The Holden Hurricane is a two-seat
concept car
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built by
Holden in 1969. The Hurricane was one of the most advanced vehicles of its time, with Holden describing it as a research vehicle, allowing them "to study design trends, propulsion systems and other long range developments".
Technology
The Hurricane stood at just tall and was powered by a mid-mounted high-compression 253 cubic inch
Holden V8 engine
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, the prototype of this engine, producing . The Hurricane did not feature conventional doors; instead, a hydraulically powered
canopy
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swung forwards over the front wheels and the seats rose up and tilted forward. Other features included Pathfinder, which used magnetic signals built into the road to guide the driver. It also contained digital instrument displays, automatic temperature control
air conditioning
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called Comfortron, an auto-seek
radio
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function and a rear-view camera, which consisted of a
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camera
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in the rear bumper connected to a
closed-circuit television (CCTV) screen in the
centre console.
2011 restoration
The car was found by Corey Egan in 1988 in the Holden training centre. He was originally going to restore it himself. Instead, the managers decided to restore it after they got it out and cleaned it up. Forty-two years after the Holden Hurricane's debut in 1969, the car has now been fully rebuilt and restored following the original design by Holden Design. Restoration began in 2006 and was finished in 2011,
with the newly restored Hurricane first displayed in October 2011 at the Motorclassica classic car show in
Melbourne
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.
See also
*
Canopy door
*
Sterling Nova
*
KTM X-Bow GTX
References
External links
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Holden concept vehicles
Cars introduced in 1969