The last Holden Commodore V8 SS has retired from the NSW police fleet
The police service have said goodbye to an icon of Australia’s car industry in what marks the end of an era.
The NSW Police Service has said goodbye to the last Australian-manufactured car in their police fleet.
The last Holden Commodore V8 SS was recently retired from the fleet, marking the end of the long standing use of Australian made vehicles within the force.
The vehicle, partially wrapped in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-inspired livery, will be used for Aboriginal engagement and public displays after it was purchased by the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command.
The iconic car company first began in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer in Adelaide, South Australia, making horse saddles, harnesses and various equipment.
For the first time in 1917 the company tried its hand at car production.
The company was later purchased by US company General Motors in 1920 before the very first Holden Car was produced in 1948.
In 2019 the company retired the popular commodore before officially announcing it would stop producing all cars in February 2020
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