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    From what I remember HQ was bench with no headrests, wheels were silver (early to late build) with painted hubcaps/some were fitted with Kingswood hubcaps with more black than chrome), then white wheels (very late HQ - the beginning of the HJ parts inventory) with HJ hubcaps. Clear blinker lenses as you point out on early, orange later.

    HQ hubcaps:

    HJ also had white wheels and the predominantly chrome hubcaps, silver on black "holden" metallic decal on rear chassis light bar/near number plate introduced.

    HJ hubcaps:

    HX-Z as you put it Doc but not sure about left hand mirror. I do know that an interior rear vision mirror was around a 10 buck option, dependant upon which body type was going to be fitted (bread truck etc), so would think an external LH mirror would have been mandatory in that instance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Taily View Post
    From what I remember HQ was bench with no headrests, wheels were silver (early to late build) with painted hubcaps/some were fitted with Kingswood hubcaps with more black than chrome), then white wheels (very late HQ - the beginning of the HJ parts inventory) with HJ hubcaps. Clear blinker lenses as you point out on early, orange later.


    HJ also had white wheels and the predominantly chrome hubcaps, silver on black "holden" metallic decal on rear chassis light bar/near number plate introduced.


    HX-Z as you put it Doc but not sure about left hand mirror. I do know that an interior rear vision mirror was around a 10 buck option, dependant upon which body type was going to be fitted (bread truck etc), so would think an external LH mirror would have been mandatory in that instance.
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr Terry View Post
    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!
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