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[poodge]

Here's a nice HQ Holden Kingswood wagon spotted in the car park at a local show.From the number plate I'm guessing it's mid 70's.

I don't think these were exported to UK.Being a GM product,notice the shape of the doors.Remind you of something English and German?
They had a 202 ci straight six,and usually auto trans.V8's were available on upmarket versions,as were 4 speed boxes.These were horrible clunky things anyway,so were better off with the auto.
These sold in large numbers in Oz and NZ,and later were exported (South Africa?)as Chevy's.

[Scotty]

That's different.

And as you say you can see "Opel" and "Vauxhall" styling threads in it.

[Kaybee]

Hi Poodge, that's an unusual thing to find over there. They were a 1971 item from memory, and came in sedan, station wagon,panel van, utility , a cab chassis combination called a 1 tonner and a 2 door version called the Monaro, which was a very neat looker. Their styling cues owe much to the US Pontiac's, although they were built here in Oz. The standard power plant was a 161 c.i. 6 cylinder and 3 speed synchro box and drum brakes. Most folks stepped up a little to the 202 ci and a 3 speed auto called the Trimatic. Bigger options were available, a 253 V8 and a 308 V8 ( both locally designed and built) and a 350 Chev option for the Monaro. Two 4 speeds were available, a light duty for the smaller engines and a 4speed Muncie box for the Chev engine, and of course disc brakes and a bigger heavy duty diff and handling package was also available, cheers, Col.
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