File this under “slow news day” if you must, but we got a chuckle out of it… Seems that there is a Facebook fan page devoted to nothing but photos of Holden VT Commodores with missing fuel flaps (what we’d call filler doors here in the United States). Just shy of 304,000 of this generation of Commodores were built between 1997 and 2000, in sedan and station wagon versions, and the design evolved into the Monaro coupe in the VX series, which we know as the Pontiac GTO.

Missing fuel flap AND hubcap – a twofer!

This particular generation of the Commodore was noteworthy for spanning the switch from Holden’s indigenous 5.0 liter V8 to the US-produced Gen III LS engine. Holden Special Vehicles offered several different high performance versions of the VT Commodore as well, with up to a rated 335 horsepower.

Though the cars were well-liked and durable, it seems that they are notorious for shedding the small piece of bodywork that covers the fuel filler, and not just in accidents. The Facebook page shows dozens of different cars with missing or mismatched fuel flaps, while the comments on the page seem to indicate that it’s rarer to see a Commodore with one intact than without.

Even if that’s true, we suppose there are worse traits that a car can be known for, like flipping over unexpectedly, or catching on fire in relatively minor crashes. Plus, just think of all the time saved by not having to push that gas door release every time you fill up…