19-10-2017, 10:25 PM
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The Very Last Holden
Today the last Aussie made Holden rolls off the production line. From today all cars sold in Australia will be imported.
19-10-2017, 11:10 PM
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Re: The Very Last Holden
My last Holden was a HJ Kingswood with the old agricultural straight six 3.4 litre (202cu in) motor, reliable and built like a tank.
That isn't mine but that is exactly how it looked except my seats were grey. 3 speed gearbox with column shift - very torquey engine - only used first to start and second to go round corners otherwise top gear most of the time
19-10-2017, 11:18 PM
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Re: The Very Last Holden
Originally Posted by Purwell
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They were based on Vauxhalls weren't they?
The current Commodores have a lot in common with the Opel apparently (all GM)
The Aussie cars come with either a 3.6 ltr V6 or 6 ltr V8
19-10-2017, 11:36 PM
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Re: The Very Last Holden
Originally Posted by Bruce
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Only the smaller sportier early Torana but with the much bigger Aussie enginesThe current Commodores have a lot in common with the Opel apparently (all GM)
The Aussie cars come with either a 3.6 ltr V6 or 6 ltr V8
20-10-2017, 04:37 AM
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Re: The Very Last Holden
Originally Posted by Purwell
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Blimey that v8 must go like shit off as shovel!
MY nephew really wanted to get one when he returned to the UK, obviously a European version, but couldn't find one that was suitable - he reckoned they put teeny engines in utes in Europe for some reason. It is probably true I was reading that the European version of my Dmax only has something like a 1.8 or 2 litre turbo diesel which seems really odd for a vehicle weighing nearly 2 tonnes and capable of towing 3.5 tonnes.
Anyway he was really disappointed, I don't know what he ended up with.
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