Your favourite Holden??

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Tiapan

i like the holden with an australian built v8 with redesighned heads which make lots of aussie power and are exported to the usa cuz there soooo good!!! oh wait, THERE IS NO AUSSIE HOLDEN V8 EXISTING!!!!

sorry must be thinking of the legendary ford cleveland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ohhhh yyyeaahh!

Isnt the Cleveland an American engine?

[red_hotxr6]

That particular thought would not cross my mind.

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Isnt the Cleveland an American engine?

Pretty sure it was, but after many years in Australia I think there have been modifications. More of the older member would know better than me.
I know the I6 is an american motor that has been redesigned so much that it can now be called the only aussie 6 in australia and not a packaged motor.

[walkinshaw001]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Pretty sure it was, but after many years in Australia I think there have been modifications. More of the older member would know better than me.
I know the I6 is an american motor that has been redesigned so much that it can now be called the only aussie 6 in australia and not a packaged motor.

Aren't the mitsubishi 380 motors built here. and what about the Holden HFV6 engine, its built here but only exported at the moment (but still built here).

[Bearman]

Hmmmm, interesting thread.

LH SLR5000. Just love the paint job, the big lairy bolt on guards and the SLR5000 lettering down the side. Big 'n' lairy, perfect for the era. BTW, I reckon the 4 door torrie looks better than the hatchback.

VH Group A. The blue meanie. Of all the Brock commodores this one appeals the most. Can have any colour you want as long as it's blue!!

VL Group A. The last of the Brockies. Just seems to me to be a very nice package.

Anyway, these are 3 Holdens I'd be happy to own.

[gmhdriver]

Originally Posted by walkinshaw001

Aren't the mitsubishi 380 motors built here

As far as I know the 380 motors are imported from Japan as the Mitsubishi engine plant in Adelaide was shut down last year.

Originally Posted by Bearman

VH Group A. The blue meanie.

That would be the VK group A, not VH. _2:

[masters24]

I rekon, if i was given one, i would get the most expensive one and on-well it, other than that, i rekon i would go a sandman. Mind you, my bro-inlaw's HQ Mon is reather nice... Or i could go a WB ute just for a B&S thrash bus...

[Bearman]

Originally Posted by gmhdriver

That would be the VK group A, not VH. _2:

Yep, typo. D'OH!!!!

[Full Noise]

As I turn by baseball cap around backward, I’ll say that it would have to be the FULLLY SICCK VL turbo bro. :

Seriously though, my all time favourites would be the HZ GTS



and the HG Brougham.



Cheers, Danny

[Casper]

Originally Posted by Tiapan

i like the holden with an australian built v8 with redesighned heads which make lots of aussie power and are exported to the usa cuz there soooo good!!! oh wait, THERE IS NO AUSSIE HOLDEN V8 EXISTING!!!!

sorry must be thinking of the legendary ford cleveland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ohhhh yyyeaahh!

That would be the Aussie Cleveland...: made in Cleveland Ohio, USA would it? Yes, we made some of our own heads... but that hardly makes it an Australian engine.

Much more Australian would be the Windsor (thats Windsor Canada of course but at least its part of the Commonwealth).

[flappist]

Originally Posted by TS 50

Alson for the uneducated people on the forum like myself could I please have explanation of "quod erat demonstrandum".

GOOGLE is your friend.......

[walkinshaw001]

Originally Posted by Casper

Much more Australian would be the Windsor (thats Windsor Canada of course but at least its part of the Commonwealth).

Also, just to confuse things abit more, weren't the 5 litre windsor engines we got in the injected models built in cleveland

[FPVWEPN]

favourite holdens:

VN ss grp A
VS GTS-R
VS Grange
VT 2 GTS 300
VX Senator 300
Y series gts coupe
and the latest monaro

[BOOSTDEF]

A nice VN-VP SS or even the 6 has a bit of beast about it...

The rest, not my cuppa.

And sorry, the VLT gets no credits in my book. Fast car. Not a Holden.

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by GFDINTEDIT

A nice VN-VP SS or even the 6 has a bit of beast about it...

The rest, not my cuppa.

And sorry, the VLT gets no credits in my book. Fast car. Not a Holden.

Sorry but why dont people call VLTs Holdens?

Yes they use a Japanese engine but they're still a Holden.

Just like how they use Buick V6s in the other models.

[AC/DC]

Definatley, , the original LX SS torana hatchback, , wish I could get one in mint condition for a weekender.....

[Tiapan]

Originally Posted by Casper

That would be the Aussie Cleveland...: made in Cleveland Ohio, USA would it? Yes, we made some of our own heads... but that hardly makes it an Australian engine.

Much more Australian would be the Windsor (thats Windsor Canada of course but at least its part of the Commonwealth).

and you call yourselves ford fans????

im sure there are many differances between the yank clevelands and the ausse ones (sold in many x series falcons) i hear the cleveland block put in earlier x series was yankee but these blocks were later pulled out and studied in aus,

a recast was made in aus and these are thicker walls than standard, clevelands lived a very very short life in the USA due to emissions, but were used in falcons until xf,

the distributer hole is smaller and the block thickness was the only bottom end differeance i believe (some might know of more changes) but the heads the yanks got were 4v open chamber and 2v open chamber, australia in all of its greatness made a 2v closed chamber which allowed for much higher compression, i know people who have made thousands exporting thease heads to the seppo's,

go to google and look on yank sites about extracting more power out of there clevelands and they all mention this 'great aussie head'.. go on go look.. i dare ya

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by walkinshaw001

Aren't the mitsubishi 380 motors built here. and what about the Holden HFV6 engine, its built here but only exported at the moment (but still built here).

I meant that it's Australian because it has been redesigned by Ford Aus. The government gave Ford a big grant to keep redesigning the motor. The Holden motor is a package motor that requires some assembly.

[JG3282]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Sorry but why dont people call VLTs Holdens?

Yes they use a Japanese engine but they're still a Holden.

Just like how they use Buick V6s in the other models.

And Chev's in VTII onwards and HT-HX

[JG3282]

Originally Posted by Ryan

What do you by "We've been shoved in a corner for tooooooo long"?

Because no matter how much we deny it, Holden is the more popular make in OZ. AND we were let down with a 220 kW V8 when Holden had 300. AND try promoting a ford on a holden forum and see how long it lasts before it becomes uncivilised Jsmilie:

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by JG3282

Because no matter how much we deny it, Holden is the more popular make in OZ. AND we were let down with a 220 kW V8 when Holden had 300. AND try promoting a ford on a holden forum and see how long it lasts before it becomes uncivilised Jsmilie:

Yes you know Holden is far more superior then Ford. lol joke

I agree with you though, Holden is far more popular then Ford here in Aus.

Also about that trying to promote Ford on a Holden site, go to that link I posted about about The Favourite Falcon and you'll see there was only 1 mindless comment, the rest were all good.

[all4ford]

Love the HK GTS and the A9X. Plenty of other great ones out there, but these two are my favourates.

[Kenster]

well i got to say the CV8z marno that look great performance should be as well

[nb_351]

quote: i love my XA gtho's. bloody beautiful! i would NEARLY swap my commy for one!
quote about bonnet bulges: Any Xr model or FPV can be optioned with them, ive seen many XR6T's with them
is it just me or do these guys have no idea... theyre holden fans i spose...

[nb_351]

like the hk hg 2 door monaros... and the slrs..
give me an a9x though, or a vk group a...

[Scott]

A9X Hatch - the only one I'd consider poking away on the garage.