HJ console question?

[Taily]

Would it be around the HJ series update around 9/75 - plant spares inventory dependant?

[Absinth]

Would it be around the HJ series update around 9/75 - plant spares inventory dependant?

Pretty sure not Taily. The pic below is of a barn find HJ Kingswood Sandman that is a 5/76 build date and it still has the early style shifter surround.

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I ordered a HJ lid and surround from Rares a few years ago and thought WTF when it arrived, only to be told by Les that it was correct for HJ. I checked my July 77 HJ manual and found the different part number listed so thought late change.... However all info I can find and existing original vehicles point to that not being so....

A different type surround was used in HX so it is not really a superseded part from a later model being used. Has me stumped for now..