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Initially, the cars were based on caricatures of 1940 Ford Coupe and FJ Holden body styles. In 2007, a new era of Aussie Race Car emerged with the design and launch of the Toyota Aurion bodied Aussie Race Car. This new car extended the wheelbase and track on the first generation cars improving performance significantly.
The Holden FJ series is a range of motor vehicles which was produced in Australia by Holden from 1953 until 1956. The FJ was the second model of an "all Australian car" manufactured by Holden and was based upon the established 48-215 series, commonly referred to as the "FX".
Dick Johnson in the Holden EH at Lakeside in November 1969. Despite becoming synonymous with driving Fords, Johnson raced in his early days in a succession of Holdens. Johnson's first race car was a Holden FJ, his first race being at Lakeside International Raceway in November 1964.
Holden FJ: 3,894 51 126 C.A. Fulton Cecil Fulton Neil Stewart Thomas Cawdroy Austin A70 Hereford: 4,068 52 137 'Pop' Morgan 'Pop' Morgan Neville Bird Standard Vanguard Phase II: 4,691 53 36 Lenaghan's Belmont Taxis Elaine Lenaghan Reg Lenaghan Holden FJ: 5,127 54 113 W.J. Robinson Bill Robinson Barry Bolton Holden 48-215: 6,483 Source: [1] [2] [3]
Holden had also distributed GM's German Opel marque in Australia in 2012 and 2013. [2] Holden was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer in South Australia before moving into the automotive field in 1898. It became a subsidiary of the United States–based General Motors (GM) in 1931, when the company was renamed General Motors-Holden's Ltd.
The Holden Efijy is an Australian concept car made by Holden and inspired by the Australian-built 1953 Holden FJ. It debuted in 2005 at the Australian International Motor Show . Design
The company was founded in South Australia as Elfin Sports Cars in October 1959 [1] by Garrie Cooper, who would go on to be a champion race driver as well as a successful designer and builder of Elfin racing and sports-racing cars. In 1983, following the death of its founder the previous year, the firm was bought by Tasmanian Don Elliott ...
The 1966 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title open to Group C Improved Production Touring Cars. [1] It was contested over a single 20-lap race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales , Australia on Easter Monday, 11 April 1966, and was the seventh running of the ...