There are 3 different types of VIN tags for the Monaro;
- HK-HQ (up to the 30th September 1972)
- HQ-HZ (1st October 1972)
- CV6 and CV8
HK-HQ
The VIN plate is located on the upper horizontal surface of the firewall in the engine bay. The VIN consists of 13 characters (letters and numbers), as per the example below.
Decoding
There are 5 sections in this number;
Section 1 First digit Vehicle Manufacturer
Section 2 Second to Fifth Digits Series Designation
Section 3 Sixth Digit Model Series
Section 4 seventh and eighth digits Assembly Plant
Section 5 ninth to thirteenth digit Vehicle Sequence Number
Section 1 Vehicle Manufacturer
8 = Holden
Section 2 Series Designation
0269 = Belmont Sedan V* (HQ SS)
0337 = Monaro (HK)*
0337 = Monaro L6 (HT/G/Q)
0437 = Monaro V8 (HT/G/Q)
0737 = Monaro GTS (HK)*
0737 = Monaro GTS L6 (HT/G/Q)
0837 = Monaro GTS V8 (HT/G/Q)
1137 = Monaro LS L6 (HQ)
1237 = Monaro LS V8 (HQ)
1837 = Monaro GTS 327 (HK)
1837 = Monaro GTS 350 (HT/G/Q)
* Note the VIN system did not differentiate between L6 and V8 engines in the HK series. Eg A 0737 designation HK series Monaro could have been fitted with either the 186S six cylinder or the 307 Chevrolet engine.
Section 3 Model Series
K = HK
T = HT
G = HG
Q = HQ
Section 4 Assembly Plant
H1, H2 = Acacia Ridge, Brisbane
H5, H6, H7 = Pagewood, Sydney
J1, J2, J3 = Dandenong, Melbourne
L1, L2 = Elizabeth Adelaide
L6 = Mosman Park, Perth
Section 5 Vehicle Sequence Number
The number relates directy to the vehicle sequence number for a particulat plant. When a numbe reaches 99999, the assembly plant identification code (section four) was raised by one number eg H5 chanes to H6 and the vehicle sequence number returns to zero.
HQ - HX