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#1 yel327

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Posted 03 August 2020 - 12:24 PM

Looking to see how much longer past 9/77 the A on the compliance plate went for at Dandenong. I have 9/77 plates for HZ from Pagewood, Elizabeth and Acacia Ridge with it and 10/77 from same plants without it. However Dandenong only did commercials at this time and there weren’t many in total (maybe 600 between 9/77-12/77) and autos are scarce, so I do not have enough auto ID plates from there to make a call. I have a 9/77 auto Sunbird (Dandenong obviously) with the A.

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Posted 11 August 2020 - 10:14 PM

Got a 12/77 auto, don't have a pic of drivers side tag though, and don't have access to car atm

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Posted 11 August 2020 - 11:46 PM

It isn't a clear photo, but this 1st 1978 4.2 SS looks like it has the A.

 

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Posted 12 August 2020 - 09:47 AM

Thanks guys. I just did further digging in my box of ID tags and found a 12/77 SL hatchback L32 M40 and it has the A too. That 1/78 confirms it at least went into January as well at Dandenong. I have a few early 1978 UC auto without it. Also just found a 10/77 Acacia Ridge HZ L32 M40 set of plates with the A but have photos of others from the same month without it. So it looks like Dandenong bucked the trend.



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Posted 06 September 2020 - 03:44 PM

Yes RTS 1/78 LX hatch here too

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Posted 06 September 2020 - 04:00 PM

Auto?

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Posted 06 September 2020 - 05:29 PM

Yes

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Posted 06 September 2020 - 05:35 PM

Cool. Bloody Dandenong! If anything could be done differently and weird it was that Assembly plant.

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Posted 06 September 2020 - 05:37 PM

I think it was the last month when they were made ,not sure.
I've never seen a 2/78

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Posted 09 September 2020 - 08:55 PM

My LX Hatch, 2/78, SL, L32, M20.



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Posted 09 September 2020 - 08:57 PM

I think I have tags somewhere off a 2/78 LX sedan. Just a low spec 2.85L thing. Real pale blue from memory.

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Posted 10 September 2020 - 10:41 AM

My LX Hatch, 2/78, SL, L32, M20.

Any chance of a photo of the plates Mick?  (Totally understand if not.)



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Posted 10 September 2020 - 10:54 PM

I'd be interested to know how many 78 LX's were produced, and when in 2/78 they actually finished?

 

Is this one enough to keep you guys happy, or interested in the other also?

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Posted 11 September 2020 - 11:54 AM

Yes please Mick. I would love to see the body plate.  Is the chassis number (on the body) a CLX with the C crossed out and a D stamped alongside it?



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Posted 11 September 2020 - 01:55 PM

I found the car I have Laurie. Straight DLX. It is an LD1, M20 GV4 car. Will find out when it was completed, and send you photos of the tags.

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Posted 11 September 2020 - 03:25 PM

This is the one I was referring to above.

 

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Posted 11 September 2020 - 03:42 PM

That is 77 cars later than mine. Identical car other than colour/trim, mine is 1929-60V

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Posted 11 September 2020 - 11:25 PM

Mines 13 cars earlier than that!

 

Yes it's supposed to be painted Red, oversight in a last minute rush when dad sold the panel shop, shits me all the time! 

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Posted 16 October 2020 - 03:53 PM

Not sure if it helps, but I used to own a UC 202 auto hatch built 4/78 in Dandenong which did not have the A on the compliance plate.



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Posted 01 November 2020 - 09:08 AM

Yes please Mick. I would love to see the body plate. Is the chassis number (on the body) a CLX with the C crossed out and a D stamped alongside it?

Exactly what mine looks like, C crossed out with D stamped beside it. Late Jan 78. M20 SS.

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Posted 01 November 2020 - 06:23 PM

Its been a long time since I've seen my body number, its very lightly stamped, and wasn't visible when purchased, but we found it when painting the engine bay, but its gone again now with the new paint...

BUT, I'm certain it is correct with it being a DLX..... not the crossed out C, something like that would have stuck with me.



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Posted 09 November 2020 - 10:53 AM


Looking to see how much longer past 9/77 the A on the compliance plate went for at Dandenong. I have 9/77 plates for HZ from Pagewood, Elizabeth and Acacia Ridge with it and 10/77 from same plants without it. However Dandenong only did commercials at this time and there weren’t many in total (maybe 600 between 9/77-12/77) and autos are scarce, so I do not have enough auto ID plates from there to make a call. I have a 9/77 auto Sunbird (Dandenong obviously) with the A.



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Posted 09 November 2020 - 10:57 AM

Hullo, on AMCS atm there is a white a9x lookalike 1/78 A coupe for sale of course. Just thought I would bring it up. Jeff

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Posted 09 November 2020 - 11:36 AM

Check out the HQ Statesman Custom while you are there Byron.



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Posted 09 November 2020 - 12:12 PM

Thanks Jeff, another COUPE A. Lot of money for a Sunbird though!

Nice HQ V8 Statesman, but I wish AMCS would cut the BS though. A HQ V8 Statesman is far from rare, you can see that this one makes it at least 439 and that is only for Elizabeth bodies. In fact there were 1587 of them, in any of 253HC, 253 LC, 308 or 350. On top of that you have the far rarer HQ Statesman, only 749 made with either 202HC or 202LC. It was never optioned with a GTS dash either, you could not option a GTS dash, it only was ever available standard on Sandman and GTS. Everything else was optionable with a sports or full instrument dash which was different to a GTS or Sandman dash.




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