Holden W platform
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Holden W platform was a platform family of cars produced by General Motors Holden in Australia until 1984. It covers the series from Holden HJ
thru Holden WB
, debatably including Holden HQ
which were the same basic platform introduced in June 1971. However, it was not generally known that the Holden platform had been given the GM W code until around August 1974 when Wheels magazine and others showed prototypes of a proposed redesigning of the external design of the then current product and referred to it as the WA series. This was later confirmed by John Wright in "Heart of the Lion" who also noted that ultimately the WA series was dropped and a substitute design was produced as the Holden WB
based on the Holden HZ
and much less changed than the WA would have been.
Holden HJ
The Holden HJ is a series of automobiles which were produced by General Motors-Holden’s 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 The HJ series was released on 4 October 1974 and was an improved and facelifted version of the superseded Holden HQ series which had been in production since 1971.- Model range...
thru Holden WB
Holden WB
The Holden WB series is an automobile which was produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1980 to 1984. It is a facelifted version of the Holden HZ series, which it replaced. Unlike the HZ and every other full size Holden series before it, the Holden WB was only offered in commercial...
, debatably including Holden HQ
Holden HQ
The Holden HQ series is a range of automobiles that was produced by General Motors-Holden’s in Australia from 1971 to 1974. The HQ was released on 15 July 1971, replacing the Holden HG series...
which were the same basic platform introduced in June 1971. However, it was not generally known that the Holden platform had been given the GM W code until around August 1974 when Wheels magazine and others showed prototypes of a proposed redesigning of the external design of the then current product and referred to it as the WA series. This was later confirmed by John Wright in "Heart of the Lion" who also noted that ultimately the WA series was dropped and a substitute design was produced as the Holden WB
Holden WB
The Holden WB series is an automobile which was produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1980 to 1984. It is a facelifted version of the Holden HZ series, which it replaced. Unlike the HZ and every other full size Holden series before it, the Holden WB was only offered in commercial...
based on the Holden HZ
Holden HZ
Holden HZ is an automobile which was produced between 1977 and 1980 by General Motors-Holden's Ltd.The Holden HZ received minor updates to the exterior over the HX series, and saw the introduction of what Holden termed "Radial Tuned Suspension" on all models...
and much less changed than the WA would have been.