L31 WB Ute

**wbute** · 12-02-2018, 09:38 PM

As mentioned earlier on the shoutbox, here is probably one of the rarest Holden’s about. A WB Ute with a factory fitted L31 engine. So both the L31 tag and the WT prefix block are more or less non existent. I also think that Malachite green was only a Statesman colour, but happy to be proven wrong.
I can’t believe that one exists, that they optioned it with a bench seat and column auto and picked malachite green as the colour. Anyway, one does exist.
https://www.australianmusclecarsales...ute-0l-v8.html

**mauser** · 12-02-2018, 11:03 PM

haha not the colour I would pick today. New they all looked very good.

You hear a lot about 308 WB utes someone has seen. Where there 308 ambo tonners?

No panelvans have showed up I'm guessing.

Mauser.

**Valencia** · 12-02-2018, 11:09 PM

For all the doubters they didnt exist

**Innuendo** · 13-02-2018, 12:27 AM

Credit goes to "Nocturne" for the original link in the shout box.

Nice find, rare combination.

**maxsandman** · 13-02-2018, 01:16 AM

That has to be a rare vehicle. Pity about condition of body.
Interior pic could be used to show mis-matched original dash & glove box colours, when people think someone has swapped their parts & asks what the original colour was

**Innuendo** · 13-02-2018, 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by maxsandman

That has to be a rare vehicle. Pity about condition of body.
Interior pic could be used to show mis-matched original dash & glove box colours, when people think someone has swapped their parts & asks what the original colour was

You're right Max it clearly shows how horrendous the colour matching between components was.

**Sandaro** · 13-02-2018, 02:28 AM

Despite some body issues, you must be tempted WB? Out of interest on the thin tag the "L" where I'd expect the engine code on HQ-Z tags to be 202, did the position or code change for WB?

**Innuendo** · 13-02-2018, 03:18 AM

Originally Posted by Sandaro

Despite some body issues, you must be tempted WB? Out of interest on the thin tag the "L" where I'd expect the engine code on HQ-Z tags to be 202, did the position or code change for WB?

308 in a WB had WT as the engine prefix so "L" would be incorrect as the 308 identifier and like you said it points to a High Compression 202 it should be a "T".
But there is no disputing the L31 on the other tag.

**wbute** · 13-02-2018, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by Sandaro

Despite some body issues, you must be tempted WB? Out of interest on the thin tag the "L" where I'd expect the engine code on HQ-Z tags to be 202, did the position or code change for WB?

Yeah not sure on that thin tag.
Not tempted really. I thought I would be, but Malachite? It looks like an army staff car.

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Originally Posted by Innuendo

308 in a WB had WT as the engine prefix so "L" would be incorrect as the 308 identifier and like you said it points to a High Compression 202 it should be a "T".
But there is no disputing the L31 on the other tag.

Just adding that WT only in commercials, 11WT in Statesman which obviously is as common as.

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Originally Posted by mauser

haha not the colour I would pick today. New they all looked very good.

You hear a lot about 308 WB utes someone has seen. Where there 308 ambo tonners?

No panelvans have showed up I'm guessing.

Mauser.

Yeah I have heard of a couple of one tonners but no vans. It makes me wonder now if the urban myth that they did a run of L31 utes at the end of production (like LE two doors) might have actually happened. Supposedly a select few dealers got one.