Firewall Colour Hq

[HK1837]

It is a bit of a mystery those HQ's from Pagewood. I've always thought late 1973 and 1974 Pagewood body plant bodies had coloured firewalls, but i've found a few VERY original later 1974 HQ's that have black firewalls. They almost look like the black is painted over gloss. These are definite untouched original cars, even still have chalk marks on the black! Both are Kingswood sedans. I think they are both 7th or 8th month '74. Earlier cars like 1-5th month '74 at least appear to be coloured.

[mcdvi]

Hi I had a chance to check my mates 8/74 Melbourne built 74 ute, it has black over the original body colour. I am a little confused with the reference to pagewood or were the Melbourne bodies built there ? Sorry for my ignorance.
We pulled the heater box back on this 8/74 ute and it was white behind the cover. The body i am using also has a coloured firewall but it's a 4/74. I am leaning towards painting mine in the body colour, but these are the kind of things i would like to get right.

Cheers Vic