Post your Holden Cars

[Joeseph]

Holden, essentially Australian ceased producing cars in Oct 2017 (some would argue they stopped making quality cars much earlier)

Post what you have!

Casual 2003 SS:

 

[Joeseph]

Slightly faster Holden:

 

[Stic2]

My old 308 V8 powered Premier (my brother as model, in my old man's suit)...


scan0009 by M Smith, on Flickr

 

[rojam1000]

Inverell national transport museum

_MG_5893 by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

_MG_5890 by Tony Manttan, on Flickr

 

[Joeseph]

Kumeu Classic & Hot Rod Festival - '72 Kingswood:



a.k.a. "Golden Holden"

 

[Stic2]

I thought 72 onwards had orange indicator lenses, and only the '71 had the clear lens...?

My first car was a 71 Kingswood, same colour as this with same colour interior too.

 

[Joeseph]

'77 Torana:



(guessing a LX?)

 

[Joeseph]

I thought 72 onwards had orange indicator lenses, and only the '71 had the clear lens...?

My first car was a 71 Kingswood, same colour as this with same colour interior too.

you're probably right - I was going from the carjam info & it's probably wrong! my '72 XU-1 had clear indicators & that was original. Lovely car regardless...

 

[Stic2]

Wish I still had mine...

Brought it from the old man, who brought it from his parents, who brought it from his fathers company where it was purchased new for him as a company car...

 

[Stic2]

Workmate's HK GTS from a couple of decades ago...


DSCF3171 by M Smith, on Flickr


DSCF3185 by M Smith, on Flickr

 

[Joeseph]

Ooooooo..... Nice! I'll see what else I can dig out from today

 

[Stic2]

Yup...

Shot on my first digital SL/R... A Fujifilm S2pro

 

[Stic2]

I'm guessing it's pretty rare, as you might notice the fender badge....186...

It's a 6cyl GTS...


DSCF3184 by M Smith, on Flickr

 

[Joeseph]

Not exactly stock:


(but not bad eh? )

Lovely Colour:

 

[Stic2]

Ha ha...

I ALSO had a Red (same as above) HQ premier, just a 253, a '73...actually swapped the 202 Mustard orange HQ for it (with some cash too)...

Only had it 3 months and I traded it in on a 1961 Plymouth Belvedere that was sitting on a car lot in town...

 

[Stic2]

...here is the actual Plymouth, new owner changed the plates (used to be CD9168 if memory serves)...


Plymouth by M Smith, on Flickr

had original rims and hubcaps too, new owner fitted the mags...


1961_Plymouth_Belvedere_(30705564665) by M Smith, on Flickr

 

[Stic2]

Last Holden I owned was a white 77 HX Kingswood...like this:


Holden_Kingswood_HX_(15247601123) by M Smith, on Flickr

Brought for $800 in 1995

202 and 3 on the tree...

Workmate fitted a commodore 5spd (much more economical) and some Torana buckets, I also had comodore wide steel rims on it and gas shocks all round...went pretty well, but while I owned it, I had to buy a mig, and learn to weld 'cause the rust just kept comming...

 

[Joeseph]

Last Holden I owned was a white 77 HX Kingswood...like this:


Holden_Kingswood_HX_(15247601123) by M Smith, on Flickr

Brought for $800 in 1995

202 and 3 on the tree...

Workmate fitted a commodore 5spd (much more economical) and some Torana buckets, I also had comodore wide steel rims on it and gas shocks all round...went pretty well, but while I owned it, I had to buy a mig, and learn to weld 'cause the rust just kept comming...

I have a suspicion that the rust was part of Holdens' master plan to force folks to buy more cars. if the old ones fall apart - you have to buy a new one!!

 

[Joeseph]

Gratuitous butt shot:


Dashboard humour:

 

[Joeseph]

1978 (according to carjam) HZ panel Van:



(may have had some mods!)