I Went to Holden HQ

"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12) 11/02/2016 at 20:06 • Filed to: HOLDEN

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It’s in Melbourne, right on the way home from the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . They have a bunch of concept cars out front (some of which you can see from Google Maps), so I decided to stop and take a look.

I’ve actually seen a lot of these cars in the flesh before. I saw the Efijy, Hurricane and Torana GTR-X !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and had a surprise run-in with the Efijy !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! too.

Usually the Sandman panel van concept is here, but I couldn’t see it. It could be around the back somewhere, or maybe it’s out being displayed like the Efijy was all those times.

The Coupe 60 concept that could’ve become a VE-based Monaro. I have seen this before at a motor show.

Marilyn Monaro concept and the original Holden Coupe concept that became the Monaro. Much more heavily based on the VT than the final car.

Some sort of fancy Colorado...um...

I dunno...fancy Cruze...

Torana GTR-X, love this thing

HRT-427, SSX concept which was a VY-based hatchback

Efijy!

Hours + Torana GTR-X concept

Amoore100 > Nauraushaun 11/02/2016 at 20:17

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GIB.

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Also, Melbourne French Car Festival? You better have pictures. Lots.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Nauraushaun 11/02/2016 at 20:24

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Oh god.... Yes thank you!! Finally documented proof they are there. I know they aren’t getting rid of them per a press release, but still now I even know the hours. Maybe I need to get wealthy enough to buy Holden... I want to own that Coupe 60! Oh gosh or at least visit and sit in it... then not drive it through the plate glass and ship it home... No I won’t do that.... Not at all

Thank You Nauraushaun

Nauraushaun > CaptDale - is secretly British 11/02/2016 at 20:55

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What press release!? As if they’d get rid of them. Some of these cars have been hanging around Holden for 50 years! Worst case they’d move them off to some museum.

The Coupe 60 is especially awesome.

Nauraushaun > Amoore100 11/02/2016 at 20:56

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I posted about it a couple of weeks ago!

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-went-to-a-french-car-festival-1787915972

But I forgot to link that, thanks. I’d say both of those cars were probably in attendance...

Amoore100 > Nauraushaun 11/02/2016 at 20:57

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AH, I REMEMBER THAT. Must read it and salivate again.

Nauraushaun > Amoore100 11/02/2016 at 21:17

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See that you do

Watch out for the wave of disappointment that comes shortly after the realization that there were no Bugs nor SMz

Shift24 > Nauraushaun 11/02/2016 at 22:39

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And there it is, the GTO we deserved. Even better looking than the previous gen and the car that would have made Pontiac relevant again. To bad the economy bubble burst.

Nauraushaun > Shift24 11/03/2016 at 01:52

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Too bad about a lot of things. But it wouldn’t have saved the brand. The SUVs were too many, and Holden’s adoption of them too few.

But it does look amazing.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Nauraushaun 11/03/2016 at 11:09

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I know!! I wish GM didn’t do such stupid things. But yes they have refused to sell them to some oil Arab guy and will keep them in AU.