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Gday, just wondering if someone could tell me what the first part of the VIN for the following would be:
1980 WB Panel Van
253 and t-bar auto
bucket seats
GTS Dash
head lining only in front
Were side windows an option or were they always put in after? Also, which month in 1980/81 did the commercials change from the round headlight front to the rectangular?
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Rhys
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The round light model ran from April 1980 -August 1980 , look on the comp plate for seating I think you find it says 3 seat capacity , the early WB vans were very basic and were not factory fitted with GTS dashes , later WB kingswood utes had GTS dashes a
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Hi Rhys.
The VIN prefix should be 8M70RK....if prior to 9/80 or 8M70RA if 9/80 Onwards.
The round head lights to square intro was 1/7/80 for Utes & vans & 31/3/81 for 1 Tonners.
GTS instruments were not standard on any WB commercial, they were
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Thanks cloudy and Dr Terry,
That's excellent, and all the information I need. Hopefully its all genuine. Will check it out in a few days and see how it goes. Rhys
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Righto guys, I've bought it, its quite a tidy unit, all original too.
Has factory air and power steer too. GTS Dash, ADR plate says seating is 2. Was a mistake in the ad too, its a 03/1982, not 1980, so has the good front end. The yellow is paler than Ja
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Rhys I have the WB GMH service sup and in there it lists a WB Sandman when it went to print. But obviously GMH decided afterwards not to produce this modle. What a shame!
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Thanks Crowe and Byron. I've got the WB supplement too somewhere, will have to dig it up and take a look through. Yes, pity there wasn't a WB Sandman, would be interesting to see what prototype they had in mind and what sort of options it would have had.
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