Mikes HK Wagon

[MR HP]

hey guys i have bought myself a HK Kingswood wagon lastnight for my first car we pick her up this weekend shes got some maggots top of the L/H/R door small rust bubbles in all four doors rust all through the tail gate (needs a new tailgate) small bit of rust in the bottom of the R/H/R 1/4 pannel a small amount under the front windscreen some in the verry back R/H pilar and some in the top of the R/H/R 1/4 pannel an it has a huge gaping hole in the drivers side floorpan and has some mega dents in the roof were a homeless guy slept and as you can see in the photos the R/H front gaurd is abit beat up but is fix able and the L/H front gaurd was stripped back and left in the weather

the interior is pretty basic nothing special it has a few rips in the headlining two or or 3 tiny rips in the rear seat it needs new carpet and front seats it has falcon? ajustables the dash facia is very good

it needs a front bumper two new front seats grille badge insert new front floor pans a tail gate a stone tray and new seat belts it has no motor,box or tailshaft but i have a 202 and a trimatic box out of a 1 tonner to go in it and its lowered 2"? all round

and she used to be abit of a hottie in the 80s

it has original hubcaps and wheel trims on fat stockies

same ol story guy bought it for his daughter and now she doesent want it as it sits is how the guy bought it

in the future

evetually i will get some new rims maybe chromies and hub caps or maybe some dragway 5 spokes
it will be getting venetions and a worked 179hp and in a few years time i will probably re-paint it a dark metallic blue

it will be a nice cruiser low allround with a bit of go as well

heres some pics



















and im hoping for something like this





cheers
mike

please post up any pictures of hk/t/g wagons for ideas

[Trev]

I recon I know a previous owner of that car, Fred Flinstone .

I do love a HK wagon, good luck with it, Trev .

[MR HP]

thanks mate haha yeah fred good ol fred thats him hahha yeah its a good honest car and thats the best thing about it

cheers
mik

[my70wg]

good start....thats pretty much the same colours in gonna be doin my sedan in....white roof as well...

keep us updated!!!

aidan...

[MR HP]

will do aiden when i get her ill go through her and ill tell ya what else i find haha what is the colour called?

[my70wg]

i wouldnt have a clue

aidan...

[Devilrod]

Thats Timbo's wagon (well was last time I saw him but its been awhile), he's also got a real tuff HK Monaro.

[jack_fc]

Looks very much like GMH Torquay Blue (B 095)??

[mr hydramatic]

hi mike ,

wagons are very cool , especially hk's, if you lived in sydney i could help you out with sum goodies ,i have a " spare parts ht wagon " on my property.. but being in wa...its hard....but if ya get stuck please feel free to drop me a pm.
here is a pic of my hk belmont wagon i had a couple of years back. i bought it off the second owner, it was a 186 3speed non syncro box, thats right a factory fitted crash box in a hk... no heater/demister, 4wheel drums no booster, but it had a factory radio and a cigarete lighter ..pale blu trim. it was a very cool car and was very clean.i added the spats,gts hubcaps/sunvisor and rear venitians , over riders . i drove it for around 5 years,.. i sold the car to one of my best mates, (ian)he kept is cool, we fitted disc brakes and put in a full syncro box, gts dash, sterring wheel, he had it for a couple of years unfortunatly he was stricken with cancer had to sell the car..sold it to another "mate" who was "gunna" do it up, yeh he pulled it apart left it sittin. after my mate passed i decided to track the car down as i wanted to buy it back to restore. i found the previous owner and he had just on sold the car to a guy who used it at "parra speedway" yep a smash up derby car...no b/s! ...but here is a pic of the hk in its glory days!

the good part of the story my is Ians dad is currently rebuilding a ht prem wagon (factory 308 auto, lsd diff, power steering and power windows ) that ian started to restore just before he passed...

mr hm


ps ...hq to hz wagon ventians will fit into your wagon...

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[wot179]

My HT.

[MR HP]

Verry nice wagon mr hm what a shame hey?
Wot 179 your ht is the 1 that made the final decision that i wanted 1 i was waying up between a lh/x torrie and the wagon i will post up again tomorow when i have a better look at the two wagons (as im on,on my mobile) very handy to know about the parts and venetians cheers 4 that!

cheers
mike

[MR HP]

hey guys at school so only a litlle post verry nice belmont wagon and i love your wagon wot 179 i have a section in the "parts wanted" section stating what i need we are picking her up tomorow morning some time i have been looking at deep dish jelly beans they arent to expensive and they look mad with no black (all polished) roughly how much will i get for the standard hub caps and trims?
thanks for that colour info jack fc
hey dr! ya reckon you can get me some pics of her especially of the interior
also does anyone have a spare twin stommy (stromberg) manifold laying around that are willing to sell it fairly cheap??

im off

cheers
mike

[jack_fc]

Mike, this is Torquay Blue B095-





If it's not the same as that HK wagon, it must be really bloody close...

cheers, jack

[MR HP]

thanks its verry bloody close not far off is that your fc?
very nice clean car
cheers
mike

[jack_fc]

Yep...

I think Torquay Blue was an '80s commonbore Calais colour. Looks on that HK wagon (but then again, I've got a soft spot for HKs; sadly, I just sold my HK ute... and I'm regretting it already )

cheers, jack