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CHAIRMAN 1 ACTIVITIES OFFICER. Ken Garner, 39 Roebuck Rd, Chessington, Hi at{. Surrey, KT9 1 JY. Phone. 0181 287 4932. Fax 0181 286 6952. E-mail: holdenuk~ndirect.co.uk At the end of this month Patrick tells me that he has now we have another club event, as sold his HR to an Ian Milison, so MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY I ~'REASURER. Guy Hardy, Clun Felin, Wolfs Castle, you will see further on in the we hope to welcome a new Haverfordwest, Dyfed, Wales. SA62 SLR. Phone/Fax. Q1437 741210. magazine. It is at the Billing member in due course. Aquadrome where we are joining EDITOR /PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER. Position Vacant up with a number of other GM My thanks to Glenn Blake for the clubs. We have a club stand so try article about the Norwich Union and be there. RAC Rally which appears in this magazine. * The Register is recognised by General IVlotors-'s Automotive Limited (GNlHA) Our event at Stanford Hall last month wasn't very well attended, On a personal note I would like to but my thanks to those members thank Terry Schneider who went to who did come along. There were a lot of trouble to buy, crate, and some interesting being shown send me Spares Co-ordinator : Ken Garner. Phone: See above a couple of Commodore by the Wartburg/IFA car club show VL windscreens and fitting Technical Adviser :Chas Blake. 'hone: 41344 304527 kits though; including three Tatras. plus boot lip trim. They arrived in We had a very easy run back perfect condition together with a home along the -M1, never been massive quantity of car magazines so empty, probably something to and books. The carrier who CLUB ITEMS FOR SALE: do with the FA Cup Final being on delivered the crate wondered why that afternoon! Definitely a good windscreens were so heavy! So HOLDEN BUSINESS Back Issues. No. 1-3 50p the Three day to travel around. (lf you are did I until I opened it up. No. 4-Date. 50p Each. not a football fan). Holden 1948-1962 Book £8 .. Regards Stickers (With Club Logo 50p .. am at the moment trying to Tax Disc Holder 50p .. arrange a venue for our AGM. It Key Fob 50p .. might be at a car show at the Cloth Badge £7 .. Shuttleworth Collection on 5th ~'ie (Blue) £8 October, so keep the date clear T Shirts(S/M/L/XL) £6.50 ..Post £1 and I will confirm it, or otherwise, Metal Car Badge £1 d ..Post £1 in the next edition of HB.

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0 air: Nsv~s~u.Fs~cusr~.v~+ED~~ers~ ~ . Senator Orive, Clayton Business Park, 1508 Centre Road, C►ayton, Vic 3168 Phone: (03) 9265 9500 Fax: (03) 9265 9555 Sydney (0219663 5110 Brisbane (07l 3271 2617 Internet v,ww hsv cnm a~~ Plane hopp in g kang aroo Green Flag Limited A PLANE carrying four r~pril, 1997 Green Flag House people crash-landed at a~. Cote Lane airport near Melbourne Leeds LS28 SGF ~rr~ C/" ~ today when it hit a kanga- ~ I r ~ ro hopping across Telephone 0113 236 3236 F you like the look of the B PAUL GOVER a the Holden Calibra, rush out y' "' TheWay ' now. The Euro coupe is range after joining the line- plane had touched Dear Club Secretarti~, up late in 1994. .down on the rural landing about to disapp ear from strip dealerships, when . a kangaroo and it won't According to Mr Wale, the bounded come back. Calibra has done across. No one Re: classic Car Recovery Scheme a solid job Was ir~ured It is the latest coupe to for Holden. but police said the kangaroo was get the chop as demand for There s not a huge mar- killed on This year Green Flag will not be proc~ucin~ ~~ Classic Cyr broc~ltire, ~~~hich in the c~~~sr impact. personal two-door cars falls ket for this type of car. has been distributed to club members. Ho~~ever it is hoped that the follo~vin~ as fast as Melbourne tem- You're only there fora mar- information could be included in your club nla~azine. peratures. ginal return," he said. The Calibra has never "You're always trying to "POI11~:110 111S11~t The scheme continues to operate for cars that are in excess of 25 veers old anc~ the prices been a big seller in Aus- stretch the envelope. It was tralia, despite a range of never done give us effective 1st April 1997 follows; to a huge "Pom" is a colloquial expression for a which are for 12 months from are as coupe choices s~n~e Octo- profit. person of English origin, not a racial ber, 1991, and Holden. has The Calibra loins the . Recovery Only £40.00 decided to park it. coupe casualty list along- insult — that s official. A oompla~nt ~?oadside Assistance £48.00 We re down to the last side the Ford Pt obe — dis- browg ht ag ains~ a Queensland newsP ~- Comprehel~sive Cover £~5.00 handful of cars," Holdell's continued in the US and per has been dismissed in a Human ~ marketing head, Mr Kevin expected to disappear from ~ Rights and Equal Opportunity Wale, said this week. Australia towards the end Commission ruling Second car prices are 50% of the above but only apply to a car ole-t~r th~1~1 25 veers He says the remainder are of the year---and the Mazda to be released. mostly the top-line Calibt•a MX-G, which faces a death Commission president Sir Ronald ~~ Home Cal! £21.00 4x4 turbo, which is the new- sentence expected to be Wilson said publication of the words est member of the coupe executed early in 1998. Personal Cover £25.00 "pom" or "pommie" was not like~y to "offend, insult, humiliate or intimi- date" For immediate cover, contact 0800 800 662 and quote reference CC people of English origin. _ SOUTHERN CROSS May 28, 1997 ~~Ve took forward to maintaining the relationship with your club memhPi-s. o ear it Yours sincerely, He was stunned to end Kiwis still ,~a ~ ~ driving Vauxhall Vivas, Hillman 1~- Hunters and Avengers, Austin . ,._, aln t in Allegros, and Morris Marinas —cars Britons had decided were awful by the PeterGripton LONDON: New Zealand is the last time Margaret Thatcher took refuge for all the worst products of office. the 1970s British car industry, a lead- "If you want to be reminded how ing British motoring correspondent bad things were in the 70s, hop on a says. plane and head for New Zealand," Outspoken Jeremy Clarkson, Clarkson wrote in the Sun. known to describe cars as "sex on "Cars that we abandoned to the ele- wheels", or ~~the motoring equivalent ments years ago are all the rage ~n of a root canal" on lug popular BBC downtown Christchurch. You would- show, Top Gear, apparently saw n't get a Vietnamese farmer off an ox nothing but outdated British metal cart and into a Morris Marna, but in on a recent visit to New Zealand. New Zealand it's adude-mobile:' RE9i5lt~cU OIIiC( d5 ~OOtit 6 Company NO 1003081 in Engldnd and 1~;~~ES SOUTHERN CROSS April 9, 1997 7 Billing Aquadrome Limited Crow Lane, Great Billing, Northampton NN3 9DA. Tel: (01604) 408181 __ Fax:(OI604) 784412 E-mail:[email protected]

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PETER E POPE. 34 Hawkesbury Drive, Calcot, 27th JULY 1997 Reading Berks, RG31 7ZR. te1.H 0118 9415169 Dear u~ ~ W 01635 43532.

Welcome to - the 16th National Rally,

please find enclosed details of your Club Area, as shown on the site Map together with a Billing Brochure denoting available amenities situated around the site. It is anticipated that the Rally will be open to the Public at loam and entry for participants from Sam onwards.

DIRECTIONS. On entering the MAIN GATE at Billing and passing through the Pay KIOSKS take the first RIGHT turn, sign posted Vauxhall Rally and keeping over to the Left Hand lane, following the route as directed.Proceed over the Bridge and on to your designated Site Area as indicated.Marshalls will be on hand to help you if so required. It would be of great assistance if you could pass this information on to your Club Members together with a copy of the Site Map,this will greatly aid the flow of tra is on e Your Designated Area is ...... ~..

Juste reminder to say that Overnight charges for Camping are £6.00p per unit and entry on Sunday will be £5.00p per Vehicle.

A Brochure for the day has been compiled and donated by Graham Arnold of the Vauxhall Drivers Club, and will be distributed on the day. For all those who have pre-ordered their Rally Plaques we hope to have information regarding price etc fairly soon, you will be advised in due course. A number of clubs will be presenting prizes on the day so, if you have any particular prize you would like presented, Nick Riley Ch~j~~~t~n of Ltd. will be on hand to kindly oblige. Please let Terry Cobold know as soon as possible so that a form of schedule can be drawn up. It is anticipated that prize giving will take place around 3pm. Any problems please ring Terry on 01264-391431. A number of Raffle Prizes have been donated by Vauxhall Motors Ltd. and Castrol, in addition, each club has been asked to donate a prize, could you please either send it to John Law of the Cavette Club or or ring him on 01952 274608. The Raffle will take place after the Prize Giving on the Vauxhall Motors Stand, tickets not claimed at the time of the draw_wiJ.l be 9 0• re-drawn immediately. A Trophy donated by the Cavette Club will be awarded to the Best Club Stand on an anual basis, so, please make an effort on your stand nothing extreem will be expected. A number of friends from the Dutch Club will be attending so please be ~re~ared to Welcome them into your Club Area as appropriate. THE 1997 NORWICH UNION RAC RALLY Donit forget that light refreshments can be obtained from the Autobahnstormers hospitality area daring tk~e day and ably run by the local Boy Scouts and aided by some bigger Dibbers!Y.Super grub Y have traed it - Why don!t you?e Date: Sunday 25 May 1997 Please ask all your members to check that they have an up-to~date TAX M.O.T.and most important INSURANCE. Driver/Co Driver: Chas Bfake / Glenn Biake

VERY IMPORTANT. Car No: 399 - 1957 HOLDEN FE SPECIAL Please re-read your last V.B.O.A. meeting minutes and check if you have things to do on the day,if so, please look into them now, any problems ring Terry Cobold or nnyself. We started at Brooklands with Blake Senior driving at 08.27 a.m, with all on Billing ~is a residential site and there are a lot of Children about board fully kitted out with waterproof jackets etc expecting a repeat of last so please drive carefully and respect thier privacy especially late years wet and windy day. at night. thank you. On crossing the start line we had to climb We hope that the sun will shine on us on the day a 1:4 gradient before taking the car and we can look onto the famous forward to that well known ~nforma]. and fun day out and of course Brooklands bank, then it was out onto the open road heading to meeting a lot of New Friends. for the first check point at R.A.R.D.E., Chertsey. 0n arriving at R.A.R.D.E. we opted to do the circuit of the military with its sweeping bends and the Test Hill which has a 1:4 gradient upwards and a 1:3 gradient Best Wishes downwards, To climb the upward gradient we slowed the car down dropping in to first gear Sincerely, then gave it full to get us up the hill, managing to get in to second gear and over the top without stopping. The downward gradient was taken at a much more sedate pace with the throttle not being used at all. On completing the second lap it was again back out into the Surrey countryside through Thorpe and Virginia Water and onto Egham to the Talacrest Classic Marques dealership where the next checkpoint was. Here we parked up and had coffee and croissants whilst browsing at the showroom full of classic Ferraris etc with prices ranging from a mere £25k to a staggering £475k.

We left ~'alacrest in glorious sunshine so the waterproofs were put away and the sunglasses came out, Next stop, the TRL at Crowt~iorne, the route took us out round the back of Windsor, Winkfield and Fifield etc onto Crowthorne ••• through some idyllic villages and countryside. Once at the TRL we swapped drivers to do the circuit of the test track with Blake Junior taking to the wheel. Up until now, the FE had been driven reasonably sedately and much to Blake Senior's horror was now being screeched around corners with throttle pushed fully to the Practical Classics is Britain's best- out a subscription and we'll arrange for a floor. (It was great fun!). seliing classic car magazine. year's supply to be posted to you -direct Next checkpoint was Stonor House, Henley, and with Blake Junior at the wheel Every month it's packed with vital and fresh from the printers. ~Nas a memorable, if not hair raising trip, taking in the sights of rural Berkshire information. through Sonning, Nettlebed and Watlington etc. On arriving at Stonor we ~, -!~~ - - Full and part-rebuilds, restoration stopped for tea and bacon butties and a change of drivers again as Blake Junior ~~:ra.~}r~.v=:alp. __ _ _ techniques, parts and services, buying was feeling rather tired after driving the FE for an ho~ir and realising how hard the cars of the past are to drive, guides, home rebuilds, car discoveries - ~~~LA5~S;1~ ~ -;~;~ especially with no power assisted steering. and hundreds of affordable classic cars flow it was Blake Senior's turn to show his son how easy the car is to drive if for sale ! you're used to it. EMAP National Publications Ltd, Bush#field Hse, Tl~e final leg of the rally was from Stonor to Sifverstone and Published on the second Friday of Orton Centre, Peterborough, Cambs, 6'E2 OUW took in some very narrow single lane roads as well as dua! carriageways every month, Practical Classics is Tel: 101733) 237111 Fax:(01733) 236940 through the Oxfordshire countryside. available from your newsagents, or take 10 Who employed that copy-taker? Spotted in the Sheffield Star, a lonely hearts ad ~_.. - ~ 4 reading: `I'mprogrammed for passion ' 0► ~ and head-in-a-stick adventures.' ...~, ~,g ~~~-~~ ~

Getting a leg over Police caught a burglar after his false leg fe11 offwhile he was trying to escape over a fence.

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On arriving at Silverstone, w~ came through the final check point to collect our finishers medals, stopped and had a chat with the marshal) who had a bit of a discussion with Blake Senior on the microphone, and then it was off round the defining a Gearhead Silverstone race track for a lap each of pure unadulterated foot to the floor fun! ~'he F~ handled the race tack beautifully and took the bends on the race lines 1.Do your "best" trousers get oil and at above 70 mph. grease on them? 2.Have you ever bought a tool because it looked cool and never used it? 3.Have On completion of our circuits we were directed to our allocated parking site and you ever bought any special tools, unique to one model? ~Nent to dinner. ~n returning to the car we were photographed by a reporter 4.Is there, somewhere in your garage, a piece of steel pipe that you have, from Classic Car Weekly and had a long discussion with him about the on one or more occasion, used for *extra leverage*? restoration of the car. S.Do you worry that you will develop mesothelioma from working on asbestos brake shoes/pads? This years rally was completed by the Holden in 5~/2 hours including all stops. It 6.Do you spend more time listening to the caused a lot of interest at each of th,e check points and at the show at car noises than the radio? Sifverstone. 7.Do you spend more tune listening to the car noises than your partner? 8.Have you ever used the domestic oven to heat gearbox or crankcases in We left Silverstone around 3.30 pm and it was decided that Blake Junior v~ould order to remove or fit bearings? drive home whilst Make Senior s{ept (noisily) in the back. 9.How many containers half full of unidentifiable petrochemical products are there around your home right now? This was the second year we have entered the rally and will definitely be there 10.Do you possess a set of Whitworth again next year. spanners? (Score double for sockets) -- Donald Mackie

Article written by Glenn Blake 12 13 SPEC~A.L FEATI.~RE

Australia has a lot in common with South ~~€~_`. A IN A~ICA Africa, although less than %z the size of ~ ` Australia it has a climate and social his- -- tory very similar to our own..With the ~~:~ comii~~ of the white man and discovery of ~ ""'~-~~ ,.:}.:_ gold the non-native population became ~~~~ a ~~~ \ ~" r.. ,,, ~~,~~~~~'~'~ very rich, and it wasn't long before they ` Y~~,~ . ~', ~r - ~'~; ~,~~ ~ ~ - `"~-- started to tike a big interest in the motor ~ r: Y car. ~j `' " ...... ~--~------4 - ----~ They went through the usuaj horse ' ` 4"?a~• - ~ ` `~ - ~~ drawn coach, buggy and bicycle area, - .~,~ , with tram cars and wagons. The first -- ~_ ,, motor car appeared in early 1897 a Benz. `"'~~ ~-= ~ ~1. Motor cars played little part in the Boer ''-`" War but we did see a picture of a group of British or Aussie soldiers driving aLoco- - ~ ~ ~ anobile Steam car in June 1901. After the war the better of~'ruling class were quick to adopt the automobile and cars began arriving from a41 over the world. Rudyard Kipling claimed in 1903 'South Africa wants n car that is abso- taking place. After World War two, the 1964 EH Nolden 179 engine, you'!1 note the man- lutely dust proof and that a Ka~'ir South African pound was devalued and dlfory wh/te reflectors tilled to the front of most of (Native)can drive with a screwdriver'. this saw a large rise in the price of Ameri- the cars fn South Africa. The first Ford arrived in 1903 but can cars, more the less sales of In Sept 1956 The Magazine Garage there was a trend before WW one like in and continued, but like Australia and Motor Engineer claimed 'Australia's Australia to `Be British and Buy British'. duction disruption shortly after. The Stylish Holden may be marketed here Ford Canada was quick to get onto sell- Aanericans held their monopoly over car soon'. This was to be the new FE series. A ing Modei Ts in South Africa and by 1913 sales up until 1949 which is much the test FE was sent across in 1957 to see they were quite A favorite throughout the same pattern as in Australia. how the car would fare, but nothing was country. Closed cars were not popular in South done in the immediate time. ~y 1914 became very Africa during the 20's and viewed with ~ ~;• ,;~}• r _ popular with people looking for a quality distrust. `You could be cut up badly by ~~~~ __ ~'""~'~ and more powerful car. flying glass in nn accident' was scotch - 'V ~~ '~~~ HO LDEN IN SOUTHc~ AFRI C A ~ - .:~- ~~..,~ COLOR PAGE CAPTIONSf were rare and li4ce Austra- TOPLEFT FB Hoidens. The lirst yearof Holden in Sth lia were popular even then big ~ .' Arica. lan Saxton in red car and Wife Yvonne in green ~Ig Lincolns, not common in the 20'S passing rn the 'Aussie Bush road" in Grahamstown S. here. Alrrca, trees are Eucalypt and Pori Jackson wi!!ow both ~:^~~.±. prom Austra~~a. Ford Motor Company of South Africa , ~', ~ :,." '' TOP RIGHT Eric Tembea and Cheryl Saxron with set up shop in 1923 with Eric's HR Holden photographed in 1988 when it had South Africa arriving in 1926, assem- 1963 EJ Holden et East London Sth Africa. ., ~ done ~s~,000 m;ies. `,' MID LEFT' Sth Alrican EM Siyobi of Queenstown tiling , Oakland, , Chev- , ,.' :~ with ( ~ I ~ ~~ GM ~~~1 ~~1~~.~ ., ii~~t~~~l. ~. ~' 1971 Holden Premier. This is /fitted with the 4.1 lifer rolet, GMC, and Vauxhall. Chevrolet Six. Used as a taxi on very bad roads since Cars appeared to be fully imported ;~. . 1976. Had done 165,000 km most likely second time ~~ with very little local body building ~t '. Y 1 round. ~,~ . •~ GM South MID RIGHT 1971 Chevroled Kommando Africa found it needed a ~+ ~~ LS with 6 cyl ~-~!va -` ~ i. ~~S~, a,100cc. Note dil/erent galls and the traNicators in the cheaper robust vehicle built on the Amer- ~_.,~ ~- ,: , r , ~l~ ~•t;~C.~2~.5.t ~5 t'~ ~'N~#,~?. fender (like Falcons o/ the same period In Australia). icon pattern that the market seemed to .,,G ;~~ ~, w 80TTOM R1GHT 1972 Chevrolet Kommando at the favor. ~~ . ~a . ,Harmony Gold Mine Virginia shah at 6000 feet above Vauxhall sea level goes down 13,000 R under ground. and Opel were available, but ~`i1~ y ~ LOWER M!D AlGNT The HQ type Chev Kommando With the open harsh environment and 4.1 in silver paint. Grille not seen on Australian plenty of poor roads over most of the Hoidens, bur used on the Chevro~et 350 local built country GM South Africa eyed the The exports, on the body. This one (hough /;tied Holden as bein aver like/ suitable Chevrolet E! Toro (Holden one tonne) uniquely a t~~l 3 ~ 1~ to normal Holden body in South A!~ca. g y y' ~ South African name to complement the EI Camino BELOW RIGHT Falcon at Ease London 1988, a 1976 additional vehicle to market through (Holden ). Ef Camino badges look like USA ~'` r'_ ~; ChevroleP Constantia AJ Auto. The Conslantia built on their dealer network. imports but we haven't seen the EI Toro badges. c•` r~ 5 ~' :'' Statesman body with Chev badges and named after The 4.1 Chev s!x was standard wfth a 4 speed historic home (Duch) near Capetown. transmission. With WW one, the military bought the :r, ~,,:; ~ ~ •~ ~~ Ford Rolls Roy ce an d Reo being popular ~t '''~''~•``.,::'~ ::'~. ;-' ,. ~`. "``~' t'`~~~ - `~~ and by 1921 the American invasion was ~ :~x.~ t~'`t~; ~;+~. on with 71.5% of sales being American t~~~.h_ _..,.~ ~►~~~a`~'~~~° automobiles. A tot of this was broug~it about due to European cars being una- vailableduring roost of WW one, and pro- Chev EI Camino badges on the utes or p/ck-ups. flESTORED CARS, Nu. 108 i,-;a> _

15 Chevy six in three speed manual or power- glide In an advertisement in 1960 much (three engines available, no V8). Called `Holden mention was made of the similarity be- Reborn' on the advertising, HK was the talking tween the two nations particularly the point of the'69 models. inhospitable `Outback'. Australia it was The Brougham was also released as a Chev- said: rolet Constantia in 6 and Holden V8 power. is a country that can shorten the life of any not specially Market research showed the 1969 buyers had made to take the buf~'eNng o~hurd, rocky `jump•up; cor• been kids when their parents had owned aoRaand,Iooaegrauel and waahawaya. rogations, 1946--50 Chevrolets. These cars impressed the That ii why General Motors, Holden'i lost no time, children af~er the ubr, in getting down fo the job ojmaking Aui• (like most kids are impressed with a tralin't ou~n car— the car that today is not only used by new car)and the Chevrolet vas a very popular nearly 50per cent o(Auafralian motorists but is gaining name. At this period of time the RHD Chevro- eeen wider repute in 25 countries in the Paei~ic, Aaia letceased production in Canada and the name and Africa was turned over to Here, surely, was the car for Southern Africa; and the Holden to use on their Holden of~foaded from the'I~i~jalengka at Port Ettza• RHD export vehicles, eg the Brougham and befh in 1957 u~as the first sett model brought oc~er from later Statesman. Australia fo pro~~e its mettle on the roads ojthe Union, The Constantin name came from a beautiful the Federation and Portuguese East Africa. Respect for old historic Cape Dutch the Ifolden grew into admiration as teat report af~erteit farm house near Cape report recorded 'outstanding roadability ,,. nothing to Town built by Simon Van der Stel one of the touch it for rfabiiity over rough rvacfi ... firat•rate early governors of the Cape Dutch colony in su~penaion ... amazingly robust construction ... excel the early 18th century. Badge on the car dis- tent d usf•proo~ing... teruiee pro6lema virtually nil'. playa the house circled by Such is the calibre ofthe 1960 modes Holden six-cyfin• a wreath of grape leaves (it's a huge der, aix•aeater sedans and station sedans now being new Holden was `one of The Saxton 11rsf donor cer bought at an Alrlcan wine farm). GMSA claimed the Front of the 1976 AJ Chev. Constantla (see on the built by General bfoton South Ajriean for enduring 4~~ `.:=..~a~ The HK Monaro was in world'. vJllage found on a rubbish dump In December color page). Grille appears released with a V8 and aen~iee to motorittr here u~ho are already recognising, the toughest cars the ~~ slm!!er to Noldens of 7987. similar v/ntage with "bow f!e" an equivilent Chevrolet SS badged car. in the Nolrlen'i ea~••gving comfort and rugged, dyed•in• Imported CKD it was trimmed in the finest addlilor~. Hub caps dlffev to Holden models. From April 1969 the fhe•u•ooldependa6ility, a earthat ia'made for a country top grain leather. Standard models were re- Chevrolet name become more common badging ►ikeour~'. leased at slater date in the FB series. on Hoidens. The Kings~vood become The first Holden to make the scene in South In the GM Dealer News of May/June 1962, d ~ the Kommondo-Land Premier LS was available. Africa .vas the 1960 FB series Special. It was two years after the introduction of the Holden, With the HG available as a sedan and wagon only priced at testimonials were coming in praising the vir- and T Hoidens in South Africa they got new £965 and £1,040. The sedan .vas £3 cheaper tues ofthe car. 100,000 miles in less than two grilles quad headlamps and Moterin= ~eurn~l leuth~~n AfNcs than a Vauxhall Crests and £30 cheaper than years vas one claim with only a tail pipe, muf- Tha of parking/trat~icators similar to a X~V or XY Falco~i, The a Falcon(imported from North America). fler, generator armature, front shocks, and n 1969 Holden Be/monf ute with canopy owned by became a Chevrolet EI The Opel Kapitan six (similar styling to the hand brake cable needing replacement. Alrlcan man at the Narmony Gold Mlne. Orange Camino(the utility is called a `bakkie'in South free State (OXV)prellx FB ~ .vas £125 more, so the Holden had a price Economy .vas also praised. on plate. Africa, which is Afrikan for `wagon'). ad~~antage in its class. Very few EK Hoidens were marketed and With the using of the Chevrolet badging In the May/June 1960 `GM Dealer News', ;the South Africans didn't bother with auto- there appeared to be a move to associate the the announcement was made 'Holden Comes matic versions of the EK series. vehicles as being more South African/Ameri- can than Australian to South Africa. Mr D.L. Hegland .vas the The EJ series arrived in Special only wagon ,. and magazine road tests ., , certainly G~SSA 1~lanaging Director who stated: sedan form. Called the `EJ for 1963' the seem to verify this. pleasedto6eabletoafafethatthelaunehingofthe and } 'I om designation was now being used as in Motoring writers claimed the'70 Cotlstantia Noiden has been an outstanding success. There is no (Brougham) as a good straight ravoura• Australia, it was released on the market in ,: line car but doubt that thrt new product has created a most does not encourage 61e impression among the people orth is country,and the January 31,1962. spirited cornering. ~-Iolden based cars excellent public response to it points to a promirtng stated: _-:. in South Africa in the 1970's also It was ~.;'. got future jorHolden in SouthernAfriea. `It is nearly three years since the Australian Holden was ~~ some serious GM competition from Opals The infrodyction to this market ofthe Holden is a his- introduced to South A/rican motorists, and it has ~~ 22 models available and Vauxhall Viva 11 loric euenf fo'r General ~fotors and its Dealer Organisa• earned a reputation for ruggedness, outstandingriding models. In lion, as it is neorly 29~~earp since i~~e added a new name Australia at this time it vas virtu- eom fort o~~er the u~orat surfaces, and long periods be- CAf? magaz/ne, Sfh. Alrlca, October 1960, showing to the of uehicJes use oj~'er for sale in this country. HR Holden (lactory ally Holden alone representing GA's ii►~e tu~een top overh a u Ia, The Chevrolet 4.1 engine M the dhe new Holden on !ts cover. "Made for a Country in small, The pre~~ioua neuromer u;as the Opel, which u~as Intro- deep pressing In the fire waI! medium The new Holden,known as the EJ males, has been rea- fitted) note the extra Like Ours" which meant heat, dust and dirt roads, and large cars. Later on the Vatu- duced inSouth Africa in Nouem6er,1931. engine. tyled on the moat modern lines with lowered overall to take the longer monsoon ra/n and cold at times. Ho/den's sold for halls were phased out and In anotheru~ay, afao, the introduction o~the Holden is Opel went over to heighf and smooth, su~eepingeontourt. It retsina its atx• £965SA, Vallants were £1065SA, Falcons £985SA, signi~icanf, for it provides further evidence of our firm sion. With the HR series the 186 engine was Chevrolet badgingoii many models. passenger spaciot~snese nnd, despite the lower ailhou- Chev Corvalrs £1045SA, Vauxhall Crests F968SA, faith in the future deuetopment and prosperity of thra available again with three speed manuals. With the HQ series Holden we saw ette,there iamore interior head room at both front and Opel Kapltan £1085SA, gives comparison of their ne~v counfn~. In this respect, the Holden will make a posrtice Chev rear. The first major change came in 1967 when competition prfces. Despite this the Holden d!d sal! Constnntia, Komm~ndo LS, EI Camino contribution, providing a further outlet /'or local mate• Ground clearance ha8 not been aacrifeed either, l'or the HR was fitted with a Port Elizabeth built well and built up a good reputation !n those early models and the one tonne Holden as a Chevro- riots and which GM South Africa is using days. co►nponenta, the new Holden continues to o~j''er more than seven Chevrolet six of 194 cu.in. (A Chevy two : ,~ ~~ .,. let EI Toro. The used all these to an ei~er•increasingextent in ittproducta.In addition, inches ojapace 6efu~een the lou~eet point ofits undercar- i►i engine) with three speed manual 'Chevys' vas Hoidens 308 engine with a it u~rll pro~~ide more work for morn people, directly and riageand the road sr/'aee. —_' ~ three indirecth•. There is a marked increase in all•round u~aIbiltty, transmission. speed Tri•matic. Our confidence in the gueeesaful future o~Hotden in and the diruer has excellent/'onward vision throught he Blocks were cast in Canada (Maple leaf on Up until the Commodore in 1978 the Holdec~ this territory is influenced not only 6y itr remarkable wind•ahield, which is supported by slim, wide curved them)and machined locally at GM's Port Eliz- based cars were served up in »hat ~~~ould salsa achievement in Australia, but also because it Ufa aioping pillars. The'dog•leg'cur~~e of the ('tons door pit• ~, appear to be so logically info our local market. Attractive and tough, lava has been eliminntedentirely,. ~beth plant. The engine was longer than the _ ~~ limiting numbers, as they would _ _:a seem compact ~~et roomy, with an unaurpasaed cross-country Testers from `CAR,' magazine of the day red 186 Holden engine and it was painted to become less popular due to the in- performance, combined u~ifh outstanding reliability in creasing liked the 71 mph cruising speed with 22 orange. A cross flow radiator was mounted prices of fuel, and as the more eco- the ubrsl conditions, plus economical operation, it is further forward, and a header tank (trouble- nomicalJapanese car onslaught took hold di/~iculf to uiaualtae a passenger vehicle that ful~la mpg.'They claimed it was a credit to Austrat- Stark gebou om aan to hou...en pan to tiou. avid some) was mounted'on top of ~~he thermostat in recent times GMSA are sticking more adequately the needs of a large proportion ojmo- ia's young motor manufacturing industry and A "Chevy mainly Plcturec! Holden" ad !n "A/r/ken"language. with Opel torisls rnSouthern Africa. its million-car success on the home and export housing. A long lasting engine w;th milage of above colored sales literature o/ Hoidens and Isuzu based vehicles in much The actual launching of the Holden in this country wJth Chevrolet badging. In 250,000 miles common. The Premier was some cases it was more COVER CAR 1972 Chevrolet EL Camino, the 5~]I11E' way GMH are doing here market and should encourage South African then badging as runs 308 in u•as aided 6y one of the biggest promotional schemes Hoidens had been listed with V8, factory option. CE No Australia. aspirations in this field. available with a Powerglide. Chevy sixes plate prelrx means Cape e~~erstaged in SouthAfriea.If entailed monthsofplan• since the HR model (see opposite Province—East London. page). Photo fake October 1988 0l Many thanks to tan Wing and hard work, and I u~onf to thank the Dealers The EH arrived with new engines of 149 and The HK Series became available in Oct 1968 The Constartla was based on the ~roughem Saxton of East London, S. 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