What was your FIRST ever Holden?!?

[Spectrum]

Mine was a VN GTS, the dressed up equivalent I guess of the SV6 running around now. This had all the trimmings of an SS except it had the V6, and even had the wheel spokes colour-matched to the car colourand boy it drove well. These were produced in white and navy blue only, and mine was blue...bought it new for my company car and drove it for 90,000km and then my wife had it. When she eventually sold it to friends, it had 250,000km on the clock, and they sold it with 380,000Km on the clock....all on the original engine, transmission, etc. My wife and I have been Holden drivers ever since....and the our 16-yearold netball-playing daughter now wants an Astra convertible...:xmas:

Before the VN, I had one of the very first EA Falcons produced by Ford, brand-new from the factory. Had so many problems with it I took it back after 3 weeks and 1000Km and demanded my money back....

[rooks]

TD Gemini, followed by a TX Coupe, and then a TE :)

[mmciau]

FJ Ute and access to the family's 48-215 sedan!!

Mike

[Desertraptor]

HG Kingswood.. Not the Kingswood! I just polished the oil cap :)
2nd was a 4.2 VB SL Commodore
3Rd TE Gemini
4th V6 VP Commodore
5th V6 VT Commodore
6th V6 VX Commodore
7th CV8

[Spectrum]

Mike,
I see you're driving a VS: my wife still drives her VS Equipe (factory dressed-up with the batmobile rear spoiler and HBD body kit) registered new in 1999, and she would not sell the darned thing!! It's done 70,000 km and is still tight to drive. I really liked the batmobile rear spoiler: not too intrusive, it balanced out the VS nicely. Too bad HBD don't offer it on the new models.

My VZ-SS feels smaller inside, compared to my wife's VS....and a lot smaller compared to my previous ride (LX8).

[OzJavelin]

HQ Statesman Deville .. 308, auto, electrics, air .. what a dog. Stock carb'd 308s are nothing to write home about. The 351C Falcon sedan I owned around the same time would eat it for breakfast ..

[MTC]

My first Holden was a 1994 HSV VR Clubsport

[C4B]

My first Holden was one of the very first VT Series I "SS" (in Bermuda Blue).

I traded my EF XR6 in on it, and I can quite safely say that in a drag race my old XR would have easily flogged the "SS". It was staggeringly slow!

[v-comp]

69 HK Premier, 350 010, fuelies,650dp, 'glide, lsd and an appetite for fuel & oil that would make a Saudi' blush :o :o

This was the first of about 60 Holdens, from 77 cars total. (My current "barge" is the 30th Stato') :D

[HSV249]

EH Holden with 186, weber carb, race cam, 3-speed floor shift, twin system

[ti0350]

1st Car VH Commdore with worked 253 had a friend of the family who was an engineer worked on race cars in the 60's and early 70's who did all the work on it use to keep up with my mates 351 XE..
2nd VK Brock Wagon that got stollen 2 months after I bought it I'm still heart broken about that (supposedly only 3 of them ever made)..
3rd was VC SLE
4th VS Executive

[Fnomna]

In 1995 I was 18 and got a blue over silver VH SL/E. Great summer cruising car! Still got it lying around.

[Holden Man]

First ever Holden I drove was a HK Kingswood around the back padock. The first Holden I ever owned was a VC Commodore (just a six, but had a small cam, extractors etc).Then a VL Berlina and now a VS Berlina. The VS is getting old and handles like a boat so I won't have it for much longer.

(Keeping an eye on the dropping prices of the LS1 powered vehicles though :shiner: as I would like a V8 Calais)

[MaDDoG]

VC SLE 253 with 8" Dragway mags in light mettalic blue Holly carby full twin system
VR Berlina 3.8 with SS rims full exhaust and powerchip
VX Clubsport full exhaust 2.5" CAI

[PFR]

HG Premier 253 traumatic, mags, twin system

Still got it!

[VU_SS_UTE]

First was the mighty VU SS Ute

[karter42]

Mine was a fully sick EJ holden with triples on the old grey, chrome wheels, thick velvet interior (including headlining), chain steering wheel and skull gear lever knob. That was back in 77.

[gen3ss]

1. VN S-Pak 5 spd
2. VT S-Pak 5spd
3. VT SS LS1 A4
4. JB Camira (for a daily shitter):lol:
5. VU SS LS1 M6

[xr8_forever]

VK 3.3 Station Wagon, factory 5 speed.

Awesome car but got work car at the time and didn't need it anymore.

It's gone to a better home now.....:bawl:

[tuff304]

This was my first ever Holden, still miss it sometimes
Calais Turbo SII
Auto 3500 converter stage II shift kit with trans cooler
LSD
Front monut cooler
exhaust
guages
went 13.4 @ 103mph can't remember 60ft as it was 5 years ago

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e287/dud568me/jonocalais.jpg

[Waughy]

1st: VL exec auto, nothing special but very reliable.
2nd: VS exec, police pack, nice car
3rd: VT 'S', supecharged V6, wish I'd kept it, too much debt to get out of at the time
4th: VL SL 5 Spd, with full Calais interior. Liked this one a lot, sold it when the oldies offered me thier car, another VT, at a steal
5th and current: VT 'S', Ecotec V6, Auto, no options when new. Currently has power windows, rear camber kit and VX SS wheels. Looking to do exhaust next, current system is ready to fall off, then mod the head unit with RCA's and fit an amped set of 6x9's in the back. Would like to supercharge it but the funding isn't there.
Chuck a couple of Barina's in there too, car's the ex has owned, current one is about to die on her, hahaha.

[boofhead]

HQ Monaro 4 door with 308 and 4 speed manual - TA Radials which were death in the wet and too wide (so the guards would scrape the sidewall of the tires) in 1983

Did a whole lot of very silly things in that car :D

[Deanhoe]

Mine was a VK Berlina. Was after a V8 but the old man convinced me about petrol, insurance and all. Got one with a nice pale metallic green paint, mags and exhaust but with a injected 202.

I knew fark all about cars so trusted my dad's and brothers opinion. In the end I think I spent about $6000 just keeping it on the road in the first year. Now I shop alone and do my own research. That lemon put me off Holdens for awhile, but in the end I couldn't resist the LS1 :)

[BLQWN]

HQ Statesman.......Deville, real upmarket stuff, 308 auto, spent 2 years doing it up, one night got it sideways and put it into a pole, then got into Monaro's, yeah!
cheers

[ShakeyCan]

LH Torana, 2850 straight six, 3-speed manual on the tree.
Tough as nails with real steel bumper bars for driving through walls, bonnet tough enough to sit on at the drive-inn (remember those?).
On a cold Canberra morning though, you couldn't select 2nd!
Hated the stupid pedal emergency brake. Nearly broke my shin more than once releasing it and taking it over the pits at rego time was a farce when it came to testing the emergency brake!

[kayman]

1999 VT2 Ecotec Exec on Gas with Some options like sound and power windows.
Currently on FE2 with 18 inch monaro rims, SS skirting and foglights Monaro headlights and all the ugly grey bits sprayed silver(the colour of the car). VT GTS steering wheel.

selling for a LS1 soon (been saying that for a while)!

[GoldenKnight]

Two tone maroon/silver (was silver but the top half was sprayed maroon ala VH SL/E) VB L.
3.3L 4spd manual.
15" mags.
Mods:
5 speed celica box
Chewed up the fibre cam gear so got a mild cam and alloy gear
Extractors and 2.5" system
Blew a head gasket so had the head ported and fitted with blue six valves and 110# springs (wow, I was impressed at the time)
Blue six electronic dizzy.
Rejetted the stock carby, planning on triple SU's but sold it and got a VN :D

Those were the days

Mark

[JNP304]

First Holden was 86 VL series 1 5 speed no air con and no steer! Hammered for what is was but roasted in summer!
2:VN Calais series2 5lt Dark Blue with Internationals
3:VTSS 11 M6-Plain white but fun on P plates
4:VL Calais Turbo Series2 Red/Silver fairly stock ran a 14.3
5:VP Calais 5lt white/over grey VYSS18" rims (I think ive seen it at Booran Holden a few times now, mechanic must have it)

Present: VX SS11 m6

[Knight Phlier]

First ever car was a Camira :lol: Had brake failure in this three times!! It was a nightmare of a car...
2) XF Ford
3) VL Calais
4) VSII SS
5) VY Clubsport R8

[fiery02]

Coming from a mostly holden family (seem to be the only one that is into fords).. my first car was a hand me down...

1) HQ Prem, Auto (column shift), 202, Gold with the white roof, bench front seat (I think it was a 1972 one)...

2) HJ Prem, Auto, bronze colour (from memory) 253 I think (maybe 30?? whatever)

3) LH Torana (loved this car, would have another anytime) 253, manual, 9inch LSD, weird paint (white in sunlight but pale blue when dull day or night time)...

then I saw the light.... and its been fords ever since :lol:

[SiLENCE]

1)VP Executive.. great car that i had a lot of good times in.. Was very good sideways, but only going left... bloody open diff :)
2)My current car, a VSII Clubsport.. VERY good car for what it is, ive had it for 18 months and she hasnt missed a beat.. the LS1 is calling though..

[vz300]

Vh sle with a 355 stroker..... Swapped that for a VK brock with 90,000 log book k's...... Sold that and bout a HSV SV3800 sold that and bought a new VU STORM ute then a VU SS then a VZ SS now a cdx astra coupe......

[gaz vyss]

My first holden was an original HT Kingswood sedan with the 186S motor.
British racing green, three on the tree and hotwire mags. Good for 120mph.....back in those days.:D

[Crusty]

VT Exec series 2, still driving it after 4.5 years, currently up for sale, looking for my next holden, this time with LS1 power :burnout:

[RED R8]

1.Vn V6 sv5000 lookalike painted VN grp A red I was 19
2.VL Calais Turbo
3.VP 5.0 ex chaser
4.VN Calais 5.0
5.VP GTS
6.VS ex chaser
7.VP S pac 5.0 ute
8.I then spent 7 years in the car industry driving someone else's Holdens.
9.VP SS
10.VY SS

[Monaro427]

VN Calais - Bought it in '92 (I think).. Kept it till last year when I bought a v2 Monaro. Served me well and never had any major problems with it. I used to flog it around a fair bit too. Hope the Monaro serves me that well (already I took it in for a $260 service last week and get a $1300+ bill - hope that's not a trend!).

[Drewie]

My first was a 1964 EH only had it a short while then bought a new Cooper S.
Then started the Holden stable again with a VL, VN SS, then VR, VT, VX SS.

[dannyz]

black manual CV8Z.... I was never a holden man nor a V8 man prior (was into the 4cyl turbos and jap crap imports etc :karate: ) to the VY series came out, then loved them... was about to get a VZ maloo, but changed last second!!! very happy, love every moment of it! :driving:

[VTSII Clubby]

1976 LH Torana, man i loved that car.
173 red motor covered in chrome right down to the capcrews,
resprayed a beautiful steel blue,
huge (14") Hotwires,
Black SLR interior.

[Fnomna]

uhh...what was that VTSII Clubby? I didn't read a word you said ... :shock:
(if only they moved too..)

[V8torana]

1) 1976 LH torana (202)
2) 1977 Hatch (202)
3) 1977 LX Sedan (186)
4) 1995 VS Sedan v6
5) 2003 VY SS Ute :dance:

[Tez82]

My cars goes like this

1st purchased in 1999 - 1994 Holden Commodore VR V6
2nd purchased in 2000 - 1997 Holden Commodore VS supercharged V6
3rd purchased in 2002 - 1998 Holden Commodore VT SS 5.0L V8
4th purchased in 2003 - 2001 Holden Commodore VX SS 5.7L V8
5th purchased in 2006 - 2002 Holden Monaro V2 CV8 5.7L V8

Next car hrmmmmm not sure now :p love the Monaro to much..... Although might not be a Holden :p might brake the trend and go for a BMW 5 series me thinks :D

Tez

[MagicRat]

1st Car - '58' Ford Zephyr - lime Green :spew: went well but try and stop or turn and hang on and pray.

1st Holden - HZ kingswood 202 traumatic :sleep: handled ok for a 70's family sedan but the rest!!!

Other notables - TD Cortina 200 3on the floor man. (did someone say 'SNAP' oversteer), VS executive - last of the live rear axel holdens and I can see why. XA GT Falcon - I thought this was sex on wheels at the time but now I realise it was just a Fraud illusion.

[spuddamonaro]

uhh...what was that VTSII Clubby? I didn't read a word you said ... :shock:
(if only they moved too..)

:lmao: :lmao: my thoughts exactly!!! mine is my current car VXII exec GENIII(my first) purchsed in feb this year. first holden driven was my brothers LX 2 door torana, that was an awsome car and went well for a straight 6:dance:

[nudenut]

VL SL 3L 5spd ... great car, enough power to have some fun as a silly kid but not enough to get me into real trouble like I probably would have done in a modded V8, OK economy, comfortable. It was still going after 480,000km but only just, still it was a sad day when I traded it.

[seldo]

FJ Ute and access to the family's 48-215 sedan!!

Mike
Glad I'm not the only old bastard here....
My first was an FJ Special in '63 ( used to blow a head-gasket every time it rained and I over-revved it getting it crossed -up), followed by an FE, and i've lost count of the others since....
:nopity:

[RICHO]

66 HR Premier

Fully decked out with all the Nasco accessories
- venetians
- spats
- dress rims
- picnic radio

And purchased by it's orginal owner straight off the stand at the 66 Motor show.

I loved that car!!

[james2]

It was a very nice Black FE .:D

[BJ4D]

First Holden was my first car.
A 1973 LJ Torana 4 door. Looked like a bucket of crap but went like the clappers (at least for the standard of your first car...) Loved it so much and wish i had never sold it :-(
I'll buy one again one day.

[SS_Fury]

VL Commodore - stock apart from 2.5" cat back exhaust - trusty nissan engines
now drive the vx ss.

frist ever car was toyota celica - 78 model. Choke used to get stuck, so it would go up to around 60km/h by itself (changing auto gears and all) without any accellerator. HAd to push it to reverse the bands were slipping bad. Oh and you needed to spark the bugga with a screwdriver before you could turn it over...ahh memories

[OzMystic]

Grey and white FE Holden. Did the headers and zorst and went from a three on the tree to three on the floor..

Jon

[ajs]

My first car was a 1967 HR Holden Special with a 161 engine 3 on the tree those were the days, next was a 1975 HJ Sandman pannel van 5.0 litre and ever sense then I have always had a V8 THERE JUST GREAT

[Souljah]

I decided to start at the top. 2003 SS Ute :D

[subtle]

1. UC Torana,202 auto then put 253 v8 4sp in it.
2. VN commo exec v6 auto.
3. VR Berlina v6 auto.
4. VT2 commo S v6 5sp.
5. VY SV8 6sp.

[HSV,_I_GOT_ONE]

This one right now my VTII R8. I've had it for 2 years and I still love it!

[Goggles]

here is the order of my holdens:


1981 VC Commodore L 202 Auto
1996 VSII Commodore Executive V6 M5
2002 VY Commodore SV8 M6
2004 VYII Commodore SS M6
2006 VZ Commodore SS M6
2011 whatever the Commy is then

[HSVMAN]

First I bought a 1967 HR - repowered with a 186 stripped the engine down and threw in hi perf pistons, XU1 cam, yellow terra head, balanced, tripple carbs, extractors and twin exhausts, I still laugh about it now, went great in a straight line :eek:
Next was the one I wish I never sold - 69 GTS Monaro
Then HQ Monaro, HZ Monaro, VN Calais 5L, VP SS.
Now almost anything I want to drive :)
The great thing about all those old models is you can still find them out there in greater numbers than any other make

[Mules]

1st - was my first car an 84 VK Commodore S6 great car (odometer didn't work witch kept the km's low, head gasket went, gear box went and then the speedo went meaning it was 10-20 kmh under which made it fun to drive)

2nd - 94 VR Berlina V6 great car had been taken care of by my brother so was great until I traded it in on my current Holden

3rd - 02 VY Berlina V8 so far so good.

[Y2kGoofball]

1) in 2002 a 1997 VS Executive which is the first car I got behind the wheel of on my L's - after passing for my L's I went out of the RTA in a quiet street and straight onto a main road at 60 kph onto a highway at 80 kph, none of this slowly learn crap, I was straight into it and never looked back! Had a new pulsar N16 in 2003 when I got my P's (we brought it so I could learn manual) but the VS always had my attention and I would move the Pulsar out of the way if it meant being able to drive the VS. People still think I'm crazy by choosing a 1997 VS over a brand new (at the time) car. Drove it in 2003 and 2004. In the 2 years the Pulsar clocked up 16 000 K's, most of them from mum and dad driving it so it didnt do alot of driving!

2) 2005 dad brought a VZ SX6 Adventra under salary sacrafice, which I put in each week for to help with repayments on the condition I have it when he doesnt. Works out well too and nice to drive of a weekend. Cant wait for summer though with the windows down and the sunroof opened!

3) early 2006 the first time I could afford a car of my own, my beloved 2001 VX Executive SS knock off. Can only just literally afford it, I was still on 1st year apprentice wages when I got the finance, but to those 1st years who whinge that their pay doesnt go anywhere I ask them to look at my car because if they put their mind to it it is acctually affordable if thats what they really want.

The next one, hopefully VF SS if the VE can survive a 3 year run (it should, the VT went from 97 to 2000). Would also love to get a Torana XU1 or similar, possibly an original Monaro as a weekender, both cars well and truley before my time but I would love one to fang around town on a Saturday arvo - true Aussie muscle cars.

[Lethal27]

# First car was a VH S/LE 6 cyl. Immaculate and should never have sold it!!
# HQ Statesman with more rust than metal. Good strong car though.
# VH S/LE V8 green / silver. yuck interior - to much green!
# VH S/LE V8 Maroon / great car but wrecked by previous owner
# VN SS Grey / 17" Simmons. Hard to keep traction.
# VS Berlina V6. Rubens Mica, 17" Vipers - great car
# VL Exec wagon - full respray and 17" wheels / made money!!!
# VN Berlina ex telstra / good car V6 though
# VX Berlina ex demo / white good car sold with 30,000 km's. Hardly used it!
# WH Statesman / V6 - cheap price for it and made money!!!! Very comfy
# VY V8 Berlina wagon - THE BEST SO FAR!!!

I'm probably the only bloke who makes money on cars. :bounce:

[2001 ITR]

LH 173 Torana – Grandfather’s car. Everyone learnt to drive on it (and put a ding in the panel). Traumatic transmission. Not interested in going sideways at all, I did get the back out once (braking in the wet at a roundabout) then had to fight about 4 turns lock to lock to gather it up. Pop used to tease us and say that he could’ve bought a V8 version but he didn’t want one.

LJ 173 Torana – Bought as a runabout when I was dead broke. Heater never worked, gearbox linkages used to bind up and I had a screwdriver sitting next to me so that I could unjam them, the world’s strangest gearbox ratios (2nd covered a large range from memory), Dad and I fiddled with the accelerator and brake pedals so that I could heel and toe properly. Finest moment was overtaking a spun out BMW at Winton, lowest moment was going straight on at Sandown’s turn 1 with boiled brake fluid. It had 70 series tyres that I used to pump up at stupid pressures. Damn I learnt a lot from that car. T-boned a VW two weeks after a reco engine went in (the damn thing flew after that). I was looking at a LJ XU1’s after that but never quite made the jump.

VC Commodore 2850cc. Dad’s car. I learnt about bump steer in that car, he used to let me thrash it around country roads when I was “learning to drive”. I can still remember him saying “understeer and oversteer. It’s all BS you don’t need to worry about that stuff to get a license”. I always wanted him to get a 308 in it and a Brock flare kit and never understood why he didn’t get one even with one wage and a tertiary educated family. Years later now I understand why he couldn’t afford it.

[vycalais5.7]

1.a very fast car:lmao: vb 173 auto, later changed to 4spd, smashed it up twice and still sold it for more than i paid

2. hj tonner 253 auto, gts goodies (sold it and made money)

3. vc 202 4spd (made money)

4. hz 308 L34 4spd wagon, air, steer, power windows. moved house and had to sell it quickly and only got $150 for it :bawl: if only i knew:shock: (lost heaps)

5. vn v6 supercharged 5 speed now that thing was quick(at the time)

6. vr ss A4 genisis blue was only 22 at the time and insurance was $3300pa so didnt even keep it for 1 year

7. hq tonner 253 M4 gts bits(bought back from the old hj tonner i sold before), statesman front (made money)

8. vt v6 A4 white and later added a full gts bodykit with gts wheels (made 4 grand on this one)

9. vr v6 work ute really fast (red)

10. now vy calais v8 the best car by far:bounce:

i know the title asked for the FIRST holden but i had to add the others(ahh the memories):dance:

[motorchevy52]

FB, HT MONARO GTS 186S, HQ 308 MONARO 2 DOOR GTS 4 SPEED, HJ UTE, HZ 253 PREMIER, PRESENT CARS VS UTE AND VZ CV8 MONARO :flip3:

[motorchevy52]

1 1960 FB
2 1970 HT MONARO 186S 4speed
3 1974 HQ MONARO 2 Door 308 GTS 4 speed
4 1975 HJ UTE 6
5 HZ 253 PREMIER
Present cars wife has a 1996 Red VS UTE and mine is a 2004 VZ BLACK MONARO 6 speed

[APCLB]

HR Holden,with a kick arse 208 & a Dellows equiped celica 5 speeder,bucket seats & X2 badges lol.Oh forgot,lowered with the chromies,no eary model Holden is complete without chromies......
Looking at buying another one as a long term project,V8 conv.,tubbed rear,slammed & alotta other little goodies. :drool:

[shyLS1]

1980 SUNBIRD:lmao:
Converted to red 202 and trimatic. What a heap of crap!
Sold it and went to riceies for a couple of years then got a hold of granddads WB ute! one owner (granddad) 120 000 with orginal tyres and is the best car I've ever had, never stops, never any trouble. Now in shed on stands waiting for a spare moment for a concourse rebuild.
Current car VT2 Berlina and Liffted and locked GQ patrol!:dance:

[GTO_]

Commodore VB SLE (A3) 4.2L 253 V8 ... Stock except for the single (3" or 3 1/2" exhaust - not 100% on size as I baught it like that) ... Got this car on my L's.

Didn't keep it for long ... Hated Holden's so much didn't get another one till the Z series GTO.

[gts071]

1st. VC commodore wagon (3sp Auto 4 cylinder!!!!)
2nd. VK Carbie 6 (5sp Manual) then replaced the motor to the EFI 6.
3rd. VS Wagon (Company Car)
4th. VX GTS :D :D :D and loving it!!!!

[Tonner]

179 EH Special, was my first road reg Holden*

I also had Two Fjs, Ute and sedan, and quite a few Fe/Fc's and then almost every model holden made up to Hz.
I think it was only the HT I didn't ever have

[Maverick]

Technically speaking first car was a HQ Statesman (plain and simple - not a deville or caprice - just a statesman) - was given to me by the old's but rusted out and I was at uni and had no money so we sold it.

Then HQ Premier, WB (S2) Statesman and CV8 Monaro - only 3(4) cars and all lion emblems ;)

[Wonky]

Totally stock standard 8 year old 3 on tree 179 EH. Ended up with (the mandatory for hot EH :) ) 4 gauge set above original speaker, top of line cassette player with a whole 4!! speakers and whizz bang fader, bucket seats, 4 on floor, extractors, XU1 cam, Yella Terra head etc.. For its time it flew but probably would be left for dead by most new cars these days......... :(

[SV805]

Yeh same as Wonky.......Light Blue with White roof 1964 EH Sedan with 3 on the tree..........Let it go when it started to use more oil than fuel........Driving up the hiway it was like Dick Dastelly with a hugh smoke screen for miles behind.....

VT Wagon
SV8 05

Hoping to get Nickel SSV

[Cainer]

first holden was a VY SS when i was 19 with all the usual boltons, sold it a few months ago before the resale went to shit.

Defantely wont be the last, i am very impressed with the holden workmanship and they certainly can take a beating and come back for another :burnout

[hatzi]

1st holden for me was a EH then LC GTR then VK then VB
Current VL Calais and a 1969 LC GTR and 1970 4 door LC

[bobshere]

first and only holden is a hk monaro bought new buy my grandma still got it and the original reciepts never ever going to sell it,70000 orig miles,186 3 on the tree,man its a boat!

[Dane VN V8]

1) VL Commodore - Stock
2) VN V8 with worked heads, 9-inch diff, exhaust system, cai, :burnout: machine. (Might be buying it back in a month or two :love: ).
3) VX SS with mail order tune, mcai, exhaust

Dane

[AnthonyP]

2006 thunder ute....

hopefully 2008 sum sort of HSV 2door coupe (but i doubt they will make me one) in that case another ute :drool:

[VZ05]

VT supercharged six.

such a dog.

[Wezza]

My first car was a 1974 LH Torana SL/R, Solomon Blue, only a 253, had a solid cam etc, full manual trimatic (3000 stall), 9 inch 4.11:1 detroit locker. That was back in 1995. :)

I used to drive it to school (Eventhough i only lived a couple of blocks away!! lol) & park it in the teachers carpark. That was until i got in trouble cos my mates & i would hang out in the carpark at lunchtime. :lol:

[mickeyVX350]

1996 - HJ Kingswood - good car
1996 - VH 2850 - bought it cheap!
1996 - SL/X - Lasted nearly a year before being traded on....
1997 - VL SL RB30 5sp - What a car... fantastic except for the air con!
2000 - VP 5L 185KW - Now I look back, it went like a rocket.... and cost as much to run and maintain (Gaskets, brakes, tyres, radiator, hoses, ECU, wheel bearings...) traded it in in 2004 when it still only had 170K on it.
2004 - VX Berlina 5.7 HBD - OK but had been smashed... that led me to...
2004 - CV8 Monaro! (I was 25! yeehaa)

I still have the Monaro... since then I accumulated a 1988 2.5D 4x4 Rodeo as a daily

And the ex had 2 VZ 175 Alloytecs... they were....OK just sluggish

[Aussie V8]

HT Monaro - 186S

I did I ruin that poor car :rolleyes:

[andrewslr]

1984 HQ Premier 202/trimatic
1985 VB SL/E Commodore 4.2/trimatic
1987 VH SL/E Commodore 4.2/trimatic:love:
1990 HJ Premier 4.2/trimatic
1993 VK Calais 3.3/efi:limpy:
1993 VC HD/T Commodore 5.0/4M:love:
1996 VP Berlina LX 5.0/A4
1998 LH Torana SLR/5000 (genuine):love:
2000 VX Berlina HBD LS1:love:
2003 VK HD/T LM5000 5.0/M5
2004 VX Clubsport R8 M6:love: :drool:

Damn that's a few....Andrew

[bigtown]

My first was a VK ex chaser worked 5ltr 4 speed.:evil: It tried to kill me a few times. Now a S pac VY ute LS1 just had custom tune Much Much quicker but fuel has come up 16L/100.

[yeeaah]

My first ever Holden is a 2005 VZ SS Ute and this is my second ever car purchase i have made.

[Dane VN V8]

1984 HQ Premier 202/trimatic
1985 VB SL/E Commodore 4.2/trimatic
1987 VH SL/E Commodore 4.2/trimatic:love:
1990 HJ Premier 4.2/trimatic
1993 VK Calais 3.3/efi:limpy:
1993 VC HD/T Commodore 5.0/4M:love:
1996 VP Berlina LX 5.0/A4
1998 LH Torana SLR/5000 (genuine):love:
2000 VX Berlina HBD LS1:love:
2003 VK HD/T LM5000 5.0/M5
2004 VX Clubsport R8 M6:love: :drool:

Damn that's a few....Andrew

Jesus your the biggest rev head I know :cool:

Dane.

[Ausmartin1]

1st new car was a New XF FORD Falcon 1987
aka P.O.S. - character mind you, but you had to spend you weekends under the bonnet or getting wheel alignments that only lasted while on the wheel aligner. How people used as these as Taxis has got me stumped as the amount of oil & coolant issues this car had was unbelievable and dealer visits under warranty, man you could really buy a house nearby. It was more durable in it's last years of life (After much work by myself than when it was new).
Final straw was that managed to last until it was trying to killme - would dart all over the road, flexing body and suspension which could "never" be aligned.
Almost as bad a Mitsubishi company car at the time I recall.

Test Drove both the VX and Toyota Avalon as rental cars before placing order for the VXII pre-released based on price bracket creep.

The VX rental weakend test drive 388km long, proved it was so Much a better car than the Toyota at the time and it well constructed - not a poorly cheaply built Ford - it had....
Great handling on and off throttle
Auto gearbox although more commercial like but had a bit of Engine braking vs Toyota None
Brakes were progressive
This car had character and actually worked great!

2nd New Car VXII Acclaim, 2001
So when The VXII arrived it was all wished for,
The Car steers straight and perfect tire wear to this day - NEVER had a wheel alignment, amazing handling - even on a Tasmanian twist highspeed holiday (First car I took over seas).

The only thing is Holden dealer service, but most manufactures have the same problem - world class car manufacture, 3rd world service departments at 1st world prices. So servicing is owner again.
It's so nice just to do regular servicing and everthing is just 100% ok.

Next car ?
This one going to last I feel - especially with personal 100% care by the book. or these days the service CD!

[RichieRedHotSS]

1st - HJ Premier :sleep: (White 202 auto)
2nd - JB Camira :bawl: (Blue 1.6 5M)
3rd - VL Commodore:love: (White 3.0 5M)
4th - VN Commodore SS :D (Grey 5.0 4A)
5th - VR Commodore SS :burnout: (Blue 5.0 5M)
6th - VS Clubsport :cool: (Silver 5.0 5M)
7th - V2 Monaro :thumbsup: (Blue 5.7 6M) also had a little Pintara to run around in at the same time, but don't like talking about that!
8th - VZ Commodore SS :flamin: (Red 5.7 6M)
NEXT - VE Commodore SSV :party: (Colour? 6.0 6A) as soon as the VZ lease is finished.........hopefully!!!

[Wayne@GM Motorsport]

Cant remember the years i owned them

1. HQ Monaro coupe 308
2. HQ Statesman 253
3. HQ Monaro 4 Door - Fully worked, tunnel rammed 308
4. LH Torana 308
5. VK Brocky SS 304
6. LJ Torana Coupe 308
7. VY SS Ute 346


And in between :weirdo: :love:

XY GT 351 Clevo
XA GT 351 Clevo Sedan
XY Ute 351 - Best Ute 1985 Vic Street Machine Show
XD Fairmont 302
XD Falcon 351
Mazda RX4 351 Windsor - Would luv to buy this car back if anyone knows the owner, its yellow and the number plates start with BSU, actuly saw it a couple of months back heading in the opposite direction


And a couple of others id prefer not to meantion

[SteveK]

Always loved the shape of the VT when it was first released and fell in love with the Monaro when revealed at the Motor Show. I had to have one, one day. Had been driving an EA since getting my Ps and 10 years later I bought my first Holden, VZ CV8 Monaro.

Steve

[Rick76]

My first car was not a Holden, since then.....

1970 LC Torana GTR 186 (Man)
1990 VN Calais V8 (Auto)
1981 VH Commodore SL/E 308 (Auto)
1979 TE Gemini SL/X (Man)
1990 VN Commodore Executive V6 (Auto)
1996 TF G6 Rodeo LX Spacecab 2.6 (Man)
2003 V2II Monaro CV8 M6 (Man)
2004 VZ Commodore Executive V6 (Auto)

http://www.ls1camaro.net/freehosting/Cars.jpg

[Dane VN V8]

1st - HJ Premier :sleep: (White 202 auto)
2nd - JB Camira :bawl: (Blue 1.6 5M)
3rd - VL Commodore:love: (White 3.0 5M)
4th - VN Commodore SS :D (Grey 5.0 4A)
5th - VR Commodore SS :burnout: (Blue 5.0 5M)
6th - VS Clubsport :cool: (Silver 5.0 5M)
7th - V2 Monaro :thumbsup: (Blue 5.7 6M) also had a little Pintara to run around in at the same time, but don't like talking about that!
8th - VZ Commodore SS :flamin: (Red 5.7 6M)
NEXT - VE Commodore SSV :party: (Colour? 6.0 6A) as soon as the VZ lease is finished.........hopefully!!!

Could I ask how you felt jumping out of a monaro and hoping into a VZ SS? Like what would you rather if it wasn't on a lease?

[INSINR8R]

my first holden, also being my first car was a VXII S pack. Full Twin 2.5" catback dumped on 18's. I loved it, but I wanted a V8

[RARASV8]

HG Broughham, 308 trimatic p/steer
took 5 days to break first diff (10 or so in 18 months)
LC GTR 186 4 speed tripple SU's/ had engine transplant from broughham ran 14.17 @ 98 mph back in 86
LC XU1 was building up still got THE motor(broughham) powerglide nine inch...
EH Special Wagon 149 3 on tree
HT Kingswood 253 and powerglide,put THE motor in 17.12@ 90mph/with :nos: 14.2 @ 98 mph backed off to much tyre shake/retreads:weirdo:
HK Kingswood 186 three on the tree/ transplant motorand 4 speed from GTR..
VR 3.8 5M should have kept
VT S2 SPAK 3.8 4A
VY SV8 S1 5.7 6M

Garry

[RichieRedHotSS]

Could I ask how you felt jumping out of a monaro and hoping into a VZ SS? Like what would you rather if it wasn't on a lease?
Definitely prefered the Monaro, but I don't find the actual driving experience too much different. Unfortunately when a Monaro is your only car and a daily driver, there are occasions when it is a bit impractical (that's why I had the Pintara). Could have picked virtually any car (within my price range) I wanted as it was a novated lease but I couldn't justify the cost of running a second car, so went for the SS purely for practical reasons. Sold the Monaro & took a big bite out of my mortgage, sold the Pintara & bought a big screen TV.

[Dane VN V8]

Definitely prefered the Monaro, but I don't find the actual driving experience too much different. Unfortunately when a Monaro is your only car and a daily driver, there are occasions when it is a bit impractical (that's why I had the Pintara). Could have picked virtually any car (within my price range) I wanted as it was a novated lease but I couldn't justify the cost of running a second car, so went for the SS purely for practical reasons. Sold the Monaro & took a big bite out of my mortgage, sold the Pintara & bought a big screen TV.

Fair enough the car has to suit your needs, just curious thanks for answering.
Cheers,
Dane

[lukey73]

Mine was a Lc Torana SL 4 Door. Now the list of extra.

202 blueprinted an balanced had triple su carbs, yella terra head with huge ports ( Well for 6 anyway )

Had a m22 ( out of a 1 tonner ) 4 Speed, thing was first was a stump puller so unless i really wanted to race someone it was next to useless. XU1 suspension was there too. Never took it down the strip but it used to beat Brock Commodores if i was in a hurry :nyuk: :nyuk:

[Roddy]

HJ slab side ute, 202 Trimatic.

[cossmo]

My first ever holden was a 1995 Barina .......wait for it ....... that i won from radio station triple M :party:

[SandmanUte]

FC Station Wagon.
Couple bikes
EH Panelvan with triple SUs etc
318 VIP Val
HQ 350. Ran low 14's at Surfers back in the late 70s was quick then.
71 Corolla with nitrous twin cam. Was a fun car
Nitrous 360 Charger
HJ 253 ute
HQ 308 ute,
HQ Sandman ute with 377 SBC. Bought in 89 and still have it. Currently getting restored.
HJ Sedan
HX Wagon
Current cars, VX Berlina LS1 wagon, Nissan patrol turboed, HQ panelvan with nitrous 383 done as Sandman likealike to match the ute, Chassised VB C'dore with Blown 383 SBC, SCO rail, BBC, under construction

[Thunder]

Hey Seldo, I am glad you posted!!! :cool:

EJ sedan
HR wagon
VC Commodore Sedan
VN Commodore Sedan
VN S2 Wagon

Plus a few "Non Holdens" in between

* VT V6 Wagon
* VX Gen3 Wagon
* 1953 Vanguard Ute
* 300ZX twin turbo Drift Car

* Current Cars

[Sugaris]

mine was a 1980 SL Gemini... 1.6 litres of pure POWER!! :lmao:

Oh the Memories!!!

[phat-dave]

1. 03 hothouse vy ss ute
2. 06 black astra sri

[seldo]

Hey Seldo, I am glad you posted!!! :cool:
Hmm....I refuse to bite....;) Let's just say it's been a long time since the first...;)

[SJM HSV]

MY CAR WAS MY FIRST (HR HOLDEN) BOUGHT IT FROM THE OLD MAN $600. SOLD IT FOR $1000 6MTHS LATER.:cool:

[Brendan]

A green one and then a blue one.

Maybe another blue one next - but not until DOD is enabled.

[lowhsv]

1. 97' vs executive
2. 94' vr hsv clubsport
3. 90' barina :weirdo:

[ballza]

1. Datsun Sunny (Was awesome in the wet) :thumbsup:
2. Pintara TRX (Current, good machine, would be real nice if modified, etc) :yup:
3 VYII SS (Picking up monday) :bravo: :woohoo:

So SS is my first holden, going from 4 cyl's to 8 cyl's....should be interesting. Definately excited:driving: :D

[V8BRUTE]

1st - 1952 48-215 - This one started out as a project to be rebuilt as a stocker and then somewhere along the way ended fitted up with a 202 and Trimatic, then one day came across a smashed VP ex cop car and pulled the 304 and TH700R4 out if it and replaced the 202 combo, it still sits in the garage to this day awaiting completion :nopity:

2nd - 1951 48-215 - This was an ex race car and went pretty well, 60 over FB grey motor, 10 under crank, lightened flywheel, extensive port job on the head with heat pipes going direct to radiator, triple SU's, cam based on LJ XU1, Jack Myers headers with straight through single 2" system and hotdog muffler, electronic dizzy, 4 core radiator, lever action and telescopic shocks on front with twin sway bars, 9 leaf rear springs, 3.55 LSD, heavy duty finned racing drums on the front, 13x6 wheels with original stud pattern and hubcaps :D

3rd - Family HQ Kingswood, 202 on gas and had power steering, was a great workhorse especially when gas was under 10cents a litre at the time :yup:

4th - TE SL/X Gemini - Great little car, was originally a diesel but changed it over to a petrol jobbie, had taller 3.5 diff and stronger 5 speed being out of the diesel, also front brakes were bigger too from memory. Killed the puny 1600 and fitted an 1800 Jackeroo motor, was a real weapon for what it was, also had E36 (?) BMW steel wheels which looked like interceptors :)

5th - WB HDT Magnum Stato - For its size and weight it was a great handling car with the HDT spec suspension consisting over really stiff springs and Bilsteins, the Group3 Brock engine went OK too. Had the usual Momo steering wheel and 15x7 wheels, also was totally colour coded with no chrome showing.

6th - VU SS - The reason I am here I suppose, had one of the LS1's that didn't drink oil, was caned from the day I got it, had HSV CAI, Pacemaker 4>1's with Remus Race System topped off with a Street Tuna tune :) By the time I sold it at 24,000k's it had 3 diffs replaced for crappy LSD's, one auto trans and 4 near bald tyres :yup:

7th - Can't decide at this point, been without a car for over 2 years now and don't miss the continual expense of running them :deal:

[lsb05]

1.1975 SLR 4spd-253.
2.1974 SLR 5000 4spd-308.
3.1991 VN Spak auto-V6.
4.1988 HSV VL GRPA.
5.1995 VR Spak 5spd-V6.
6.1990 HSV VN GRPA.
7.1992 HSV VP Senator.
8.2001 TS Astra 5spd.
9.1983 HDT VH GRP3 4spd-308.
10.2006 HSV VZ Clubsport-LS2.

cheers
lee

[smoken2]

Hi,

The trouble with this thread is that the young guys have it easy!
The old guys have to go through the photo albums, (or ask the wife) as it was too long ago.
First to last, sorry about the boring family cars.
FC holden M3, EK holden M3, HD M3 holden panel van, HK GTS 307 M4 monaro, HT GTS 327 M4 monaro (ex 186), XA GT sedan M4, XY GS 351 M4, XF ford M4, A9X sedan, sigma (piece of shite), barina (sorry), holden Nova (still sorry), big block 2.2L camry (very sorry), V6 camry (great car, grandpa would luv it), VX SS M6, V2 CV8 M6, VU 3.8L M5 ute, VZ 3.6L M6 ute, XB GS 351 A3 coupe, VZ SSZ A6 ute.
As you can see it's a real mixed grill.
The cars I loved/ respected the most are the HK 307 GTS, XA GT M4, A9X and the CV8 monaro.
I think the key to a good car is to remove the compromise components that the manufacture told us we had to have.
Long live the mighty Holden Lion.

Cheers.

[smoken2]

1.1975 SLR 4spd-253.
2.1974 SLR 5000 4spd-308.
3.1991 VN Spak auto-V6.
4.1988 HSV VL GRPA.
5.1995 VR Spak 5spd-V6.
6.1990 HSV VN GRPA.
7.1992 HSV VP Senator.
8.2001 TS Astra 5spd.
9.1983 HDT VH GRP3 4spd-308.
10.2006 HSV VZ Clubsport-LS2.

cheers
lee

Mate,

You haven't lived until you run a hard charging big block 2.2L camry running straight unleaded shop-a-docket fuel.
P.S. Great list too!

Cheers.

[lsb05]

Smoken2-thanks man.Yeah the astra counts-reliable,good on fuel,hides in a crowd-lol.
It would be great if I still owned them but memories and photos will have to do.

cheers
lee

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

MY FIRST HOLDEN, WAS a black 1964 S4 179 M3 , it ended up with triple 45m side draft webbers ,yellowtera stage 3 head ,23x60 iventye cam ,light fly wheel, extractors 3'' system exturnal oil gallerys,transistor igniton,blue printed and ballanced ,reversed rims by wilsons wheel works ,lowerd 4'' ,IT WENT LIKE A SHOWER OF SHIT for its day ,62 in first at 8000 rpm 97 in second 125 in third MILES AN HOUR , A GRATE CAR ,sold it to by my first house ,next one was an xu1 ,then LSR5000 then L34 , then fords xt gt xw phz 2, xy phz 3,not much good stuf after that for along time till now :love:

[Wild_VU]

My first ride was a Holden Lj Torano .

Next was *HQ Prem 6cyl.
* HJ Prem 4.2 v8
* VK calais 5.0(brock motor)
* VR Berlina v6

Hmmmm * :love: VU SS ute 5.7 pride and joy.:wave:

[Redhot_57]

First ride...

HT Premier which I bought from a deceased estate. Good points -
only 50k miles, beautiful paint and mint interior. Not so good - 186
boat anchor and trimatic column auto...

Kept for 3 years, polished and detailed within an inch of its life, spent
every cent I earned on mags, suspension, and endless visits to american autos for chrome dress up bits and other trinkets.

Turned heads like you wouldnt believe, still regret selling it.

Sold it and stepped up to a VN SS - the usual mods - chip, extractors,
exhaust which burbled and popped at high revs, and shift kitted auto.
Talk about a leap in performance....

And so the story goes.

[cam502]

#1 HK GTS ,186S (wish i still had it)
#2 LC XU1 Torana (genuine)(wish i still had it)

[Carby650]

1st - LJ Torana
2nd - HT GTS Monaro. 186S with Powerglide. what a croozer !!
3rd - HQ Monaro. 350 with turbo 400. Wild machine. Blew me licence in that one.
4th - sold above and bought house - Shame
5th - Shame
6th - HZ
7th - VH Commodore
8th - Subaru Impreza
9th - Shame
10th - VY SS -still got it
11th - HT Monano (woo hoo !! ) still got it.

[Tron2004]

2003 VY SV8

One helluva step, stepping outta 2 litre Tarago into this. Luv it !!!! :D

[Alex81]

1985 vk 202
1997 hsv series 2 Manta
2001 hsv r8 maloo -T boned and spun into power pole written off 2 weeks old
2002 ss ute
2006 vz clubsports.

All cars in a space of 7yrs

[rocks-crewman]

1985 - 1959 FC Holden wagon with a 161 and opel 4 speed.
1987 - 1975 HJ Premier Wagon 4.2
1990 - 1989 VN NSW Highway pursuit 5.0
1994 - VR SS Manual (First new car)
2004 - VYII Crewman SS Manual
next - ??? depends on how a VE SS tickles my fancy - or maybe a VZ Crewman Thunder.
Childhood rides - Mum and Dads matching EH sedan and ute.

[Super Snake]

My first Holden that I bought for $20...that's right $20...was a LC Torana. Needed a every day car at the time. This was back in 1990. It was a great car and reliable. I was worried about my XAGT Coupe getting stolen.

[GTO Coupe]

VH SL/E 253, awesome blue velour interior, luved it!

[fordy68]

1969 HG Premier Sedan. gold with white roof, 186 auto with hotwire mags, firestone wide oval lettered tyres, genie extractors and lukie 303 mufflers... very load. one of my favs....

[andrewslr]

Jesus your the biggest rev head I know :cool:

Dane.

Thanks for the compliment....my wife thinks I should just grow up:p

[02vxss]

94 vr s'pak sedan 5sp, white with the red strip around it, was a very neat car after i finished with it, new slotted rotors, pacies/exhaust, all new suspension, did plenty else to it and luved every minute of it...

[cheffy]

the original 48-215 holden. Still have it too,..

[HQV8]

the original 48-215 holden. Still have it too,..


Mate, Do you have a pic of the 48-215 by chance?


cheers

Damo

[HQV8]

My first Holden was a HQ Wagon, V8 253 Trimatic bog standard. Still have it today, bought it off my dad years ago. :banana: :banana: :D

[silvervyss]

vh sl\e 4.2

[BigJim]

1st Holden Bought a 1988 VL turbo Berlina at 18 in 1990. Spent $15000 in mods but did it go. Around 240rwkw for a VL was fast. Done up to look like a Group A.

So the List goes

1st - 1988 VL Turbo Berlina
2nd - VN V6
3rd - VL Turbo Executive (Stolen)
4th - VRSS
5th - VSSS
6th - VS Calais V8
7th - VN SS Project Car 355 stroker 270rwkw.
8th - VX Clubsport
9th - VZ Clubsport GenT 1000 Turbo

Also during this time had numerous other cars - Gemini with turbo bolted on, Starion turbo, VH SLE worked 308, LX SS Hatch worked 308, VB SLE 253, XC GXL 351, Ford Capri , VS V8 police pack, BA Falcon Police Pack, XD Falcon S Pak.

Theres is more but iam forgetting some as theres so many. At some times when i was early 20s had 3 cars at the same time.

Gee i spent some money.

[BLU50L]

1995 VS Clubsport was mine. My first car was a hyundai excel which i spent a bit of cash on ie, wheels, bodykit, stereo, quad throttle bodies. Then i woke up and bought a real car:)

[Hitman]

In order of appearance....

VC SL/E 6 cyl and the worst car I have ever owned.
1986 R31 Skyline Silhouette
1977 Gemini
197? Ford Transit Van
1980 XD Falcon 302
1981 XD Falcon 351
1987 XF Fairmont Ghia
198? Sigma Scorpion
1988 EA Falcon
1998 Magna
1980 VB 253 Wagon
1987 XF S pack 5 speed
1997 EL GLi falcon
2001 AU3 Fairmont
2002 VX SS S2.

[Xtreme 01]

308 HQ Sedan. Just a "Rat" I put together in the early 80's.
Dont know how accurate the gun was, but was clocked at 132mph.
Pretty loose for the old girl - got a severe kickin' for that one :)

[nathnrach]

i know this is pretty pissy, but i dont care...
first holden was the rodeo... although technically its an isuzu...
very reliable car, has been very good to me...
just slightly heavy on fuel... being a v6 have to expcet that i spose dont i...

[HARMSY]

Took me a while to get to the car i always wanted......

- Datsun 200b
- 80 something Barina (it went bang, too many roll backs)
- 88 VL Wagon Maroon, loved that car and had some many hopes until i hit that bloody gutter :bawl:
- MQ Nissan Patrol
- Now the VX Berlina Wagon

[V8R]

hz ute, no glamour. twin 2.5" -> 3" tips b&s exhaust system, worked 318ci holden block (400hp at the fly), 5sp toyota gbox, 10 bolt 3.36 lsd diff. fanta orange paint, small bullbar, tinted windows, black carpet interior and commo buckets.. went like a cut cat and sounded so so awesome (and LOUD!). non of this tinny worn out 253 shit. 235 front and 275 rear tyres (damn i had a smoking habit then!), no poofy power steer!
soooo much fun, i must build another :D

[LA^BLOOD]

worked vh sle with a injected 5ltr

[vyssute]

Vh sle
slr torana
vn ss
torana sunbird
vn ss
vy ss ute
holden berina
vl
Some crapy transport cars in there too.

[Donny05]

HJ Wagon 253 4 speed :headbang:

[OPPYLOCK]

HT ute 253 Powerglide (paddock basher)
HJ panelvan 308 Traumatic (black velour interior, matress, Guns & Roses curtains):nyuk:
Calibra (must have been taking alot of drugs to buy a bum dragger)
VP Commo 5ltr 5 speed (lowered 2.5 inch, 17's and all the usual engine mods, fun car)
VT 5.7ltr ex chaser (some mods, definately had one of the better gen3's as I can't ever remember being done at the lights)
VY SV8 manual (clubby suspension, 18 cv8r rims, mafless tune, pacemakers, 2.5 dual system, 90mm throttle body, CAI, 330mm slotted rotors. I still own it so its doing something right)

[FFH]

Not sure of the year... but my grandfather left me his white HT kingswood. It was a 186 Red motor and went quite nicely.

[CV860L]

Same HT 253 ute as above.
UC Sunbird (fitted with a 173 redmotor and M21 4 speed)
UC Torana (202 with a trimatic)
L J Torana (138 red motor, floor shift 3 speed manual)
VB SLE Commodore (Mildly work 253, turbo 350)
VK 134 Pack Commodore (331 stroker, 5 speed)
VT Ex Chaser as above (5.7L, turbo 700)
HZ 1 Tonner (350 chev, turbo 400)
CV8 Monaro (Targa Tasmania Spec)
VY SS Ute (5.7L, Auto)
VH Group 3 (Marlboro Group C replica, 355 Stroker, M21 4 speed)

[andrewslr]

VH Group 3 (Marlboro Group C replica, 355 Stroker, M21 4 speed)

Welcome aboard CV8005!. I think I know well your replica and having been a passenger in that car......absolutely, bl%%dy, sensational. Well done:bow:

[CV860L]

Welcome aboard CV8005!. I think I know well your replica and having been a passenger in that car......absolutely, bl%%dy, sensational. Well done:bow:

Thanks.
I received a message from BigWig (who I bought it from) yesterday but cannot reply until I've posted the mandatory 10 msgs.

Unfortunately the car is not running at this time but once my house is sold (hopefully 2 months from now) it has some good parts waiting to go into it.

[ssberlina]

1978 UC Torana (202 with a trimatic before mods of course :D) later to be a ceilca 5 speed ;)

[phantomsv8s]

I'm 28

1)VB Commodore 6 (1978)
2)VL Calais (1988)
3)VX S
4)VY SV8 (2003) - Current, pick up my new car in 2 and a half weeks time
5)VE SSV (2006) - Pick up my new car in 2 and a half weeks time

[snowySS]

A 92 Barina....:limpy:

[Red CV8 R]

My first Holden and second ever car was a modified VL Calais Turbo. It was a seriously quick car but even as an 18 year old I respected what it could do and tried not to be stupid. Sadly it was stolen 3 months after I bought it :errr:

[Marcus_h]

First post on the forum. First holden was a VR HSV enhanced SS 5 speed manual. Was awsome fun to drive and was in showroom condition with only 100k on the clock (2 yrs ago). I regret selling that thing everyday.

Current car is a VY SS ute 4A, 28k on the clock, stock as a rock

[fyreblade2000]

HZ Vacationer Wagon with the 4.2 V8 and then upgraded to a 327!

God I miss that car!?

[CDC911]

My first Holden Commodore was 1980 4 cylinder engine when I first arrived in OZ. No power whatsover. I was still ignorant on OZ car at that time.

I have have just recently acquired a 2006 VZ 6.0L. Great OZ car!!!


Cheers!

http://www.haroc.1337thing.com/ls1/Max/DSC06118.JPG

My first Holden Commodore was 1980 four cylinders I repeat 4 cylinders when i first arrived in OZ. There was no power whatsover! I was still ignorant about OZ cars at that time.

I have recently acquired my 2006 VZ SS 6.0L.:banana: :thumbsup:

Cheers!

http://www.haroc.1337thing.com/ls1/Max/DSC06118.JPG

http://www.haroc.1337thing.com/ls1/Max/DSC06145.JPG

[VE Turbo]

Mine was a VK Berlina. Was after a V8 but the old man convinced me about petrol, insurance and all. Got one with a nice pale metallic green paint, mags and exhaust but with a injected 202.

I knew fark all about cars so trusted my dad's and brothers opinion. In the end I think I spent about $6000 just keeping it on the road in the first year. Now I shop alone and do my own research. That lemon put me off Holdens for awhile, but in the end I couldn't resist the LS1 :)

Mate,
My 2nd car was a VK Sedan with the 202 injected engine.
I flogged the crap outa it for 13 years and the only prob was dizzy gear chewing.
It was all red, bumper included, lowered on Lovell springs, 21mm front sway bar, Brock grille, Pedders heavy gas all round, 14x7 mondial mags with 225 potanzas, 2.5 inch straight pipe to a hotdog,(you could hear it miles away).
You know, they were the only stock Holden car fitted standard with extractors?
Motor was closer to a stock 5.0 in kw's than a 253.
The Bosch jetronic system was the same as the 911 of that era had.
Sorted the dizzy gear prob by fitting a steel one, sounded like it had a bloody supercharger under the hood.
I loved that car, hence the long time I had it.

[Nath43]

My first Holden was a VN S Pack A4, second was a Raven Mica VT S Pack A4 and my third and current is a Quicksilver VZ SV8 M6. Never had any major issues with any of them and the first two I always serviced myself. The VZ is still under warranty so serviced by GMH.

[oka065]

1956 FJ sedan ended up with 305 ci Chev

[rodder]

Hz holden one tonne with a 308 and 17 inch blask racing simmons. polished timber tray. extremely nice car

[CHEV57]

VS Wagon Ex-Taxi! 470000ks when i sold it. I used to scare people everywhere when it used to backfire.

[VX_SS_II]

Damn I love this thread.. Bloody fantastic! Monthly broadband ran out yesterday, read all 11 odd pages at 26kbps... Damn!

1st- UC Torana 202 (plus TM MAGNA Auto :doh:) Bought it at 14 for $500, added extractors, 2 1/4 exhaust, chrome air-cleaner, gold 14" Simmons, DARK tint, CD Player, straight red tinter spray job, de-badged, sports steering wheel, 'UC' custom number plates... Loved that car :love:.

2nd- LX Torana 253 (plus KB Laser shitbox, then '88 Astra Manual, good daily) Worked 253, Stage II Trimatic, 3000rpm stall, 9 inch LSD, 3.77's, straight orange tinter paint job, black & grey velour trim, B&M Quicksilver shifter, SLR Wheel, Modern Alloys, Pedders Front, Custom rear, lots of chrome, FUL SIK custom plates, ran flat 14 (G-tech Meter), scored 2nd place Street Sedan 71-78 TROPHY, black venetians, heaps more, absolutely LOVED THIS CAR... :love: :love:! IF ANYONE KNOWS THIS CAR PLEASE SPEAK UP... would love to chat/hear about it!!!! :D

Sold LX to save for a house... Bought Nissan NX-R Coupe (first time I owned one car...)

Traded NX-R for VX II SS....... I'm stoked so far!!

Phantom, 60,000kms, twin 2.5" cat back, tint, Street Tuna custom tune coming in two weeks... :woohoo: ..... Oh... and NOW I'm saving for house :lol:

[Prussian Steel]

1st - VN Calais 5.0Ltr with SV5000 Body Kit (2nd Owner)
2nd - VT Series 1 "SS" (New)
3rd - VX Series 2 HSV Clubsport R8 (New)
4th - VE GTS maybe????? :D

[Minikeg]

My long list of Holdens:

1989 VN Calias 3.8L


:stick:

Thats about it. Had it 12 months now, front suspension is goooone, and it sucks fuel like its beer. Getting into a falcon next.. done up 4.0L EL Futura

:doh:

[jbarr]

a td holden gemi
gtr xu1
uc torry
slr5000
vb brock
vr ss
vs ss
vt clubby

[Lyoness]

Do I dare admit it was a Camira!

Wait I just did.

But then moved onto:
VR v6
VL 6
VR v6 (diff car)
VX SS

So I think I have redeemed myself a little bit there

[kane_tools]

Original PURPLE :spew: LJ Torana 4 door with the killer 173/Tri-matic combo!!

[JHamilton]

My 2005 Pontiac was my first Holden. :booze: I am extremely excited that I will be able to buy another!!

...my first car was an Oldsmobile (RIP)

[`redoctober]

getting it next year ;D

[sjhiette]

Mine was VH commodore ss

[Baddaz]

I started with a turbo disel jackaroo
then VX cALAIS V8 (Cheaper to run the V8)

[tyrhantc]

1st - Sky blue EH panny, 179HP with strombergs, 5sp Celica box, exhaust from god knows where, welded over rear windows, lowered, joined rear rims and the MATTRESS. Had to have the mattress.:love2:

2nd - VSIII Olympic 6cyc Ute

3rd - VU SSfifty 6sp lowered, chromies, full exhaust, chiptorque, Quig roller tonneau.... Loved that thing!! But the missus wouldnt let me put the kids ubder the tonneau!!:doh:

4th - VXII SS cosmo sedan fairly standard

Now - VZ SSZ Crewman super low suspension but it felt like a monster truck before that, cats back and chromies.....more to come:flame:

[IH84DS]

My first holden was a 1976 HZ Kingswood pass-me-down from the old man. But being 16 I had dreams and visions of what i could do with a 308 OPEC crisis car. (well after 5 years of sweat tears and long hours as an apprentice electrician) it was soon to be on a mission to dry up the worlds supply of petroleum...

STAGE 5 308
HYPERTECTNIC PISTONS
ROLLER ROCKERS
ONE PIECE PUSHRODS
DOUBLE ROW VALVE SPRINGS
14 DEG COLLETS & RETAINERS
ANTI PUMP UP LIFTERS
L34 STAGE 3 YELLA TERRA HEADS
TORKER MANIFOLD
CUSTOM 670DP HOLLEY CARBY
DOUBLE ROW TIMING CHAIN
TURBO 400 TRANSMISSION
TEN BOLT DIFF 3.55
BLACK PAINT
B&M STAR SHIFTER
SAAS SEATS & STEERING WHEEL
CUSTOM MANDREL BENT EXHAUST - PACEMAKER 4 INTO 1 EXTRACTORS 3" COLLECTOR, TWIN 2 1/2" THROUGH 2 LUKEY RACE MUFFLERS TO SINGLE 3" TAIL

P.S Im still saving for a deposit for a house :doh:

[djsmi1]

VN Holden, absolute piece of crap.

[vyss2ute]

'86 VL Exec, 6cyl. Washed out red with faded grey bumpers and door panels, rusty 14" chrome wheels and factory cassette deck with dash mounted speakers! Cost a whole $4500 in 1998. Written off in 1999. :(

[jerzey21]

my 1st car was given to me by my folks dont laugh a vc missfire i mean shouldhavebeenonfire 4 thankfully i didnt have it for long and traded up to a vn stupid thing is a traded it at a dealer and they gave me $3000 for it and it was entirely in primer. The gearbox crunched in most of the gears as well. I took my vn back a couple of days after to get the radiator replaced and i asked for a car to drive, they couldnt give me that car to drive because they already lent it to someone who revved the hell out of it and blew the timing chain wich was funny for a little while untill i was forced to drive a datsun for a couple of days instead:mad: :flamin: it jumped speedhumps well though:woohoo:

[dangen111]

My first car was a hq 2 door with a 308 toploader and a slippery niner loved it wish i still had it to keep the garage warm bought it when i was 16 and learnt to drive in it on my learners trust me it tought me how to drive it was san remo gold with speedy cragars still carry a pic of her in my wallet

[STATEYOLDFELLA]

Well here goes, this is sure going to show my age !!
Here is a list of Holdens I've owned.
1. '71 HQ Prem. sedan - f/h 253 - dusted a few 351 clevos with this one.
2. '77 HX p/van - worked 308 - fully decked out.
3. '76 LX Torana - worked 202.
4. '68 HK GTS Monaro - worked 350 chev (orig. Bathurst 327 body)
5. '73 HQ p/van - worked 283 chev.
6. '71 HQ LS Monaro - 350 chev.
7. '79 VB Commodore - 253.
8. '74 HQ GTS sedan - worked 308.
9. FJ ute - worked 138 grey motor - black and trick.
10. '75 HJ ute - 202 - work horse
11. '89 VN SS Commodore - 5lt - HSV enhanced
12. '96 VS II SS Commodore - 5lt - HSV enhanced
13. '87 VL Calais sedan - worked 3lt.
14. '97 VS C'dore wagon - V6 - "family car" still done up though
15. '02 VX C'dore Equipe sedan - V6
16. '00 WH Statesman - 5.7lt - current toy

I must add though that I have also owned a variety of other makes including a "77 Ford XC p/van that ran low 11 sec et's, '95 Nissan Skyline turbo coupe (far from stock) too name a couple.

Some might say I couldn't have owned all them, but trust me - I DID !!!
Have pics of most these.

cheers
Chris

[stubsy]

a 1976 lx torana that i still own now. had a 202 , trimatic and has since been transformed to a stroked 350 chev, 9 inch, the works. love it to pieces

[Stevotski]

1. '78 VB Commodore 173, M4 (one of the very first commodores ever :) )
2. '87 VL SL 3.0L, M5
3. '02 VX II Acclaim
4. '02 VX II Exec Wagooooon
5. '03 VY S
6. '03 VY II S
7. '03 VY II S #2
8. '05 VZ 1.5 SV8
9. '06 ScoobyDoo Outback :)

[raggedy]

HG Belmont Panelvan (3 door ex ambo...wonderful car)
HK Kingswood Station wagon
VP SS Commodore
VS SS Commodore
VG S-Pak Ute (soon to be LS1 6mt)

[Blonk1]

HG Sedan - Primer grey, 186 3 speed floor shifter....
Always wanted a Brougham though,

[CRAIG LS2 GD]

Mine was a vh commodore with 186 triple 48mm dellortos direct port nitrous, then a vs wagon, still got the wagon and got a vt ss 2 custom pearl graphite paint 19 inch advantis stroked to 408ltr cnc heads pumping in the 350rwkw region will up date when finished hopefully in the next couple of weeks.

[Danv8]

LJ Torana XU1 GTR replica.

It was noisy and cramped and its driving position was woeful.

But I loved every bit of it.

[02 WHS]

HZ ute. Was the ol mans work 1. It waz fun. good paddock basher.

[Avalanche]

vy hsv avalanche, i was a ford boy:hide:

[MAT-HSV]

1. '95' Barina 1.2L
2. '00' VX SS M6
3. '03' VY SS M6
4. '05' VZ Clubsport :)

["STLNSS"]

VN Aero.. was my first ride .. then wrote it off .. went to a 02 Monaro still have it and also have VZ SS UTE

[Noah]

A HG Monaro.
Was a $900 bomb, spent $2000 on it over the 3 years I owned it. Sold for $6000, only car I ever made money on! Looking for a similar car now, need $30000+

[Rustle]

my first was a 01' VX SS, being only 21 and first time driving a V8 coming from a 4cyl Nissan Gazelle was a big shock :D good fun though

[csv rulz]

VTII Olympic. It will do the job for me till im off my P's and can get a Clubby.

[VZLS1]

Mine was a TE Gemini with Dragways..

[GOT ANOTHER ONE]

after a diet of Daihatsu's (Handi 3 door 22kw) and Charade (36kw) my first Holden was a used VK wagon, 3.3 traumatic auto which was crashed into while parked outside my parents place the night we got it. I purchased the car in 1990, the day Iraq invaded Kuwait and fuel went through the roof overnight. I went from 46mpg around townin the Charade to 18mpg in the VK! At least I had some space and a comfy ride.

This car got smashed again by a lady pulling out from a stop sign without looking a couple of months later. Needless to say this car was jinxed and we got rid of it quick.

Then we got a VN Berlina 5.0 wagon (had big dogs so needed a wagon), first V8 and an effortless tourer at the time; it had cruise!

Next was a VT2 Clubsport (Tiger) woohoo! This was fun even if an auto.

Now we have a Devil yellow GTO coupe and love it, a VT2 berlina wagon and a VS Cr*per to get to work.

VE GTS is on order. Given that my first car had just 22kw, 307kw is out of this world.

[SSV8pilot]

Leaving out the non GM products...

Vauxhall Nova 1.2L sedan
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6l Sedan
Vauxhall Cavalier 1.7 GLS Diesel

Then saw the light and came to Australia

VS Acclaim
VT Berlina
VY SS (Best ever car I have owned - sold last year)
Currently in a Vx S/c Spak pending delivery of
VE SSV

[LRL82]

VK berlina, still have her too!!!

[just crusin]

1st - VL commodore stationwagon
2nd - 2002 XC Barina
3rd - HQ 252 Ute
Now - WH Caprice :D

[vt_vp]

HD Holden with Disk Brakes !

FJ Holden (Part Owner 3 of us) Drove while saving to fix Crashed HD Holden
[FJ written off by other 2 Owners, I stayed home that night ~ No one hurt)

LH Torana (New)

HR Holden with Disk Brakes !

UH Torana Bought Rolled over (Needed a gearbox for LH Torana)


HT Premier

Current ---------------------

VT Series I

VP Series I

[`redoctober]

My first Holden was a 1994 HSV VR Clubsport
Nice way to kick off the collection, new? Or how many year old?

[COSMOS]

1989-1989 Astra Sedan
1989-1995 had a collection of mazda, ford, mitsubishi
1995-2000 VR acclaim
2000-2004 VT acclaim
2004-2005 VY SS II
2005-now ZC Vectra CDXi
New car in Dec 07... probably a VE Calais 2nd hand this time

[gondy]

My first car was an EA falcon with 500,000km’s I had it for 2 weeks then saw the light and bought a VS commodore, that tried to kill you in the wet with the live rear axle and hardly any weight over the rear wheels, I kept the VS for 4 years then I bought a brand new VZ but I still miss the VS it was the best car I’ve ever owned.

[LS1WPN]

1 1995 VS INTERCEPTER
2 1994 HSV VR CLUBSPORT (supercharged)
3 1999 VT SS II GEN 3 loved this one the best!!!

[Oldskoolpushrod]

1985 VK Calais (still got it)
1993 VR BT1 (sold it to an ethnic who wrapped it around a pole)

[VLturbo3.0]

1986 VL Exec - kinda crappy, didnt do much to it
1994 VR Exec - lowered and stezza, now for sale

Hoping to get either a 5L VS Stato or a VT berlina next...

[dgp]

1986 VL Berlina 3.0lt auto
1981 VC SLE 5.0lt auto
1986 HDT VL LE Calais 3.0lt Turbo 5 speed
1986 VL SL Turbo 5 speed
2002 VU S Pack 3.8lt Ute
2003 VY SS Ute 6 speed
2004 VYii 25th Aniversary 3.8lt auto wagon
2007 VEii Calais 6.0lt 6 speed auto??????

[mcdeath]

vb 253 v8 must have been a bottom of the line model no frills!

[kng55]

1st:1987 VL 3lt auto
2nd:1989 VN S V6 man
3rd:1988 walky #149 (i miss my walky):banghead:
4th:1994 d/c 4x4 rodeo
5th:1995 VR S V6 man ute
6th:1995 2x4 rodeo
7th:1990 VN exc V6 man
8th:1995 VR SS auto
9th:1995 VR SS man
10th:2003 VY SS man (current ride)
11th:2005 VZ storm man ute (current work car)

I have to admit i HAD a bit of a problem, I think they called it compulsive buying.:bash:

[Robbie]

VH Brock Group 3. new in Nov '83. Kept it for 21 years-two eng/three gearbox rebuilds- current drive HSV VT Series II Clubbie.

[sxclevendi]

mine was (and is) a VU Series II S '02
its got a full twin exhaust system and ss inductions CAI
goes pretty hard for a 6ix
doesnt let me down

[vsequipey]

1996 VS equipe which left to make way for my vx ss :D

[Roger]

Borrowed - 1965 EH 179 Hydramatic (Dad's)
Owned - Maroon TE Gemini SL/X, cheviot mags, Monroe GT shocks, Goodyear NCT's (!), Holley 180 2 barrell, extractors, a Falcon 6 oval air cleaner in a home made holder, a SUperflow ported head........................then I rolled it a couple of days later...............

[Brendo84]

1st 1996 rodeo 4x4 d/c 2.8t
2nd 2000 Vt 11 exec
3rd 2005 Vz SSZ

[Danv8]

1972 LJ Torana XU1 GTR Bathurst spec replica.

I still miss it. :(

[NickG1982]

1970 LC Torana, 161, pissed off the three on the tree for a Celica 5 speed and had a genuine 63,000 miles on it when I got it off my grandfather. Kept it for about a year or so, but sold it when I needed a more reliable car for work. Last I heard it's still running around the Penrith area with a 308 in it.

[burnout9]

1st 1990 VQ statesman 5.0
2nd 2001 VX hyperyellow SS
current 2002 vy ss and best car to date :driving::woot:

[ATOMIC MALOO R8]

NEW BLACK EH 179 3M ,with 9 port head {all the in let ports had the seperators taken out, all the go back then}big valves heavey dutey springs and solid lifters and 18x48 IVAN TY cam ,three 45m side draft webbers {looked orsome} externall oil rail for the crank, lightened flywheel fulley ballanced transistor ignitionand lukey extractors it would rev to 8000 grand and do 62 miles an hour in first 97 in second and who nows in top lowerd 3"with reversed rims from willsons wheel works and michelin X tyers ,never put a dent in it in 4 years of absolute crazey driving spent most of my pay on speeding fines{ no points back then they were the days}did 110 miles an hour over the old hornibrook hiway on my wedding night and went straight through the toll gate{ crazey fuccccer}. had a mate with a prosthetic left leg who used to get in the boot to tape the NOTE at the ton,he had an RV1 valiant auto that could just beat me in top gear :burnout:

[DuffMan]

1st - 2001 vx berlina v6 a4 silver
2nd - 2001 vu s pac v6 a4 red
current - 2002 vy ss ute V8 m6 green
next - accumilated too many demerit points to bother thinking about :burnout:

[Da Burb]

1st - 55 FJ ute (138 with 186 stromberg)
2nd - HQ Prem wagon (253 auto)
3rd - HJ Kingswood wagon (308 5 speed)
4th - HZ Kingswood wagon (202 3 on the tree)
5th and present Whippled 98 'Holden' Suburban

[pushrod4life]

1st/current - VY SS (hot house)
Next - VE SS (white :drool:)

[BLOWN_VXSS]

1st - VK straight six
2nd - VS Berlina V6
3rd - VX SS

I have always been a holden driver.

[VZSS_Freak]

2002 Holden VXII Commodore Exec Gen 3 - Aug 02 Build
2005 Holden Vectra 2.2 CD - Company Car
2005 Holden VZ Exec Wagon - Company Car

[baratz]

mine is a 73 hq 350 coupe with th400 trans indy orange with lone ranger stripes .my second hopefully will be the real deal 350 gts coupe not a rep like my first and the same colour .i love the hq's cheers from kiwi with some aussie muscle :) :)

[NefariousLS1]

1997 VS V6

Now a 2002 VUSS

[MTC]

My first Holden was a 1994 HSV VR Clubsport that was the car that converted Me from a Ford driver to a Holden driver:) had many Holden since then

[Buzzbug]

1st - HK 186s GTS Monaro
2nd - VN Calais
3rd - HQ Kingswood (72,000km one owner)
4th - VP Berlina LX

[Twin Turbo HSV]

71 Hq 2 door monaro, 308 4 speed

[vpstroker]

my first holden was a hj wagon with a 2350 stroked to a 383 tunnel rams with twin 600 holleys and rear tyres 295,ford nine inch and turbo 400 was featured in street maching

[Bellaz]

1st - 91 Red VP Executive Commodore, Auto
2nd - 03 Black MR 1.8L Coupe Lancer, Manual
3rd - 01 Red VX S Commodore, Auto
4th - 04 Black CV8 Monaro, Manual

[pemier]

mine was probably the slowest holden ever built....a TA torana with a 1300cc motor lol well it only got better from here!!

[swingtan]

1st 2lt OHC slant 4 LJ Torana
2nd 1960 FB ( 138 Grey, Tripple SU's, Wade 113 cam, headers + 2.5", Supra 5 speed box )
3rd 186 powered 1952 Land Rover
4th 2001 VX SS 5.7 M6
5th 2006 VZ SS 6.0 M6

[El Narros]

2003 Monaro

[Greeny34]

First .... HJ Panel van 4.2L
Second ... VH SLE 4.2L
Third ... VN Exec V6 (first new car .. all below were purchased new)
Fourth ... VR Berlina V6 (had enough of the 6 cylinder here)
Fith ... VS II HSV Clubsport 5.0L
Sixth ... VTII SS Commodore 5.7L
Seventh ... VYII HSV Clubsport 5.7L
Eighth .. E Series HSV GTS 6.0L

Gemini, Astra, VTII Stationwagon in there as well for wife/ family car.

Scott

[kave1]

307 HK prem, HQ 308 2 door GTS MONARO, LX SS 308 Hatch, HJ GTS 308 2 DOOR Monaro, VL Berlina turbo, current ride VY2 Berlina LS1. If only i kept some of those cars.:bawl:

[VY18s]

First Holden is the one I have now- 1986 VL SL 5 Speed.

Although I was getting a 1966 HR Prem wagon, but oh well.

[Bomi]

A Yellow 1978 HZ Kingswood. Sprayed it red, Put on some Chevoit Prostars and lowered it. Left the 202 in place, ahhhhh the memories. I would love to track down that car, buy it if its still drivable and rebuild it to a weapon.


Troy :cheers:

[lukey73]

Mine was an LC Torana 4 Door S with a 161, i bought it off a guy i used to work with how had tricked the suspension up ( basically XU1 spec ) but sold it to me with the original motor.

I bought a 4 speed which we thought was a m20 from a sedan but was a m22which was out of a 1 tonner so first gear was useless unless you wanted a super quick get-away from the lights.

Second one was VB SL/E with a 253, i was working on an Auscar at the time so i got a few bits and pieces of tat which made the old 253 go a bit harder, it would keep up with 308's which wasnt to bad considering the drive train was otherwise stock.

[HSVGTS]

My first car was my first Holden.....

A new 1973 LJ Bathurst GTR XU-1 Torana purchased in Oct '73.

Had lots of fun in it until it got stolen.....

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/SSA9X/0002.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/SSA9X/scan0019.jpg

Having fun at Surfers Paradise Raceway......

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/SSA9X/025.jpg

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/SSA9X/024.jpg

[HSV271]

1. LJ Torana S 4 door.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/LJ_RHSIDE2.JPG

2. HQ 350 GTS Monaro.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/HQ_GTS350.jpg

3. L34 Torana.

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/L34_Torana.jpg

4. HJ GTS Monaro.... No pics :(

5. HSV VX Clubsport R8

http://images.cainer.net//uploads/MyVXR8_1.jpg

[Hammer]

my first holden was a hx/hq kingswood. not sure what model it was now. but had 3 on the tree it was metalic green. not a spot of rust and a 308 in it.

[Greg 106]

My 4 cars so far...

1. '73 4 door LJ torana, 202
2. '72 2 door LJ torana, 308
3. '95 vs commodore ute, 5.0L
4. '02 HSV GTS coupe

[disci]

My Dad had a 1954 FJ Holden from 1959 till 1980. I drove it as my first car for about 1 1/2 years after getting my licence.

Regards

D

[Duck73]

My first ever car was a HK Brougham ,white ,327 chev, turbo 400 trans and a 9" diff.

It went well.

All original inside also had electric windows.

Cheers Duck..

[vschouten]

VS II V6 Ute auto.

[dippa]

Holden Gemini... being a gutless stocko Gemi saved me from my overconfident but lacking driving skills I had in my younger years!!

It was also great being able to pull off the head, replace gaskets, have the local mechanic shave the head, and "correct" the polution gear setup in the parents driveway and have it back together the same day.. no computers or funky setups to complicate things!!

[ausiemale]

My first ever holden is the one I own now :D

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d125/ausiemale/Tonysbackright.jpg

[Westair]

My first Holden was an FE, followed by FC, EK and then EH. These were new company supplied cars.
First one I bought was a HK 186S.
THe best one I ever had was an EH S4

[ARC00P]

1st holden i had ... HJ ute with premier front end (twin headlights)fluted guards, cream leather buckets , with GTS dash , 350 chev balanced stock engine with turbo350 trans.also had a wagon rear bar
colour was a ford colour midnight blue

["V"]

My first Holden was a 2001 VX Calais (V6).
2: 2003 VY Calais (V6)
3: 2002 VX Calais II (V6)
4: 2004 VZ Calais (V8)
5: 2006 VE Calais V-Series (V6)

I have had other cars also:
2 Nissan Skyline R31 series Ti
3 J30 Nissan Maxima Ti
1 A31 Nissan Maxima 30G
1 A32 Nissan Maxima ST-R

But nothing beats the Holden :bow:

[FeRgO]

My first car, also my first holden, was a HZ kingswood 253 / 4speed manual. it was my fathers and he gave it to me when i was 16 and i spent 2 years stripping it and prepping it for paint, back when i painted it (2000 i think) i was in love with bermuda blue mica so that it was. had flat top pistons tq20 cam ported heads and a 3 inch single exhaust... and a sunroof.. oh the sunroof i miss that, but ill never have another car with a sunroof again coz they get old and leak.
other holdens ive owned since then
VL wagon
VL berlina
VL BT1 - still own, 10sec motor complete just needs injectors and a tune and,
VYSS - also still own.

and as a kid i still remember riding in dads HQ 25th anniversary Prem... it was silver, twin headlight front end, special trim i think being a 25th anni model, and the must-have essendon bombers sticker on the rear window ;)

[MARRA]

VN Calais V6 back in 93 with 16 x 8 V5 Simmons. pretty cool back then!

[BlackCalaisVVE]

First holden a white 1988 VN station Wagon originally a 7 seater

[Devil]

First car - first holden. An HT Belmont. The thing was so basic it didn't even come with a cigarette lighter! It had a 161, 3 on the tree and a bench seat that folded back so the cabin turned into my love den at the drive in.

Cheers,
Dan

[Holden Man]

HK Kingswood (Bush basher)
VC Commodore (6cyl - Vacationer series !)
VL Commodore (V8 - wish I got the turbo)
VS Berlina (V6 - I can't let go of it as I've grown attached, isn't it silly how you become attached to certain cars!!)

[OzExcalibur]

My first Holden was my first car, a 1971 LC GTR Torana, apart from a couple of Valiants I have only owned Holdens. HZ Premier, 308 VB Commodore, 308 VC Commodore, a couple of Statos and now moved up to a VT SS.

[edit] oops, forgot the 308 HQ ute

[Holden Man]

HK Kingswood (Bush basher)
VC Commodore (6cyl - Vacationer series !)
VL Commodore (V8 - wish I got the turbo)
VS Berlina (V6 - I can't let go of it as I've grown attached, isn't it silly how you become attached to certain cars!!)

[HSE2]

HZ was mine