Thread: Australians turn their backs on Holden

In another life when I was an apprentice,I had a 202 HQ ute,manual.

Had it for a number of years and toured all over the countryside.

I changed the diff to a 3.08 out of a Torana,and down a big hill on the road from Moonie to St George,it would almost wind off the speedo.

It was the model with miles and km/ hr on the speedo,and had the upgrade which was disc brakes on the front.

Bloody good car,easy to fix,good on fuel once the diff was changed.Had a fibreglass canopy on it for a while as well,Engle in the back,great for camping,etc.

One thing though,once the diff was changed,the GF,of the day could leave me for dead at the lights in her 186 HR auto.

Those were the days......

I had an HT Prem , 307 with the 3.08 diff ( I think I have that right, it was some time ago, I wanted the 2.78 ). I loved that car. Broke it bad though. Thing would be worth a bob these days, but then so would my 1963, first boatload, MGB. Hindsight means nothing, damn it.

Originally Posted by johntins

I had an HT Prem , 307 with the 3.08 diff ( I think I have that right, it was some time ago, I wanted the 2.78 ). I loved that car. Broke it bad though. Thing would be worth a bob these days, but then so would my 1963, first boatload, MGB. Hindsight means nothing, damn it.

It was a long time ago & my memory's not the best, but I "think", "HT" = 308, "HK" = 307. I don't know which you had, but yes, either, these days, would be no doubt "worth a bob". MGB, not so much, maybe a bit more than what you sold for, but not in the same league as your V8 early model. I would've preferred the 3.08 diff,...2.78/2.6 whatever makes ém a bit lazy off the line, esppecially if your auto was a 2 speed powerglide.
Only, IMHO, of course, Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

It was a long time ago & my memory's not the best, but I "think", "HT" = 308, "HK" = 307. I don't know which you had, but yes, either, these days, would be no doubt "worth a bob". MGB, not so much, maybe a bit more than what you sold for, but not in the same league as your V8 early model. I would've preferred the 3.08 diff,...2.78/2.6 whatever makes ém a bit lazy off the line, esppecially if your auto was a 2 speed powerglide.
Only, IMHO, of course, Pickles.

Your memory's not all bad Pickles, me ol' mate.
HK, the first Holden available with a factory V8 was offered with the Chev 307 and 327. It was superseded by the HT which introduced the Holden designed 253 and 308, the Chev 350 was also available.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Your memory's not all bad Pickles, me ol' mate.
HK, the first Holden available with a factory V8 was offered with the Chev 307 and 327. It was superseded by the HT which introduced the Holden designed 253 and 308, the Chev 350 was also available.

And the HK 327 was the first Holden to win the Hardie Ferodo 500,then the HT 350 won it the next year.

A few yrs later,the next Holden to win it was the Torana Xu-1,with the master at the wheel,for the complete race,no co driver.
He was actually very unlucky not to win it again the next year.

Race is pretty much to schedule on lap 40.
For "new viewers" to the televised race, important for you to take note of pit/fuel/tire stops, who's driving, main or co-driver, to see who's actually leading the race,....all involved in "strategy", which can win or lose the race,....it will come into play for each team/car as the race progresses, where towards the later stages of the race, some cars may appear to be at the front of the field when in reality they aren't because they've been skimpy on fuel stops etc to gain position,......but it will all unfold,....as time goes by!
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Race is pretty much to schedule on lap 40.
For "new viewers" to the televised race, important for you to take note of pit/fuel/tire stops, who's driving, main or co-driver, to see who's actually leading the race,....all involved in "strategy", which can win or lose the race,....it will come into play for each team/car as the race progresses, where towards the later stages of the race, some cars may appear to be at the front of the field when in reality they aren't because they've been skimpy on fuel stops etc to gain position,......but it will all unfold,....as time goes by!
Pickles.

Thats why the last 2 hours or so are usually the most exciting

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Race is pretty much to schedule on lap 40.
For "new viewers" to the televised race, important for you to take note of pit/fuel/tire stops, who's driving, main or co-driver, to see who's actually leading the race,....all involved in "strategy", which can win or lose the race,....it will come into play for each team/car as the race progresses, where towards the later stages of the race, some cars may appear to be at the front of the field when in reality they aren't because they've been skimpy on fuel stops etc to gain position,......but it will all unfold,....as time goes by!
Pickles.

Posted in the wrong thread,....reposted in Bathurst thread!