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#1 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 4:43:33 AM(UTC)
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Hi All,
What would be the first model holden that "Factory Air Conditioning" was an available option?

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#2 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 4:57:45 AM(UTC)
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i had a 71 hq with factory air con, ive never heard of factory air con in any earlier holden

if it wasnt for the last minute id get nothing done
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#3 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 5:03:09 AM(UTC)
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 5:21:15 AM(UTC)
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well ill be stuffed, ive never heard of a hk with air con

funny really, considering the belmonts didnt even have heaters

if it wasnt for the last minute id get nothing done
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#5 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 5:59:47 AM(UTC)
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HK1837 is correct, the HK was the first Holden to have air conditioning as a factory option.

Yes, Belmonts & Kingswoods in those days had very minimal standard equipment, but the option list was huge. The list included 4 optional engines, 4 optional tr

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#6 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 6:23:16 AM(UTC)
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well ill be stuffed, ive never heard of a hk with air con

funny really, considering
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#7 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 6:37:06 AM(UTC)
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I think Holden have always been a bit behind in development....look how long it took them to get fuel injection......

worsed of all though, it took them till 2005 to get a 4 valve head in the VE..... V6 which still then put out less torque than the
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#8 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 6:40:09 AM(UTC)
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my first car was a 71 hq kingswood 6 cyl, it had 4 wheel drum brakes

if it wasnt for the last minute id get nothing done
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#9 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 7:08:29 AM(UTC)
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I think Holden have always been a bit behind in development....look how long it took th
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#10 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 9:13:53 AM(UTC)
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#11 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 4:10:27 PM(UTC)
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fuel injection.....I was comparing Holden to other makers besides Ford...try Mercedes.Its called innovation.

3.6 might produce more power as it does ...but at higher revs...not easy to drive around at 5000 revs....this is handy on European highwys...no
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#12 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 6:38:54 PM(UTC)
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you can not really compare a holden to a mercedes, chalk and cheese with german tech.
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#13 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 6:42:19 PM(UTC)
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I have seen the early aircons in Holdens, underdash with a lion emblem on them , saw one in a HT Brougham. Interestly the dictionary says the word Brougham means an english statesman !

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#14 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 7:41:03 PM(UTC)
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Interestly the dictionary says the word Brougham means an english statesman !
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#15 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 8:13:22 PM(UTC)
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you can not really compare a holden to a mercedes, chalk and cheese with german tech.
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#16 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 8:46:40 PM(UTC)
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Just dont mention the war. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.
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#17 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 9:29:44 PM(UTC)
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I always mention the war.

Didnt they come 2nd in both events ?

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#18 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:02:07 PM(UTC)
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to add fuel to the fire, wasnt the HQ the first holden to be considered for some form of fuel injection & that is why there is a spot on the 202 deck lid badge for the EFI or DFI to go, my understanding was it was going to be a option but was dropped due
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#19 Posted : Tuesday, 24 February 2009 11:15:46 PM(UTC)
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I havent heard that story about the 202 badge before.

No motor manufacturer in Australia in the early 70s, was thinking of EFI. EFI was in its infancy back then. There was only Bosch D-Jetronic & it was quite expensive. By the mid-70s K-Jetronic came o
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#20 Posted : Wednesday, 25 February 2009 12:50:54 AM(UTC)
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Also it should be remembered that the Mercs they imported were the top line models, a bit like saying fards are great as the LTD had all the bells and wistlers and a Belmont has nothing.

Apples and Apples guys. As for inovation, I started my driving in
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