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It came with black stripes and in three colours Ultra Violet, Infra Red and Lettuce Alone. | Reader Resto: 1973 Holden HQ GTS MonaroĪnother Belmont-based debutant was the Holden limited-edition SS sedan, a cut price way for buyers to snaffle a 253ci V8, M20 four-speed manual, Monaro GTS grille, front guards, steering wheel and dash, some suspension components, six-inch wide wheels, dual exhausts, a console, carpet on the floor and Houndstooth trim inserts. This saw vans decked out to resemble discos and more often boudoirs, wearing stickers on the back window along the lines of ‘if the van is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’ Many daughters’ fathers had sleepless nights thanks to the General, at this time. A must-have that surfed the panel van culture. With the Sandman panel van Holden exceeded all expectations as what was once a delivery workhorse became a very cool car. | 2020 Market Review: Holden HQ-HZ Monaro/GTS/SandmanĪlso new and aimed squarely at the youth market was the Belmont-based Sandman that added spice to the tradie focused ute and panel van with a clutch of sports items nicked from the Monaro GTS parts bins. New for Holden buyers was the One Tonner, a cab chassis vehicle available with a six or V8 in manual or auto form that let buyers fit the Holden offered or a custom made body, be it a tray or van.

The HQ model range consisted of the entry level Belmont sedan, wagon panel van and ute, the mid-spec Kingswood sedan, wagon and ute and the luxurious Premier that was also offered in sedan and wagon body styles.Īdditionally a long wheelbase version was offered in two trim levels the Statesman and the Statesman Deville. No matter what you planned to do with your HQ, there was seemingly a model for all needs and budgets with a total of 18 variants to pick from. The HQ saw the debut of the 202ci six-cylinder engine (basically a bored out 186ci) in passenger vehicles along with smorgasbord of new variants, the One Tonner, the Sandman ute and panel van, SS sedan and a GTS in a four-door wrapper.Īlthough as a model the HQ ran until October 1974 the basics of it were continually developed until 1984 with the end of the WB series production. Gone was the boxy shape of previous generations, replaced by a far more stylish soft-cornered body with a prominent hip line that Aussie buyers fell in love with.

Jwas big for General-Motors Holden and the Australian auto industry with the introduction of its radically different Holden HQ, a ground-up new design featuring an all-new chassis, body and suspension layout.