1966 GMH HD Premier X2

03/25/04

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I couldn't resist it as I have a passion for ugly ducklings. This car has:
bulletPower steering
bulletHeater (woohoo)
bulletFan (settle, I can see you're getting excited)
bulletTwin Carbies
bulletVinyl Roof
bulletRadio -/c twin speakers!
bulletFront to back fader control
bulletParcel Shelf
bulletCentre Consul
bulletVenetians
bulletRear wheel spats
bulletWhite steering wheel & knobs

Now isn't that all very exciting!

The HD set a couple of 'firsts' for GMH:

bulletCurved side glass
bulletBall joint front end
bulletDisc brake front

The story regarding its development was interesting. GM USA wanted to keep tabs on what we were doing and the final design was to be approved over there. Anyway, there was a lot more of the 1960's design to be put in place but through good ol' Aussie ingenuity the head honcho was taken out, got into a 'happy state', and he signed off on what we wanted.

A very good resource for all things HD/R is the HD HR Holden Archives

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OK - the purists notice the absence of the correct air cleaner and other details - but all will be restored in the fullness of time!

 

 

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