Holden Monaro Hk Onwards Cd Inc Gts Hq Hj Hx Hz Vz Cv8z
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- The word Monaro is thought to have been aboriginal for ‘small hill’ and is also the name of a mountain range, a major highway and an electorate of Eden-Monaro near Canberra. But to most Australians, it conjures up images of the Holden’s ultimate performance car introduced in the late 1960s.
- The HK Holden represented a new generation and a major departure for Holden when it was launched in early 1968, being longer, wider and roomier than its predecessors. More importantly for enthusiasts, it came with either six cylinders under its bonnet or – for the first time – the option of a Chevrolet-sourced 307-cid (5-litre) V8 engine.
- However in July that year the HK range was expanded to include a new two-door coupe with a ‘fastback’ roofline and a unique tail treatment known as the Monaro that soon took pride of place in every Holden showroom across the country.
- The model’s ‘boy racer’ appeal was universal – a tribute to the foresight of the then GMH Managing Director Max Wilson, who was instrumental in the development of the Monaro design and engineering concept and who recognised its long-term potential.
- The Monaro’s shape was the result of a brand new Holden design studio, although it was unashamedly based on the muscle cars of the US. The pillarless two-door design was a new concept for Australians and with a choice of three models (Standard, GTS and GTS 327) and two six cylinder and two V8 engines, Holden were catering for anyone who aspired to own a sporty coupe.
- The standard Monaro was powered by a 3.05-litre 186 six-cylinder engine teamed with a column shift three-speed manual. Other engine choices included a higher-spec 186S six and an imported 5.0-litre 307 V8, matched with four-speed console mounted manual or two-speed Powerglide automatic transmissions.
- In fact, there were some 19 Monaro engine and transmission combinations, from the 161-cid 2.6-litre ‘six’ right through to the awesome (for the time) 327-cid 5.4-litre Chevrolet V8. Naturally, the jewel in the crown was the GTS 327 that thanks to its four-barrel Rochester carburetor and 8.75:1 compression ratio developed a peak power output of 250HP (187kW).
- Priced at what was then an eye-watering, but now tearfully cheap $3,790, the Monaro GTS 327 was a homologation special in the finest tradition of the term and was built for one purpose – to take victory from Ford on the racetrack, specifically in the endurance races at Sandown and Bathurst where Ford had recently been victorious.
- The combination of Detroit iron and Saginaw close-ratio four-speed gearbox (with a choice of final drive ratios) endowed the GTS 327 with strong performance for its day , with the standing quarter mile dispatched in just 16.2 seconds along the way to a top speed of 200km/h.
- With racing in mind, Holden added stiffer springs and uprated shock absorbers at the front and thicker stabiliser bars and four-leaf semi-elliptic springs and radius rods at the rear. Power front disc brakes and a limited-slip differential were also part of its specification, while a long-range 25-gallon fuel tank was a necessary feature for endurance racing.
- All Monaro GTS 327s came with the GTS dress-up package that included interior enhancements like the console-mounted tachometer and a tail panel strip that replicated a full-width taillight. The width of these mock taillights was in proportion to the status of the model and was larger in size depending on whether the vehicle was a Kingswood, Premier or Monaro.
- Only the Monaro GTS had a full width strip, but unfortunately the Aussie sun was quick to bleach away the red accents and reveal the fake tail light for what it was! It wasn’t long before the racing Monaro made it’s debut and what a debut, with a first race win by Tony Roberts and Bob Watson in a GTS 327 Monaro in the 1968 Sandown 3-hour enduro! Then just weeks later, no less than eight Monaros lined up for the Hardie-Ferodo 500 in 1968 with the three Holden Dealer Racing Team cars starting strong favourites.
- However it was privateer Bruce McPhee who ultimately took them to a 1-2-3 victory. Nevertheless, the Monaro GTS 327’s Bathurst career was short-lived, as the HT Monaro GTS 350 replaced the GTS 327 the following year as Holden’s motor racing weapon of choice.
- Today, a genuine Bathurst GTS 327 Monaro is rightly regarded as the ultimate Holden muscle car with collectors eagerly seeking out the best examples. The highest price paid at auction to date was the $220,000 for an unmolested one-owner Warwick Yellow GTS 327 at last year’s Shannons Sydney Motor Show Auction, but the fat lady is still singing for this highly desirable Australian Muscle Car.
- Thrust into the spotlight by the increasing collectability of the GTS 327, the value of all Monaros built in the late 1960s and early 1970s has now begun to rise significantly. The HT Monaro introduced in 1969 featured a number of cosmetic styling changes, the most distinctive of which was its new multi-louvred plastic grille with a raised centre section and Monaro black-outs.
- The GTS had bold centre bonnet stripes in black or gold, flanked by new bonnet scoops, while the HT also featured beefier two-section taillights separated by a blacked-out tail panel, thicker side stripes and black sills that made the GTS look even sleeker.
- Wild new colours included Sebring Orange and Daytona Bronze were now available and a full set of circular instruments replaced the HK’s console-mounted tacho and strip style speedo. More contoured bucket seats with optional houndstooth check cloth inserts and a ‘grippier’ steering wheel were in keeping with the HT’s added refinement and special detailing.
- A new Y-frame engine cradle and neoprene front suspension bushes isolated harshness from the cabin. The track was widened and fatter rubber bushings in the rear leaf spring eyes matched the gains in the front. The HT was also first to get the Aussie V8, initially as a 253 (4.2-litre). For manyMonaro buyers, it was the perfect choice, initially mated to a 3-speed column shift manual with a “Powerglide” 2-speed automatic optionally available.
- The Australian-made 308 (5.0-litre) version was introduced as Chevrolet 307 stocks ran out. However Chevrolet’s new 350 (5.7litre) V8, which came in different automatic and manual specifications, arrived later, giving engineers extra time to ‘fine tune’ the GTS 350 sports suspension so it could be the first Holden to offer low profile radial tyres as an option.
- The limited-build GTS 350 manual could also be ordered with rally wheels – another Holden first. In 1969, the first year under Harry Firth’s management, Holden Dealer Team Monaro GTS 350s came first (Bond/Roberts) and third (West/Brock) outright in the Hardie Ferodo 500 at Bathurst.
- At the time, there were some who mourned the passing of the HK’s raw and more direct feel, although such criticism was usually leveled at the lesser Monaro models. The HG Monaro replaced the HT in 1971 and will be remembered as the most sophisticated of the early Monaros.
- Holden designers cleverly removed the detail from the HG’s rear lights, providing the illusion of extra size as the lights merged smoothly with the black GTS tail panel. While the more subtle HG mesh grille revived the simplicity of the first Monaro, GTS blackouts highlighted the bold new centre division and surrounds.
- The deletion of sill and wheel arch mouldings and the addition of black rocker panels around the lower body gave the HG GTS a meaner, sleeker look. New decals for the 350 engine were a Monaro first, while new metallic colours and the lack of bold bonnet and bootlid stripes reflected a clean custom look and highlighted the 350’s quad exhausts.
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