Holden,Our Car, 1856-2017.

[hackney]

Another fantastic book.Release date,30/08/16.Authors,Will Hagon/Toby Hagon.Publishers:Pan Macmillan,288 pages ,Hardcover.RRP:$59.99.Have this on preorder,a welcome addition to "Ford Australia" the cars & people who built them.Cheers

[SSD-85]

Holden 1856-1931: Our inferior carriage builder.

Holden 1931-Present: Our GM subsidy marketing cars as "our own" deceptively since...

[hackney]

Originally Posted by SSD-85

Holden 1856-1931: Our inferior carriage builder.

Holden 1931-Present: Our GM subsidy marketing cars as "our own" deceptively since...

C'mon mate,don't be so damn negative!Whether you like it or not,they are still part of our motoring heritage.Move on!Cheers

[SSD-85]

Originally Posted by hackney

C'mon mate,don't be so damn negative!Whether you like it or not,they are still part of our motoring heritage.Move on!Cheers

Nevertheless, a spade is still a spade.

[hackney]

Originally Posted by SSD-85

Nevertheless, a spade is still a spade.

Sorry,but I disagree,they still produce a very good vehicle in the Commodore.As I said "Move on" because once they are gone it's all over.Cheers

[SSD-85]

Originally Posted by hackney

Sorry,but I disagree,they still produce a very good vehicle in the Commodore.As I said "Move on" because once they are gone it's all over.Cheers

Well the topic of the thread is a contradiction of "moving on".



But no matter. I'm done. (Thankfully)

[olfella]

Originally Posted by SSD-85

Nevertheless, a spade is still a spade.

EXCEPT when it is a shovel

[SSD-85]

Originally Posted by olfella

EXCEPT when it is a shovel

An UGLY shovel. Ahhh, but I loved her.

[RANGEREST]

Originally Posted by SSD-85

Holden 1856-1931: Our inferior carriage builder.

Holden 1931-Present: Our GM subsidy marketing cars as "our own" deceptively since...

And our beloved Ford are still building cars here because they're Australian owned?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Australia

[SSD-85]

Originally Posted by RANGEREST

And our beloved Ford are still building cars here because they're still Australian owned?

Not implied or stated. Nor seeing the correlation to my post....

[hackney]

Originally Posted by RANGEREST

And our beloved Ford are still building cars here because they're still Australian owned?

I really do not think it matters where they are built,it is all about the history & heritage from a motoring perspective in our country.Cheers

[Glen 5150]

Is there a logical reason why they put the VE on the front cover and not the latest/last VF?

[hackney]

Originally Posted by Glen 5150

Is there a logical reason why they put the VE on the front cover and not the latest/last VF?

Yes,I noticed that rather "odd" & why a "FC" & not a 48/215? Cheers

[pottery beige]

dont mind the old banger holdens

fav was HR 161 colly shift - mad jumps @ rail crossings out tarcoola way

ford would have pumped the sump

[XR6WGN]

I only really started disliking Holdens when they introduced Commodore. Up until then I had always equally liked both Ford & Holden (and Chrysler).

Our 1939 Willys Overland was built at the Woodville plant so I wonder if these get a mention. Must get an order in for one as well as the Ford one - It'll be good for the grandkids to read about them in the future.