HR Holden

[@ansett7272]

Thanks Unique Cars and Parts via KZbin absolutely for sharing HR Holden 1966, 1967 ads... Turbo-smooth the love beach ad "Open for Fun!" Proud of our Holden HR Station Wagon featured in the intro to "Motel" TV series on 1968 ATN-Channel 7 Sydney with the soundtrack "Love is Blue". Spent my time with Holden HT 1969 Kingswood Sedan new purchased manual 3 speed column shift a great Australian Car as a kid at the time always reliable should not had sold it in 1981. Purchased a Chrysler 1978 CL Valiant sedan at the time and I still have it now a classic. Ansett 727.

[@ianjolley7457]

You can trace the demise of the Australian made car from this eras adverts. All of those add on extras that were standard on a Datsun or Toyota. How many Australians died because of a fogged up windscreen. I remember driving to work in the winter, windows and vents open, freezing, while constantly wiping the windscreen with a cloth.

[@noelgibson5956]

By the time the last Aussie car was built, heaters and demisters were a standard fitment for 46 years. Safety equipment like airbags and anti lock brakes had been fitted for years. I put it down to four things:- inferior build quality, not following market trends, low tarriffs and unionized workforce that was too expensive to employ. Low tarriffs and expensive production costs is a suicidal combination.

[@johnpro2847]

@@noelgibson5956 Build quality..? it was good for the are..my VT is still a daily driver..26 years old and still running well.

[@area51isreal71]

Hmmmm at 0:38 the voice over says "Look look closer again". The same line was used in one of the HQ adds. The one where they showed it under a waterfall. While I am on little things that you notice, the same "owner" was used for both the HQ and HJ Statesman commercials. I wonder why they didn't choose him for the WB Caprice commercial as well?

[@johnpro2847]

Build quality was good for the era. My VT is still running well after 26 years...newer cars don't offer much more except an outrageous price.(for SUV & tradie trucks mainly)

[@hubertmantz1516]

Ah..memories 🤔🤗

[@sigitwarawari5719]

Beautiful vintage car if i may say so, watching from west java, java island indonesia

[@lundsweden]

Turbo smooth Holden in 1966?! You will need to wait another 20 years untill the VL Commodore was released with the smooth Nissan six with optional Turbo!

[@noelgibson5956]

Chick in the thumbnail:- was probably still hot in the 90's! 💃🤪

[@johnrroberts7900]

The HR Premier was the best-looking car Holden ever made. And here it is in 'Motel'! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmS4d6qOadt8l8k

[@bigears4014]

A hr on a beach it would of been lucky to get home before it rusted out

[@TheAllEngineering]

A shame they stooped so low as to sell Daewoo vehicles under the Holden brand. Consumers in the end could see the poor quality rubbish that was being produced. It was poor that consumers were paying a premium for a Holden and the reality was that they were getting a Daewoo complete with all the poor quality issues that they came with. At least the purchase price of a Daewoo branded car was relatively cheap. This is what ultimately lead to the demise of Holden.

[@amazingtalkinghorse]

Amazing nobody died during the making of the ads - some pretty dangerous driving there - and none of them would have been wearing seat belts back then either!

[@beagle7622]

My father started using seat belts. His HD had them & I think the HR had them. I am pretty sure he had belts iin the back by then. They used to call thes cars chuckable , handling definitely not their strength . That steering wheel could steer a small ship.

[@amazingtalkinghorse]

@@beagle7622 He was smart. I think most people only started using seatbelts when they became mandatory. I had an HR stationwagon in the late 70s that had mags (the previous owner put them on) so it probably handled a bit better, but cars back then in general were nothing like the ones we drive now.

[@simonf8902]

Dowdy compared with the Mustang bred Falcon.

[@PUNCHARD800ftlb]

discover turbo smooth power

[@leonotarianni7733]

Hell Raiser

[@aylyan]

2 door HR 253. Shame they only built a couple and shelved it. I'd give my left nut for a lowered V8 HR 2 door, lets go lotto numbers

[@walterbulyga2588]

Dad worked at GM Woodville and he bought a '66 "Special" no handling no brakes no radio no security with " flipper" windows no acceleration but not particularly economical either no synchro on first vinyl seats vinyl floor mats no fan on the heater. really a pathetic vehicle. Gearbox threw a bearing at 70,000miles and slid to a halt. A good looking body with no redeeming features

[@johnpro2847]

They were decent cars for the era...4 engine prop planes were no luxo either compared to a Boing 787 of today.

[@johnpro2847]

Holden & Ford failed mainly because the market had over 300 makes and models on offer in the end ..the market was so fragmented that even Toyota left in disappointment. So many fast food shops that no one could make a profit...so to speak

[@simonf8902]

Made in Australia. For Australia. By Australians.