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hq ss		#1 Posted : Monday, 25 September 2006 9:33:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Does any one have a list of specs and facts for the HQ SS. There seems to be a lot of details about but no overall data sheet. I have a HQ parts book that list the SS but the first few pages are damaged. Any imfo and pics would be usefull
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Guest		#2 Posted : Monday, 25 September 2006 6:23:06 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Basically it was a HQ belmont sedan with: 253 4 speed rally wheels bucket seats sports dash then GM-H added GTS guards and steering wheel with SS insignia Special colours and stripes Houndstooth trim (second type have rado trim) Console (not n

hq ss		#3 Posted : Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:15:00 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Thanks for the post Warren. I already know that they were based on the belmont model. What I want to find out is how to comfirm that it is a SS. My SS is a 12 72 model. With a body no of 456 A on the compliance plate (I have never seen a SS with a number
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cloudy		#4 Posted : Tuesday, 26 September 2006 4:25:52 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 2,047		I have a 11/72 SS lettuce alone green, u can tell an SS by the trim code as this is unique to the model 10C is type 1 and 10D is type 2 , 1600 type 1 were made and 1200 type 2= 2800 HQ SS production.
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HK1837		#5 Posted : Tuesday, 26 September 2006 10:11:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 14,856 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 541 time(s) in 516 post(s)		SS owners are lucky in that way - you can pick them from the trim codes. HQ Sandman vans, which if you stand back and think about it are to all intents and purposes (well the V8's anyway) an SS van....Belmont, GTS dash, guards, 253, buckets, 4-speed, rall
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hq ss		#6 Posted : Wednesday, 27 September 2006 4:51:16 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Thanks for the posts guys.I actually have two lettuce alone green SS's.One is a driver (no 456) which is 10 D trim and the other is a future project body no 118 A with 10 C trim code. In the parts book it says 10C is black ,on the rear seat page it says t
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cloudy		#7 Posted : Wednesday, 27 September 2006 5:13:46 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 2,047		10c is black with houndstooth, mine is body 318A, rado flax is the other material. My SS was first owned by a guy in Woomera SA and was fitted with a country pack-higher suspension and petroltank sheild It was also dealer fitted with intergrated air (Woom
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hq ss		#8 Posted : Wednesday, 27 September 2006 5:50:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Thanks for that. Yours I see is a low number from SA as well, both of mine are from SA too. My main SS is very un original (not by choice) I have been looking for bits for it for years. I painted it over 12 years ago and my wife was using it has a daily
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shaun		#9 Posted : Sunday, 29 October 2006 9:15:28 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 25/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 4		I am trying to find out information on the HQ SS. I have a HQ Belmont (SS?) that I am trying to verify. Perhaps the forum can assist? The Body ID Plate states: Model HQ 80269 Body no 29542B Trim 1859 10D Paint 567 15338 Trans M20 Axel GV2 It i
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cloudy		#10 Posted : Sunday, 29 October 2006 8:27:28 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 2,047		The Id codes of trim must be 10C or 10D, your 10D would have had raydo flax cloth inserts originally, if yours are all vynil someone has changed them or re-done them at one time, if the ID plates have the original rivets and havent been removed it may be
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hq ss		#11 Posted : Sunday, 29 October 2006 10:47:44 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Some of the numbers show it was a 253 High Comp motor.M20 4spd gearbox. 3.36 diff ratio.It was made in Brisbane and it was painted Ultra Violet.With the 10D trim cloudy said about, the compliance plates sure sound like its an SS
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cloudy		#12 Posted : Monday, 30 October 2006 7:12:29 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 2,047		some ss cars will have XV2 stamped on the plate after the model number , but not all have this as it was only used in some assembly plants.
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hq ss		#13 Posted : Monday, 30 October 2006 7:50:50 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 26/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 671 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		I have seen the XV2 in the parts book, but both of mine dont have it. There from SA.
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shaun		#14 Posted : Monday, 30 October 2006 9:33:31 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 25/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 4		Thanks for the info, I eventually will have to paint the car, at the moment the guards & nosecone are primered however the bonnet still has the SS stripes on it. Can anyone help with the size and location of the front stripes? Shaun
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Guest		#15 Posted : Monday, 30 October 2006 1:12:17 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		I'm fairly sure that Warren Turnbull's Monaro site has the SS paint-out sizes and locations. Cheers...Dave

shaun		#16 Posted : Tuesday, 31 October 2006 3:55:27 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 25/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 4		Thanks Dave, I can only see the GTS stripes for the HQ there, I have just been sourcing as many pictures of the cars as I can but was hoping that someone who has one would be able to take a couple of measurements of the nosecone and guards for me.
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shaun		#17 Posted : Tuesday, 31 October 2006 8:38:03 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 25/10/2006(UTC) Posts: 4		with regard to hqss's initial post re specs you probably have these links but there are some original specifcations for the ss from these sources. The first link has a magazine road test from when they were new. http://gallery.oldholden.com/MONARO_MAD
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Guest		#18 Posted : Tuesday, 31 October 2006 11:05:02 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Hi Shaun, There are a couple of good res pics of an HQ SS in my shed here: http://gallery.oldholden.com/Qute/Vic/IMG_0192.JPG and http://gallery.oldholden.com/Qute/Vic/IMG_0193.JPG They can be resized to 1024 x 768 by the button up at the top/right Edited by user Tuesday, 31 October 2006 11:06:18 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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