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Holden Monaro
The Holden Monaro (/məˈnɑːroʊ/ Mon-AH-ro) is a car that was manufactured by General Motors' Australian division Holden. It has a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and was produced with a two-door coupé body from 1968 to 1976 and again from 2001 to 2006 and with a four-door sedan body from 1973 to 1979.
Three generations of the Monaro coupe have been produced, the first covering the HK, HT, and HG series from 1968 to 1971, the second covering the HQ, HJ, HX, and HZ series from 1971 to 1979, and the third covering the VX, VY, and VZ series from 2001 to 2006.
The first-generation Monaro coupe was also manufactured by General Motors South Africa from 1970 to 1973, using knock-down kits imported from Australia.
The third-generation Monaro coupe was manufactured not only for domestic Australian consumption, but also for export, as variously a Chevrolet Lumina Coupe (Middle East), Vauxhall Monaro (UK), or Pontiac GTO-badged vehicle (USA). The third generation was also "remanufactured" in Australia by Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), from 2001 to 2006, marketed in a range of HSV-badged high performance derivatives without application of the Monaro nameplate.
Named after the Monaro region in New South Wales (although pronounced differently), Holden's new coupé was introduced in July 1968 in a two-door pillarless hardtop design available in three models: base, GTS, and GTS 327. The GTS versions had the full instrumentation installed, which included a tachometer mounted on the centre console. This proved to be a bad location, as the driver's knee would obstruct the view and it often rattled.
The base Monaro had a standard 161 in3 (2,640 cc) straight-six engine or the extra-cost options of two versions of 186 in3 (3,050 cc) straight-six engines (Monaro GTS came standard with the more powerful 186 'S' engine), and both base model and GTS could be optioned with a 307 in3 (5,030 cc) Chevrolet-sourced V8 engine.
The exclusive Monaro 'GTS 327' model was powered by a 327 in3 (5,360 cc) Chevrolet V8 engine rated at 250 hp (186 kW), available only with a four-speed manual transmission.
Despite the styling being unique, the Monaro nevertheless featured styling cues derived from GM designs, employing a "coke bottle" look similar to that of the Camaro, Corvair, and Nova coupés of the late 1960s.
Holden Monaro
The Holden Monaro (/məˈnɑːroʊ/ Mon-AH-ro) is a car that was manufactured by General Motors' Australian division Holden. It has a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and was produced with a two-door coupé body from 1968 to 1976 and again from 2001 to 2006 and with a four-door sedan body from 1973 to 1979.
Three generations of the Monaro coupe have been produced, the first covering the HK, HT, and HG series from 1968 to 1971, the second covering the HQ, HJ, HX, and HZ series from 1971 to 1979, and the third covering the VX, VY, and VZ series from 2001 to 2006.
The first-generation Monaro coupe was also manufactured by General Motors South Africa from 1970 to 1973, using knock-down kits imported from Australia.
The third-generation Monaro coupe was manufactured not only for domestic Australian consumption, but also for export, as variously a Chevrolet Lumina Coupe (Middle East), Vauxhall Monaro (UK), or Pontiac GTO-badged vehicle (USA). The third generation was also "remanufactured" in Australia by Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), from 2001 to 2006, marketed in a range of HSV-badged high performance derivatives without application of the Monaro nameplate.
Named after the Monaro region in New South Wales (although pronounced differently), Holden's new coupé was introduced in July 1968 in a two-door pillarless hardtop design available in three models: base, GTS, and GTS 327. The GTS versions had the full instrumentation installed, which included a tachometer mounted on the centre console. This proved to be a bad location, as the driver's knee would obstruct the view and it often rattled.
The base Monaro had a standard 161 in3 (2,640 cc) straight-six engine or the extra-cost options of two versions of 186 in3 (3,050 cc) straight-six engines (Monaro GTS came standard with the more powerful 186 'S' engine), and both base model and GTS could be optioned with a 307 in3 (5,030 cc) Chevrolet-sourced V8 engine.
The exclusive Monaro 'GTS 327' model was powered by a 327 in3 (5,360 cc) Chevrolet V8 engine rated at 250 hp (186 kW), available only with a four-speed manual transmission.
Despite the styling being unique, the Monaro nevertheless featured styling cues derived from GM designs, employing a "coke bottle" look similar to that of the Camaro, Corvair, and Nova coupés of the late 1960s.
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