Holden HJ

The Holden HJ is a series o automobiles which wur produced bi General Motors-Holden’s in Australie frae 1974 tae 1976. The HJ series wis released on 4 October 1974 an wis an improved an faceliftit version o the supersedit Holden HQ series which haed been in production since 1971.

 Model range 

Aw HJ models, aside frae the One Tonner, wur easily identified frae the HQ bi haein a squared-aff frontal treatment wi wrap-aroond indicator lichts. The rear o the sedan models featured a new bumper an wraparoond triangular taillichts, while aw ither bodystyles kept the previous HQ's rear stylin.

The mainstream passenger caur range consistit o 4 door sedan an 5 door wagon models in three trim levels.Holden HJ Retrieved frae www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 22 April 2009
 Belmont sedan
 Belmont wagon
 Kingswood sedan
 Kingswood wagon
 Premier sedan
 Premier wagon

The Premier wis distinguisht frae the cheaper models bi a fower heidlicht frontal treatment. Wagons rode on a wheelbase which wis three inches (76.2 mm) langer than that o the sedans.Holden HJ Technical Specifications  Retrieved frae www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 22 April 2009


The performance orientatit Monaro range includit twa-door coupe an fower-door sedan models:
 Monaro LS Coupe
 Monaro GTS coupe
 Monaro GTS sedan

The base model Monaro Coupe wis no carried forrit frae the HQ series an the new range an aa saw the demise o the Monaro GTS350 Coupe an Sedan meaning that the importit Chevrolet 350 cubic inch (5.7 litre) V8 ingine wis nae langer affered in ony Holden model.Holden HJ Monaro  Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 22 April 2009


Commercial vehicle derivatives includit coupe utility, panel van an cab chassis truck models:
 Utility
 Sandman utility
 Kingswood utility
 Kingswood Sandman utility
 Panel van
 Sandman panel van
 One Tonner

The base model utility an panel van models did no carry the Belmont name which haed been applied tae their HQ series equivalents an they wur marketit simply as the Holden utility an Holden panel van respectivelyHolden Heritage  Retrieved from media.gm.com on 22 April 2009. while The Sandman variants wur equipt wi various features frae the Monaro GTS models.Holden HJ Sandman  Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 24 April 2009

The cab/chassis model wis marketit as the Holden One Tonner, which still uised its awn unique front treatment introduced wi the previous HQ range,Holden One Tonner sales brochure o October 1974 an woud continue wi the model till 1980.

 Ingines 
2.8 litre an 3.3 litre inline sax cylinder ingines wur available, as wur 4.2 litre an 5.0 litre V8 units. The twa Monaro GTS models wur ae affered wi the aicht cylinder ingines.

 Production 
The Holden HJ wis replaced bi the Holden HX series in Julie 1976, HJ production haein totalled 176,202 vehicles.

Statesman HJ
 The Statesman HJ range o lang wheelbase luxury sedans developed frae the Holden HJ series wis an aa released in 1974. The twa models in the range, the de Ville an the Caprice, wur marketit as Statesmans rather than as Holdens.

References

Category:Caurs o Australie
Category:Holden vehicles bi series