HQ Sandman Speedo's

[GNW1974]

my 4/74 HQ Sandman ute had a 200/120 speedo, I have no reason to believe it wasn't standard. I know it was that cause I took it out one fine day until it was flat out, pretty scary.

[mauser]

Thanks for answering mate.

I think as a run out model some things are different from each of the plants. Anyway, something had to be left in the bag for the GTS buyers to shell out the big bucks. lol

When it comes to randomness in building HQ's I think this story about origional cars having decals or painted on blackouts from the SS site is gold.

http://www.concourseparts.com.au/for...php?topic=71.0

"But here is something for you, a guy that he knows worked over here at Shacks Holden for years and he said that some SS's were painted and some were decals because it depended who was on the shift at the time the car came through.
Basically it sounds from what he was told that if the guy that could do the decals correctly was on the shift it got decals if he was not it was painted.
If that was the case something like that could really explain the randomness that has started to appear in the stripe/ decal side of things."



Mauser

[GNW1974]

who knows what is original and what is not, looks like anything could go and potentially be correct. As the cars were made across 4 plants could there even be variations in parts from state to state? I was an industrial rep for Wreckair Hire in the late 90's/ early 2000 in Adelaide and I had many dealings with component manufacturers (maintenance dept) and was continually in awe of the manufacturing process. Going into places like Dana and seeing complete front ends etc for Holdens was an eye opener. Export Holdens got a better A/C compressor etc.

[mauser]

Hay thats half the fun... trying to work it out and prob getting it wrong.

Mauser