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#101 Shiney005

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Posted 01 October 2017 - 12:44 PM

What year did this model finish production?

 

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Posted 01 October 2017 - 02:18 PM

What year did this model finish production?

 

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In which Country?


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Posted 01 October 2017 - 02:34 PM

I thought you might be able to tell from the shape of the rivets. :rolleyes:


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Posted 01 October 2017 - 02:44 PM

I thought you might be able to tell from the shape of the rivets. :rolleyes:

Nah, the picture is too blurry. :)


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Posted 01 October 2017 - 09:54 PM

Korea.


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Posted 01 October 2017 - 10:18 PM

The same year the last LJ was assembled in The Philippines.   :spoton:


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Posted 01 October 2017 - 10:24 PM

Heh heh heh. I see if I can't find something to stump you. (Gotta get away from little Torries)


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Posted 02 October 2017 - 08:48 AM

Clay model in Australia. What model car was it to be?

 

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Posted 02 October 2017 - 02:09 PM

Back to the V8 Holden - A lady at work swears that her parents had a HR Holden with a 253 V8 and it was factory. I said that's impossible because they didn't come out until HT. Maybe it is true and it was one of the test mules???


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Posted 02 October 2017 - 02:15 PM

Back to the V8 Holden - A lady at work swears that her parents had a HR Holden with a 253 V8 and it was factory. I said that's impossible because they didn't come out until HT. Maybe it is true and it was one of the test mules??? 

I read that Engineering did use a HR as a test mule during the development of the Aussie V8 however I highly doubt GMH would have sold the car with the V8 still fitted.



Clay model in Australia. What model car was it to be?

 

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Wo wohnen Sie Laurie?


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Posted 02 October 2017 - 02:28 PM

WTF  :o

 

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Why?


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Posted 02 October 2017 - 05:43 PM

Was that the day Pops snuck the SS into a certain famous, lovely  Lady's bedroom??


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Posted 02 October 2017 - 07:21 PM

Was that the day Pops snuck the SS into a certain famous, lovely  Lady's bedroom??

That does look like it could be a young Barry second from left in the pic lol.


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Posted 02 October 2017 - 09:19 PM

Clay model in Australia. What model car was it to be?

 

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Door shape looks like HJ- Hz  some sort of transition between HZ to commodore?


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Posted 03 October 2017 - 09:30 AM

Yep.  It was a model for the WA Kingswood. It was on the drawing board up until things got serious with the V Car.


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Posted 03 October 2017 - 10:54 AM

Why?

I have seen another shot with an Isuzu ute (prior to it being named Rodeo) being set up on top of a building to advertise it for Holden.

Perhaps this was a similar thing?

 

Who are these guys?

 

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Posted 03 October 2017 - 05:56 PM

I have seen another shot with an Isuzu ute (prior to it being named Rodeo) being set up on top of a building to advertise it for Holden.

Perhaps this was a similar thing?

 

Who are these guys?

 

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Looks like a Circus tent. Holden Bros Circus?

 

The LX hatch was being set up inside the venue for the Holden Dealers LX Torana Convention in Brisbane early 1976.

The driveline was removed prior to the car being fitted to the specially made lifting cradle. Once inside it was put back together and the whole procedure was repeated to get it back out again.


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Posted 04 October 2017 - 08:05 AM

I have seen another shot with an Isuzu ute (prior to it being named Rodeo) being set up on top of a building to advertise it for Holden.

Perhaps this was a similar thing?

 

Who are these guys?

 

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holden Bros was the original name for the saddle making company that morphed  into GMH was it not?


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Posted 06 October 2017 - 08:28 PM

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The Holden Brothers Circus was founded in Melbourne in 1892 by Adolphus Holden. ... The circus continued touring Australia until the early 1950s, being managed by Ernie Holden, one of Adolphus' sons, after Adolphus' death in 1938.

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Posted 09 October 2017 - 12:08 PM

Yes it was Holden Bros Circus. My computer blew up last week so I don't have the original photo anymore. Along with a whole shedload of holden docs and pictures.Back up, back up, back up back up............................


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Posted 14 October 2017 - 03:40 PM

Why is this fella so happy? and who is he?

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Posted 14 October 2017 - 04:04 PM

looks like lionel rose, and im assuming he was given a car as a prize or some sort of sponsorship?


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Posted 16 October 2017 - 10:52 PM

He won the world title in 1968. Is that a HB or LC door?


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Posted 16 October 2017 - 11:27 PM

looks like lionel rose, and im assuming he was given a car as a prize or some sort of sponsorship?

Yes it is Lionel Rose.



He won the world title in 1968. Is that a HB or LC door?

He also won a lightweight fight in 1970. :)


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Posted 16 October 2017 - 11:29 PM

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