The Holden FB is an
automobile
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produced by
Holden in Australia from 1960 to 1961.
[Holden FB](_blank)
Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 15 October 2009 Introduced on 14 January 1960,
Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 15 October 2009 the FB series replaced the
Holden FC
The Holden FC series is an automobile produced by Holden in Australia from 1958 to 1960. Introduced on 6 May 1958, the FC is a facelifted and improved version of the Holden FE series, which it replaced. Although it is exclusively an Australia ...
range.
Model range
The FB range consisted of four-door
sedans in two trim levels, five-door
station wagons in two trim levels,
[”Holden, Australia’s Own Car” (GMH sales brochure for Holden FB Sedans and Station Sedans)] a two-door
coupe utility and a two-door
panel van
A panel van, also known as a blind van, car-derived van (United Kingdom) or sedan delivery (United States), is a small cargo vehicle with a passenger car chassis, typically with a single front bench seat and no side windows behind the B-pillar. ...
.
[”Holden, Australia’s Own Utility, Australia’s Own Panel Van” (GMH sales brochure for Holden FB Utility and Panel Van)] The six models were marketed as follows:
* Holden Standard Sedan
[
* Holden Standard Station Sedan][
* Holden Special Sedan][
* Holden Special Station Sedan][
* Holden Utility][
* Holden Panel Van][
The Holden Business Sedan, which had been marketed as part of the FC range, was not carried over to the FB series.]
Changes
The FB was promoted as being longer, lower, more spacious and more powerful than the FC model, but in reality it was only slightly so on each count.[Tony Davis, Aussie Cars, 1987, page 78] Overall length was greater, although the wheelbase remained the same.[ The engine bore was still , the last model with that specification. Engine capacity remained at but the compression ratio was raised. However, the resulting extra of power did not compensate for the greater weight of the FB, so performance was inferior to that of its predecessor.][Original Genuine GMH Factory Workshop Manual] Changes were also made to the brakes, front coil springs, air cleaner and clutch.[
Obvious styling differences were the lower bonnet, finned rear mudguards with new taillights (on the sedans and wagons only) and a wrap-around windscreen.]left-hand drive
Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side or to the right side of the road, respectively. They are fundamental to traffic flow, and are sometimes referred to ...
form, those vehicles being destined for export markets.
Engines
All FB models were powered by a inline six-cylinder engine, the last to have the bore size, producing .[
]
Production and replacement
After a production run of 147,747 vehicles,Holden EK
The Holden EK series is a motor vehicle produced by Holden in Australia from 1961 to 1962.Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, pages 232-233 Introduced on 2 May 1961, the EK series was a facelifted version of the Holden FB, which it ...
series in May 1961.Holden Heritage Part 1
Retrieved from media.gm.com on 15 October 2009
References
Further reading
* Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, pages 230–231
* Norm Darwin, The history of Holden since 1917, 1983
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Cars introduced in 1960