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Wankel-Holden Halfbreed: The Unlikely Mazda Roadpacer

Posted on July 4, 2023 by MCG

Meet the Mazda Roadpacer, the improbable merger of a GM Holden sedan and a Mazda rotary engine. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Holden, Mazda, Mazda Roadpacer, Mazda Rotary

Here’s a General Motors V8 Most Americans Have Never Seen: Holden

Posted on August 25, 2021 by MCG

From 1969 to 2000, General Motors Holden offered its own V8 engine for the Australian home market. And no, it wasn’t a copy of any previous GM V8. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, Holden, Holden Blue Motor, Holden Red Motor, Holden V8

The Chevrolet Corvair and the Hidden Holden Connection

Posted on December 26, 2020 by MCG

To throw industrial spies off the track in the early days of the Corvair’s development, the revolutionary air-cooled Chevy was slyly disguised as an experimental Holden. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged Chevrolet, Chevrolet Corvair, General Motors, Holden

A Video History of Holden, Australia’s Own Car

Posted on March 26, 2020 by MCG

Here’s a video history of Holden, Australia’s own car, courtesy of Australia’s own television network, ABC. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, Holden

Video: Introducing Australia’s Own Car, the 1956 FE Holden

Posted on February 9, 2019 by MCG

Welcome to Australia, where the flora, the fauna, and even the automobiles are different. Here’s GM Australia’s new offering for 1956, the Holden FE. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, Holden, Holden FE

Video: A Three-Minute History of Holden

Posted on April 8, 2018 by MCG

Alas, the Holden division of General Motors no longer produces cars on Australian soil. Here’s a quick retrospective on one of the nation’s most beloved brands.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, Holden

Video: A Short History of GM’s Holden Division, 1963

Posted on July 26, 2016 by MCG

HoldensProduced in 1963, this factory promotional reel tells the story of one GM’s lesser-known—to Americans, anyway—divisions, Holden of Australia. It’s a great story, watch.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, Holden

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