Capable of not only enduring everything the roughest Kiwi and Aussie roads could throw at it, the HQ was a workhorse work car; a practical family run around; and, in the guise of a GTS Monaro, even a fullyfledged street weapon. The New Zealand Police, government departments, taxi companies, and families throughout the country either owned or used an HQ Kingswood, Belmont, or Premier.
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According to HQ owner and Holden enthusiast Ian McDougall, the HQ was a genuine landmark car from the Red Lion.
“It was the first purely Australian-built Holden, with all the components built in Australia. Holden made half a million HQs during its production run and that included all models, saloons, wagons, utes, Sandmans, etc.,” he says.
Thanks to such large numbers, the…