The EK Holden was introduced May 2, 1961
The EK Holden was the first Holden to be available with an automatic transmission
The EK Holden range consisted of 6 different models
The EK Holden was the first Holden to have electric windscreen wipers
150,214 EK Holdens were produced, 36 228 of them had an automatic transmission.
All transmissions offered on the EK were ‘column shift’
The EK engine produced 56kW of power
The EK Holden used a 12 volt 9 plate battery
The EK was the second last Holden to use the ‘grey’ engine
The EK Holden was in production when Ford debuted the Falcon to Australia