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[tubsy1]

If anyone here on the forums can help me, i’m after Dealer number 645 name and location in 1972. I have a 1/72 XU1 and would like to know its origins. Thanks in advance.

[yel327]

I cannot help you with the name. But a bit of trivia for you. Dealer 645 is credited with selling in August 1971, L175057, a July 1971 HQ Kingswood sedan. Nothing special, a non-descript and apparently bog standard car with 173, 3spd manual, 3.55 rear axle and front drums. Its claim to fame? It is listed as being originally fitted with QD1001. The first engine in the HQ GMH engine number sequence. The same sequence as all HJ late HZ, all LJ, a lot of LC, some HG, many LH, LX and UC. Also CF Bedford. The car was the second HQ Kingswood PSN from the Elizabeth VAP (very likely 80369 2-A which is the second HQ 80369 from the Elizabeth BAP) and the 6th production HQ PSN from Elizabeth (lots of earlier PSN's but they were the original HQ's which were a HK/T update). It may also have been a Woodville body, possibly the Woodville tryout body which would have been 80369 1-A which is the car with its Body ID tag shown on page 1-4 of volume 1 of the HQ Holden Service Manual.

[claysummers]

Cool bit of trivia there


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[Balfizar]

645 26'er Country 4 SA KADINA

J.H. Rosewarne Pty Ltd - Kadina (Finest 50 28/11/1986) (Total Aust Retailer List Mar 2003)

Chevrolet Pontiac Buick Oakland

01/01/1902 25/12/2019 117 Years, 11 Months, 24 Days

62-66 Graves Street, Kadina 5554 08 8185 5010

Jack Rosewarne F W Rosewarne 1951     DAVID H ROSEWARNE

 

16/8/1884:-

To Farmers, Tradesmen and others.

J. H. ROSEWARNE

RESPECTFULLY informs the people of Kadina and the surrounding

Farming Districts, that he Has Commenced Business as a General Blacksmith,Wheelwright &c. (Adjoining Post Office, opposite Square)

Graves STREET, KADJIVA,

 

1902

In the small town of Kadina in SA, the great grandfather of current Holden dealer david Rosewarne places an advertisement

 in the local paper to say he is now an agent for Oldsmobile.   Today there is good argument to support Rosewarne's claim to

be worlds oldest serving General Motors Dealer.  Still selling GM vehicles from the same site under the same name.

Edited by Balfizar, 14 October 2023 - 10:23 AM.

[claysummers]

Lived in Kadina and knew David Rosewarne late 1980s. It was early Holdens heaven back then. With FX HR wrecks in every second back yard. I really stocked up on all the bits back then. I was driving an EK sedan as my work car, doing 25,000 miles a year. I used my allowance to refurbish it, racing around country SA like a mad man. Those were the days.

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[tubsy1]

@Balfizar, thank you for the information, much appreciated. Now after a picture or copy of their decal at the time (1972). I’ll contact them, I’m sure being around for 137 years, there’ll be some historical artefacts. Cheers again.

[RallyRed]

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[Bazza]

Close, but no cigar ?

Different outfit - code 670

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