The Holden HJ is a series of automobiles which were produced by Holden in Australia from 1974 to 1976. The HJ series was released on 4 October 1974 and was an improved and facelifted version of the superseded

Holden HQ The Holden HQ series is a range of automobiles that was produced by Holden in Australia from 1971 to 1974. The HQ was released on 15 July 1971, replacing the Holden HG series. It was the first ground-up redesign of the Holden line since its ori ...

series which had been in production since 1971.

Model range

All HJ models, aside from the One Tonner, were easily identified from the HQ by having a squared-off frontal treatment with wraparound indicator lights. The rear of the sedan models featured a new bumper and wraparound triangular taillights, while all other body styles kept the previous HQ's rear styling. Sedan and wagon also had revised rear quarter panels. The mainstream passenger car range consisted of 4-door sedan and 5-door

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models in three trim levels. * Belmont sedan * Belmont wagon * Kingswood sedan * Kingswood wagon * Premier sedan * Premier wagon The Premier was distinguished from the cheaper models by a four headlight frontal treatment. Wagons rode on a wheelbase which was three inches (76.2 mm) longer than that of the sedans.Holden HJ Technical Specifications
Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 22 April 2009 The performance-orientated Monaro range included two-door coupe and four-door sedan models: * Monaro LS coupe * Monaro GTS coupe * Monaro GTS sedan The base model Monaro Coupe was not carried forward from the HQ series, and the new range also saw the demise of the Monaro GTS350 Coupe and Sedan, meaning that the imported Chevrolet 350-cubic-inch (5.7-litre) V8 engine was no longer offered in any Holden model. Commercial vehicle derivatives included coupe utility,

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and cab chassis truck models: * Utility * Kingswood utility * Panel van * One Tonner (cab chassis) There were two special vehicle packages available based upon various commercial vehicles: * Sandman (option code XX7 (and XU3 added late 1975)) – available on Holden Utility (until early 1976) and Panel van and on Kingswood utility. XU3 became the original XX7 late 1975 and from then onwards XX7 vehicles used passenger vehicle tyres. * Ambulance (option code BO6) – available on panel van and cab chassis. The base utility and panel van models did not carry the Belmont name which had been applied to their HQ series equivalents, and they were marketed simply as the Holden utility and Holden panel van respectively,Holden Heritage
Retrieved from media.gm.com on 22 April 2009. while The Sandman variants were equipped with various features from the Monaro GTS models. The cab/chassis model was marketed as the Holden One Tonner, which in base form still used its own unique front treatment introduced with the previous HQ range, Holden One Tonner sales brochure of October 1974 and would continue with the model until 1980. If a cab chassis or van was optioned as a BO6 (ambulance) it was fitted with the HJ Premier front and door trims. File: Holden Belmont (1974-1976 HJ series) 01.jpg, Holden Belmont sedan File: Holden Belmont (1974-1976 HJ series) 02.jpg, Holden Belmont sedan File:HoldenBelmont.jpg, Holden Belmont wagon File:1974-1976 Holden HJ Kingswood sedan 02.jpg, Holden Kingswood sedan File:1974-1976 Holden Kingswood (HJ) station wagon (2015-07-15) 02.jpg, Holden Kingswood wagon File: MHV Holden HJ Premier 1974-1976 01.jpg, Holden Premier sedan File: HJ Premier.JPG, Holden Premier sedan File:1975 Holden Monaro (HJ) LS coupe (23284275181).jpg, Holden Monaro LS File:1975 Holden Monaro (HJ) LS coupe (22739653893).jpg, Holden Monaro LS File:1974-75-76 HJ Absinth Yellow Coupe

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Engines

2.8-litre and 3.3-litre inline six-cylinder engines were available, as were 4.2-litre and 5.0-litre V8 units. The two Monaro GTS models were only offered with the eight-cylinder engines.

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in the

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which is a rebadged HJ Premier.

Production

The Holden HJ was replaced by the

Holden HX The Holden HX is a range of automobiles which was produced by Holden in Australia from 1976 to 1977. Changes The HX series was released in July 1976 Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, page 264 and featured a range of models deve ...

series in July 1976, HJ production having totalled 176,202 vehicles.

Statesman HJ

The

Statesman HJ Statesman is an automotive marque created in 1971 by the Australian General Motors subsidiary, Holden. Statesman vehicles were sold through Holden dealerships, and were initially based on the mainstream Holden HQ station wagon platform, thereby ...

range of long-wheelbase luxury sedans developed from the Holden HJ series was also released in 1974. The two models in the range, the de Ville and the Caprice, were marketed as Statesmans rather than as Holdens.

References

{{Holden timeline Cars of Australia Holden vehicles by series Cars introduced in 1974