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![(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 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 1/18/2013) In the rich history of the Australian automotive industry, few cars have offered so much hope–and have provided so much disappointment–as GM’s ill-fated Australian J-car adaptation, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ccnmh.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Holden Camira – The Short-Lived Australian J-Car")
Curbside Classic: Holden Camira – The Short-Lived Australian J-Car
Posted on February 26, 2022 | 65 Comments(first posted 1/18/2013) In the rich history of the Australian automotive industry, few cars have offered so much hope–and have provided so much disappointment–as GM’s ill-fated Australian J-car adaptation, the […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2015) The WB Statesman represented the last old-school Holden before GM’s Australian division fully embraced the downsized, European-derived Commodore and the modern, front-wheel-drive J-Body Camira. An attractive refresh […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/holden-wb-statesman-7.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1980-85 Statesman WB by General Motors-Holden – What a Beaut")
Curbside Classic: 1980-85 Statesman WB by General Motors-Holden – What a Beaut
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 90 Comments(first posted 8/27/2015) The WB Statesman represented the last old-school Holden before GM’s Australian division fully embraced the downsized, European-derived Commodore and the modern, front-wheel-drive J-Body Camira. An attractive refresh […] -
![(first posted 2/28/2011) Wow! Leave it to the Australians to outdo anything Madison Avenue ever came up for the Pinto Cruising Wagon. These ads for the Holden Sandman were sent […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-hold.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Holden Sandman: The Aussies Blow Away The Pinto Cruising Wagon")
Holden Sandman: The Aussies Blow Away The Pinto Cruising Wagon
Posted on February 28, 2021 | 26 Comments(first posted 2/28/2011) Wow! Leave it to the Australians to outdo anything Madison Avenue ever came up for the Pinto Cruising Wagon. These ads for the Holden Sandman were sent […] -
![(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 1/13/2015) 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 […] -
![VE Holden Commodores celebrate the Commodore’s 1978-2008 anniversary. (first posted 4/25/2014) Greetings Curbside Classicists, today, April 25th, is Anzac Day downunder, the official Australian and New Zealand day of remembrance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/holden-commodore-30th-anniversary1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: Australian Auto Family Trees – The Holden Commodore From <strike>A-Z</strike> VB-VF.")
Automotive History: Australian Auto Family Trees – The Holden Commodore From
A-ZVB-VF.Posted on March 30, 2020 | 145 CommentsVE Holden Commodores celebrate the Commodore’s 1978-2008 anniversary. (first posted 4/25/2014) Greetings Curbside Classicists, today, April 25th, is Anzac Day downunder, the official Australian and New Zealand day of remembrance […] -
![Holden is doing it tough in Australia. Local manufacturing is over and GM’s Australian brand is now struggling to stay in the top 10 best-selling car brands. Despite once having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/holden-suv-range.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Editorial: Holden – What They’re Doing Right, What They’re Doing Wrong")
CC Editorial: Holden – What They’re Doing Right, What They’re Doing Wrong
Posted on December 18, 2019 | 37 CommentsHolden is doing it tough in Australia. Local manufacturing is over and GM’s Australian brand is now struggling to stay in the top 10 best-selling car brands. Despite once having […] -
![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 […] -
![(first posted 3/4/2014) The car business sometimes creates strange bedfellows. When an automaker lacks the knowledge or expertise to build a car in a previously unexplored segment, they will often […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-SsangYong_Rodius_270_Xdi_rear_20100719.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 2")
Obscure Rebadges From Around The World: Part 2
Posted on March 12, 2019 | 67 Comments(first posted 3/4/2014) The car business sometimes creates strange bedfellows. When an automaker lacks the knowledge or expertise to build a car in a previously unexplored segment, they will often […] -
![I spotted this trusty old Holden ute in Clayfield, on Brisbane’s north side. Sepia tone this photo a bit and it could be a snapshot from several decades ago, although what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/holden-eh-ute.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtake: 1963-65 Holden EH Utility – I Saw Her Standing There")
Curbside Outtake: 1963-65 Holden EH Utility – I Saw Her Standing There
Posted on August 11, 2015 | 29 CommentsI spotted this trusty old Holden ute in Clayfield, on Brisbane’s north side. Sepia tone this photo a bit and it could be a snapshot from several decades ago, although what […] -
![During the 1970s, Holden had three core models, all manufactured locally: Gemini, Torana and the full-size Holden, varyingly known as Kingswood, Belmont, Premier, Monaro and Statesman. Following the 1970s, though, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/holden-monaro-past-and-present.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Histories: What’s In A Borrowed Name?")
Automotive Histories: What’s In A Borrowed Name?
Posted on March 3, 2015 | 45 CommentsDuring the 1970s, Holden had three core models, all manufactured locally: Gemini, Torana and the full-size Holden, varyingly known as Kingswood, Belmont, Premier, Monaro and Statesman. Following the 1970s, though, […] -
![I needed wheels, and borrowing my dad’s old Swift wasn’t cutting it for me. I had flirted with the idea of a spicy Italian, but my pragmatism kicked in and I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Holden-VE-Calais-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime #3: Meet Callie, the 2007 Holden VE Calais V 3.6")
Cars of a Lifetime #3: Meet Callie, the 2007 Holden VE Calais V 3.6
Posted on March 1, 2015 | 22 CommentsI needed wheels, and borrowing my dad’s old Swift wasn’t cutting it for me. I had flirted with the idea of a spicy Italian, but my pragmatism kicked in and I […]
