HJ HOLDEN
- Years of Manufacture: 1974 - 1976
- Number Built: 176,202
- Price at Introduction:
- Belmont 6 cylinder: $3594
- Statesman: $4748
Models:
| Model |
Date |
| Level |
Body style |
Code (P.O. no.) |
Announced |
Released |
Discontinued |
| Regular model range |
| One Tonner |
Cab chassis |
8WM60 |
1974-10-14 |
1974-10-30 |
1976-07 (HX) |
|
|
Utility |
8WM80 |
1974-10-14 |
1974-10-30 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Panel van |
8WM70 |
1974-10-14 |
1974-10-30 |
1976-07 (HX) |
|
| Belmont |
Sedan |
8WM69 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Wagon |
8WM35 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
1976-07 (HX) |
|
| Kingswood |
Utility |
8WN80 |
1974-10-14 |
1974-10-30 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Sedan |
8WN69 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Wagon |
8WN35 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
1976-07 (HX) |
|
| Premier |
Sedan |
8WP69 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Wagon |
8WP35 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
1976-07 (HX) |
|
| Monaro LS |
Coupe |
8WP37 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
Early 1976 |
|
| Monaro GTS |
Coupe |
8WQ37 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
Early 1976 |
| Sedan |
8WQ69 |
1974-10-03 |
1974-10-17 |
1976-07 (HX) |
|
| Statesman de Ville |
Sedan |
8WS69 |
1974-10-31 |
1974-11-01 |
1976-07 (HX) |
|
| Statesman Caprice |
Sedan |
8WT69 |
1974-10-31 |
1974-11-01 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Regular production option packages |
| Sandman |
Utility |
8WM80 (XX7) |
|
1974-10-30 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| 8WM80 (XU3) |
|
1975-09 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Panel van |
8WM70 (XX7) |
|
1974-10-30 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| 8WM70 (XU3) |
|
1975-09 |
1976-07 (HX) |
|
| Kingswood Sandman |
Utility |
8WN80 (XX7) |
|
1974-10-30 |
Early prod. |
| 8WN80 (XU3) |
|
1974-10-30 |
Early prod. |
|
| Ambulance |
Cab chassis |
8WM60 (B06) |
|
1975-08 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Panel van |
8WM70 (B06) |
|
1975-08 |
1976-07 (HX) |
| Limited production option packages |
| Big Country |
Utility |
8WM80 (A8J) |
1975-06-27 |
1975-07 |
Limited build |
|
| Kingswood DeLux |
Sedan |
8WN69 (A8J) |
1975-06-27 |
1975-07 |
Limited build |
| Wagon |
8WN35 (A8J) |
1975-06-27 |
1975-07 |
Limited build |
|
| Kingswood Vacationer II |
Sedan |
8WN69 (XW4) |
1975-11-05 |
1975-11 |
Limited build |
| Wagon |
8WN35 (XW4) |
1975-11-05 |
1975-11 |
Limited build |
- To Identify:
- Similar body to HQ, particularly when
seen in profile
- Continued theme of headlights seperated
from grille, however grille now raised
rather than recessed
- Vertical front wrap-around turn indicators
mounted above front bumper
- Wrap-around rear tail-lights integrated
into rear quarter-panels
- Premier and Statesman feature twin headlight
configuration in surrounds that span the
indicators and grille
- Body:
- Unitary construction (Monocoque)
- Exterior Dimensions:
- Total Length:
- Belmont, Kingswood and Monaro GTS
Sedans: 190.5 inches (4839mm)
- Premier Sedan, Monaro LS Coupe and
Monaro GTS Coupe: 191.0 (4851mm)
- Belmont and Kingswood Station Wagons:
192.5 inches (4890mm)
- Premier Station Wagon: 193.0 inches
(4902mm)
- Statesman De Ville and Caprice:
198 inches (5029mm)
- Total Width:
- Belmont and Monaro GTS Sedans: 73.8
inches (1875mm)
- Kingswood and Premier Sedans: 74.1
inches (1882mm)
- Monaro LS Coupe: 74.2 inches (1885mm)
- Monaro GTS Coupe: 73.9 inches (1877mm)
- Belmont Station Wagon: 73.8 inches
(1877mm)
- Kingswood and Premier Station Wagon:
74.1 inches (1882mm)
- Statesman De Ville: 74.0 inches
(1880mm)
- Total Height at kerb weight:
- Belmont Sedan: 54.3 inches (1379mm)
- Kingswood Sedan: 54.1 inches (1374mm)
- Premier Sedan: 54.4 inches (1382mm)
- Monaro GTS Sedan: 53.8 inches (1367mm)
- Monaro LS Coupe: 53.9 inches (1369mm)
- Monaro GTS Coupe: 53.3 inches (1354mm)
- Belmont and Kingswood Station Wagons:
55.3 inches (1405mm)
- Premier Station Wagon: 55.1 inches
(1400mm)
- Statesman De Ville and Caprice:
54.3 inches (1379mm)
- Wheelbase:
- Sedan and Monaro Coupe: 111.0 inches
(2819mm)
- Station Wagon and Statesman De Ville:
114.0 inches (2896mm)
- Front Track:
- Sedans, Monaro LS, Station Wagons:
60.2 inches (1529mm)
- Monaro GTS: 60.5 inches (1537mm)
- Rear Track:
- Sedans, Monaro LS, Station Wagons:
60.2 inches (1529mm)
- Monaro GTS: 60.5 inches (1537mm)
- Kerb Weight:
- Belmont Sedan: 2921lb (1325kg)
- Kingswood Sedan: 2965lb (1345kg)
- Premier Sedan: 3061lb (1388kg)
- Monaro Sedan: 3170lb (1438kg)
- Monaro LS Coupe: 3062lb (1389kg)
- Monaro GTS: 3178lb (1442kg)
- Belmont Station Wagon: 3119lb (1415kg)
- Kingswood Station Wagon: 3151lb (1429kg)
- Premier Station Wagon: 3238lb (1469kg)
- For V8 engine, add 90lb (41kg)
- Turning Circle:
- Sedans: 39ft (11.9 metres)
- Station Wagons: 40ft (12.2 metres)
- Fuel Tank Capacity:
- 16.0 gallons (72.7 litres)
- Instruments:
- Holden Commercials, Belmont, Kingswood,
Premier, Monaro LS:
- Speedometer (to 200 km/h) with integrated
odometer
- Petrol gauge
- Brake System Failure warning lamp
- High Beam indicator
- Turn signal indicators
- Water Temperature warning (Belmont
and Kingswood only)
- Clock and Water Temperature gauge
(Premier and Monaro LS only)
- Oil pressure warning lamp
- Generator charge warning lamp
- 5 position ignition/starter switch
- Main light switch
- Windshield wiper/washer switch
- Lockable glovebox
- Monaro GTS as above, but with the addition
of the following:
- Oil pressure gauge
- Water Temperature gauge
- Battery Charge indicator
- Clock
- Tachometer
- Speedometer re-calibrated to 220
km/h top speed indication
- 2.84 173 Engine:
- Capacity: 173 cubic inches (2.834 litres)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
6 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
inline
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Bendix-Stromberg single
barrel downdraft type carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.50 x 3.00 inches
(88.9 x 76.2mm)
- Power: 118bhp (88kw) at 4400rpm
- Torque: 168lb-ft (228Nm) at 2000rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.4:1
- 3.3 202 Engine:
- Capacity: 202 cubic inches (3.310 litres)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
6 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
inline
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Bendix-Stromberg single
barrel downdraft type carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.625 x 3.25 inches
(92.0 x 82.5mm)
- Power: 135bhp (101kw) at 4400rpm
- Torque: 194lb-ft (263Nm) at 2000rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.4:1
- 253 V8 Engine:
- Capacity: 253 cubic inches (4.146 litres)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
8 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
Vee configuration
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Twin barrel Bendix-Stromberg
carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 3.625 x 3.062 inches
(92.0 x 77.7mm)
- Power: 185bhp (138kw) at 4400rpm
- Torque: 262lb-ft (355Nm) at 2400rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.0:1
- 308 5 Litre V8 Engine:
- Capacity: 308 cubic inches (5.044 litres)
- Type: Conventional, watercooled four
stroke, reciprocating piston type with
8 cylinders
- Configuration: Front mounted, longitudinal,
Vee configuration
- Head: Pushrod and rocker actuated ohv
with two valves per cylinder
- Fuel System: Four barrel Rochester Quadrajet
type carburettor
- Bore and Stroke: 4.00 x 3.06 inches
(101.6 x 77.7mm)
- Power: 240bhp (179kw) at 4800rpm
- Torque: 315lb-ft (427Nm) at 3000rpm
- Compression Ratio: 9.7:1
- Engine Prefix:
- 173 LC 2850: QE
- 173 HC 2850: QD
- 202 LC 3300: QM
- 202 HC 3300: QL
- 253 LC 4200: QS
- 253 HC 4200: QR
- 308 5000: QT
- Statesman engines prefixed by '11'
- Ignition and Electrical:
- 12 volt with 35 amp alternator and pre-engaged
drive starter motor
- Coil and distributor
- Exhaust:
- Single exhaust pipe
- Dual exhaust on vehicles fitted with
V8
- Manual Transmission (3 speed on
6 cylinder 2850 and 3300):
- 1st: 3.07:1
- 2nd: 1.68:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.59:1
- Manual Transmission (4 speed 253
4.2 litre V8):
- 1st: 3.05:1
- 2nd: 2.19:1
- 3rd: 1.51:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 3.05:1
- Manual Transmission (4 speed floor
shift for 308 V8):
- 1st: 2.54:1
- 2nd: 1.83:1
- 3rd: 1.38:1
- 4th: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.54:1
- Tri-Matic Automatic Transmission
(3 speed for six cylinder and 253 V8):
- 1st: 2.31:1
- 2nd: 1.46:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 1.85:1
- Turbo-Hydramatic 400 Automatic
Transmission (308 V8):
- 1st: 2.48:1
- 2nd: 1.48:1
- 3rd: 1.00:1
- Reverse: 2.08:1
- Clutch:
- GMH diaphragm single dry plate
- Belleville diaphragm
- Rear Axle Ratio:
- 173 2.85 litre Six cylinder three speed
manual transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.55:1
- Performance Option Axle Ratio: 3.90:1
- Economy Option Axle Ratio: 3.36:1
- 173 2.85 litre Six cylinder four speed
wide-ratio manual transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.55:1
- Performance Option Axle Ratio: 3.90:1
- Economy Option Axle Ratio: 3.36:1
- 173 2.85 litre Six cylinder Tri-matic
automatic transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.08:1
- Performance Option Axle Ratio: 3.55:1
- 202 3.3 litre Six cylinder three speed
manual transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.55:1
- Economy Option Axle Ratio: 3.36:1
- 202 3.3 litre Six cylinder four speed
manual transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.55:1
- Economy Option Axle Ratio: 3.36:1
- 202 3.3 litre Six cylinder four speed
wide-ratio manual transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.55:1
- Economy Option Axle Ratio: 3.36:1
- 202 3.3 litre Six cylinder Tri-matic
automatic transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.08:1
- Performance Option Axle Ratio: 3.55:1
- 253 4.2 litre V8 three and four speed
manual transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.08:1
- Performance Option Axle Ratio: 3.36:1
- 253 V8 Tri-matic automatic transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 2.78:1
- Performance Option Axle Ratio: 3.08:1
- 308 5.0 litre V8 "High Performance"
four speed manual transmission:
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.36:1
- Performance Option Axle Ratio: 3.55:1
- Economy Option Axle Ratio: 3.08:1
- 308 5.0 litre V8 Turbo-Hydramatic automatic
transmission (excluding GTS):
- Standard Axle Ratio: 2.78:1
- Performance Option Axle Ratio: 3.08:1
- 308 5.0 litre V8 Turbo-Hydramatic automatic
transmission (GTS only):
- Standard Axle Ratio: 3.08:1
- Economy option: 2.78:1
- Engine Combinations:
- 173 standard on Belmont only, with 3
speed manual and optional four speed manual,
four speed wide-ratio manual or Tri-Matic
automatic
- 202 standard on Kingswood, Premier and
Monaro LS, optional on Belmont. Three
speed manual standard on Kingswood, optional
four speed manual, four speed wide-ratio
manual or Tri-Matic automatic. Tri-Matic
standard on Premier and Monaro LS
- 253 V8 standard on Monaro GTS 2 and
4 door models, and optional on all lower
spec model. Standard with 3 speed manual
(except GTS with 4 speed manual) and optional
four speed manual or Tri-Matic automatic
- 308 V8 optional on all models, with
"High Performance" 4 speed manual
as standard, and Turbo-Hydramatic automatic
as option
- Transmission Combinations:
- Manual:
- 3 speed column change standard on
Belmont and Kingswood
- 4 speed floor mounted transmission
optional, centre console optional
on Kingswood
- Four speed all-syncromesh floor
mounted gearbox standard on Monaro
GTS
- Automatic:
- Tri-Matic 3 speed automatic standard
on Premier and Monaro LS, optional
on all other models excluding Monaro
GTS 308
- Turbo-Hydramatic automatic optional
on Monaro GTS 308
- Top Speed in Gears:
- 202 HJ Kingswood Station Wagon with
three speed manual:
- 1st: 35 mph (57 km/h)
- 2nd: 62 mph (100 km/h)
- 3rd: n/a
- 0-100 km/h: 14.6 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
21.5 seconds
- 202 HJ Kingswood Tri-Matic automatic:
- 1st: 41 mph (65 km/h)
- 2nd: 64 mph (103 km/h)
- 3rd: 87 mph (142 km/h)
- 0-100 km/h: 11.2 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
19.2 seconds
- 253 HJ Premier Tri-Matic automatic:
- 1st: 56 mph (90 km/h)
- 2nd: 83 mph (134 km/h)
- 3rd: n/a
- 0-100 km/h: 14.4 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
19.3 seconds
- 308 V8 HJ Monaro GTS four-door Tri-Matic
automatic:
- 1st: 56 mph (90 km/h)
- 2nd: 91 mph (147 km/h)
- 3rd: 113 mph (182 km/h)
- 0-100 km/h: 10.4 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
18.1 seconds
- 308 V8 Statesman Caprice Tri-Matic automatic:
- 1st: 48 mph (77 km/h)
- 2nd: 82 mph (132 km/h)
- 3rd: 113 mph (182 km/h)
- 0-100 km/h: 13.4 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
17.9 seconds
- 308 V8 Statesman Caprice Turbo-Hydramatic
automatic:
- 1st: 56 mph (90 km/h)
- 2nd: 93 mph (150 km/h)
- 3rd: 112 mph (180 km/h)
- 0-100 km/h: 11.2 seconds
- Standing Quarter Mile (400 metres):
17.6 seconds
- Suspension:
- Front: Independent SLA type, coil springs,
stabiliser bar and direct acting tubular
telescopic shocks.
- Rear: Live axle, four link system with
coil springs and direct acting shocks.
- Steering:
- Energy absorbing steering column and
shaft
- Recirculating ball type, ratio 20:1
with 16:1 available as an option
- Optional power assisted variable ratio
with hydraulic pump available to all models,
standard ratio 17.5:1, Max 11.0:1
- Standard steering wheel is two spoked
oval design
- GTS fitted with three spoked circular
steering wheel
- Brakes:
- Front: Hydraulic 10.9 inch (276mm) power
assisted ventilated discs standard on
all models excluding Belmont.
- Belmont and Commercials fitted with
10.0 inch (254mm) drums
- Rear: Hydraulic 10.0 inch (254mm) drums
- Wheels:
- Short spoke steel disc wheels fitted
to all models excluding GTS, which was
fitted with five spoke pressed steel type
slotted rally wheels
- All models except Monaro GTS: 5.00JJ
x 14
- Monaro GTS: 6.00JJ x 14
- Tyres:
- Belmont: 6.95 L14 4 P/R
- Kingswood: C 78 L14 4 P/R
- Premier, Monaro LS: E78 L14 4 P/R
- Monaro GTS: ER14 (Radial)
- Station Wagons: E78 L14 4 P/R
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