Can't explain how they got there in either case, but not by GMH unless it was an error at the assembly plant (eg they drilled the holes accidentally so put badges in). Dealers did funny things, Taily's HJ Sandman ute had a whole front clip change with a HJ Kingswood in the same colour at the dealership.

GMH paperwork of the day common to both sedan/wagon and ute/van/tonner like options or colour/trim charts still use Belmont in the title but in order forms or other such literature specific only for commercials there is no mention of Belmont. The HJ Features manual part A was first published in 11/73 and there is no mention of Belmont in the full page descriptions of each type of vehicle so even that far back they were never to be a Belmont.

It was common for the marketing part of GMH to not know what was going on, not surprised to see mistakes like that i.e. Torana and Statesman included as part of the "Holden range" and to call HJ commercials Belmonts.

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Quote Originally Posted by wbute View Post
Sorry Dr Terry, I didn't go far enough back in your book! True Statesman in HQ was first. Apologies.

It was the lack of Tonneau cover hooks not the lack of cover. The utes have no hooks and no locators for the rib at all. Just seems odd they left them off.
I get them being left off the HX Sandman to show off the hippy stripes and Sandman logo, but the centre rib bit must be because the ute in question was a limited production brochure car, maybe to make it look cleaner in the back?