About
Qrange (orange HQ)
This is my current long term project. NEARLY FINISHED!
HQ Holdens are the Australian version of the US GM A body cars.
History of this Vehicle
My HQ was bought new by my grandfather in 1974. It was a 6 cylinder 3 speed manual Belmont (base model) with only a few basic dealer fit options (sunvisor, venetian blind, door handle scratch plates, bumper overriders, etc) When my grandfather died in 1983 my dad got it and used it as his daily driver which took it’s toll. A few years ago dad got himself a new car and I got the HQ.
Plans for this Vehicle
When I got the car the original running gear was long gone so a complete restoration was always going to be difficult. I’ve decided to “resto-mod” it. I had a complete drive train out of my previous HJ GTS (308, T400 & 10 bolt rear) so that’s all been fitted. I plan to restore the outside to factory standard, original colour (Safron metalic orange), exterior trim, badges etc. The only exterior mods will be chrome Pontiac Rallye II (same as HQ GTS) wheels and lowered suspension. Time has also taken it’s toll on the interior so I’m planning on having it retrimmed (including the original front bench seat) in cloth in the original colour (chesnut brown) similar to original.
Sponsors & Special Thanks
Thanks to my Grandfather for buying it, my Father for keeping it and passing it down to me and my wife-to-be for being so understanding of the time and money I’m putting into it.