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Long time no post .... Hello all .. A quick Qestion .. was there a 350 statesman ever released ... if so , What would be the option code for that .. Cheers guys
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yes, the eng. code is L30 the skinny vin tag will have a letter U for the 350 motor (T=308 , R=253 )
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Was there many built with that particular option
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..11QU block (chev)for hq statesman,i think more than 500?dont know how many more? |
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Much more than 500. U in VIN and L30 on BODY plate is only for later cars. Earlier ones are much harder to pick.
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Was the 350 available on the Statesman Custom or just on the DeVille?
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Sydney used about 3000 350 engines. Adelaide at least 500. Melbourne 1000
ABout 800 of these were used in Monaro the rest Statesman, making about 3700
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I didn`t think it was that high 3700, not as rare as I thought.but still hard to get.
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Also, the model on the Body plate should be 81469QR and the VIN should start with 8S69U.
I reckon that in the 70s/80s/90s they wouldnt have been very sought after, and used as donors for Monaros, so thered probably only be a couple of hundred left.
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Also, the model on the Body plate should be 81469QR and the VIN should start with 8S69U.
I reckon that in the 70s/80s/90s they wouldn't have been very sought after, and used as donors for Monaros, so there'd probably only be a couple of hundred left.
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Again, that is only for the later examples. Earlier HQ used different VIN. Plus from memory the 350 was available on the V8 Statesman as well (BODY 81669).
Heaps of Monaros, Statesman and Sandmans were wrecked in the 80s for use on 1-tonners which ofte |
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Again, that is only for the later examples. Earlier HQ used different VIN. Plus from memory the 350 was available on the V8 Statesman as well (BODY 81669).
Heaps of Monaros, Statesman and Sandmans were wrecked in the 80's for use on 1-tonners which oft |
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11QO for HQ 350 Chev Caprice for South Africa
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3700 out of a production run of 14-15000 seems too high a % even including export vehicles
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Well that is how many engine numbers were assigned to HQ bodies
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Warren, what would you think the percentages was that had Column and Floor change autos for the 350s, just curious.
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Warren, what would you think the percentages was that had Column and Floor change autos for the 350's, just curious.
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Would hate to even speculate on that, as I once worked with a fellow that loved Statesmans (1984). Every couple of weeks he would have a new one, buying and selling them that regularly. At one stage he had a 202 T bar then the next week he had a 308 colum
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Hi Guys.
Ill second what Warren has said, a lot of Statesman Customs with 202s & 253s. These cars are just not around any more, many were used as Hire cars & funeral cars. Like taxis, the higher milage cars are now compost.
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