Holden WB [SEP] manufacturer
grille with circular headlights. In August 1980, the base models received an update which gave them the same frontal treatment as the Kingswood utility.
Plans to produce sedan and wagon versions of the Holden WB reached an advanced stage but ultimately were not pursued. These variants would have supplemented the new Holden Commodore models in the family car market.
Model range Statesman.
The Statesman WB range of long-wheelbase luxury sedans, developed by General Motors-Holden’s in parallel with the Holden WB series, was released in May
excess of 50% more than a basic HZ panel van, Holden would include a velvet mattress with Holden logo embroidered. The Sandman ute was phased out in October 1979, followed by the Sandman panel van prior to the end of the HZ series.
Panel vans in general were declining in popularity during the 1980s. Holden's last panel van was the WB model, which ceased production in 1984. Subsequently, Ford became the sole manufacturer of them until 1999 when production of last entry in the history of the Australian panel