- A mint HD Premier parked in a somewhat ‘dodgey’ laneway. Hope this thing has an immobiliser fitted.
This entry is a revision of a previous one.
Hi die-cast Fans and assorted tragics. This entry will cover two Trax Diecast 1/43 Scale Models of the 1965 HD Holden; the Premier and the Special. As regular readers of my blog might be aware I like to collect die-cast cars that hold some relevance to my real 1:1 life, and todays post is one of those. I want to share with you the details of my family’s HD Holden Special.
Trax Diecast 1965 HD Holden Special
During my teenage years the family had a ’65 HD Holden. It was exactly like the scale model I own pictured here, model, colour, hubcaps and all. It was a fairly standard HD and from memory it had the 179 CI motor fitted which was available across the range. Our HD was in pretty good shape. In fact, it was pristine. It was white over green with a 3 on the tree (3 speed manual column select) and it went pretty well. How do I know…well here’s a little story the the old man and mumsy were never told, but which I now share with you dear reader.
1965 Holden Special
One wet and slippery afternoon, my sister is given control of the HD to take me into town for some reason or other. Now my sister had not long had her drivers license and this was the first time she was given the car without the oldies being present. Oooh yeah you just know that pristine HD was going to get a bit of a workout by an inexperienced driver urged on by her brother.
Rear of the Trax HD Holden Special – You can even see the 179 badge!
Soooo….we were coming back from town and we hit the only roundabout in town(roundabouts were a bit of a novelty back in the day and not as widespread as they are now). Now I’d seen plenty of car chase movies so I knew what to do. As we approached the roundabout I tell my sister, “when you hit the apex of the turn, throw it back a gear and gun it’. She did. I mustn’t have had my seatbelt on because I slid from one side of the car to the other as the rear end slid out, then, as she corrected it (or over-corrected, which is the norm for inexperienced drivers) I flew back across the car and slammed into the window. Thankfully there was no damage done but as we continued down the road I remember looking at my sis and her face had completely drained of blood. She was white as a sheet. Aaah…good times.
The HD Special on the roundabout
Now I don’t encourage hooning. Let’s face it. It’s dangerous. If you’re going to drive (or attempt to drive) in the manner I have outlined here. Keep it to the track or a safe controlled environment.
Trax 1965 HD Holden Premier
You will also see in this entry the 1965 Holden HD Premier which was the luxury and therefore more desirable car at the time.
Enjoy the photos and be sure to see the archive for more stories. Please take the time to leave a comment. Cheers, Doogie
Rear of the HD Premier
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