Birth of the Holden

I took my FB Holden places where now you'have to have' a lift, big wheels and a snorkel. We got bogged and pushed, sometimes building tracks with rocks. Lost a few exhaust systems, but that added to the fun (noise). There was no internet forum to ask questions, we just went. How things change!!!

You surely didn't believe that Holden was "Australian" did you?
When Crummydoors were introduced as the the next all Australian design way back in the 70"s most Aussies just believed it, but almost exactly the same car had been in use in Germany for 10 years prior. It wasn't our design at all. We just fitted it with locally made inferior electrics, switch gear and engine. We just used a different engine.

While many car makers look around. Oldhen has always picked the cheapest option they can get away with. Cars from Spain, Taiwan, etc etc.
Why have most Oldhens gone from the road before the Japanese cars made at the same time just start blowing tail light globes?

It doesn't matter what car they have as the next model the profits have always gone off shore to Yankee Land. The car industry we have here is just enough to stagger along and designed to bleed the country dry. They don't care about us.

PS. most companies do the same. Ford too.

From memory this documtary, Wide Open Road, does a pretty good job on the history. Keep an eye out, it is pret interesting.http://www.abc.net.au/wideopenroad/

Try some historywith this site.

Allan B you are a legend, I had a VHS of that Quantum ABC Hartnett interview which I needed yesterday for some research into an article I'm doing... but cannot find. And you link that Quantum program... thanks!!