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How motor racing helped shape Holden

Number 1 returns to Supercars grid as part of Holden tribute

Triple Eight unveils Supercars Holden tribute livery

Van Gisbergen’s #1 Holden tribute confirmed

Josh O'Brien's Drag Challenge blown Holden-powered VP ute

Josh O’Brien is one of the originals of our Drag Challenge marathons, having campaigned his striking bright-orange VP ute at just about every event we’ve run. Not only is he a stand-up legend, but his VP is unusual in the ...

Forget Holden and Ford, Australian car manufacturers don't need big factories anymore thanks to 3D printing technology

In the near future, Aussie automotive manufacturers won’t need huge factories, thanks to new 3D printing tech. It’s been five years since the last Holden was built in Australia, but while big-brand visibility might not be the same as ...

Star role for ex-Holden man

Motown calling: Former Wheels journalist, Audi Australia PR exec and Holden PR boss Sean Poppitt has been promoted to a top Detroit-based communications role with Buick and GMC in Detroit.

Where's Holden? Ford winds back the clock to 1999 as all-new Ranger tops HiLux and boosts brand to number two sales spot for the first time in more than 20 years!

Most popular brands of October 2022 Most popular models of October 2022 Ford Ranger takes over! The all-new Ford Ranger is officially Australia’s best-selling vehicle, knocking the Toyota HiLux into number two position in October. And the storming success ...

Shannons Spring Auction 2022: Ford and Holden's finest

The full roster of metal at Shannons 2022 Spring Timed Auction is live, and it’s a real cracker. There’s something to suit just about every taste and budget, from race-bred hotties to weird and wonderful (not to mention rare) metal. ...

Westend Performance-built blown 355ci Holden V8

The humble Holden V8 has plenty of detractors these days, but one thing everyone seems to be able to agree on is that they sound amazing. Here’s a tip: They sound even better with a belt-driven inlet manifold fitted. First ...

Greg Thornton's LS-powered FJ Holden

What’s your background in cars, Greg? How long have you had this FJ? How’d it go from streeter to burnout car? What’s the combo? How long’s it been together like this? No big dramas with it so far? Where ...

Top eight Holdens at the 2022 Shannons Spring Auction

It may be a bit damp outside for many Aussies right now, but believe it or not, spring has sprung, which means it’s time for the Shannons 2022 Spring Online Timed Auction. Bidding opens Tuesday 8 November, closing a week ...

Kia Stinger faces same fate as Holden Commodore

The Kia Stinger was meant to fill the gap left by the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon The Kia Stinger was the brand’s attempt to fill the hole left by the demise of the locally-made Holden Commodore and Ford ...

A cheap Ford Maverick by Holden? A bargain Nissan Skyline? The still affordable Aussie future classics by Holden, Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi and Nissan you should snap up right now

Mitsubishi TJ-TW Magna/Verada AWD Toyota Aurion TRD Ford Territory Turbo Holden VY/VZ Crewman Nissan R31 Skyline Aussie initiatives like the Holden Crewman and Ford Territory should be getting more love in today’s rampaging used-car market. Five years ago, this ...

The technology that will help Ford (and others) avoid Holden's fate

Technology is coming to save the day for right-hand-drive cars. The demise of Holden can be blamed on multiple factors but high amongst them is Australia’s status as a right-hand-drive market. As General Motors itself admitted when it shuttered ...

Sorry, Holden! Chinese Chery Gemini coming to Australia next year

After a false start in Australia years ago, Chery appears to be making a new attempt. A badge familiar to, and in hindsight loved by, Aussies will return to the local market for the first time in decades, but ...

Five years on from the last Aussie car: Post-Holden, we want more utes, bigger trucks, electric cars, everything Toyota and cheapies from China

Utes are the new black Punishing Holden to oblivion No Australian jobs to protect Rewarding Ford SUV for Victory EVs: 1, weekends: 0 China to the rescue Video of Australian made – five years gone: CarsGuide Podcast ep 253 ...

Farewell Holden, Australia's own car

Ladies and gentlemen, as you read this, be aware that we have reached ‘peak Holden’. I guarantee there will never be more genuine Aussie Holdens on our roads than there is right now. For the last Aussie-built Holden rolls off the ...

Video: Inside the final days of Holden production

Today marks the five years since the last locally-produced Holden rolled off the production line at the Elizabeth plant in South Australia. It not only marked the end of 69 years of toil and enterprise ,during which more than 7.6 ...

Holden ended local manufacturing 5 years ago today – this is how we covered the news

Today, October 20, marks five years since the final locally-built Holden rolled off the production line. Holden ends manufacturing in Australia Holden’s last day of manufacturing: live From the archives: Holden’s downfall Holden’s last Aussie-built Commodore on the block ...

Adam LeBrese's SMOTY-winning EH Holden sedan delivery

I can remember the first time I saw Adam LeBrese’s 1964 EH Holden. As I picked up the August 2003 issue of Street Machine, I’m pretty sure I said to myself: “Self, that’s the next SMOTY for sure.” And I ...

Deborah Peters's Holden HR panel van

It seems you’ve been around cool cars most of your life? And that’s where your HR pano came along? What’s under the bonnet? She looks sweet, too! Neat trim job! And the HR has taken out a swag of ...

Sleeper: Turbo LS-powered HT Holden

Building a cool cruiser sometimes feels like it takes a month of Sundays, but Ricky Fenwick took his HT Kingswood from grandma-spec stocker to 1000hp smoke machine in literally that time! That’s quite a snail you’ve got there! What’s the ...

Holden's Bathurst champion bails on Today Show interview to vomit

A partied-out Bathurst 1000 winner Shane van Gisbergen has quickly bailed on a live interview to vomit, leaving Today Show host Karl Stefanovic and Holden champion Garth Tander in stitches. The New Zealand V8 Supercars driver was doing an interview ...

TOP 5: Bathurst-inspired Holden heroes

Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander helped add to Holden’s Mount Panorama legacy Shane van Gisbergen and Garth Tander ensured Holden scored one more Bathurst 1000 win before it finally fades away from Australia’s top racing category at the ...

Brocky celebrated at Holden’s last Great Race

Holden’s last Bathurst coincides with 50th anniversary of Peter Brock’s first Mountain win

Holden going out with roar

As the lion-and-stone badge braves the Great Race for the last time, we look at the king of the mountain’s legacy.

Holden will make final appearance at the Bathurst 1000 this weekend

This weekend is your last chance to see Holden race at the Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama. It marks 50 years of racing for the Australian automaker, and over the years Holden won 35 times in the Bathurst 500/1000 races. On ...

Last hurrah for Holden at Bathurst

This weekend’s Bathurst 1000 is the last time Holden will compete at The Mountain

Brad Pizzi's EH Holden panel van

Young gun and ace metal man Brad Pizzi transformed his EH Holden panel van from an ebay nightmare into a highway dream machine This article was originally published in the March 2016 issue of Street Machine We are in safe ...

4/71 blown EFI Holden 202

Travis Fink clearly feels the same way, as for his latest street build, he decided to think out of the box and commission Adam Woods from HSD Cylinder Heads to create a wild blown 202 combo that’s capable of 400-500hp. ...

Ford BA Falcon at 20: How the last great Falcon won the battle against the Holden Commodore, but lost the fight for Australian car manufacturing

It was deemed necessary that the BA Falcon of 2002 adopt more conservative styling than the controversial AU that preceded it. As far as Aussie motoring legends go, ‘Barra’ must now surely be one of the greatest. Renowned for ...

The Holden hybrid we never had! The 2023 Opel Astra GSe is a sporty hatch that's making us jealous

A sight we’ll likely not see on our roads, regrettably, is Opel’s sporty Astra GSe hybrid hatch. When GM pulled the plug on Holden and Opel became part of Stellantis, we lost not only the Holden Commodore and its ...

Mario Colalillo's chopped FB Holden van

Slam an FB ute into an FB van and you might end up with something like this This article on Mario’s FB van was originally published in the January 2012 issue of Street Machine What’s a bloke to do when ...

Lissa McQueen's Holden HZ ute

What drew you to cool cars? Enter Sandman! And that’s when the HZ ute arrived? Done much to Violet? Is Bonnie keen on cars too? And your work has been an inspiration too? Lissa McQueen has ticked off a ...

Deluxe Rod Shop-built FX Holden

Trends in modified-car culture ebb and flow, but something that has never waned in popularity is a finely detailed street car packing later-model engineering. First published in the September 2022 issue of Street Machine Steve and Kathleen Alldrick’s Deluxe Rod ...

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