Look what Rodney found in cobar

[Absinth]

Rodney agrees with you on that one....that on one plate particulary they do not appear to be the correct pop rivets....

The rivets on all three plates look correct and original to me, HQ and earlier were not pop rivets like those on HJ onwards.

Model number 80469 is Kingswood sedan V8 which aligns with 8N69 on the Vin. This is correct for early HQ GTS 4dr Monaro's.

No stamping for engine and axle means the standard components were fitted IE 253 engine and 3.08:1 axle. M20 is stamped for Trans as a M15 3sp was standard in a V8 Kingswood.

Paint code 15335...1868 is Orchid Metallic.... a purplish pink metallic colour.
30X is black vinyl trim.

[jennie285]

thank you Sean for clarifying all that.....it appears to be a pretty genuine car then.......

[Absinth]

thank you Sean for clarifying all that.....it appears to be a pretty genuine car then.......

Certainly looks to be from what I can see in the pics, I'd be very surprised if it wasn't genuine. Excellent find and a great colour combination, well done.

[jennie285]

Well not sure if they will sell, rodney's brother will work on it for us......funny she wants to keep it and he doesn't.....

[Absinth]

This is an Orchid Metallic HQ Sandman

[ozbox]

i agree with absinth that those plates havent been removed..rivets are correct for hq...there is only one way to remove those rivets and replace them to look original and it took me a long time and a lot of patience to learn how to do it....and i aint telling...

[hainzy]

Thats an awesome score. id love a HQ monaro. Goodonya!

Couldnt help but think what gas-on would have thought of the tractor pics though!! haha..

(but i enjoyed em)

[wbute]

Fair enough on the rivets:o. They are not very nice rivets, Holden must have been on budget when they came up with that idea!

[jennie285]

Thats an awesome score. id love a HQ monaro. Goodonya!

Couldnt help but think what gas-on would have thought of the tractor pics though!! haha..

(but i enjoyed em)

Sadly the thread is "look what Rodney found"...not "look what Rodney has bought"....the wife is not ready to selll.....we are working on it...and will buy if are able to......
Gas on would have been okay I think.....;)

[agr071]

Orchid looks a great colour on HQ's
Used to have a HQ SS in this colour near my work, and it looked a treat.