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Wheelbase: Australia's Own Car?

on BBC Two England

Stuart Turner covers the story of the Holden

Across a whole continent, from the suburbs of Sydney to the beaches of Perth, the Holden is the Australian motorist's first choice. It outsells every other make. But how true is its claim to be Australia's own car? The Holden factory at Adelaide was set up by General Motors, the dividends go back to Detroit; in styling the car shares many features with Opel and Vauxhall and the soft ride is strictly American.
In the mining town of Kalgoorlie and on a homestead a hundred miles beyond it in the outback, Australians who buy and sell the Holden give their verdict.

(Colour)

Contributors

Presenter:
Stuart Turner
Associate Producer:
John Mills
Directed and produced by:
Brian Robins

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