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Automobile Enthusiasts

Thyla

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Reply to mitch96 (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 04:04 PM

Feb 2020

It's a historic brand in Australia. Wiki is good https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden

First Aussie made car and back in the day even made the Model T Fords. GM have owned them for a long time now and I guess rising costs have forced the move. A few years back a handful of mates lost their jobs when manufacturing in Oz was stopped, it was a big deal then because of the jobs lost. Now it's just the next step I guess.
But yeah big V8's was definitely a thing and the classic cars from yesteryear will live on, think Chevy and Old's for sure but they were everyday cars for everyday people. Nothing too fancy.

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GM scraps historic Holden car brand in Australia [View all] Eugene Feb 2020 OP

So what was the Holden like? Chevy? Olds? Pontiac? .... mitch96 Feb 2020 #1

Well... Thyla Feb 2020 #2

They used them as a base for the 2006 GTO. JohnnyRingo Mar 2020 #3

" the old formula of dropping a big V8 into a standard mid-size grocery getter" mitch96 Mar 2020 #4