| Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars, | | | | trade restrictions decreed that only one complete car |
| traditional icons for the Australian way of life. From | | | | can be imported into Australia for every three chassis. |
| horse saddlery to an iconic car manufacturer in | | | | Business booms as the use of state-of-the art |
| Australia, the Holden name has become synonymous | | | | machinery and innovative techniques ensures a |
| with reliability and innovative motor vehicle design and | | | | competitive product. |
| manufacturing. | | | | Holden's now famous "lion and stone" symbol, |
| Henry James Holden was born in 1859 (the son of | | | | representing man's invention of the wheel, is now |
| James Alexander Holden who, at 19 years of age, | | | | employed as the Holden logo. It wasn't till 1938, that |
| arrived in Australia in 1854) and he was destined to be | | | | GMH discuss the manufacturer of a complete |
| the forefather of today's General Motors Holden - | | | | Australian car built and designed in Australia for |
| Australia. | | | | Australian conditions. |
| In 1885, the then J.A. Holden & Son, were prolific | | | | 20 hectares of land at Fisherman's Bend in South |
| manufacturers of horse harnesses, horse saddles, | | | | Australia becomes the major manufacturing facility. |
| travel goods, gun cases, whips, crops and vehicle | | | | During 1940-42, Holden is operating from 7 plants |
| hardware. Under government contracts in 1897, the | | | | nationwide manufacturing supplies for the Australian |
| company supplied their equipment to fulfill the | | | | and US armed forces. |
| governments needs for the Boer War. | | | | Holden launches it's first fully manufactured Australian |
| In 1908, in the USA, the General Motors Corporation | | | | car, the 48-215 FX and is rolled off the production line |
| was formed and built Buick, Oldsmobile, Oakland and | | | | on October 1, 1948. Unbeknown by the company, |
| Cadillac. This was to have a positive future impact on | | | | every new model manufactured becomes one of the |
| the J.A. Holden company development in Australia. | | | | many classic Holden Cars. |
| The design and manufacturing commenced in Australia | | | | From here on, Holden was now destined to prove |
| of a standardized car body for Buick and Dodge | | | | itself as a major motor vehicle manufacturer gaining |
| chassis, soon began in 1917. | | | | respect from car buyers in Australia and later the |
| At the time the Australian Government's wartime | | | | world. |