Just wondering if anyone knows how many HK-HG Broughams, Premiers were made in total?

Could you tell me those production figures. Interested in if possible to break down 6 cylinder Statesman HQ!

Document dated 14/12/84 (after end of WB Statesman body production), received by GMH Public Affairs Department 17/12/84 lists 749 HQ Statesman. This compares to 1587 HQ V8 Statesman (253, 308 and 350). I assume this document is only local stuff and was compiled from a report out of the IBM 360 right at the end of WB scheduling. There is no mention of 6cyl Statesman in HJ or HX and these were exported to Asia, which is why I assume it is local only.

One could only look up the rego figures at them times.
I don't think that Holden put forward the sales of the Broughams as it would of been a bad strategy, giving Fairlane ammunition.

I believe you could option the Brougham with the GTS instruments, but not steering wheel.

I see that the option of dual exhaust can be done on sedans Kingswood and Premier V8's, must be just like the GTS Monaro system with 4 tailpipes. never seen this my self tho.
But the Brougham could not opt duel exhaust as this car was all about how quiet they are being a major point to boast about. I would think that one could put the GTS system on them but just have to lengthen the pipes a bit to reach the muffler due to the longer rear.

I like the HT Brougham the best due to the high seat backs front and rear and the 308 badge on the front guards, the HG does not get all that, but the 3sp auto would make the HG a much better car to drive.

I don't believe that the Statesman was as quiet as the Brougham inside and the prestige of the Brougham exceeds the Statesman as she has only a 308 as standard and not associated with any of the 253 or 202 rubbish.

The only Fairlane to boast of a V8 only is the ZH so that makes them exceptional, at least one would not have mistake you have only a 6 cylinder, like is Jo Blow's Fairlane a 6 cyl ? evidently not ! would be the response.

Motor industry did keep records of all types of things, this is how we know the Fairlane out sold the Brougham. But the Brougham was aimed at the top line Fairlane, not the 200 three sped manual drum brake version.

ALl this info once existed, it has just been lost due to no relevance after a few years.

Around 10% of Failane were 6 cyl base models my notes said on the ZA.

A mates mum had a 200 6 cyl ZA Fairlane and then they got the 302 ZB Fairlane 500 next.

The number of 1971 Broughams is way under 2400 as I have recorded an 11/71 HQ DeVille with a Body No. of 1582A and a 12/71 V8 Custom with a Body No. 347A and a 3/72 6cyl Custom with 320A (Dec build around 200A?), these are just from the Elizabeth factory, Pagewood also produced them and even if they made half the amount Elizabeth did that is around 3000 examples from the 3580 total. Not all be counted in the 71 sales figures but most would.

Good one !
Yep my 253 HG went through brake pads quickly as well but I never got brake fade Hardie-ferodo brake pads I used in 1982-3

Every car that I bought back in the 80's had glob of crap in the brake res, I use a thing to suck it out with and then use a rag to get the rest of the glop out and then fill the res and drain the lines from there on.
Spongy brake normally has to do with the brake oil boiling, brake fade just comes on quickly it's like oh no it's lacking braking power and then f--k ! no brakes, from my experience.

I think dealerships used the DOT3 crap back then and my old Mechanic father in law demands Dot3 or goes into spac mode claiming that you bugger the seals up with DOT4, well that maybe true with crap seals on cars made who knows 1960's.
My mad mate had a VZ SS and put HP pads and HP rotors and got it's 2 year service and I was holing in behind him, when he when straight across a highway and I said on the UHF what the f do you think your doing, well the peddle went to the floor and lost braking power and just by arse did not get T boned. that's them drop kicks mechanics for you, I never trust anyone with things like that because most are totally ignorant, I am sure if you had the latest HSV Commodore with the real big brakes they would put DOT3 in it for sure.
Just a extra $1 in brake oil could save your life and others, but no !

I love the high backed HT Bro seats but you can make a bed out of the Premier and Bro short bucket seats as they will recline all the way, you just slip the front seats forward all the way and recline fully, so when you were on the piss at a party no worry's you had a bed to crash out on, but then I got a Sandman P Van boy I miss that Van.

How did you go with the banjo diff in the Bro ?

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