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    Center cap - lion tail/no tail

    Hey guys,

    Just a silly question to throw past you. The center cap for the rally rims on HJ. It's my understanding that the lion does not have the tail? The tail appeared on the lion after HJ?

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    It was during HQ (1973?) that they changed to long tail, so HJ would be long.

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    Those short tail ones are getting expensive too...last lot on ebay sold for $311...

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    it was at the start of hj that the logo changed...HQ..all logos are short tail..HJ HX HZ WB..all logos are long tail..

    so..all hq is short tail and the rest are long tail...only variations in gts centre caps are very early hq like first 6 months had a die cast centre cap..after this all the centre caps had 3 spring steel type tabs to hold them on and all had sticker inserts for the holden logo..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blocker View Post
    It was during HQ (1973?) that they changed to long tail, so HJ would be long.
    dunno where you got this info but its not correct.
    .hq sandman which is 1974 is all short tailed logos..

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    Quote Originally Posted by rcknrlla View Post
    Hey guys,

    Just a silly question to throw past you. The center cap for the rally rims on HJ. It's my understanding that the lion does not have the tail? The tail appeared on the lion after HJ?
    not a silly question...just wrong information given to you or read somewhere..see above...

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    Quote Originally Posted by will.co View Post
    Those short tail ones are getting expensive too...last lot on ebay sold for $311...
    before you could buy repro stickers for the caps they were a lot more expensive than that..

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozbox View Post
    dunno where you got this info but its not correct.
    .hq sandman which is 1974 is all short tailed logos..
    I got this from notes I took over a year ago from another reputable forum in which you posted. My mistake and thanks for clarifying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blocker View Post
    I got this from notes I took over a year ago from another reputable forum in which you posted. My mistake and thanks for clarifying.
    i do remember that discussion and it was like banging my head against a brick wall getting it thru to those expert numbnuts that they were wrong....

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    Not claiming to be an expert, so I guess I'm in the numbnut category?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Blocker View Post
    Not claiming to be an expert, so I guess I'm in the numbnut category?

    Me numbnut as well.. lol But when we raise questions and are set straight by someone like OZBox we all learn....

    I think you might find that lurkers who don't ask questions regularly read what is said to expand their knowledge as well.

    On ya for asking them. Good on OZBox for setting us straight..lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blocker View Post
    Not claiming to be an expert, so I guess I'm in the numbnut category?

    depends if your leather gear is too tight...

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    thanks for the compliments mauser but i dont consider myself to be an expert..i do early holdens for a living,not a hobby, and the hq series is the one im more passionate about..im quite happy to be corrected but it needs to be from a parts catalogue to prove it.
    i love learning new stuff and i usually do learn something new everyweek regardless how inane it may be...:Chin:

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozbox View Post
    depends if your leather gear is too tight...

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    thanks for the compliments mauser but i dont consider myself to be an expert..i do early holdens for a living,not a hobby, and the hq series is the one im more passionate about..im quite happy to be corrected but it needs to be from a parts catalogue to prove it.
    i love learning new stuff and i usually do learn something new everyweek regardless how inane it may be...:Chin:
    haha well I'm a IT network engineer... we all have our niche. Somebody else always knows something you don't whoever they are. I think every job has good and bad in it.

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