1975 HJ Help

[callmepetey]

Heyup

New to forum, new to car restoration.


Picked up a 1975 HJ Panelvan which owner told me was originally White.


From Engine Bay -
Holden HJ Panel Van
07/75

B3J28991A
18VW 2155R9
Seating 3

Model - HJ8WM70
Body - I58402
Trim - 0904-64V
Paint - 568-0105

Eng L21 Train M15 RAxle GV7

All these are really hard to read, as someone has painted over them, but i got it where it was readable. Sorry if i got any of it wrong, and any help with this would be great

Cheers in advance guys
-Petey

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8M70EEL316088J? that is best i could make out


And tyre placard in glove box says 9930172. Could be original, looks very old sticker


Cheers guys

[HK1837]

Petey

I've listed the bits you read wrong:

it'll be 7/75 BHJ28991A
GVW 2155kg

BODY 158402

The rest looks OK. It was originally a low compression 173 (2.85L) with 3spd column shift and 3.55:1 diff. Probably 4 wheel drums too.

Paint colour 0904 is Kiewa Grey, a fleet colour used by SEC Victoria, so probably what yours was originally ie an SEC vehicle. I recorded a few cars in this colour in an old wrecking yard north of Ballarat earlier this year. Here is the colour:

http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...KiewaGrey2.jpg

The trim (64V) is called Fawn on a HJ Holden. Yours is pretty much close to the last of the bench seat 64V cars for HJ. From 8/75 onwards the bench seat Fawn became 64W, only bucket seat and Kingswood got 64V after that.

[callmepetey]

Yeah, in the areas where the brown/gold respray is chipping away that Kiewa Grey is definately the colour underneath. Thanks heaps man