Quote Originally Posted by Dr Terry View Post
I disagree. I remember the '71 release well & the HQ grille badge was always multi coloured.

Also there is only one part no. from '71 to '74, no change. GM-H always changed part numbers no matter how small the change in production.

I think it's a bit like the FB/EK horn buttons, where they where supplied by 2 (or more) outside suppliers. They started out all the same colour, but due to different production methods & slightly different plastic compounds, they have aged differently. Now 50 years later the badges from supplier A, looks different to the ones from supplier B.

Dr Terry
I have always known them as early's and late. I don't know the exact dates and agree likely different suppliers to Holden (and same part numbers) but one was always black. It is not faded.
Ask Snape he like me has wrecked 100's or 1000's of HQ over the years.