Hi All,

I currently have the dashboard out of my WB Series II Caprice. while it was out I noticed it has "7 NOVEMBER 1984" printed / stamped on the dashboard chassis. It got me wondering when was the last of the WB Statesmans manufactured? I was always led to believe it was 7/12/1984, but I'm not sure where I got that date from and is it accurate. Either way it appears that my Caprice is probably one of the last ones off the production line. there are a couple of interior trim pieces that had been vinyl painted / dyed from blue to cream to match the interior. it has a dealer fitted sunroof that was installed prior to delivery, and looks like these trim pieces were fitted prior to the sunroof being fitted. I wonder if they had run out of the correct colour on the line, so just dyed what they had??

My Caprice itself is a bit of a survivor car - very original, but with the expected dents and scratches that go with that. Luckily it still has the owners manual from new with it. it was sold new from Kevin Dennis Holden in Maidstone, to Syd Ellis. For those of you in Melbourne you may recall that Syd Ellis had the used car lot a few doors down from Kevin Dennis Holden.

cheers,

Jim