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Post War Holden Development
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Holden 48-215 (commonly known as the Holden FX)
The Holden FX was a very popular family car. It had four doors and was a front engine mount and rear wheel drive. -
The Holden FE
The FE Holden was first released in 1956. There were many different types of the FE. These include:
Holden Standard
Holden Business Sedan
Holden Special
Holden Utility
Holden Panel Van The Holden FE was discontinued in 1958 and replaced by a very similar car. -
The FB Holden
The FB Holden was released on the 14th January 1960. Similly with the FE there were many types and models. Including:
Holden Standard
Holden Business Sedan
Holden Special
Holden Utility
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Holden EK
The Holden EK Series was released on the 2nd of May 1961. The EK Series was a very good quality car for the time period. It came with electric window wipers, a heater unit and a lockable bonnet. -
Holden HD Series
The Holden HD Series came with a 2.4L Engine offering 100 BHP. It was the first time disc brakes were avaliable on a Holden Car. The Holden HD could also be oreder with a two speed 'Powerglide Transmittion'. This was a very luxurious and useful feature to have. It was also the first time Holden offered a 'V8' Engine in one of their cars. -
The Holden HK
The First ever Holden Monaro was released in 1968. It was named after the farming region in NSW. It was available in three differnet models: The Monaro Coup‘e, The Monaro GTS Coup'e and The Monaro GTS 327. -
The Holden HQ Series
The Holden HQ series included a large amount of Cars. There are many well-known and renouned cars in the HQ series such as the Kingswood, Belmont, Premier and one of Holdens most famous cars ever, the Holden Monaro. -
The Holden 'Sunbird'
The Holden sun bird was released in 1976. It was commonly refered to as "a Torana with a different name". The Sunbird was released with a wide range of 'motor options'. It was available with a small 1.9L four cylinder, upto a gigantic 5.0L V8. -
The Release of the Holden Commodore
The first Holden Commodore was released in 1978. It was a very luxurios car for the time. It came with Power-Windows and a 'Delux Interior'. It was also awarded the 'Wheels Car of the year award', due to it great value for money and great quality. -
The Holden WB Series
There were many types of cars in the Holden WB series. These include: The Holden 'One-Tonner', Kingswood and Statesman. These were 'top-quality' cars for the time period. -
The Holden Barina
The Holden Barina was first released in 1985. It was 'Badged-Engineered' Suzuki Cultus. In 2006, research revealed that the first Barina had a very poor occupant-safety rating, in the event of an accident. However, it had a phenomenal fuel rating of 19 kilometres per liter of fuel. -
The Holden VN Commodore
The Holden VN Commodore came standard with a 3.6L Australian made, Buick designed motor. It was also available with a 5.0L V8 offering 165Kw (221BHP). The 'Executive Commodore' came with many great features, such as, Power Steering, Air-Conditioning, Cruize-Controll and Disc Brakes. -
Holden VS III Caprice
The Holden VS III Caprice was released in 1995, with a state of the art 10 CD disc holder. It was also rated by the Monash University to have reasonably good safety rating. -
The New Holden Monaro Coupe
In 2001 the Holden Monaro was released. It was the first time the car had been for sale in the show-room for twenty years. -
The Holden VZ Commodore
In 2004 the VZ Holden commodore was released. This car came with Power-windos, Power-steering, Radio, CD player, ABS, Trip Computer and other features all standard on every model! This is a great improvement from the 'early days of Holden' -
The VE Series 2006 - Now
Manufacturing of the VE Series began in 2006, however desiging started many years before that. It was the first time since 1971, when they had completely scraped their previous car designs and started from start. It was Holden's most expensive and largest project ever, reportedly costing over 1 Billion Australian Dollars. The VE series is the Current Holden for sale at present. It has been proclaimed as one of Holdens best looking cars ever.
