holden hr x2 for sale

As this is an industrial site, site entry conditions must be adhered to as well as inspection terms and conditions. The track increase was generated by a change in wheel offset by 0.4 inch/10mm. The Premier interior with bucket seats and centre console is special. The X2 upgrades should have made it more fun to drive except the HDs three speed manual gearbox had no synchro on first (to engage first gear you had to stop) leaving only two gears when you were on the move. After the HD went on sale exactly as Bill Mitchell wanted, the US designers were surprised. A load of spares and the race car trailer along with the wider tyres on this example would have cut the usual body sway dramatically. Within months of the HRs arrival, the XR Falcon was offering a 289/4.7-litre V8 option across the range, again with a big boost in performance with similar fuel consumption. Hd Hr Holden Chrome Dash Surround Fascia Premier Special X2 $95.00 Buy It Now or Best Offer See Details Holden Nasco HD HR Premier Special X2 Day Night Genuine Rear View Mirror Head $69.95 Buy It Now See Details HD HR HOLDEN STEERING ARMS SPECIAL PREMIER Nasco X2 $115.00 Buy It Now See Details The only truly modern advance in this shot of the HDs X2 engine was the alternator now standard in the HD range. Without those extensions, the HD would have looked wrong as there was not enough front overhang beneath the HD bumper to balance the rear. Transport details: Company Name, Contact Person and Job Number provided by the transport company. The dodgy change was moving the engine forward by no less than three inches (76.2mm). 1984 Holden WB Statesman DeVille mkII V8 Sedan. Brakes f/r disc/drum For Sale. Holden responded by instructing dealers not to sell the X2 as a performance choice but primarily for towing caravans. Brand. The other problem was that Detroit felt it still needed to look like a long and low US passenger car. It proved better at using more fuel. $ 1295 ph 0400635318 Enquire about this part Lorraine Tribe member since 2018 Send Message Show number Details Ad Id JPW5056566 Report This Ad Enquire about this part Lorraine HOLDEN EH HD HR HK HT HG HQ HJ HX HZ 6CYL RED 149-202 WILDCAT EXTRACTORS WILDCAT Item No: WILD022 RRP $357 $324 Make 4 interest-free payments of $81.00 fortnightly and receive your order now. Its prefix is 179X. He was eventually forced to settle on the reverse of David Heglands initials, Holdens Managing Director. It looked as though it had been engineered properly with a higher lift camshaft that increased valve overlap and lengthened intake and exhaust segments and a twin branch exhaust system with separate pipes from the twin exhaust headers to the engine side of the muffler. It looks like it's ready for another half million miles, doesn't it? The power increase from the 179 X2s 140bhp to 145bhp was half that of the single carburettor HR engines when you would expect the new X2s higher compression and extra capacity to make better use of the extra carburettor and twin branch exhaust. Queensland V8 4 door sedan, 308 rebuilt 3,500 kms old aussie m21 4 speed rack & pinion steering bucket seats torana lsd 10 bolt diff, sound system convo pro wheels new. My family loves it. Please refer to the inspection tab. Govt. GraysOnline guarantee that all vehicles/boats/motorbikes in this sale are sold with clear title. The HDs sweep inwards and forwards. Although the HR Premier had the ultimate dash for this series, it depended on the body colour to look as good as this one. New Japanese rivals were already switching to overhead camshafts and cross-flow heads at this point. Holden HR 1966. This Holden HR Special with its X2 badge behind the front wheel arches was a rare sight. The vehicles are not driven or tested and is based on a engine start-up only, there may be other damages, mechanical issues or body blemishes that have not been sighted or contained in the description, at time of arrival or booking in, Therefore a full inspection is highly recommended prior to bidding. As conservative X2 drivers sat with their pedal to the metal waiting for their engines to climb out of the hole between the two ratios, the X2s extra carburetor would pour more fuel down the exhaust for a big boost in fuel consumption. Privacy Statement and Consent: By providing your email address, you consent to us sending you our newsletters as well as promotional material, updates and further information about our products and services. Much was made of Holdens new method of attaching the HDs rear axle to the leaf springs with plates instead of U-bolts for extra security and refinement but the stock sedans four leaf rear springs faced with the combination of all the above, left the HD with a chronic rear steer problem. Combined with the optional Opel four-speed manual, the 186S instantly became an engine and transmission combination for the driver that Ford or Chrysler could not match at six cylinder level. Holden was obviously now more confident of the HRs stance but it was still loaded down in the rear in some of the shots. Sensing an altercation, the design staff took Reg Hall out fishing for a day while the HD clay was packaged according to Bill Mitchells wishes and dispatched to Australia. 9320791246045. Yes!! And what a car try finding another black 1966 HR Holden Premier wagon in X2 spec, particularly in this sort of condition. Any item that is remaining uncollected within a suitable time frame will be deemed abandoned. Please be advised that when purchasing a vehicle from auction you do not receive Statutory Warranty or Cooling-Off Period, The HR Premier X2 would have to be the most collectable pre 68 Holden ever produced, along with the EH/S4 . Also only done 1500km Since new. Buyer reaction then prompted an early local HR facelift. Manufacturer Part Number. By 1964, a rapidly-improving local Falcon and Valiant could not be ignored. It was in Braddon, inner city, Id gone down there to get a coffee from Collins Bakery that was about four doors up from Gregorys and was just walking back to my car to head home. Photocopy of Registered Buyers Drivers Licence. . The most advanced passenger car shape offered in Australia at the time, the HD successfully hid the undersized EH footprint and a forward engine shift that became all too evident once on the road. In bidding in this sale, the buyer agrees without reservation to GraysOnline doing so. Do you like this car? Holden HR X2 1966-68 Holden HR X2 1966-68 Part No: Holden HR X2 1966-68 Halda Ext Cable Manufacturer Holden Cars Car Manufacturer Holden Model Nameplate HR Year 1966-68 Model Series X2 Oil Pressure Sender 360.004 Oil Pressure Switch 231.084 Temperature Sender 320.002 Fuel Sender We repair 6 Cyl The loss in front guard slope and the cut in length above the front bumper would have left the HD looking snub-nosed. The longer story is that the three speed manual without synchromesh on first and the two-speed Powerglide automatic were still there. The HD wrong turn and its X2 engine ill-suited to the average Holden buyer emboldened rivals. It wasnt a very good job, the paint started to go and develop crows feet and it was starting to get rust in the roof and quarter panels, so I had no choice but to do something serious with it. (Refer to Bidders Agreement for full details of Going, Going, Gone period). Although the HD didnt meet the nine inch/229mm ground clearance specified, it came close. Grays does not make any warranties as to the operation of any feature or inclusion referred to in this description. Barely 11 years after Holden was given the mandate to build the only compact family car specific to Australian needs, four direct rivals from Detroit were on the horizon by 1959. See all. Oh, and by the way, its done more than half a million miles. 1967 HOLDEN HR PREMIER Colour: PPG Atlantic White ENGINE Donk: LS1 Induction: Harrop Hurricane Injectors: 57lb/hr or 598cc Heads: Decked 100 thou Cam: Comp Cams Hydraulic roller 225/230 A 0.05in, 0.588 lift Cooling: PWR core, custom tanks Exhaust: Custom 2in stainless DRIVELINE Gearbox: VE T-56, six-speed manual Clutch: PBR heavy duty Sadly the crane driver may have been a little clumsy and the belt snapped, resulting in one flattened Viva. It restored the tough, no-nonsense look expected of a Holden by eliminating any pretence of a low-slung US model. Log In / Join Log In Join. Note the wheel arches which appeared on the HK series. And Holden engineers still struggled to get the X2s extra carburettor to work, hence the claimed increase of only 5bhp/3.7kW, not the 14bhp/10kW and 11bhp/8.2kW boosts of the single-carburettor engines. It didnt help that Holdens 2.4-litre starting point was closer to the old school Austin Freeway. The extremities of the front bumpers also have a raised trailing edge to provide extra clearance for the forward positioning of the headlights and their new surrounds. I like to have the way it was. He was in the process of trading it on a Falcon GT when I saw him at Gregorys Motors on a very cold July Canberra morning in 1977. Save . justcars.com.au 26 days ago Report Ad 4 Pictures buyers premium not included in the price. Should it not be possible to remove the vehicle from GraysOnline site arrangements must be made with the Auto Team if the allocated time cannot be adhered to. If necessary please familiarise yourself with them prior to bidding on any items in this auction. By: Guy Allen with owner Denis French, Photography by: Mark Bean, This exceptional Holden HR X2 wagon has literally been to the moon and back. Similar styling devices were used at the rear with a clever horizontal section that was an extension of the tail lights. 1967 Holden HR Premier Street Machine An Australian classic built and engineered to the highest of standards with multiple features in magazines including Street Machine. If it looks more like a modern body over chassis SUV wagon, that is close to what Holden had in mind after it defined most of its body height above floor level with an offroaders ground clearance but didnt finish the job with an adequate wheelbase or track width. This left the 186 X2 between a rock and a hard place. It happens. The stock 186 restored the low speed flexibility that the heavier HD/HR bodyshell had lost compared to the EH. Where the EH bodyside crease line rested on the top of the front wheel arch, the HDs was significantly above the wheel arch yet these lines on both cars ended at almost the same level relative to the headlights. It had to accommodate three full-size adults across the front and rear seats while maintaining up to nine inches/229mm of ground clearance on the same skinny track and short wheelbase of the EH. Best Selling in Carburettors. Car. As long as Australian roads remained as bad as they were and the HR sailed over them without drama while looking like a true Holden, all could still be forgiven. These should be taken as a guide only. Once assets are removed the transaction between GraysOnline and the bidder is deemed complete. He was just delivering the car to them. 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