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![(first posted 3/18/2018) The story of the new generation Holden Monaro has two distinct parts: first there was an after-hours concept car built by a group of designers wondering how […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/2005-Holden-VZ-Monaro-CV8-Z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2002 Holden Monaro – A Tale Of Two Cars")
Curbside Classic: 2002 Holden Monaro – A Tale Of Two Cars
Posted on March 18, 2024 | 54 Comments(first posted 3/18/2018) The story of the new generation Holden Monaro has two distinct parts: first there was an after-hours concept car built by a group of designers wondering how […] -
![(first posted 3/2/2018) I can’t emphasize how rare it is to see one of the first 48-215 model Holdens parked on the side of the road, so it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Holden-48-215-side.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Original 48-215 Holden Sightings")
Curbside Capsule: Original 48-215 Holden Sightings
Posted on March 2, 2024 | 27 Comments(first posted 3/2/2018) I can’t emphasize how rare it is to see one of the first 48-215 model Holdens parked on the side of the road, so it […] -
![(first posted 11/17/2017) The WB Holden occupies a unique place in the Australian automotive landscape, having been the last ute produced by “Australia’s Own” car maker for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/1980-Holden-WB-ute-rear.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Holden WB Ute – The Enduring Machine")
Curbside Classic: Holden WB Ute – The Enduring Machine
Posted on November 17, 2023 | 26 Comments(first posted 11/17/2017) The WB Holden occupies a unique place in the Australian automotive landscape, having been the last ute produced by “Australia’s Own” car maker for […] -
![(first posted 11/6/2017) With Holden Ute production having ended this year, the Aussie ute is now officially dead and joins the Aussie panel van in the automotive graveyard. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ford-xh-falcon-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1996-99 Ford XH Falcon – Closing The Barn Doors On The Panel Van")
Curbside Capsule: 1996-99 Ford XH Falcon – Closing The Barn Doors On The Panel Van
Posted on November 6, 2023 | 23 Comments(first posted 11/6/2017) With Holden Ute production having ended this year, the Aussie ute is now officially dead and joins the Aussie panel van in the automotive graveyard. […] -
![(first posted 8/14/2017) Despite the title, this isn’t technically a Monaro, instead it is the result of GM-H getting things a bit wrong in several respects. One of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1976-Holden-HX-Monaro-LE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1976 Holden Monaro LE – Beginning of the End of an Era")
Curbside Classic: 1976 Holden Monaro LE – Beginning of the End of an Era
Posted on August 14, 2023 | 62 Comments(first posted 8/14/2017) Despite the title, this isn’t technically a Monaro, instead it is the result of GM-H getting things a bit wrong in several respects. One of […] -
![(first posted 4/5/2015) Meet the EJ Holden Standard, spotted here in the wilds of Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Not a rare car, but not too common either, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/02_ej_holden_frunt.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: The EJ (1962-3) and EH (1963-5) Holdens – The Aussie 1950’s Chevrolets")
Curbside Classics: The EJ (1962-3) and EH (1963-5) Holdens – The Aussie 1950’s Chevrolets
Posted on April 5, 2021 | 54 Comments(first posted 4/5/2015) Meet the EJ Holden Standard, spotted here in the wilds of Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Not a rare car, but not too common either, […] -
![(first posted 2/25/2015) In our last installment, we covered the introduction of the Valiant and the subsequent Australian models based on the US Valiant (and Dart), but beginning in 1971, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CM-GLX-towing-race-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History – The Valiant in Australia, Part Two")
Automotive History – The Valiant in Australia, Part Two
Posted on February 25, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 2/25/2015) In our last installment, we covered the introduction of the Valiant and the subsequent Australian models based on the US Valiant (and Dart), but beginning in 1971, […] -
![(first posted 2/12/2015) It is looking increasingly likely that the next Holden Commodore will be an imported, front-wheel-drive, Opel-based product. A Commodore being based on an Opel is hardly anything […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-ho.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988-91 Holden VN Commodore – Revisiting the Opel Mine")
Curbside Classic: 1988-91 Holden VN Commodore – Revisiting the Opel Mine
Posted on February 12, 2021 | 59 Comments(first posted 2/12/2015) It is looking increasingly likely that the next Holden Commodore will be an imported, front-wheel-drive, Opel-based product. A Commodore being based on an Opel is hardly anything […] -
![(first posted 1/16/2015) It’s a peculiar pattern. From the early 1970s all the way up until their demise in 2006, the Australian Ford Fairlane and LTD would completely transform visually […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/1976-Ford-Marquis-4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Large and in Charge: A Visual History of the Aussie Ford Fairlane and LTD")
Large and in Charge: A Visual History of the Aussie Ford Fairlane and LTD
Posted on January 16, 2021 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/16/2015) It’s a peculiar pattern. From the early 1970s all the way up until their demise in 2006, the Australian Ford Fairlane and LTD would completely transform visually […] -
![(first posted 1/13/2015) While GM was in the midst of downsizing in the US, there was some downsizing occurring elsewhere in their empire. The HZ Holden sedans and wagons, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/800px-1980_HDT_Commodore_VC_sedan_01-Mark-Brown.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Holden VB/VC Commodore – The Beginning of a New Era")
Curbside Classic: 1978-81 Holden VB/VC Commodore – The Beginning of a New Era
Posted on January 13, 2021 | 84 Comments(first posted 1/13/2015) While GM was in the midst of downsizing in the US, there was some downsizing occurring elsewhere in their empire. The HZ Holden sedans and wagons, […] -
![(first posted 9/5/2014) One of the truly fun aspects in writing for CC is finding a car and then being able to tie various experiences or observations to it. The […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/a-hold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Holden HG Monaro GTS – Heavy Metal on the Grassy Plain")
Curbside Classic: Holden HG Monaro GTS – Heavy Metal on the Grassy Plain
Posted on September 5, 2020 | 120 Comments(first posted 9/5/2014) One of the truly fun aspects in writing for CC is finding a car and then being able to tie various experiences or observations to it. The […] -
![Australia’s long relationship with the U.S. Big Three automakers and the American-influenced designs produced as a result have been extensively covered here, as shown in the large Australian Brands Archive […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1972-73 Chrysler Valiant Charger 770SE — The Ultimate Australian Mopar Muscle Car?")
Curbside Classic: 1972-73 Chrysler Valiant Charger 770SE — The Ultimate Australian Mopar Muscle Car?
Posted on February 28, 2020 | 47 CommentsAustralia’s long relationship with the U.S. Big Three automakers and the American-influenced designs produced as a result have been extensively covered here, as shown in the large Australian Brands Archive […] -
![The history of the British owned elements of the motor industry in Australia is not as straight forward as you might have expected. The story is not simply of cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/DSC00100.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1975 Leyland P76 Executive V8 – The End Of Empire")
Curbside Classic: 1975 Leyland P76 Executive V8 – The End Of Empire
Posted on September 1, 2019 | 42 CommentsThe history of the British owned elements of the motor industry in Australia is not as straight forward as you might have expected. The story is not simply of cars […] -
![Next up in our ongoing series about American cars Down Under is Pontiac. In researching this I’ve also found a real treat, but we will refrain from discussing it at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/n_1968-GMH-Pontiac-Parisienne-03.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "(North) Americans Down Under – The Pontiac Edition")
(North) Americans Down Under – The Pontiac Edition
Posted on August 15, 2019 | 26 CommentsNext up in our ongoing series about American cars Down Under is Pontiac. In researching this I’ve also found a real treat, but we will refrain from discussing it at […] -
![After seeing Chevrolet last week, and a snippet of Ford earlier this week, let’s continue our journey with Dodge. As with Chevrolet, this is far from being comprehensive and brochures […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/1969-Dodge-Phoenix-Aus-10.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Americans Down Under – The Dodge Edition")
Americans Down Under – The Dodge Edition
Posted on August 6, 2019 | 52 CommentsAfter seeing Chevrolet last week, and a snippet of Ford earlier this week, let’s continue our journey with Dodge. As with Chevrolet, this is far from being comprehensive and brochures […]
