1979 HZ HOLDEN PANELVAN AMBULANCE - DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION. (Survivor Car) MUST SELL

1979 HZ Holden V8 Ex St John Ambulance | Panelvan with GTS Factory Options.
Very hard to find a St Johns Ambulance and especially one in good condition. 470,080 ORIGINAL KMS with some service history and books. 253 V8 Engine (Running on LPG only) 3 Spd Automatic Registered, roadworthy, reliable and running on South Australian Registration. For her age, she's in great condition. She’s not perfect or mint but she’s a good solid car to drive, sounds great with the V8 and constantly gets noticed and commented on. Any maintenance or repairs required have always been considerate of using the original parts. Where that hasn’t been possible, I’ve kept the original broken parts.
BODY: Body wise, paint is original and shows small signs of age in some places, but body is still in good condition. Paint and bodywork is generally straight and shiny. She has some very small amounts of surface rust and a few dings and scratches as per photos. No major rust and no rust in floor etc.
The only noticeable rust is in the rhs gutter, but it has been that way for years. There is also some surface rust on the roof that has been properly maintained. Still very shiny and presentable. New set of Nangkang White Letter Radial Tyres in May 2022. New Registration Plates. Old original ones included. New front Door Locks & Ignition Lock. Original Front Bumper has recently been re-chromed Black Tinted Windows all round & Front Side Window Covers. Original Tow Bar. Photos are a good representation.

Everything works and is fully roadworthy and ready to go. Vehicle comes with a few factory options: tow bar, mudflaps, roof racks, roof air vent, sun visor, factory mud flaps & wheel arch covers, spare wheel cover and exterior window guards. Some receipts and books including workshop manual.
MECHANICALS: Original motor. Very smooth to drive. Doesn't blow smoke or use oil. Never gets hot. Brand New Battery installed with 2yr warranty.
Original radiator was fully rebuilt and recored at C&C Radiators. Still under warranty. (March 23) Engine: Major Service & Tune Up New Plugs and HT Leads including New Air & Oil Filters (June 22) New Rear Main Seal. (Feb 24) New Starter Motor. (Sep 23) Petrol Pump Removed and New Block Off Plate Installed. (Dec 23) New gaskets throughout (Dec 23). Full Auto Trans Serve & Gaskets (April 22) New Master Cylinder, Rear Brake Cylinders, Front Rotors Machined, Full Brake system bleed with new fluid (Nov 22) Wheel Alignment (April 22) Original Radiator fully reconditioned, New Thermostat and Housing, New Water Pump, All New Radiator Hoses, New Heater Valve, hoses & Clamps and Radiator Cap. (March 23) New battery and clamp. (April 22) Full LPG Service, Clean Out. New Pressure Relief Valve and AFL (April 22)
BAD: There is an Auto Trans Oil Leak in between the engine and the transmission. The rear Auto Plate needs replacing and it is about a 1k repair. At first start in the morning, trans oil will leak if it is in reverse first, then it stops as the car drives off and won’t do it again. If the car is started then moved off in drive, it doesn’t leak at all, but it will need to be repaired. This was diagnosed only a few months ago, so I decided to be up front and let the new owner deal with it. Aside from that there is no urgency to anything else. Any other repairs or maintenance that might need doing down the track, can be done at your leisure.

LPG: The vehicle runs full time on LPG. It had a full LPG service and clean out including new Tank, Pressure Relief Valve and AFL Valve by Eastern Autogas around 18 months ago. New APA Gas Tank 10yr Warranty, New AFL Valve, Apexus Gas Change Over Switch & Gauge using New Wiring Loom & Fuses. 10yr Warranty. She could very easily be reverted back to petrol, but would require an overhaul of the carby, fuel pump; fuel lines and tank clean out. Runs great on LPG and way cheaper than petrol.
INTERIOR: Interior is good for age. Full Roof Lining front and back. Vinyl Roof Lining to front of cab and Ambo Pack Headline to the rear. Vinyl Floor Coverings are excellent. Original Ambo Flooring to rear includes storage area in excellent condition. Heavy Duty Rubber Floormat on top of that which has been customised to allow the Dickey Seat to be folded away. GTS Dash is fully functional and in good condition. Door Trims are excellent.
Front bucket seats are in excellent condition, but stitching is coming away on driver’s seat. The GTS clock is missing and has been replaced with an Instrument Vacuum Gauge at some stage. Dickey Seat is like new and folds as should. Original Spare Wheel Cover to rear and original Ambo silver paint to rear. Couple of the Ambo switches have gone from the dash; I guess when it was decommissioned. Crack in the gear selector. Easy fix. RHS Arm Rest is broken and needs replacing. Some repairable tears in the headlining. Centre Console Arm Rest needs recovering. Previous owner installed a Cassette Deck with speakers in the overhead compartment at the rear. No additional ambulance extras
ADDITIONAL: Sale includes some spare parts, receipt history and service manual.
HISTORY: The vehicle was built at the GMH Holden Elizabeth Plant in South Australia in 1979. It left GMH as a Panelvan with GTS Trimmings before going to Lez Brazier Motor Builders (Now called Brazier Mobility), to be given the Ambo Pack. (BO6). Here it was customised by way of a third door (On the left in SA for safety reasons), revised ambulance flooring and storage compartments, rear lighting (which still works from the front) and an Ambulance Officers seat known as a Dickey Seat, which folds away when needed. Seatbelts were attached also. It then went to St John Ambulance where it was used for around 5 yrs before becoming decommissioned. VERY REGRETTABLE SALE. MUST SELL. $41,000 AUD
Insurance value at $70,000 by Shannon’s
CAN SHIP AT BUYERS EXPENSE OR YOU CAN PICK UP AND DRIVE HER HOME CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE MORE PHOTOS. NO TIME WASTERS WILL NOT RESPOND TO STUPID QUESTIONS, TIME WASTERS OR ASKING IF IT’S STILL AVAILABLE. IF YOU CAN SEE THE AD, ITS FOR SALE. CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS