| dbo:abstract
|
- The Holden was a full-sized car produced by the company of the same name across 5 generations from 1948 until 1984. The Holden is also commonly referred to by their model designation (e.g., HQ) and also the H Series. The Holden was introduced to be Australia's car, being the first full scale produced automobile exclusive to the country. Prior to which, General Motors Holden's Ltd. assembled imported CKD kits from overseas General Motors subsidiaries such as Chevrolet, Buick, Vauxhall and more. And the only other cars built in the country being Ford and Chrysler vehicle bodys fitted to imported chassis. The Holden was an instant success among Australians, being the first production car built solely for Australia's unique, rough roads. The famous Holden Ute was derived from the Holden, until 1971, the ute even retained the rear floorpan of the sedan, although it was beneath the utes tray floor. The Holden was produced in all states (exc territories and Tasmania) of Australia at varying stages of its lifetime. Between 1960 and 1968 Holden vehicles were able to be easily modified to left-hand drive for markets such as Hawaii. Right-hand drive Holden's were exported all throughout its lifetime to countries such as South Africa where they were rebadged as Chevrolets. Some versions of the Holden ended up in Japan and sold as the Mazda Roadpacer AP, powered by a 13B Rotary engine. Upon its introduction the Holden was available in a single trim level, however soon adopted the naming of Holden Standard, Holden Business and Holden Special. The Holden Business was soon phased out due to being unpopular due to its awkward mid-range position. In 1963, the Holden Premier was introduced, placed significantly higher than the Special, with many more luxury focused components. In 1968 with the launch of the HK series, the Standard and Special were replaced by the Holden Belmont and Holden Kingswood respectively, along with Holden's first coupe model, the Holden Monaro, and also the first Long-wheelbase model, the Holden Brougham, to compete with the wildly successful Ford Fairlane. In 1971, the Brougham was replaced by the Statesman upon the launch of the fully redesigned HQ series, this model was now devoid of the Holden name, however remained essentially the same car. Also along with the HQ came the cab chassis Holden One Tonner. The Holden remained essentially unchanged throughout the 1970s, with only minor style changes, and the coupe model ceasing production after the HX series, until 1980 with the introduction of the WB series when the sedan and station wagon models were both also dropped, leaving only the ute and panelvan in the range, which gained the Statesman WB front clip. The Holden was discontinued as a whole in 1984, as Holden turned its focus entirely to the Holden Commodore. By the time production of the Holden ceased in 1984, total production of the Holden reached 3,330,401. (en)
|
| rdfs:comment
|
- The Holden was a full-sized car produced by the company of the same name across 5 generations from 1948 until 1984. The Holden is also commonly referred to by their model designation (e.g., HQ) and also the H Series. The Holden was introduced to be Australia's car, being the first full scale produced automobile exclusive to the country. Prior to which, General Motors Holden's Ltd. assembled imported CKD kits from overseas General Motors subsidiaries such as Chevrolet, Buick, Vauxhall and more. And the only other cars built in the country being Ford and Chrysler vehicle bodys fitted to imported chassis. The Holden was an instant success among Australians, being the first production car built solely for Australia's unique, rough roads. (en)
|
_03.jpg?width=300)
_GTS_350_coupe_(2007-10-12).jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_03.jpg){kind=link}