Alzero
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I saw this one in the Barossa Valley.
Cars and bikes I’ve come across in my travels
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chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
GMH Holden 1964 EH, the EH held the record for most cars manufactured in Australia .... dunno if that record still stands.
piranha-bro2
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- Melbourne
Might be a Premier! Collected the odd 179 badge off those in my misspent years! I had the HR - next model.
EncinoBoy
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- British Columbia,Canada
One thing I can say...the Aussie car builders could have seconded some stylists from
Detroit...The Horror ....
Detroit...The Horror ....
Oddly enough, there are similarities, but Holden's bodies were always smaller than similar US models. There was a lot of pride in being Ozzie-designed for our conditions, they loved talking up long straight dirt roads, only 1% used. We didn't get V8s till HGs, maybe 1972ish. Before that, everything was Straight 6, including those used in racing; only imported proper Yank Tanks had V8s. Around 1972, racing got serious, and V8s arrived in Oz-built cars
Ian D
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- South Australia
Chargers had a 770 model fitted with a 340 v8 fitted to a torqueflite box289s in XR Falcons Vince
302s in XTs
351 Windsors & Clevelands in XWs
All pre 1970 V8s
GMH were messing arout with fitting the Aussie 308 v8 in the XU1,
The shit hit the fan with the super scare in the early 70's when ford upped the ante with their Falcon xy Phase 4 GT.
Goverment shut it all down for a while.
Ian D
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- South Australia
Not anymore Chrisk, HQ has that record now.
Nice EH, but its a Special [Front fender] there would be a Premier badge in gold if it was a Premier.
motoddrob
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- S/W Australia
Didn't he 1st model Monaros come with a V8 option in 68/69??
I had a EH station wagon, 179, chrome rims and HR front axle with disc brakes. That was a cool car.
I had a EH station wagon, 179, chrome rims and HR front axle with disc brakes. That was a cool car.
Ian D
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- South Australia
Yes, HK Monaro GTS 327, and other motor gear box combo's.
What was happening back then was the annual Bathurst 500 Mile later changed to the Bathurse 1000.
To enter a car in the race the manfacturers had to sell 300 of that model to Joe Blow public.
ford holden and chrysler all wanted bragging rights.
Always liked the EH, but alas I settled for an EJ fitted 186S donk 3 on the tree.
78jotadave
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I had an EJ PV (panel van), which I owned for exactly 10 days before I totalled it by driving it through a power pole and then a plate glass shop front into a butcher freezer. A week or so later, I bought an EH PV with a bigger motor (179), just what I needed. Then I got smart, sold it after crashing it, and bought a Suzuki 550 GT, yeah, that's the ticket.
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chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
Alzero
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- DaNang Vietnam
A clean Nissan Z-car: 
piranha-bro2
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- Melbourne
Dead right Chris!! I skipped a year!
The Sock
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- London, England
Takes all sorts, I suppose.
Exmoor beast
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- Minehead,Somerset, ENGLAND OF COURSE
Not the best thing to put on a tank!
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
Fucken gooses are everywhere
Exmoor beast
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- Minehead,Somerset, ENGLAND OF COURSE
This was parked outside my place, ex German ( Stuttgart?) aerodrome fire truck, although outwardly original- now a living / camper.
Turns out I know the guy , he went back to the airport on spec and met a guy who used to drive it back in the day, they were stunned when it drove in all those years Later.
Turns out I know the guy , he went back to the airport on spec and met a guy who used to drive it back in the day, they were stunned when it drove in all those years Later.
