Thread: Holden axed in Aussie.

First holden i owned was a HT wagon, 3 on the tree.
Last holden i owned was a VT Calais.
Owned pretty much all in between.

I loved the badge. I loved the cars.

Countless fun times in those cars, memories i can not replace.
Because they break down i learned how to work on cars rather than pay mechanics....like my land rover does today

I know you all hate them but not me.

I had a VC Commodore wagon in the late 80's/early 90's and it was a great car for the time.
It could fit a kart in the back, the space between the wheel arches was better than my Jeep truck.
4 speed, slightly modded V8, lowered, a set of custom valved Koni's all round, anti roll bar on the back, DS11 pads and it went all over the east coast way too quickly.

As said, the 60's/70's versions are ordinary compared to imports.
Dad bought a Toyota Crown ute to supplement his HR Holden vans for his business in 1969 and it was so far ahead of the local cars in fit, finish, comfort, etc

Originally Posted by rick130

I had a VC Commodore wagon in the late 80's/early 90's and it was a great car for the time.
It could fit a kart in the back, the space between the wheel arches was better than my Jeep truck.
4 speed, slightly modded V8, lowered, a set of custom valved Koni's all round, anti roll bar on the back, DS11 pads and it went all over the east coast way too quickly.

As said, the 60's/70's versions are ordinary compared to imports.
Dad bought a Toyota Crown ute to supplement his HR Holden vans for his business in 1969 and it was so far ahead of the local cars in fit, finish, comfort, etc

I rebuilt a VB from the ground up. Cost me a damn bomb!
5616 cam initially before going to wades for a custom. All the good stuff.
Literally stripped the car to bare metal. Painted underneath with sound deadener blah blah.

Labor of love that was. My first engine build.
I smile now even thinking about it actually.

As for quality, yes i agree the mazdas and toyotas and pretty much every other car around was of a newer design.
But a V8 VB. Cmon!!!!!!!

Yep i must have got sucked into the meat pies and holden cars...................
I still eat meat pies and if a cheap commode comes up i will likely purchase it.

I have had a FJ ute ( great car), FE (great car), HD X2 & HD ute ( booth cars), HQ Kingswood (another great car ) a Tarana ( can't remember model) then came the new VB ( worst car I have ever owned) Never again every thing fell to bits on it including the trim that came unglued every were. Only kept it less than two years after the head developed cracks & it had never been over heated.

My son in law likes Commodore's has had about four , they are always braking down & he takes my Falcon ute & askes me to fix it , I hate working on them & now refuse. My 14 year old Falcon ute I almost have to do anything to it other than service & normal consumables like tires, hoses , belts & plugs. I replaced the Disc Pads for the 1st time last year.

A history of Holden in Australia – timeline

A history of Holden in Australia – timeline | Business | The Guardian

Just read Ford has announced they will invest $1/2 bil in australia over next year

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

A history of Holden in Australia – timeline

A history of Holden in Australia – timeline | Business | The Guardian

What a disappointing link. Skips 30 years at a time. I was hoping to see the whole timeline.

Here is some for what its worth in image form



Even sexier.



Yea i still love em, sue me.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Aussie cars of years gone by are sentimental things only.
They handled like ****, stopped like ****, were equipped like ****. Sure some went ok, that’s about it.

Sentiment and childhood memories drove prices to stupid levels - old doesn’t mean something is actually valuable (except it seems to at the moment ) and there’s indications the old vehicles are starting to lower slightly in price.

Holden (and Ford) made poorly constructed and poorly featured cars at inflated prices to public that couldn’t buy anything else.

And then expected us to not notice as the world became smaller....

Like that advertising run... Football, Meat pies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars... GM suckered the globe with that same tune.


I do like the look of a Ford Coupe, or a nice SLR 5000
But my favourite would be this gem. Again sentimental as we had one (also had a XY phase 3 and some other fun stuff)

Sentiment and childhood memories drove prices to stupid levels - old doesn’t mean something is actually valuable (except it seems to at the moment ) and there’s indications the old vehicles are starting to lower slightly in price.

Bloody hell Mike, do you mean I'll only get 80k for my '66 2A instead of the anticipated $80,200?


Where's me gun I'm gonna top meself or maybe jump out of a window? Oh the shame of it, the shame, the shame.