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I brought from a guy what I was told was V8 a Plated Holden HQ One Tonner since owning it everyone is telling me it’s a 6 some say 8 and now am confused if I just got scammed into buying a V8 that is really a 6 can any one here tell me from my chassis number what the hell it is? Your help would be hugely appreciated chassis number is DHQ 49385B
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All the info off the plates will be more informative, model no. Etc
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Originally Posted by: Sandaro All the info off the plates will be more informative, model no. Etc 1973 HQ one Tonner manual 3 speed Manual it supposed to be a 253 V8 And on one of the tags it’s a long thin one It says 8M60DD Chassis number DHQ 49385B And the built plate is to hard to read do you know if it is a V8? Or do you know who would know what the numbers mean? Thank you
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Sorry to say it is not a 253, original engine would have been a 173 6 cylinder.
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Originally Posted by: Sandaro Sorry to say it is not a 253, original engine would have been a 173 6 cylinder. What else does the numbers tell you ?
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On the limited info you have given it is a one tonner 173 1974 model year (includes from September 73).
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Originally Posted by: Sandaro On the limited info you have given it is a one tonner 173 1974 model year (includes from September 73). Thank you so much for your help
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Post up it’s VIN and I’ll look it up. All HQ cab-chassis are the same, just some are optioned with 173LC, 202HC or 253. There may be a few 202LC or 253LC as well. Some optioned with 4spd or Trimatic auto too. |
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