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Hey guys, I have posted this question elsewhere but I respect the knowledge of many on this forum so I thought I'd put it out there - I'm slowly doing up my HT and I'm looking to purchase the decal for the air cleaner BUT Which air cleaner decal is correct for a 308 HT- (build date April 69)? You see, when I went to buy the air cleaner decal, I got a bit confused. For a 308 engine I have 2 options - either a decal that says, - 308 GMH or a decal that says:- 308 holden. Obvious problem is which one is correct (that's why I put the build date above if that helps)?? http://www.ebay.com.au/i...ies&hash=item51acade9f6
https://www.rarespares.n...age.aspx?product=ED1019
Why would they do 2 different ones anyway? thanks Alby
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The December 1969 issue of Wheels magazine has a road test of a HT GTS 253. The engine air cleaner decal clearly shows the
"253 Holden" wording in the engine picture on page 59.
I can only assume the 308 would follow the same pattern.
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To my knowledge, the HT & HG V8s had either 253 HOLDEN OR 308 HOLDEN. They changed this to read 253 GMH & 308 GMH for the HQ series.
I understand this was because when the engine was fitted to a Statesman, it lead to a clash of branding, because a Statesman is 'technically' not a Holden, so the engine decal had to agree.
All HT/HGs were Holdens, so no problems there.
Dr Terry
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A great explanation Dr Terry. Thanks, that clears that up. By the way the car is a 70 build, not 69 as I stated earlier, (my bad)
Thanks again,
Alby
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Just to throw a spanner in the works, there is also a 308 CHEVROLET decal for South African HGs, as these were a Chev not a Holden.
But a 307 is a 5 litre HOLDEN according to its decals.
Warren
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