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Holden Our Car 1856 - 2020 - Revised & Updated to Cover the End of the Road (Will Hagon, Toby Hagon)

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  • Holden Our Car 1856 - 2020 - Revised & Updated to Cover the End of the Road  (Will Hagon, Toby Hagon)
  • Holden Our Car 1856 - 2020 - Revised & Updated to Cover the End of the Road  (Will Hagon, Toby Hagon)
  • Holden Our Car 1856 - 2020 - Revised & Updated to Cover the End of the Road  (Will Hagon, Toby Hagon)
  • Holden Our Car 1856 - 2020 - Revised & Updated to Cover the End of the Road  (Will Hagon, Toby Hagon)
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Hardcover Book, 2020 update, ISBN: 9781743539019, 280 pages

For 164 years the Holden name has helped shape Australia's culture - first as a saddlery supplying a frontier nation with leather goods for horses, then as engineers making machinery and munitions for the war effort, and finally - and most famously - as motor car designers and manufacturers, helping us to explore our country in style and comfort in Australia's own car, Holden.

Yet when Holden announced it would cease building cars in Australia after 2017, the four-wheeled heartbeat that has driven Australians for generations stopped dead. Just a few years later, after the original edition of this book, parent company General Motors pulled the plug, selling no Holdens beyond 2020.

Holden: Our Car, now revised and featuring a new final chapter, explores and explains the dramatic rise and fall of Holden's empire.

Written and researched by father and son Will and Toby Hagon, drawing on scores of interviews with Holden insiders and featuring unseen imagery as well as rare access to the Holden archives - a treasure trove of iconic artwork, advertising, photography and concept designs - this is the stunning story of Holden: Our Car.

AUTHOR INFORMATION
Will Hagon and son Toby have a combined 80 years of experience in the automotive industry. Will worked for two car companies and as a commentator, broadcaster and journalist for 55 years. Toby is a former motoring editor at Fairfax Media and has worked on various publications, including Wheels, Motor, Which Car and Auto Action.

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6 Reviews

  • 5

    Great read, copy for a friend

    Posted by Russ on 11th Sep 2020

    I have this book and it is an excellent read for Holden fans. Enjoyed it so much I purchased a copy for an ill friend as a gift. Service and selection Automotobooks provides for those of us outside AUS is excellent and very fast shipping

  • 5

    HOLDEN OUR CAR 1856 - 2020

    Posted by Simon on 10th Sep 2020

    Great book. Brought back lots of memories and is very informative.

  • 5

    holden our car 1856 - 2017

    Posted by ian l. on 1st Jan 2017

    excellent

  • 5

    Holden book

    Posted by Wendy W. on 31st Oct 2016

    This book is a Christmas gift for my husband and hasn't been opened yet. Sorry !!!!!

  • 5

    Excellent service and a great book !

    Posted by Russell R. on 26th Oct 2016

    Books on the Holden brand are impossible to locate in US. AutoMoto Books provided two excellent books on Holden at reasonable cost and shipping. I would happily purchase from AutoMoto again. I spent a full day reading Holden Our Car and found it to be well written, informative, and worth the cost. The behind the scenes details, pictures, and thoughts from GM execs on the Holden brand and it's livelihood. Good read for anyone that wants the full story on Holden.

  • 5

    Excellent book

    Posted by Michal Barton on 10th Sep 2016

    Excellent history.

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