Holden Utility/Van/One-Tonne: HQ, HJ, HX, HZ, WB
The market for commercial-use Holdens from the 1970s remains very active, with many of these vehicles still hard at work and ignoring their advancing years.
Six-cylinder utilities, usually running a three-speed column manual transmission and showing signs of recurrent rust, will cost $10-12,000.
Adding a V8 can almost double their value. While a One Tonne six-cylinder HQ-WB probably ranks as the least-desirable Holden of its era, lots are being preserved and they are already worth considerably more than a 1990s Calais.
V8 Tonners will often have been glammed-up for show use, as have HQ-HZ styleside V8s and many of the surviving V8 vans.
Any of these can be found in very good condition for $25,000.
HQ-WB Utiilty Six $14,785 [24]
HQ-HZ Utility V8 $21,395 [18]
One Tonne Six $9660 [23]
HQ-WB One Tonne V8 $21,665 [27]
HQ-HZ Van V8 $21,390 [14]
[*] = number of recorded sales
(Note: concours & special cars may demand more.)
Numbers from our 2019 Aussie Family Car Market Value Guide.
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