Quote Originally Posted by HK1837 View Post
Agree. Plus there was no 1979 Holden fitted with a 308 and trimatic. The last would have beem an auto SLR5000 or LX SS 308 about 7/77. There wasn't another until about 11/81 (WB Statesman or VH).
Trimatics are great boxes if rebuilt properly and serviced. If I ever have an auto standard 308 HQ-WB tonner ever again for towing i'll use a VL trimatic unless the 308 is a TH pattern then i'd use a TH400. TH350 were a terrble box when first used by GMH, ask Dr Terry about them. In basically standard form a trimatic is actually a stronger box, and both can be built to handle decent hp too. The trimatic got its bad name in HT and HG when it was just an old cable kickdown TH180, GMH redesigned them for the HQ and LJ.

You are both right, spoke to the old man, he said it was a 77 kingswood sl with 253 and trimatic, blew the traumatic at 40,000klm towing a 19 foot caravan to queensland, he cant remeber what deal was struck with the holden dealer ie compensation(may have been out of warranty) but was swaped out for a full statemans 5.0 litre/ turbo 350 set up from a crashed one, very expensive at the time he remebers but, never had a problem again.