Vehicle Model Time.

[wbute]

First rego 11/11. Built August I think.

[Robbo]

A friend of ours picked up a new Hi Lux twin cab turbo diesel, about a month back and loves it.

[HK1837]

First rego 11/11. Built August I think.

Yes, 2012 model. Must have done some country miles to do that many in 2.5 years! Mine has got 46,000kM on it.

[wbute]

It came from Ballina. I do 30000+ each year. My mrs does 40000 each year. Bit scary when you add them together.
It's the best "ute" I have owned. Love driving it. Light years nicer than the SR 06 one tonner I had.

[Taily]

The base HQ-HZ One-Tonner to my knowledge, always had painted hubcaps, grille, front bar & nose lettering. The HQ/HJ were either white or grey depending on body colour & then in late HJ they went to a silver finish (matt silver paint). As HK1837 has said, the chrome bits & matching hubcaps came as part of the optional XY7 'appearance package'.

HQ front seats without headrests, to my knowledge were only seen in 1971, the headrests (actually head restraints) became mandatory due to ADR22 for 1972 onwards.

The metallic 'HOLDEN' decal on the rear of the chassis was there since day 1. Its part no. was 2823499, which is a 1971 era number. The decal changed to part no. 92009543 for some reason, around late HZ, because it didn't change in appearance.

Dr Terry

My father bought a new one tonner in early 1973 and again in Dec 1975 (was a 10/75 build unit, we still have it stashed away awaiting it's turn to be rebuilt) after the demise of the first one, through his uncle - Doug Hillsdon (ie: Hillsdon's in Parramatta). According to him they were both bare bones floor stock purchases but their appearance was as I mentioned. Both were 6cyl, chamois with brown interiors with white bumpers/HOLDEN lettering over the grille but I remember the HQ had silver wheels with painted caps (no "Holden" decal on the rear end) and the HJ had white wheels with chrome hubcaps with the decal.

I vividly remember the day he bought the HJ as I was on school holidays with him going to work down Windsor Rd at Northmead (concrete road back then!) when a Bedford truck blew a tyre in the lane next to us, swerved and pushed us up the gutter into an (empty, thank gawd!) bus shed, totalling in the HQ in the process. He looked at the mess, called his uncle from the adjacent fruit shop and they came and picked him, myself and dad's ute load of plumbing tools up there and then and brought us back with them to the dealership where dad picked out his new ute. I believe it was delivered the next day - complete with his tools already loaded and his ladder racks in situ....

I do remember clearly him being very happy with the extra grunt of the 202 and the disc brakes that were not as touchy when cold as the HQ front drums were. As to if they had a dress-up package I couldn't tell you, but that is the way they were delivered off the showroom floor. Thanks for that info!

[HK1837]

It came from Ballina. I do 30000+ each year. My mrs does 40000 each year. Bit scary when you add them together.
It's the best "ute" I have owned. Love driving it. Light years nicer than the SR 06 one tonner I had.

They are great to drive. If you think the diesel is good go try a V6 auto! Makes the diesel fell like a tractor. The only hassles i've had is tyres, stock 15" Brigestones are rubbish, I changed to 17" Landcruiser rims with 265/65/17 Yokohama Geolander AT. And brakes, I fitted aftermarket Aussie made PBR slotted rotors as the originals were fried at 30,000kM.
If it is an auto fit an aftermarket cooler, the diesel 4spd auto isn't that flash and will overheat without trouble.