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Title: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: KFH on February 05, 2014, 10:12:38 AM Did GMH export FC's to Cuba? I saw an item on the ABC news (Qld) last night about an "Australia" in Cuba. Some of the older footage showed a Green/Cream FC being driven through the street. Could it be so?
Keith Title: Re: Where Did GMH FC's To Post by: collecta on February 05, 2014, 12:48:20 PM I saw the same ad but saw a green and white 55 56 chev rear view driving down the road.
cheers Scott Title: Re: Where Did GMH FC's To Post by: Harv on February 05, 2014, 01:47:22 PM As late as the late-50's, Holden had exported left-hook vehicles to the following countries:
Angola Bahrain Chile Greece Guam Hawaii Iraq Iran Kuwait Lebanon Mozambique New Caledonia New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Qatar Saudi Arabia Samoa Syria Taihiti (source: Australia’s Own – the History of Holden (Shane Birney) pp. 92) Not sure if they exported to Cuba later, but assumed that if they did it would be LHD. Cheers, Harv Title: Re: Where Did GMH FC's To Post by: Professor Grey on February 05, 2014, 04:46:34 PM The green/white car I saw was definitely a chev.
Prof. (Sorry Keith) Title: Re: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: KFH on February 05, 2014, 07:57:02 PM It looks I'll have to stick to water or change my brand of water.
Title: Re: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: Hotlips on February 09, 2014, 09:36:30 AM ;) Pretty sure they were exported to Fiji - not sure on how many other pacific island countries had them as well. ;)
Title: Re: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: zulu on February 09, 2014, 10:59:27 AM Yep, pictures below from a holiday to Fiji circa 1990 These were on the main island All are RHD note the unusual paint job on the FC, taxi maybe (http://s27.postimg.org/4pd4g1wrj/fiji6.jpg) ($2) And a later model, still in service, then (http://s17.postimg.org/m1qt5aszf/fiji5.jpg) ($2) Gary Title: Re: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: mcl1959 on February 09, 2014, 11:24:44 AM Here are some GMH photos of export FE's to Fiji, Kenya, Singapore, Thailand and New Guinea
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/09/uruqaqu3.jpg) This one is titled the first Holden in Fiji (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/09/ytava4yj.jpg) Note the article at the bottom right talking about pressings, a neat tie in to another recent thread (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/09/uzatena4.jpg) Regards. Ken Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk ($2) Title: Re: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: ridgey_didge on February 09, 2014, 11:57:55 AM Were they exported to New Zealand, or were they made/assembled there?
Cheers David Title: Re: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: dnb on February 09, 2014, 12:18:46 PM Holden exports from 1954 till 1965
http://www.justcommodores.com.au/temp/Holden-Export-Timeline.pdf Title: Re: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: mcl1959 on February 09, 2014, 01:04:37 PM Tha answer David is yes and yes. Early Holdens were exported to NZ whilst the FE Holden was the first to be made in NZ. I have an ID plate from a NZ made Holden.
Ken Title: Re: Where Did GMH Export FC's To Post by: mcl1959 on February 09, 2014, 01:07:32 PM This is the ID plate from a New Zealand made FE special. It was the 589th made at the plant. No records are stamped of paint or trim colours
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/09/dera6uqy.jpg) Ken Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk ($2) |