Holden monaro v8 supercharged autobiography

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The HK Monaro, released the 22nd July 1968, owed its existance to Holden's Technical Developement Centre, established in 1964, and its American founding staff's enthusiasm.

Holden monaro v8 supercharged autobiography

American Joe Schemansky set to work on the HR facelift as styling director but a tribe of the new GMH young guns were set loose on developing other new Holdens.

It was the first real Australian 'sports car' although Ford had beaten Holden to the punch with already offering a V8 in a sporty version of it's four-door Falcon called the GT.

Some experts consider the Monaro to have been the most important car in the history of the Holden V8 even though it was sourced from the U.S.A. Holden when releasing the Monaro sent out the clear intention to Ford that not only was it going out there to be competitive, but it was going out there to win races and this it did at it's first meeting.

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