1/33My late father John Perry took this 1953 photo of my mum, Flora, standing by their Holden at the Dog on the Tuckerbox. Picture supplied by Bronwyn Michelle, Salisbury East.
Thanks for the memories: SA’s Holden cars
From the FX to the EH, Monaro and beyond, Holden has played a big part in our lives.
2/33Gleaming at Gumeracha during the Bay to Birdwood in 2019. Picture: Bronwyn Michelle, Salisbury East.
3/33Matt Morgillo won Valvoline Street Machine of the Year 2019 with his HQ Statesman. Picture supplied by Matt Morgillo, Messenger West.
4/33Love those racing stripes. A 1970 LC GTR Torana. Picture supplied by Ian Hardinge, Messenger South.
5/33Me - Jeff Stewart - taking part in the Holden Dream Cruise in 2017. This is my 1957 FE Holden Station Sedan, Holden’s first station wagon. Fewer than 8000 were built, and only here in Adelaide. Mine is one of a handful still running. Picture by a private photographer and my gift from Holden. Supplied by Jeff Stewart, Colonel Light Gardens.
6/33Splash of colour. Picture supplied by John Olds, Messenger South.
7/33A 1975 Kingswood at GMH’s Elizabeth plant. Picture supplied by Craig Bice, Messenger South.
8/33Me in 1983, Picture supplied by Cindy Furber-Gaskin, Messenger North.
9/33I took this picture of my HR Holden on Windebanks Rd, Happy Valley, during a photo shoot for Don Loffler’s book Holden Treasures (Wakefield Press). Picture: Russell Elliott, Happy Valley.
10/33Bay to Birdwood, 2019. Picture: Bronwyn Michelle, Salisbury East.
11/33Our honeymoon. Fort Glanville Caravan Park. Picture: Wendy Beaton, Craigmore.
12/33Hallett Cove beach at sunset. Picture: Russell Elliott, Happy Valley.
13/33Stylish family car. 1971 HG Holden Kingswood sedan. Picture: Matt Webster.
14/33And the back view. 1971 HG Holden Kingswood sedan. Picture: Matt Webster.
15/33Fun times. Some of my siblings washing a family member’s Holden in 1974. Picture supplied by Bronwyn Michelle, Salisbury East.
16/33Look at me. Pic supplied by Dave Seddon, Messenger South.
17/33Badge and all. Matt Rix is looking to sell his car. Picture supplied by Matt Rix, Messenger North.
18/33My 1985 RB Gemini. Why do I love this car? It was the only car my mum ever bought brand new. She found it in a showroom in Mt Barker in 1986. I still have the hand-written receipt. Picture supplied by Caroline Liebich, Morphett Vale.
19/33My Adelaide-built 1974 HQ GTS4 Monaro. Picture supplied by Andrew Curtain, Messenger South.
20/33Jeff Stewart on his way into Morphettville Racecourse for the monthly Coffee and Chrome gathering. Picture: Bernie Mitchell, Colonel Light Gardens.
21/33This is my HD 66 cruiser - my little piece of Aussie manufacturing. Picture supplied by Robert Lockwood, Messenger South.
22/33Final day of Holden manufacturing, Elizabeth, SA. Picture: Tim Morelli, Reynella.
23/331970 Torana at its birthplace at Elizabeth. Picture supplied by Brenton Marrett, Messenger South.
24/33The true Coffee and Chrome. Picture: Andrew Corrin, Port Adelaide.
25/33Mrs Melba Heath, formally of Henley Beach, with the family’s brand new EH Holden in 1961. Picture: Phill Heath, Woodville South.
26/33Old Holdens don’t die, they just become part of the landscape. Taken in the APY Lands in about 2015. Picture: Dale Greet, supplied by Bronwyn Michelle, Salisbury East.
27/33The end of the line. Picture: Jamie Gill, Windsor Gardens.
28/33I made this artwork to commemorate Holden’s closing in 2017. It has a couple of my first cars featured in it. Picture supplied by Julie Aldridge, Messenger North.
29/33VL V8 Berlina, 1986. Picture supplied by Shannon Morrissey, Ingle Farm.
30/33Last of the big bangers -1984 and 1985 Commodores. Picture supplied by Craig Stagg, Sheidow Park.
31/331991 VP Calais. Picture supplied by Balan Todd, Messenger South.
32/33HQ 253. Picture supplied by John Grimwood, Seaford.
33/33Into the sunset. Con Katranis driving along the esplanade. Picture supplied by Con, Adelaide.
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