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Title: old badge Post by: Damo58 on November 14, 2007, 09:57:28 PM any one know what this is ??? as i have never seen one before and was wondering if it is a holden badge or something completely different ;D
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120183383501&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting Cheers damo58 Title: Re: old badge Post by: customFC on November 14, 2007, 10:12:22 PM Hey damo58
It sure is a genuine Holden badge. Made of brass and fitted to all cars built by Holdens from the early 20's. It was replaced by a smaller badge in 1926, that featured the lion for the first time. Regards Alex Title: Re: old badge Post by: Paul In Ireland on November 15, 2007, 06:14:59 AM So what year was the first Holden built? I have seen other stuff from the 30's on ebay but always thought of '48 as the first year. Was Holden taken over by GM after the war or something?
Title: Re: old badge Post by: Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius on November 15, 2007, 08:49:26 AM Holden was originally a saddle maker (I have a "Holden & Frost Saddlers and Motor Trimmers" wooden ruler at home)
When cars started coming to Australia they started making bodies for them ie the running chassis was exported and Holden made the body. I am not sure when GM took over. Title: Re: old badge Post by: melburgorbust on November 15, 2007, 10:51:48 AM yep, holden was a coachmaker making bodies for a whole range of imported chassis, I believe alot of european - wolesely etc, as well as the americans GM.
Title: Re: old badge Post by: Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius on November 15, 2007, 10:57:06 AM Just remembered I pinched these facts from somewhere, years and years ago
Milestones 1856 Begins as J.A Holden & Co, saddlery business, Adelaide, South Australia 1913 Produces complete motorcycle sidecar bodies 1914 Produces its first complete custom-made car body 1917 Commences large-scale production of car bodies 1918 Holden & Frost sets up Holden's Motor Body Builders (HMBB) 1924 Opens Woodville, South Australia - most modern production line in Australia 1924 Woodville sole local body supplier for GM vehicles 1925 Produces first closed bodied type cars 1925 Becomes biggest bodybuilding operation outside North America, Continental Europe 1926 General Motors Australia (GMA) is formed 1928 'Lion-and-stone' emblem first used 1931 Merge of GMA and HMBB to General Motors-Holden's 1934 Produces first coupe-utility 1936 New headquarters, Fishermens Bend, Melbourne 1939 Vauxhall 14 J-Type. Its first unitary construction car 1942 First Australian company to mass-produce internal combustion engines including Gypsy Major aeroplane, Gray Marine, and a 4-cylinder radial torpedo 1945 Responds to Australian Federal Government invitation to produce an Australian car 1948 Launch of Australia's first locally manufactured car by Prime Minister Ben Chifley 1953 May. Produces its 100,000th Holden, a 48-215(FX) 1956 January. Produces its 250,000th Holden, an FJ 1957 Produces first Holden station wagon, based on FE sedan 1957 Produces its 1 millionth car body 1957 Operations begin at Lang Lang Proving Ground 1958 October. Produces its 500,000th Holden, an FC 1962 Produces 1 millionth Holden, an EJ 1966 Australian safety first. Fits seat belts on all models 1967 Launches first small Holden, the Torana 1967 Exports its 100,000th Holden 1968 Introduces HK range including Australia's first sports coupe, HK Monaro 1968 Introduces energy-absorbing steering column to Australia 1969 Opens first Australian automotive safety design test centre at Lang Lang Proving Ground, Victoria 1969 Exhibits first Australian-made V8 - the Holden Hurricane experimental car 1969 Produces its 2 millionth Holden, an HT 1974 Produces its 3 millionth Holden, an HJ 1978 October. Launches its first Commodore, the VB 1981 Sir Laurence Hartnett drives 4 millionth Holden, a VC Commodore, off the line 1983 Builds its 200,000th engine, and exports its 250,000th by year's end 1991 VN Commodore retains title of Australia's most popular car 1992 Australian safety first. Introduces anti-lock brakes (ABS) 1993 Australian safety first. Introduces driver airbag system 1994 Unveils new corporate identity under single banner of 'Holden' 1994 VR Commodore tops passenger car market 1995 Introduces new 3800 ECOTEC V6 engine 1997 Launches all new VT Commodore - wins Wheels Car of the Year 1998 Anniversary celebrations to commemorate 50 years since the launch of 'Australia's Own Car' - the 48-215 Title: Re: old badge Post by: mcl1959 on November 15, 2007, 11:35:15 AM To give you an idea of how many cars had their bodies made by Holden, here is a list (not a complete list) of makes that had some or all of their production bodies made by Holden
Buick, Pontiac, Oldsmobile & Chevrolet were the big 4 GM brands plus Oakland, Vauxhall & Cadillac which were also GM vehicles Other American makes included Hudson, Essex, Dodge, Durant, Dort, Chalmers, Rugby, Chandler, Studebaker and Nash European cars included Fiat, Austin & Morris A little known fact that Ford had bodies made by Holden up till 1925 Imagine the irony of owning a Ford with a body by Holden nowadays! ;D Ken |