Steven Bacich1963 EH Holden “THE EH was my dad Len’s first car. He bought it in 1966; we still have the receipt somewhere. It was then my first car as a teenager, but I was in a bingle in 2004 ...
About the Holden Caprice Jacob Hall purchased this Holden Caprice used for $45,000 (including all on-road costs) in 2001. Jacob Hall would buy this car again because: “The car’s an excellent luxury barge, effortless power and super well insulated cabin, ...
From the ZB Commodore to the Mercedes-Benz X-Class, there have been some new-car howlers in Australia It’s safe to say that, generally speaking, car companies get it pretty right most of the time. We’re talking multi-billion-dollar machines here, and ...
Holden’s compact family car offering from a decade ago was the Cruze. What we like Handling and ride combo. Decent interior and luggage space. Turbo petrol motors are charmers. What we don’t Base-model engine is harsh and lethargic. Turbo ...
PURISTS who accidentally picked up Street Machine magazine while looking for stories on boring survivors, avert your eyes. While Holden turned out a quarter-million EHs, 57 years of attrition has seen cherry, untouched examples now rarer than chickens with lips. ...
RICCI Camilleri had built himself a nice LX Torana – good, but not great. It was a neat little street car, tidy enough to turn heads and even score a magazine feature, but as far as Ricci was concerned, it ...
Prior to SUVs and crossovers taking over the world, wagons or estates were perhaps the best option for those looking to combine style with practicality and in Australia, the Holden Commodore Sportwagon was one of the most popular. Holden sold ...
Who doesn’t want a 1,100 horsepower station wagon? Even though Holden-badged cars never landed on US shores, some models still landed here. These include the last Pontiac GTO, Pontiac G8, the underappreciated Chevrolet SS, and the police-spec-only Caprice. We were ...
The 2022 running of the Tuff Mounts Holden Nationals wasn’t just the biggest version of the event to date, it also served as a perfect curtain-raiser to our own Drag Challenge Weekend. Many of the soldiers in the Heathcote Park ...
Chevy Blazer SS paints electric future GM and Holden’s iconic SS performance brand will live on in an electric future, with Chevy teasing a Blazer SS EV. The bade that adorned the flanks for go-fast Commodores was lost to ...
THE Beauchamp family are not new to building elite-level early Holdens. You might remember Peter and Judy’s WILDFB, the highly modified, twin-turbo Lexus V8-powered FB coupe that debuted (and performed very well) at Street Machine Summernats 31. After his heavy ...
Code named RD 001; the Holden Hurricane is a mid-engined, rear-wheel drive, two-seater sports car which incorporates a remarkable array of innovative features and technology, much of it way ahead of its time. Features such as electronic digital instrument displays, ...
Would Kia’s Stinger be more successful if it had come out a few years earlier to compete with the Holden Commodore? Launching the right car at the right time is the greatest challenge for the car industry. Get it ...
When Holden pulled out of Australia in 2017, a number of prototypes, design sketches, and stories came to the surface. That includes the story of what was going to be the Holden Monaro Convertible. Not Marilyn, the Monaro-based convertible built ...
But was it really a deal? Over the weekend, a rare 1968 Holden HK GTS Monaro 327 Bathurst Coupe crossed the auction block at the Lloyds in Australia. The numbers-matching Australian muscle car caused quite a stir ahead of the ...
Manufacturers produce concept vehicles for a variety of reasons. Some preview a new direction for design language, others gauge public interest in a particular vehicle and some are unveiled to production ready looks. The 1970 Holden Torana GTR-X concept is ...
This year’s running of the Tuff Mounts Holden Nationals was the biggest yet, with the schedule pumped out to two huge days of racing as 180 entrants descended on Heathcote Park Raceway in regional Victoria. Racers duked it out in ...
Photo / Supplied Not one, but two classic Holdens broke records over the weekend, selling for unbelievable amounts. The cars in question were the 1 of 1 Prototype Holden survivor car VH SL/E Commodore and a 1968 Holden HK ...
This original condition 1968 Holden HK Monaro GTS Bathurst coupe sold for more than $300k Australia’s love of Holden remains strong with a pair of classic examples fetching record prices at auction last weekend. A 1968 Holden HK GTS ...
US car giant General Motors is offering a brand-new Chevrolet Corvette as a prize to customers who get their Holden cars serviced across its national network. Holden service centres and car parts divisions have hit the brakes since General ...
Ultra-rare Holden Commodore SL/E prototype and GTS Monaro 327 Bathurst reach record prices Two rare classic Holden cars shattered Australian auction records last weekend, with a one-of-one prototype 1979 Holden Commodore VH SL/E selling for $108,000 while a 1968 Holden ...
Australian barn finds don’t get much more exciting for Holden fans than this unique Commodore VH SL/E prototype from 1979 that was recently discovered hiding under a tarp in the countryside in the state of Victoria. The never-driven vehicle is ...
Photos / Supplied A legendary Aussie muscle car is tipped to sell for $500,000 at auction this weekend. The car in question is an unrestored 1968 Holden HK GTS Monaro 327 Bathurst Coupe. It has most of its original ...
An unrestored and unmolested 1968 Holden HK Monaro GTS327 is expected to reach a record price when it goes under the hammer at Lloyds Auctions on Saturday. With an indicated 57,000 miles (91,000km) on the odometer, the unrestored example ...
WE’RE all in agreeance that building a tough street machine has its challenges – the heartache of parts lost in transit, of late nights tinkering and of missed deadlines. Now, try to imagine how challenging building this stunning HG ute ...
World’s last remaining VH SL/E prototype up for grabs this weekend An ultra-rare, one-of-one 1979 Holden Commodore VH SL/E prototype will be up for grabs this weekend through Lloyds Auctions, providing local classic car enthusiasts the chance to own one ...
The exterior is heavily influenced by Ford's F-series pick ups. The Raptor’s wheelbase is 50mm longer than before. Behind the steering wheel is a 12.4-inch digital instrumentation cluster. The 12.0-inch portrait touchscreen runs Ford’s Sync 4A multimedia system. With ...
Snapshot 2-pounder anti-tank gun was built by GMH in 1942 Australian Government has declared it a protected object Many of the 10,000 items are barred from being shipped overseas UPDATE, February 23, 2022: A Holden-built anti-tank gun has sold at ...
An anti-tank gun built by General Motors’ Australian subsidiary Holden in 1942 has reportedly sold for $45,000. The ‘two pounder’ – which is one of 892 examples manufactured at a facility in Woodville, South Australia during World War II ...
The Kia Stinger looks destined to beat the Commodore curse The Kia Stinger looks destined to break the Commodore (and Ford Falcon) curse, with the Korean brand’s performance halo set to live on – at least for now. Even ...
PETER Hondow has dedicated the past 16 years to restoring rare steel out of his shop, Custom Automotive. We caught up with Peter at Red CentreNATS 7 to talk about car culture in the heart of our country. First published ...
PETER Hondow has dedicated the past 16 years to restoring rare steel out of his shop, Custom Automotive. We caught up with Peter at Red CentreNATS 7 to talk about car culture in the heart of our country. First published ...
Long-standing Australian car manufacturer Holden will cease to exist after its American owner announced it would stop selling cars Down Under. General Motors (GM) says it will pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand as it exits markets that ...
The Nissan Sylphy is the biggest-selling car in the world’s largest car market, China. Each year, automotive brands in markets all over the globe battle for the title of best-selling model and best-selling brand. In Australia last year, Toyota ...
The last time you saw a unique and stunning classic car drive by, did you wonder if how it might have looked before its restoration? Unfortunately, chances are you’ll never know, which is what makes this two-face 1980 Holden Ute ...
The current ASX will be succeeded by a new model that was teased to be Ranult Captur-based. Mitsubishi Motors will unveil an all-new ASX sometime this year, but it will be nothing like the version that has become one ...
Toyotas like the RAV4, Yaris and HiLux have experienced substantial price rises lately, driving many buyers to other brands. What do GWM (for Great Wall Motors that also includes Haval), Isuzu, Kia and MG have in common? All have ...
Story originally published 12 January, 1996. This new Caddy could have been… perhaps even should have been… a Holden. The long-awaited BMW basher from Cadillac, General Motors’ most prestigious marque, was given the full trumpets-and-satin sheet unveiling in Detroit ...
SYDNEY: Australia’s near 100-year automotive industry ended today as GM Holden Ltd, a unit of US carmaker General Motors Co, closed its plant in South Australia to move manufacturing to cheaper locations. The closure comes a year after Toyota ...
MELBOURNE: It’s always a little sad when a vehicle model comes to the end of its lifespan and goes out of production, but it’s even sadder when an entire manufacturing facility turns out the lights. But that’s only a ...