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Holden’s Pre WWII History

Just thought some people may like to see a little rare Holden History before the All Australian Holden FX was made after World War II.

Most people who know Holden realize that it’s first All Australian car was the FX released in 1948 after the Federal Government called for such a home grown product in 1945 at the close of war.

But most people don’t know what happened before that. Here is the official timeline issued by Holden up until the FX release in 1948, and some pics of Holden bodied cars before that.

1856 • Begins as J.A Holden & Co, saddlery business, Adelaide, South Australia

1913 • Produces complete motorcycle sidecar bodies

1914 • Produces its first complete custom-made car body

1917 • Commences large-scale production of car bodies

1918 • Holden & Frost sets up Holden's Motor Body Builders (HMBB)

1924 • Opens Woodville, South Australia - most modern production line in Australia
• Woodville sole local body supplier for GM vehicles

1925 • Produces first closed bodied type cars
• Becomes biggest bodybuilding operation outside North America, Continental Europe

1926 • General Motors Australia (GMA) is formed

1928 • 'Lion-and-stone' emblem first used

1931 • Merge of GMA and HMBB to General Motors-Holden's

1934 • Produces first coupe-utility

1936 • New headquarters, Fishermens Bend, Melbourne

1942 • First Australian company to mass-produce internal combustion engines including Gypsy Major aeroplane, Gray Marine, and a 4-cylinder radial torpedo

1945 • Responds to Australian Federal Government invitation to produce an Australian car

1948 • Launch of Australia's first locally manufactured car by Prime Minister Ben Chifley

 

 

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