Was the first Holden to offer an Australian built V8 engine
The 350 cubic inch V8 was introduced with the HT
The HT was available with 6 engine options, 4 of those being V8’s
The HT was available with 3 transmission options, 2 of those being manual
Just over 180 000 HT’s were produced
The HT was built on a 111 inch wheelbase
It was said by Holden that there were over 65 changes made from the HK to the HT
At new, an optional 253 V8 engine costs less than an extra $300 over the base model which was a 161 6 cylinder.
The HT 253 reportedly did the standing quarter mile in 17.8 seconds
The HT was the first Holden to feature synchromesh on all forward gears on all manual transmissions