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I'm pretty sure most of you outside Australia are wondering a) what the heck a Statesman HQ is and b) why should you care that there's a die-cast model. Well, let me try to provide answers for these two questions:
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Holden Statesman HQ Fans [All five of us] Rejoice; First Ever Scale Model Released by Trax
I'm pretty sure most of you outside Australia are wondering a) what the heck a Statesman HQ is and b) why should you care that there's a die-cast model. Well, let me try to provide answers for these two questions:
A) The Statesman HQ was a luxury long-wheelbase model for the masses produced by GM's Holden from 1971 through 1974, and B) Apparently, most readers need not care but for the other four viewers I was referring to in the title, as far as I know, this is the first time that a scale model of the specific car has been built. For more history on the Statesman and details on the scale model, hit the jump.
- Holden Specialty Vehicles Releases New Caprice-based Grange Flagship With 436-hp V8
Holden just announced that its high-performance Special Vehicles division, otherwise known as HSV, is about to release an updated version of its Grange flagship. The car is based on the Commodore's long-wheelbase platform, which can be found under...
- Opel Insignia Gets On The Procrustean Bed - New Limousine And Hearse Models
We all knew that at some point Opel's new Insignia (Vauxhall Insignia in the UK) was bound to find itself on the procrustean bed of some coachbuilder. And now it has happened or to be precise, it has been announced by UK's Wilcox Limousines that...
- Holden Celebrates Commodore's 30th Anniversary
The introduction of the Commodore in GM Holden's range in 1978 along with the addition of a Statesman De Ville in the family the same year is probably one of the first -though very vague- automotive memories of yours truly. The first Commodore rolled...
- Bitter Vero Update: High-res Image Gallery
We just got our hands on a new set of high resolution images of the Bitter Vero that was unveiled earlier today (click here for details). Did the fresh pictures change our mind about the Holden Statesman V8 based Vero? Mmmm, nop. And before you call us...
- New Bitter Model Based On The Holden Statesman To Be Unveiled In Frankfurt
According to a report from Dutch magazine, Autoweek, independent German car-manufacture Bitter is getting ready to make a come back at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The article says that Bitter will present a fully customized version...