A brand new Holden HB Torana.
At first glance, to this pom's eyes anyway, I'd assumed that this old car was a 2 door Vauxhall Viva HB, but a closer look suggested an Antipodean location for both of these photographs. The car's front grille didn't look right for a Vauxhall either. The car in fact is the Australian-built Holden HB Torana, first of the Torana line introduced in 1967.
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The first photo shows a proud lady stood with her new Holden HB, with a smart two-tone VW Beetle parked alongside on the verge.
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In this picture only the badge on the wing ("Torana"), side rubbing strips, and different style of hubcap differentiate this Holden from the British Viva. Photograph number 2 shows the revised grille treatment.
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This version of the Torana was only made from 1967 to 1968, manual and automatic transmission options were available, and in 1968 a Brabham-tuned version was offered (just as was a Viva Brabham back in the UK).
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