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H Series Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HD Holden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HD Holden introduced the \u2018Powerglide\u2019 Automatic transmission<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HD was also the first Holden to be offered with a factory performance engine option, which was called the \u201cX2\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HD Holden was met with much criticism from some and labelled it as a very unsafe car, even for its time (Mid 1960s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 variations of Holdens \u2018Red\u2019 engine were available to HD buyers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HD sedans and wagons were introduced in February 1965, HD Utes and Panelvans were introduced in July 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HD was the first Holden to offer disc brakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 different HD models were available<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HD was built on a 106 inch wheelbase<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 1965 Holden achieves its best sales month with 19 000 new Holdens being registered, most of them being HD\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 179 X2 produced 104 kW of power<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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