That is a mid-luxury dash as it is a Kingswood. HJ Belmont or HJ ute/van/tonner dash is the poverty dash.Originally Posted by Taily
202 is luxury too, and that Kingswood got front discs standard and carpet too. Belmont and base commercials got a 173, front drums and rubber mats. Plus none of that special flash vinyl!
That makes it even more pathetic
Last edited by Alien DNA; 02-03-2015 at 02:18 PM.
That is what a Holden was like though in 1974. It is what people expected. If you were a tradesman you might opt for a ute or tonner with a 202 or 253 with discs, possibly a 4spd as in 1974 manuals were still the big seller (by 1977 autos were far more common). My parents both had HQ's, mum's a 202 3spd Kingswood wagon, dad's a Belmont ute 173 3spd. Even the WB van that replaced the ute was pretty basic especially compared to mum's 1981 Cressida.
No the HQ dash is not ugly, certainly prettier than the HJ. If you really want to talk ugly on these Holdens then the WB front qualifies!!!
HQ Glacier White Belmont Ute
Wanted Lanspeed accessories for Holden Grey engines, twin carb manifolds, extractors, rocker cover, 3 speed floor shift.
Especially the early 1980 WB Holden front, they dropped it later that year. What is ugly is the WA Kingswood sedan, which was a mixture of HJ Statesman body with the WB Kingswood front. I saw one again last week at Birdwood.
Possibly so. Possibly not.
Which one is your one eye open or not!! :-)
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“485650 HQ's cant be wrong...”
“You don’t drive a Kingswood, you make love to it. That’s why nuns only drive Toranas.” - Ted Bullpitt
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