automobile
A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with Wheel, wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, pe ...
produced by
General Motors-Holden
Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was an Australian automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter which sold cars under its own marque in Australia. In its last three ...
in Australia from 1963 to 1965. The EH was released in August 1963 replacing the
Holden EJ
The Holden EJ is a motor vehicle produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1962 to 1963. Introduced in July 1962,EH Holden Owners Manual, General Motors - Holden, 1964 (Provided with car at purchase) The engine was initially sold only with the "Hydramatic" transmission. The first EH with a 179-cubic-inch engine and a manual gear box was called the "EH-S4", and was fitted with an upgraded manual gearbox, having stronger gears than in the 149 gear box, and an upgraded clutch. The three-speed manual column shift gearboxes had no
synchromesh
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes ...
on first gear, only on the second and third (top) gear.
A total of 256,959 EH Holdens were produced and sold from 1963 to 1965, when the EH was replaced by the
Holden HD
The Holden HD series is a range of automobiles which were produced by Holden in Australia from 1965 to 1966.
Overview
The Holden HD sedans and station wagons were released in February 1965 with coupe utility and panel van body styles following ...
series.
Range
The Holden EH range was offered in the following models:Holden EH Technical Specifications Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 1 March 2009
* Standard Sedan Sales brochure for EH series Holden Sedans and Station Sedans
* Standard Station Sedan
* Special Sedan
* Special Station Sedan
* S4 Special Sedan
* Premier Sedan
* Premier Station Sedan
* Utility Sales brochure for EH series Holden Utility and Panel Van
* Panel van
The Station Sedan name was used on all
station wagon
A station wagon ( US, also wagon) or estate car ( UK, also estate), is an automotive body-style variant of a sedan/saloon with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door ( ...
models.
"Standard" models were basic, with no side badging, and were mostly fitted with 149-cubic-inch engines, rubber floor mats and single-tone acrylic paint finish. "Special" models came equipped with stainless moulding strips all round, special badges and optional two-tone paint jobs, still in acrylic paint. The "Premier" was the top of the range model, with a 179-cubic-inch engine and Hydramatic transmission, leather interior, bucket seats, fold-down centre armrest in the back seat, carpets, metallic paint, a centre console incorporating a heater/demister, a diamond dot radio, a handbrake warning light and chrome-plated wheel trims. The Standard EH was the same price as its predecessor (EJ) at £1051.
The "S4 Special" was introduced in September 1963 for racing
homologation
Homologation (Greek ''homologeo'', ὁμολογέω, "to agree") is the granting of approval by an official authority. This may be a court of law, a government department, or an academic or professional body, any of which would normally work fr ...
purposes - a minimum of 100 were required to be built & sold. These featured a 179 engine, manual transmission with hardened gears, a fuel tank ( was standard), a more comprehensive tool kit, metal lined brake shoes and a larger tailshaft. Six were produced at Holden's Melbourne's (Dandenong) plant and 120 in Sydney's (Pagewood) plant.1963 EH Holden Special S4, Australian Muscle Car, Issue 9, pages 80-86
File:Holden Standard (40093031514).jpg, Holden Standard Sedan
File:1963-1965 Holden EH Standard station sedan 03.jpg, Holden Standard Station Sedan
File:1963-1965 Holden EH Standard station sedan 04.jpg, Holden Standard Station Sedan
File:Holden EH Special (17350826782).jpg, Holden Special Sedan
File:Holden EH Special Wagon (15114436626).jpg, Holden Special Station Sedan
File:1963-65 EH Premier+.JPG, Holden Premier sedan
File:1964 Holden Premier (EH) sedan (20676517986).jpg, Holden Premier sedan
File:1964 Holden EH Premier station wagon (8883090750).jpg, Holden Premier Station Sedan
File:Holden EH Utility.jpg, Holden Utility
File:1963 Holden EH utility (7761777888).jpg, Holden Utility
File:Holden Panel Van (EH).jpg, Holden Panel Van
File:1964 Holden EH panel van (5113540025).jpg, Holden Panel Van
References
The Song "EH Leatherette", was recorded by The Detonators, am Australian Rockabilly band, in 2007.