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The Holden HD sedans and station wagons were released on 15 February 1965 with coupe utility and panel van body styles following in July of that year. [1] The HD range replaced the Holden EH series which had been in production since 1963. [1] The HD had a completely new body, which was wider and longer than that of the EH and offered ...
Holden, officially GM Holden Ltd was the Australian subsidiary of General Motors (GM), the world’s second largest automaker. [1] Holden vehicles, in addition to nameplate, are designated by a series code. For example, the 1971–1974 Holden Kingswood has been assigned the series code "HQ", and the 2002–2004 Holden Commodore, "VY". Often ...
The first mass-produced fully-automatic transmission developed for passenger automobile use was the GM Hydramatic introduced in 1940. [1] The Hydramatic was a big success, and had been installed in the majority of GM models by 1950. Throughout the 1950s, all GM Marques continued developing automatic transmission designs, both jointly and ...
The Holden HR range was released in April 1966, replacing the Holden HD series which had been in production since 1965. [2] In addition to a revised grille, the HR featured a reworked roofline and larger rear window (on the sedans), revised rear lights (on sedans and wagons) and changes to almost all exterior body panels. [3]
Holden HD The Holden EH is an automobile produced by Holden in Australia from 1963 to 1965. The EH was released in August 1963 [ 1 ] replacing the Holden EJ series, and was the first Holden to incorporate the new red engine, with a seven main bearing crankshaft instead of the four main bearing crankshaft used in the grey engine.
The HD series of 1965 had the introduction of the Powerglide automatic transmission. [63] At the same time, an "X2" performance option with a more powerful version of the 179-cubic-inch (2.9 L) six-cylinder engine was made available. [64]
The Holden FB panel van proved to be a big hit in the commercial sectors. The new 1960 FB panel van was the first Holden with a high roof. The FC Holden van was more or less a windowless station wagon in comparison. Holden FB is also noted as Holden's first export left hand drive car. The first of these cars being delivered to Hawaii. [14]
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