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Looking for info and pictures of HQ Statesman cars (1971-74) that were exported to South Africa as Chevrolets. I'm not having much luck on the rest of the web, so hope someone can help, pls.
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Hi, . I am working with some South Africans at the moment and one has a book containing all the cars that where in South Africa from the early 60s to the late 70s. I did notice the Hq Kingswood with its different grill and Chev badging but I was not looki
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A bloke I know used to have one, they were badged simply as a Chev sedan, this one had a Vinyl Moon Roof and instead of our traditional HQ Statesman fronts had a premier front. Think it was fitted with a 350 Chev as well not too sure he used it as a donor
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Yes they had a prem nose cone with a different grill, standard 350, elec windows, radio, air con. Body work the same. Had a '350' badge on the front guards behind the front wheels. Have pictures if your interested.
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Bumping this thread for classic oz wreck,
Come on Greg, show us some pic,s
I'm excited as Big Kev would have said.
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greg at classic oz wreck got 1 in yester day i beleave soo we should see sum pics verry shortly i presume i am gunna go have a look at it my self on tuesday
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if someone wants to host the pics i will give you as many as you want as i have one live at the yard now....there isnt a lot of information around on these cars and what i have found so far is actually conflicting amongst what i would classify as competen |
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Greg, Email me the photos and I'll host them for you. I'd like to see this thing myself. [email protected]Cheers, Dicko.
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thanks dicko..pics sent...cheers greg |
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Sorry for the delay, anyway here are the pics Greg sent me:    [img]http://storm.elxx.n Edited by user Thursday, 7 September 2006 9:25:44 AM(UTC)
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one of my customers has a HQ sedan SA export, i want his grille soooo bad!!!!!!! can i have dat grille? 
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Already got dibs on it if Greg decides to sell it Duzty....sorry :-)
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I've got a whole spare front end for one of these, (just in case mine has a front ender) Heaven forbid
Guess what?
I ain't parting with it for any amount of money.
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Greg Did you pick that one up in Canberra? It looks exactly like one I used to work on as an apprentice mechanic in 1983. I say always work on because it used to break down a fair bit due to it's hard life. The Canberra one I saw driving around Edited by user Friday, 8 September 2006 10:50:51 PM(UTC)
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Jim,
That is the correct rear bumper bar, plain with no inserts, as per Australian Statesman Deville. Also missing on Gregs is the Bowtie Emblems on the rear pillars.
Another identifying feature is the use of narrow sill trim, not the wide trim as found
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jim,it did come from canberra via someone else...havent got it running to put it on the hoist to check out underneath yet but when i do i will check those things.i reckon it would have to be the same car as there couldnt be 2 of them....geoff,i havent dec |
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THERE ARE A FEW OF THESE 350 STATESMANS IN NEW ZEALAND AS WELL I DONT KNOW IF THEY WERE SOLD THERE OR IMPORTED BUT I REMEMBER THEY WERE PRETTY COMMAN MY MATE HAD A SILVER / BLACK VINYL ROOF ONE IN SYDNEY BACK AROUND 1983 IT WAS A REAL NICE CAR TO DRIVE ON
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Hi just wondering if anyone knows where I could get one of the HQ Statesman (Chev) grilles in OZ?
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is this car being wrecked, im looking for the 350 rocker covers, and a rh coupe door if you have one, 0411332664
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