HZ donor car

[HK1837]

Located in Cranbourne, $6200

Too dear for a donor at the asking price, and probably won't sell as it isn't an original 5.0L car. But if he gets desperate and you could but it for say $4500 it may have good donor value for a late HZ Sandman with 63C trim resto:

Seats, console, door trims, kickpanels, carpet, complete dash and column other than fascia.
Aircon.
Complete 308, TH400, T-bar, radiator, power steering (engine number itself is early HX).

Sell the disc brake back end, back doors if they are any good, and maybe use the front guards and bonnet.

For a rebuilt complete 308 and TH400 ready to bolt in with extractors, power steer and new radiator you'd have to look at a value of $2500.
The whole interior inc dash you'd have to factor costing you close to $2000 as this is the only way you are going to get them this good without getting new repro stuff.
All adds up quickly if you have bought a bare shell Sandman project.
And you could drive it home, regoed until 2014.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HOLDEN-HZ...item4d0d3f4fee

[Innuendo]

I highly doubt anybody cares if a HZ Kingswood is factory L31. The 308 in there and working and it was factory V8 from factory.
Not a collectible or desirable car in my eyes. As a cool old shopping trolley or parts car, I see your point.

[buck]

I highly doubt anybody cares if a HZ Kingswood is factory L31. The 308 in there and working and it was factory V8 from factory.
Not a collectible or desirable car in my eyes. As a cool old shopping trolley or parts car, I see your point.

I dont know about that, as they say they not making any more of them, most where treated like crap, i think people would look at a low klm 5.0litre turbo 400 HZ kingo or prem as starting to get collectable, if not now maybe in a couple of years. look at the HZ gts you could pick those up easily for under $10k a couple of years ago, try it now.
Also look at the VK SS one of the most gutless V8s holden ever made and some are asking $75k to $100k, personally i think $5k would be to much for any Vk.
but thats just me.

[Innuendo]

I suppose some might find a HZ Kingswood interesting or worthwhile. Personally I rate them spares for better, more desirable models.
But your right, somebody has to keep a few around to remind me why I don't rate them. (Taxi)

[Dick61]

I suppose some might find a HZ Kingswood interesting or worthwhile. Personally I rate them spares for better, more desirable models.
But your right, somebody has to keep a few around to remind me why I don't rate them. (Taxi)

I've had 2 HZ Kingswoods and I still reckon they are a great car, but yes $6,200.00 is a bit high for a Kingswood needing rust repairs. I it were on carpoint it would probably have a 12g pricetag, I can't believe the prices some idiots ask for basic old holdens.

[Innuendo]

I've owned more HZ sedans then I care to remember (as with most Holden models of the 1970's). They were a good family car and well priced. But not something I rate as desirable or important.

[Robbo]

Each time I look at prices, they just climb higher. Most seller's are just dreamer's though.

[HK1837]

I highly doubt anybody cares if a HZ Kingswood is factory L31. The 308 in there and working and it was factory V8 from factory.
Not a collectible or desirable car in my eyes. As a cool old shopping trolley or parts car, I see your point.

Original 5.0L cars are starting to become interesting to collectors who want an old girl but can't see the value in $25k+ for a 5.0L GTS sedan. 5.0L manual HZ Kingswoods were pretty low build, i've heard less than 800. I bought one in 1985 from a Daihatsu yard where it was traded on of all things a turbo Charade. Even in the mid-late 80's I remember how rare it was, I never saw another at the time. Auto examples are probably 3 or 4 times that amount built. If this car in question was a factory L31, M41, disc brake, console shift, U17 instruments, air, steer HZ Kingswood in a nice colour like Dark Carmine Metallic it'd sell for $6200 in a hearbeat. If it wasn't rusty it'd probably go for $10k+.
I agree though, as it presents as a non-original car with rust in the body i'd buy it as a parts car. Without the good trim though it isn't worth more than $3000.

[buck]

I suppose some might find a HZ Kingswood interesting or worthwhile. Personally I rate them spares for better, more desirable models.
But your right, somebody has to keep a few around to remind me why I don't rate them. (Taxi)

Must admit i wasnt around to see them as a taxi or any holdens really , can just remeber the XD falcons with a million or so klms running around, must admit i am not going out of my way looking for one, i already have the kingswood ute, but iam keeping my eye on a HZ prem original 5.0 with woodgrain gts dash up the road owned by an 87 year old 1 owner from new with 83,000klm on it.

[Innuendo]

I'd prize the Premier more highly, as it is something more than average.