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The Holden straight-six motor is a series of straight-six engines that were produced by General Motors Holden at their Port Melbourne plant between 1948 and 1986. The initial Grey motor was so dubbed because of the colour of the cylinder block , later motors came in the form of a Red , Blue , Black , and the four-cylinder Starfire engine.
As well as changes to the existing engines, a new 1.9-litre inline-four engine was introduced. Known as the Starfire four, the new engine was the 2.85-litre blue inline-six engine with two cylinders removed. Also used in the UC Sunbird, this engine was fitted to the Commodore in response to increasing pressure from the 1979 energy crisis. This ...
The Holden Commodore (VH) is a mid-size car that was produced by Holden from 1981 to 1984. It was the third iteration of the first generation of the Holden Commodore.. This new Commodore was an evolution of the previous Holden VC series model, and was released on 5 October 1981.
The engines were also sold for marine and stationary applications. In a 1938 reorganization, Winton Engine Corporation became the GM Cleveland Diesel Engine Division, and GM's Detroit Diesel Engine Division began production of smaller (50–149 cu in (0.8–2.4 L) per cylinder) diesel engines. Locomotive engines were moved under the GM Electro ...
Engine choices (not necessarily available on all cars in the VK range) were two versions of a 5.0-litre Holden V8 engine (replaced by the 4.9-litre V8 when Group A rules entered Australian motorsport in 1985, with the SS Group A being introduced in March 1985) and two versions of a 3.3-litre Black straight-six engine (essentially a refined Blue ...
Holden Commodore (VN) Royale (1992): trim level of the Holden Commodore (VN) sedan, built in Australia for exclusive sale in New Zealand. Like the VL, the VN Royale sold alongside the more upmarket VN Calais, but in this case was fitted with the 2.0-litre C20NE four-cylinder engine coupled with a four-speed automatic.
Prime Minister Ben Chifley at the launching of the Holden 48–215 on 29 November 1948 The Holden 48-215 was the company's first wholly domestically produced model, when introduced in 1948. Holden's second full-scale car factory, located in Fishermans Bend (Port Melbourne), was opened on 5 November 1936 by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, with ...
The 1.5 L G150 engine was used in the Isuzu Bellett and the Isuzu Elf. 79 mm (3.1 in) 75 mm (3.0 in) 1,471 cc (89.8 cu in) 68 PS (50 kW) [citation needed] OHV G160/G161 The eight-valve 1.6 L G160/G161 engine was used in the Isuzu Florian and the Isuzu Bellett GT, as well as a number of commercial vehicles including the Elf 150 (KA41