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We discussed this a few years ago that Holden dropped the ADR 9 off the compliance plate and replaced it with an A after the vehicle description.
I have tried to find the old post with no luck.
Does anyone remember the introduction and end time for this?
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ADR27A Warren. I think I have tag photos for all plants at the change. |
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That would make sense, as auto has some very different attributes in some combinations.
When did they stop?
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Not sure. I don’t collect Commodore or WB, Leroy will have images. |
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Got out my Tag collection out.. VB8VL35 , no 9 and has M after body number, (L14/M20) VH8VK69-XV2, 06/83 ,no 9 and has A after body number , but theses tags are L31 & M21 ? , VK8Vl35-233 , no 9 , and has A after body number (L31/M40) .Mark. Edited by user Saturday, 23 December 2017 6:36:55 AM(UTC)
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Those letters after body number on Commodores denotes what plant made them, A for Adelaide(Elizabeth), M for Melbourne(Dandenong), S for Sydney(Pagewood), B for Brisbane(Acacia Ridge).
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The only thing i'm not certain of yet Warren is if the HX auto pilots built in the months prior to the end of HJ have an A or a 9. The final HJ's built into HX volume production have ADR9 and no A, I have some of the last few auto HJ's in photos, I think the last Dandenong auto HJ PSN. I think the only pilot HX I have in a manual. Will look more over the next week. |
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I have checked all mine and I have an 11/77 with A and a 12/77 without.
So that would make it 7/76 to 11/77 approximately.
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It goes later as I have later HZ and UC with it. |
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Will check when I get home later today. |
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Warren Will do dome more investigation, but at least for Holden I think you are right, 10/77 seems to just about pull it up. I don't have huge amounts of auto tag photos but I can confirm that 12/77 from all 4 x main assembly plants don't seem to have the A on auto examples, on Holden and Statesman at least. I think the change occurs in 11/77 as I have cars in 11/77 without it and you have them from 11/77 with it. Will look at Torana tags tomorrow. Just found some 11/77 LX auto tag images with A on them, can't find any 12/77 or later as yet. Will look at my tags later. 12/77 Dandenong Holden don't have the A. I also just found a 10/77 complianced Statesman (Pagewood) without the A and another auto Pagewood 10/77 complianced Premier with an A, they are approx. 1000 PSN's and 2000 chassis numbers apart (Premier is earlier in both). So it looks like Pagewood may have changed in 10/77 and Dandenong in 11/77. I have stuff all Acacia Ridge, other than an 11/77 auto without the A. Elizabeth 10/77 appear to have the A but the 11/77 don't so far. Need more examples! Edited by user Wednesday, 27 December 2017 10:52:33 PM(UTC)
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One explanation might be that it happens in 10/77 and 11/77 may have been operator habit.
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Could be. I’ll try and think why the change. I do know V8 engines changed significantly right at the start of A9X, which is essentially the changeover from HX to HZ engines. However that is around 5th September 1977 vehicle completion. |
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