The Holden HR is an automobile that was produced by Holden in Australia from 1966 to 1968.
Holden HR | |
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![]() 1966 Holden Special Sedan | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Holden (General Motors) |
Also called | Holden Standard Holden Special Holden Premier Holden Utility Holden Panel Van |
Production | April 1966 – January 1968 |
Designer | Joe Schemansky |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size |
Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door station wagon 2-door coupé utility 2-door panel van |
Layout | FR layout |
Powertrain | |
Engine |
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Transmission | 3-speed manual 4-speed manual 2-speed Powerglide automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 106.0 inches (2692mm) |
Length | Sedan: 181.1 inches (4600mm) Wagon: 180.2 inches (4577mm) |
Width | 70 inches (1778mm) |
Height | Sedan: 58.3 inches (1481mm) Wagon: 58.5 inches (1486mm) |
Curb weight | Standard Sedan: 2601lb (1178kg) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Holden HD |
Successor | Holden HK |
Introduction
editThe Holden HR range was released in April 1966, replacing the Holden HD series which had been in production since 1965.[2] In addition to a revised grille, the HR featured a reworked roofline and larger rear window (on the sedans), revised rear lights (on sedans and wagons) and changes to almost all exterior body panels.[3] Other changes included revised ball joint front suspension,[4] widened track, improved interior trim and woodgrain interior finish for the Premier models.[3] Six months after the launch of the HR, all models were given a safety upgrade with the addition of front safety belts, windscreen washers, reversing lights, padded sun visors and a shatterproof interior rearview mirror.[3]
Model range
editThe Holden HR passenger vehicle range offered four-door sedan and five-door station wagon body styles in three trim levels with the six models marketed as follows:
- Holden Standard Sedan[5] (HR 215)[6]
- Holden Standard Station Sedan[5] (HR 219)
- Holden Special Sedan[5] (HR 225)
- Holden Special Station Sedan[5] (HR 229)
- Holden Premier Sedan[5] (HR 235)
- Holden Premier Station Sedan[5] (HR 239)
The HR commercial vehicle range was offered in two-door coupe utility and two-door panel van variants, marketed as follows:
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Holden Standard Sedan
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Holden Special Sedan
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Holden Special Station Sedan
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Holden Premier Sedan
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Holden Premier Sedan
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Holden Premier Station Sedan
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Holden Utility
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Holden Utility
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Holden Panel Van
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Holden Panel Van
Engines and transmissions
editThe two versions of the inline, six-cylinder Holden Red motor were carried across from the HD series, both with increased engine capacity and a higher compression ratio of 9.2:1.[3][6] The 114 bhp, 161 cu in (2.6 L) six was standard in all models except the Premiers.[5][7] A 126 bhp 186 cu in (3.0 L) six was standard on Premiers and optional on all other models.[5][7] The 145 bhp twin carburettor "X2" version of the "186" was initially available as an option on all models.[5][7] The "X2" was replaced by the 145 bhp "186S" in June 1967 after Holden exhausted the remaining X2 intake manifolds; the new version was fitted with a single, two-barrel carburettor.[3]
A lower compression (8.2:1) version of the 161 cu in (2.6 L) six was also available.[6]
The 194 cu in (3.2 L) and later 230 cu in (3.8 L) Chevrolet six-cylinder engine was fitted for the South African market.[1] This longer engine required the firewall to be scalloped out. This availability began partway through the HR's existence, with the 194 introduced for the 1967 model year.[8] This was coupled to a fully synchronized, column-shifted, three-speed manual transmission sourced from Opel in West Germany.[9] The Premier Automatic sold in South Africa retained the Australian engine, at least until 1969. The South African Holden Special had power disc brakes in front as standard from 1967.[10]
A three-speed manual gearbox with column change and synchronization on the top two gears was standard on the HR, with a two-speed "Powerglide" automatic transmission available as an option.[11] An Opel[11] four-speed manual gearbox was offered from June 1967.[12]
Production and replacement
editA total of 252,352 vehicles were produced up to January 1968 when the HR was replaced by the Holden HK series.[13]
The price at release was A$2286 for the 161 cu in (2.6 L) Special Sedan manual and A$2856 for the Premier Station Sedan manual.[6]
Body ID Plate Decoder
editHR Holden Australian Body Plate example
BODY | HR225MR - 25434M | |
TRIM | 510 - E44 | |
PAINT | 585 - 9562 | |
INSERT | 120 | |
TOP |
BODY | Expand for body code details | ||||||
Body type | 215 | Standard Sedan | 225 | Special Sedan | 235 | Premier Sedan | |
219 | Standard Station Sedan | 229 | Special Station Sedan | 239 | Premier Station Sedan | ||
2106 | Utility | 2104 | Panel Van | ||||
Trans | M | Manual | A | Automatic | Manufacturing Plant | ||
Driver side | R | Right Hand Drive | A | Adelaide | |||
B | Brisbane | ||||||
Build # | 25434 | This is the 25,434th Car Produced from the Plant | M | Melbourne | |||
Built @ | M | Manufacturing Plant (M = Melbourne) | S | Sydney |
PAINT | Expand for paint code details | |||||
PAINT | This is the base colour, on two tone cars it is the lower colour. | |||||
585 | Solid Colour | 587 | Metallic Colour | |||
9562 | Paint Number (See below for codes) | |||||
TOP | TOP | This is the top colour on two tone cars. | ||||
Colour Code | Colour Name | Colour Code | Colour Name | Colour Code | Colour Name | |
178 | Crocus Cream | 6904 | Spinner Grey | 8592 | Kurrewa Blue | |
104 | Brigade Red | 6905 | Calais Blue | 8688 | Jervois Cream | |
240 | Garrison Grey | 6906 | Valsand Fawn | 8689 | Glen Helen Green | |
583 | Holden Engine Red | 6914 | Reynella Maroon | 8692 | Sea Mist Jade Met | |
1703 | Savonnah Bronze Met | 6946 | Geneva Blue | 8695 | Oasis Green Met | |
1704 | Silver Mink Met | 6947 | Arno Green | 8696 | Pyrenees Blue Met | |
3675 | Satin Silver Met | 6950 | Arklow Aqua | 8698 | Tarana Turquoise | |
4706 | Minerva Blue | 6951 | Emden Fawn | 8699 | Gascoyne Green | |
4951 | Tully Blue | 6952 | Cardinal Grey | 8702 | Clinton Sand | |
5061 | Potters Ivory | 7111 | Sceptre Blue Met | 8703 | Sandown Fawn | |
5084 | Fowlers Ivory | 7112 | Diana Aqua Met | 8754 | Landale Gold Met | |
5091 | Windorah Beige | 7113 | Caberet Green Met | 8771 | Mullato Bronze Met | |
5093 | Winton Red | 7114 | Pitcairn Fawn Met | 8773 | Dante Red | |
5156 | Sorrel Tan | 7115 | Gossamer Grey Met | 8774 | Dover Blue | |
5384 | Royal Umber | 7142 | Contessa lue Met | 8775 | Dawson Aqua | |
6382 | Off White | 7143 | Florentine Green Met | 8776 | Opera Green | |
6664 | Corinth Blue | 7144 | Salient Grey Met | 8777 | Copra Fawn | |
6719 | Merredin Green Met | 7909 | Tawny Grey Met | 8778 | Suva Tan | |
6812 | Ardona Met Blue | 8328 | Alcazar Brown Met | 8816 | Pompadour Blue Met | |
6818 | Egmont Maroon Met | 8329 | Chinook Fawn Met | 8929 | Holden Engine Red X2 | |
6824 | Kembla Grey | 8330 | Corral Tan Met | 8954 | Regal Maroon Met | |
6826 | Lismore Grey | 8331 | Pablo Fawn Met | 9562 | Grecian White | |
6833 | Narrogin Green | 8332 | Beaucaire Blue Met | 9713 | Marlin Turquoise | |
6847 | Seaton Green | 8333 | Celeste Blue Met | 9856 | Welland Red | |
6875 | Apollo Turquoise | 8334 | Etruscan Brown Met | 9857 | Woodsman Green | |
6893 | Corroboree Red | 8335 | Cortez Red | 9858 | Coast Ivory | |
6894 | Hannans Gold | 8336 | Casbah Red | 10099 | Burgundy Met | |
6895 | Balmain Beige | 8388 | Cocos Fawn Met | 10317 | Cordovan | |
6898 | Taralga Fawn | 8566 | Finisterre Green | 10319 | Champagne | |
6901 | Bullfinch Green | 8568 | Pemberton Grey | 10367 | Holden Engine Grey | |
6902 | Ballet Green | 8569 | Sultan Red | |||
6903 | Alaskan Aqua | 8591 | Lurline Blue |
TRIM | Expand for Trim code details | |||||
510 | Combination number - GMH Colour Code | |||||
E78 | Interior trim combination number (See below for codes) | |||||
E43 | Mephisto Red | E61 | Dover and Calais Blue | E67 | Bone | |
E44 | Dover Blue | E62 | Dawson and Alaskan Aqua | E68 | Black | |
E45 | Opera Green | E63 | Opera and Ballet Green | E69 | Astoria Red | |
E46 | Copra dawn | E64 | Copra and Vasland Fawn | E70 | Samoan Tan | |
E49 | Mephisto Red | E73 | Mephisto Red | E71 | Bone | |
E50 | Dover Blue | E74 | Dover Blue | E72 | Black | |
E51 | Opera Green | E75 | Opera Green | |||
E52 | Copra Dawn | E76 | Copra Fawn | F40 | Goya Red | |
E55 | Dante and Mephisto Red | E78 | Mephisto Red | F41 | Paloma Blue | |
E56 | Dover and Calais Blue | E79 | Dover Blue | F42 | Honey Fawn | |
E57 | Dawson and Alaskan Aqua | E80 | Opera Green | F43 | Goya Red | |
E58 | Opera and Ballet Green | E81 | Copra Fawn | F44 | Paloma Blue | |
E59 | Copra and Valsand Fawn | E65 | Astoria Red | F45 | Honey Fawn | |
E60 | Dante and Mephisto Red | E66 | Samoan Tan |
INSERT | Expand for insert code details (Assembly configurations for HR's built in Melbourne only) | |||||
040 | Model Extension - See below for codes | |||||
040 | 161 Manual | 148 | 186 + Discs + LSD | 417 | 161 Low Comp Manual | |
041 | 161 Manual | 160 | 186 Manual | 1240 | 186 S | |
042 | 161 Manual + Discs | 162 | 186 Manual | 1241 | 186 S | |
044 | 165 | 186 Manual + Discs | 1242 | 186 S + Discs | ||
045 | 161 Manual + Discs | 166 | 186 Manual + Discs + LSD | 1244 | 186 S | |
120 | 186 Automatic | 240 | X2 Automatic | 1245 | 188 S + Discs + LSD | |
122 | 186 Automatic + Discs | 241 | X2 | 1246 | 186 S + Discs + LSD | |
123 | 186 Automatic | 242 | X2 Auto + Discs | 1248 | 186 S + Discs + LSD | |
124 | 186 Automatic | 244 | X2 Manual + Automatic | 1742 | 186 S + 4Speed + LSD | |
126 | 186 Automatic | 245 | X2 Automatic + Discs + LSD | 1744 | 186 S + 4Speed | |
140 | 246 | X2 Automatic + Discs + LSD | 1745 | 186 S + 4Speed + Discs + LSD | ||
141 | 186 Automatic | 248 | X2 + Discs | 1746 | 186 S + 4Speed + Discs + LSD | |
142 | 186 Automatic | 276 | X2 Manual + Discs | 1748 | 186 S + 4Speed + Discs + LSD | |
144 | 186 Manual | 282 | Manual | 1782 | 186 S + 4Speed + Discs | |
145 | 186 + Discs | 286 | X2 Manual + Discs + LSD | |||
146 | 186 + Discs + LSD | 400 | 161 Low Comp Manual |
References
edit- ^ a b c 1970 Holden HT Brougham, Restored Cars #174, Jan-Feb 2006, pages 27 to 28
- ^ Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, pages 238-241
- ^ a b c d e Holden Heritage, Eighth Edition, 1998, pages 34-35
- ^ Holden HR Technical Specifications at www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Retrieved on 21 December 2013
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Turbo Smooth Holden, GMH sales brochure for Holden HR Sedans and Station Sedans, April 1966
- ^ a b c d e Bebbington, Terry; Malik, Michel A. (1994). 45 Years of Holden. The Australian Publishing and Printing Company. p. 37. ISBN 0-947216-31-6.
- ^ a b c d e New Holden, the Turbo-smooth profit pair!, GMH sales brochure for Holden HR utility and panel van, April 1966
- ^ Wright, Cedric, ed. (August 1968). "A car owners' report: Holden (1960-66)". CAR (South Africa). Vol. 12, no. 7. Cape Town, South Africa: Central News Agency Ltd. p. 28.
- ^ "1967 Holden HR Special Wagon". Joe's Golden Gasoline. Leisure Ride Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 5 November 2022.
- ^ Holden Special (press release), Port Elizabeth, South Africa: GM South African Pty. Ltd., 1967
- ^ a b Holden HR at www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 24 August 2010
- ^ Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, page 240
- ^ Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, pages 240-242