HQ Holdens represent a golden era for local manufacturing, with cars designed for local conditions and selling in good volumes.
In a feature on the series we observe: “It was a break-out car in many ways, and in the eight years of HQ production (including the derivative HJ-HZ models), 767,000 units had been sold. The HQ similarly yielded a successful export program as well, with 197,288 of them despatched overseas and no less than seven international plants assembling them up from Australian-exported parts and components.
“Among Holden faithful, there are a large number of those who subscribe to the view the HQ as the best-looking Lion ever. It boasts near-perfect proportions, with a panoramic glasshouse, thin A-pillars, while the muscular midsection is framed by a sculpted snout up front and a classically chrome-bumpered rear end.”
This ute is running a 253 V8 with three-speed automatic transmission and power steering.
Located in Melbourne, it’s on the market at $23,500.