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Old 09-05-03, 08:40
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Default Re: CKD -v-SUP Australian assembly

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Originally posted by David_Hayward
I have a suggestion from all the evidence so far that Holden-assembled CKD CMPs had blank plates and the serial number was allocated at the assembly plant in Australia: A,B,M,P,S in theory though I have yet to see any apparent Adelaide or Brisbane assembled trucks. Thus each plant started their sequential number with 0001, plus plant code.
I think you're probably correct, David - I don't recall ever seeing a paint or trim filled in.

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