Interesting story about production lines in Paigewood

[mckackie]

Well there ya go. I think repairs to vans at pagewood would have been done on the ute line, as I can clearly remember my childhood living in Adelaide, seeing freight trains (some times two or three a day) loaded with holden bodies of every type, and I can particularly recall the sandman utes and vans. the bodies were always without front ends, and the trains would comprise a few closed wagons or box cars, which were often filled with front panels, axle assemblies and engines etc. Quite often as they passed through Adelaide, trains were hit by kids throwing rocks at the car bodies, hoping to smash a window or score a good ding. in about 1977 I noticed they started covering the open cars with mesh to reduce the likelyhood of damage. I can vivdly remember the HX-HZ stripes on the vans and utes on the trains too.

[playwme]

I can vivdly remember the HX-HZ stripes on the vans and utes on the trains too.

That's interesting. I thought the stripes were sent with the cars and fitted at the dealership.

[mauser]

That's interesting. I thought the stripes were sent with the cars and fitted at the dealership.

I thought the front end sheet metal was fitted after the drivetrain at Pagewood. What happened to the front section of stripes for HX/Z's ... under the visor?

Mauser

[playwme]

I thought the front end sheet metal was fitted after the drivetrain at Pagewood. What happened to the front section of stripes for HX/Z's ... under the visor?

Mauser

That was going to be my next question should I be wrong on the last. Seems odd to have the stripes on the body without front sheetmetal fitted. What were the body's mounted on when on the train? Sounds like we need to find some old trainspotter/ amateur photographer who lived next to the main line in the 70's and has pictures of every load going by.