Commodore and as was the trend with Holden, only minimal changes were constructed to the updated model. The VX Commodore's tail lights were of two remarkable designs, and one spotlighted a 'teardrop' design head lamps.An innovation for Holden was to progress to the headlamps on sportier models with a black reflector to provide a more alive look.The VX Commodore's Berlina and Calais versions had sharpened corners for their headlights and did not choose the rounder, teardrop design. The VX Commodore tail lights witnessed the centre garnish of the prior VT Commodore removed for base models, however the more luxurious Berlina and Calais models still retained the centre garnish.Holden released the Monaro model and made visible changes to its tail lights for this model. The Monaro model accommodated a sportier three round lamp design that became a very popular upgrade for VT and VX Commodore owners. The VY Commodore was a tremendous advancement in the third series of Commodores. The exterior was altogether redesigned and updated with more angular details in contrast to the rounder look of the VT and VX Commdores. The VY Commodore's headlights encountered a design adaptation by adopting an angular shape, giving it sleek design. The VY Commodore's headlights on base models kept with the teardrop, however once again more extravagant or sportier models did not have this feature. With its heavier models, Holden added a more novel component, projector lamps to the VY Commodore's headlights.These once again lent the Commodore a more bold look but were also designed to fit in with the popular European luxury cars that were gaining popularity in Australia. Holden decided upon a triangular tail light design and abolished the centre garnish from its tail light designs from all its models.As Holden had done before, models had varying tail light designs, but the variations were minimal. The VZ Commodore was the last of the third generation of Commodores, but it was much the same as the VY Commodore, but its front end was cosmetically revamped, and the teardrop shaped headlights were no longer put on.The projector lamp kept in place on the extravagant models. The tail lights were also improved with the Calais particularly receiving a darker tint on the bottom half of the tail light. In 1997, Holden made the VE Commodore.The VE Commodore was an expensive project, for its expenditure cost Holden $1 billion to make. The VE Commodore was also altogether designed in Australia which was also a first for Holden. The VE Commodore was the most brilliant of its previous versions, for it had a wider build, flared guards, and the front axle was right-sided oriented, making for a 50/50 weight distribution. Much like the VZ Commodore, the VE Commodore's headlights were angular but were substantial size in comparison to the VZ Commodore's. One more time, sporty models received a black reflector and projector lamp. The VE Commodore tail lights likewise received renewed treatment with the more luxurious models, receiving European style tail lights, while the sportier models, including the SSV, paved the way for the fabulous looking black reflector tail lights with centre lamp and chrome surround.Once more, these became an attractive upgrade with owners of base model VE Commodores. Holden changed its tune with its HSV models of the VE Commodore by utilizing diverse rear end sheet metal and tail light design.This was a repeat perhaps a approach of HSV in particular moving to a more European design.