Monaro Body Identification Plate

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The Body Identification Plate has five significant lines.

1 Body

5.1 Model

Combination of Letters and Numbers identifying the Body Model and Style.

  • first 2 characters - is the series of the vehicle.
  • 8 - signifies Holden Australia.
  • XXXX
  • M - defines this as a commercial vehicle or N for Kingswood.
  • XX - is the Body style

5.2 Series

HK, HT, HG, HQ, HJ, HX, HZ

5.3 Body Styles

01= Belmont 6 cyl
02= Belmont V8 either 253 or 308
03= Monaro/Kingswood 6 cyl
04= Monaro/Kingswood V8 either 253 or 308
07= Monaro GTS 6 cyl
08= Monaro GTS V8 either 253 or 308
11= Premier 6 cyl
12= Premier V8
14= Brougham V8
18= Monaro GTS 327 (HT) or 350 (HK-HG)
35= Wagon
37= Coupe body
69= Sedan
70= Panelvan
80= Utility

5.4Body No

This is the unique number of the body assigned from the body assembly plant.

5.5 Assembly Plant Suffix

  • A = Adelaide
  • B = Brisbane
  • M = Melbourne
  • S = Sydney
  • NZ = New Zealand

2 Trim

  • XXXX XX X - Interior Paint colour and Trim combinations.
    See trim codes for a detailed reference.

3 Paint

  • XXX-XXXXX - Exterior Paint basic or Lower Colour
    See the paint colour codes for a detailed reference.

4 Insert

This line would only be populated where a Regular Production Option (RPO) had been optioned - ie, it had to be a non-standard item

  • Eng - Engine type - Refer to series pages for code reference
  • Trans - Transmission type - Refer to series pages for code reference
  • R

5 Top

Exterior Paint, Upper Body section or Roof Colour

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