{"id":69,"date":"2020-05-14T11:42:17","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T11:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2026-05-10T01:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T01:50:47","slug":"ve-commodore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/ve-commodore\/","title":{"rendered":"VE Commodore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/\">Commodore Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/ve-commodore\/ve-commodore-specifications\/\">VE Commodore specifications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/hsv-specifications\/e-series-hsv\/\">E Series HSV Specifications<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/ve-commodore\/ve-commodore-part-numbers\/\">VE Commodore part numbers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/ve-commodore\/ve-commodore-common-issues\/\">VE common issues<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/ve-commodore\/complete-ve-commodore-restoration-parts-checklist\/\">Complete VE Commodore Restoration Parts Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/ve-commodore\/ve-vf-holden-commodore-buyers-guide\/\">VE &amp; VF Holden Commodore Buyers Guide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/ve-commodore\/when-the-holden-ve-commodore-and-wm-statesman-were-released\/\">When the Holden VE Commodore and WM Statesman were released<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/australianholden.com\/index.php\/australian-holden\/commodores\/ve-commodore\/ve-commodore-vs-vz-commodore\/\">VE Commodore vs VZ Commodore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The VE Commodore ushered in a new era for Holden. 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