R I ~i■ x ~~n~At~[~ Ao~ r~ Hoiden Special Vehicles Managing Director John Crennan and staff with car 20,000 an HSV Senator 215i '~, ' ~ FRCJNT COVER - Chas Blake at the Brooklands Clubhouse EDITo~ before the start of the 1997 RAC Classic rally. ~~~Tj/ 1 ti ~~~~ ~ CQIViM1TTEE: 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-Holden'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 cars 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. All cheques payable to Holden UK Register. (In Sterling) All memberships fell` due in May Ken and I have enclosed a renewal NOTE: An arran ement has now been made to acce t the ues in AUS$ -Send the g p q form with this issue. Thanks to all equivalent $amount to Ken but made out to - N K Drews. the sterling amount will those members who have already then be transferred to The Register account. paid. They should of course ignore Small items will be sent post free with next copy of the magazine, otherwise please this reminder. add postage. 2 3 D o D o D ,; T, 'i. ~', MEDIA RELEASE JUNE 1997 ~.~_, --------- — ----- ---- -------- ------- ------------- .---~i-~ev)~4~--.~4~c~ ~ _.. .. - --.... _ . ------------------- -------------------------- . ~ --------- - ---- -- - - - -- —~~_- - f HSV OPENS PRODUCTION FACILITY IN ~9 ~ ~ AUCKLAND ^~-~-' ~~/-7- • ~/ 7~ t~ Holden Special Vehicles(HSV) are pleased to announce the establishment of its fifth - -.~ c..f _ _ C.~»[email protected]. -(m.._ .CEO'. o-v.-f'- - - - _ _'~ -- -----~~ - ---~~1.~= Ccnt.c~—A~-Awn--- regional production centre to be located in Auckland. HSV is the only Australian car company to have production facilities in Brisbane, -- - - -- - --- °``-- -rn~.--- _~ Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and now in Auckland. ~`D New Zealand has proved to be a very lucrative export market for HSV and it expects business to grow with the opening of a purpose built premises to perform HSV Fast ., ~/ / Track options together with the HSV/HRT Lions Den Apparel and Merchandise ~~- _ter ~.._Ll~.a~ar~-~ - - range. ~ ~-~u4- -t_~---Z~ ~ -----=4 _--~~ - - - The Auckland centre will cater for Holden buyers wishing to take advantage of the - _~-~~ _ ~ many HSV performance enhancement options and accessories all of which have Hoidens approval and normal warranty protection. ^~c~'~► _ .. ` e ~ ~ ~ ~ - / ~' HSV New Zealand Manager, Mr Chris Stoupas says he is delighted with the market ~..0.-n.QY1 - -- ~~~ ~~ t.~ ~.-- response since the centre was recently officially opened and believes the centre has the ~L(h l21 s ~a ~~, e Q r'~ _ ~/!'L(t~~ _~~ .Lry ~ _~ potential to become the most successful HSV regional facility in view of the strong ~_~ ' +G _rte` LL,~1 support for HSV main stream products in New Zealand. HSV New Zealand is located at: ~~~ ~`~ ~---- ate.- ~-- Q ~ ---~— Unit 25, 761 Great South Road Penrose ~ r^' /////~ P ~/~ '-a^J1 ~//J/~ ~~ ~ _~ _' '~llScfz"1/~e_7_S~fl1t~.- ~/1A?p .Nr~~M ____ . _ __ '_ _. -L_~ AUCKLAND - Phone: (09) 525 2597 --~~~ Facsimile: (09) 525 2420 ~f~-~~ ,N,,,, ,~:_L~__ c~.~-~~ ~~~_.~~;~a...a.~a~n~—_- o___!g~~ . F_ L~~.s.1_-~'4uz~ - ~-n.A--'cam----- - - L~ - -- - ► Further detailed information on all of HSV's product range, accessories, apparel etc. is available on the HSV WEB SIGHT. The HSV WEB SIGHT has been acclaimed as n ,~ .,L the top motor industry sight in Australia and may be accessed on www.hsv.com.au. _ q~ o ~. _ _.1.o.._-rL.~_(.._ A~.~--- For further information contact Mr Chris Stoupas, Auckland 525 2597. ---- - ~~~L~ — ----- ------~ 5 Holden Special Vehicles. Senator Orive, Clayton Business Park, 1508 Centre Road, Vic 3168 air: Nsv~s~u.Fs~cusr~.v~+ED~~ers~ ~ C►ayton, Phone: (03) 9265 9500 Fax: (03) 9265 9555 Sydney (0219663 5110 Brisbane (07l 3271 2617 0 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.