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