Thread: Holden axed in Aussie.

Originally Posted by 1950landy

The guy across the road has one of the last Monaro's off the production line , I see he has a big at the moment . He only drives it about half a dozen times a year to coffee & cars so will have low K's

The guy across the road here has an original V8 HQ Monaro.It needs a respray,rear window seals are also shagged,but apart from that,not much else needed.Original, 4 speed,pressed metal wheels,etc.

Picked it up about 15yrs ago.

He is a brick layer,a builder couldn't pay,and the Monaro was part payment for the job.

Wife isn't allowed to drive it

Holden was never really Australian

Understood about rose tinted glasses but have to say my 77RRC admittedly with new electrics/dash is still a nice drive. I've got more modern vehicles which are easier (automatics) but actual comfort, speed etc is pretty good. You know the worst thing? Small exterior mirrors and manual windows - I'd better do something about that

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Holden was never really Australian

This article misses two significant points:-

• The Holden that rolled off the production line in 1948 owed nothing to car designed by Holden during the war. It was a planned 1943 Chevrolet that was deemed too small for the post war US market. Certainly Holden would have converted the design to RHD and probably modified the design in minor ways to use Australian materials, but it had nothing in common with Holden's own design.
• Not mentioned is that GM insisted that the Englishman, Hartnett, who had headed GMH since the early thirties, be replaced by an American, as Harnett, despite having had his entire career with GM all over the world over more than 25 years, was regarded as "too Australian". Harnett refused the transfer to Detroit and quit.

Hartnett then started up his own Car Manufacturing Factory.


Hartnett (car) - Wikipedia

If anyone wants one,this one is for sale,only driven on weekends.

I wonder what it will bring?

Some ridiculous price no doubt

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

This article misses two significant points:-

• The Holden that rolled off the production line in 1948 owed nothing to car designed by Holden during the war. It was a planned 1943 Chevrolet that was deemed too small for the post war US market. Certainly Holden would have converted the design to RHD and probably modified the design in minor ways to use Australian materials, but it had nothing in common with Holden's own design.
• Not mentioned is that GM insisted that the Englishman, Hartnett, who had headed GMH since the early thirties, be replaced by an American, as Harnett, despite having had his entire career with GM all over the world over more than 25 years, was regarded as "too Australian". Harnett refused the transfer to Detroit and quit.

Wasn't the 48-215 (FX), originally a Pontiac design? Pontiac were one step up the GM prestige ladder from the entry level Chevrolet. Oldsmobile and Buick were the next steps, culminating in the highly prestigious, range topping Cadillac.

Originally Posted by scarry

If anyone wants one,this one is for sale,only driven on weekends.

I wonder what it will bring?

Some ridiculous price no doubt

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Nah, the tyres are bald, it won't pass a roadie.