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Old 30-04-2024, 02:10 PM   #31
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Sandman is a rippa, always liked them.
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Statesman Caprice Coupe was probably a proposed answer to the Landau which was never released.
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Statesman Caprice Coupe was probably a proposed answer to the Landau which was never released.
It was made for the US GM executive Max Wilson as he was not a sedan person they made 2 a HJ and a HX , I doubt if they ever even thought about doing a production run
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It was made for the US GM executive Max Wilson as he was not a sedan person they made 2 a HJ and a HX , I doubt if they ever even thought about doing a production run
I think it might have been the start of Leo Pruneau's thinking with his HX LE Coupé.

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I think it might have been the start of Leo Pruneau's thinking with his HX LE Coupé.

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Yeah, he was told to make the HJ for Max, so that would have planted the seed for sure
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I think it might have been the start of Leo Pruneau's thinking with his HX LE Coupé.

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The LE HX was to use up the rest of the leftover coupe bodies.

Just like the later idea with the SLE Statesman while they re tooled, to release the all new WB body shape.
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The LE HX was to use up the rest of the leftover coupe bodies.

Just like the later idea with the SLE Statesman while they re tooled, to release the all new WB body shape.
That's correct, but there are too many similarities between this car & an LE for it to be a coincidence.

AFAIK the LE prototype was an HJ.

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Just like the later idea with the SLE Statesman while they re tooled, to release the all new WB body shape.
SLE Statesman???
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SLE Statesman???
Yeah I had one years ago, woodgrain accents, GTS steering wheel in beige, GTS woodgrain dash, SL/E type alloys, Nice car for the time

Exactly the same as this one

https://www.australianmusclecarsales...man-sle-190362
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Yeah I had one years ago, woodgrain accents, GTS steering wheel in beige, GTS woodgrain dash, SL/E type alloys, Nice car for the time

Exactly the same as this one

https://www.australianmusclecarsales...man-sle-190362
Yes, certainly a nice car I reckon I could live with even now. There was one I saw recently for sale like the brochure one.

Not to badly priced by comparison to Monaro's and Sandman's of the same era.

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