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Does anyone know anything about the history of Vauxhalls made hear our Holden factories.
Did we cast and build the engines or import all.
Did they have NASCO
I can't find jack about these cars being made hear but have seen photos of them being assembled with holden's
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Vauxhalls were assembled here (not hear) in Australia from the mid 30s to the mid 60s. The operative word is 'assembled', not 'manufactured'. Most parts, especially drivetrain & mechanical, were fully imported (CKD kits ??) from the UK.
From memory, the early 50s Velox utility was uniquely Australian though. It used pommy front panels, dash & mechanicals but had the tailgate & rear window etc. from an FX/FJ ute & Aussie made rear guards. There was an early 50s Chev ute also made here, using the same formula.
The last Vauxhalls built here were the Cresta, Victor & finally the Viva, which was superseded by the HB Torana in mid-1967. Having said that, the HB Torana was still really a Vauxhall, it was known in the UK as the Vauxhall HB Viva. Vauxhall 'DNA' was still seen in Holdens up to the end of TA Torana production in 1975.
When you say "Did they have NASCO ?". Do you mean were Nasco parts or accessories made available for them ? To my knowledge, yes. Nasco was instigated by Lawrence Hartnett (the pommy CEO of GM-H back then) & products branded Nasco were supplied for all Australian GM product (Chev, Pontiac, Buick, Vauxhall etc.) before the Holden was thought of.
Dr Terry.
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I suggest you contact Bruce Bushell 03 52592876 who is a Vauxhall specialist
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A good book on the topic is 'History of Holden Since 1917' by Norm Darwin.
It contains lots of Australian Vauxhall stuff.
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The Vagabond convertible was also like the Velox ute in being uniquely Australian.
Holden converted the Velox away from being a 4 door unitary body to a 2 door convertible and stuck it on a modified Bedford truck chassis to create the Vagabond. Apparently it was a huge financial risk at the time, more's the pity that they didn't transfer the knowledge gained over to the Holden range.
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