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#1 Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 12:24:51 AM(UTC)
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hey, i have recently acquired a hq statesman which so i have been told a south african import, its registered as a 73 chev has chev badges everywhere instead of gmh. i was wondering if anyone can help me inditify this beast????
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 3:00:15 AM(UTC)
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Post up the ID plate(s) details and engine number, this will be a good start.
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#3 Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 3:10:22 AM(UTC)
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sorry......
model 84669
body no 0191
trim 11n
paint gd3c
engine no v49p
not sure how to post pics as i have a heap of them????
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 3:26:58 AM(UTC)
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Send me a pm and i'll reply so you have my email address. If you send the ID plate photos to me i'll get them off to the guru(s) who will tell you what it is.
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 4:37:25 PM(UTC)
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Apart from body plate, engine number, etc,
The body will have a few items not seen on locally assembled HQ Statesmans.

Firstly - Centre of Steering wheel, and Interior door covers will have the Bowtie Insignia
If it is Floor shift Auto, the centre console rear ashtray will have Bowtie/Wreath Insignia
If it is a Vinyl Top car there will be Bowtie/Wreath Piller emblems.
Rear bumper bar will not have the Infills, just a straight rear bar.
Top of sills down each side will have narrow chrome strip, not wide.
There will be full length Rubber Body strip down each side, incased with chrome edging and pointers front and rear of each strip.
Fender emblems will be 350 slopped - (not Straight like 350 emblem from first Gen Camaro.)
The front grille will have one piece grille and Large Bowtie Grille Insignia, not two seperate grilles.
Hubcaps will have Bowtie Insignia in centre of them.

Does the Body No 84669 have an S or T after it?
There will be No Compliance plate fitted to vehicle, Only an Import Plate will be attached by Local vehicle Inspection Engineer.

Edited by user Tuesday, 7 February 2012 4:47:13 PM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
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#6 Posted : Tuesday, 7 February 2012 7:56:34 PM(UTC)
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thanks for that, it has all of those things except emblem in vinyl roof and rear ash tray??
there is no s or t after the model # at all?
if i could work out how post pics i will throw some up can some one tell me how??
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#7 Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 2:43:41 AM(UTC)
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Hi 73 chev,

S after the body number designates DeVille options, T after body number designates Caprice options.
In South Africa they were called Chevrolet DeVille and Chevrolet Kommando.
Another notable feature is the Diff - 10 bolt Salisbury and 12 Bolt Chev Posi-Traction were fitted.
Mine is a Caprice optioned with 12 Bolt Diff.
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#8 Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 4:47:18 AM(UTC)
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This one is just 84669, no S or T. It has a lion on the BODY plate so it probably must have been built here as an SUP, so probably has a 10 bolt. Maybe not though.
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 6:58:02 PM(UTC)
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whats a 'sup'??
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#10 Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 7:06:07 PM(UTC)
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Single Unit Pack (whole car). CKD were supplied as kits to be assembled overseas. SUP went complete. That is how I understand it anyway.
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#11 Posted : Wednesday, 8 February 2012 8:45:11 PM(UTC)
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cheers checked the diff its only a 10 bolt, havnt got under the covers yet to check the chassis # and double check the engine #.........bare with me!!
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#12 Posted : Saturday, 7 April 2012 7:10:38 PM(UTC)
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#13 Posted : Sunday, 8 April 2012 6:35:30 PM(UTC)
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Wow - that would be an awesome fixa-upper.

Not much to do to bring it back to the unique vehicle these HQ's are.
I'd love to have a second one in my collection, but dollars are tight, and I'm putting all my energy into my Camaro. Good luck with selling it, hope you get a good price for it.

Cheers
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#14 Posted : Tuesday, 10 April 2012 2:00:32 AM(UTC)
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Engine number looks like a Victorian Police restamp.
Cheers,
Pete.
Old Holdens never die, they just go faster.
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#15 Posted : Tuesday, 10 April 2012 2:16:48 AM(UTC)
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does that mean the engine has been replaced?
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