Quote Originally Posted by mauser View Post
I would of thought as a run-out-model toe-in-the-water sports commercial they would of used everything from the '74 GTS/4 bin. That would of included the black fish-scale dash facia and console lid as well as the consoles.
The early HQ fishscale fascia's, console lids and shifter surrounds were not black.... they were a chromed finish.... ADR's came in about reflective finishes on dashes so Holden painted a translucent grey/green finish over the chromed dash to reduce the light glare. The console lid and shifter remained the chrome finish without the translucent paint finish.
I am not sure if a black GTS fascia was released later, I have the 1973 HQ parts manual and only two type 4 floor shift fascia's are listed, chrome fishscale and woodgrain finish.

This is also why the silver HJ/HX GTS fascia's are a matt finish. The black HJ/HX/HZ fascia's are supposed to be a matt finish also but years of cleaning turns them glossy.


Quote Originally Posted by mauser View Post
Were the commericals the only HQ range without inertia seatbelts in '74 that had full floor consoles? I thought Belmont/Kingswoods either got the half-console or a bench seat.
Half console (seat seperator) was used in Belmont/Kingswood with bucket seats and column shift, or you could order a console shift which was bucket seats and the four speed floor shift with full console. Inertia seatbelts were optional on Belmont/Kingswood sedans and wagons.