The Holden Monaro ( / məˈnɑːroʊ / Mon-AH-ro) is a car which was manufactured by General Motors ' Australian division Holden. It has a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and was produced with a two-door coupé body from 1968 to 1975 and again from 2001 to 2006 and with a 4-door sedan body from 1973 to 1977. Monaro GTS Standard power train was a 253 V8 with 4 speed M20 gearbox (M21 was the "high performance" option on 253 V8s) and could be optioned up with the 308 V8 with M21 4-speed or Trimatic. Top of the range was the GTS 350 with the imported Chevrolet 350 V8 with Muncie 4 speed or Turbo Hydramatic 400 auto. Monaro Coupe
1973 Holden HQ Monaro GTS/4 ShaunAskew Shannons Club
Date: 13.11.2018 Quite a departure from the early Monaros, the HQ went on to become a worthy standard bearer for Holden's coupe series Holden HQ GTS 350 Monaro Few will deny that Holden's Monaro, when it appeared in 1968, ranked as the most significant new concept in Australian automotive history. And in some ways, the fact that the HQ Monaro didn't have to homolgate a race-car, made it a gentler, easier-to-live-with creature. The 5.7-litre engine, for instance, was detuned from the HG GTS 350's 300-odd horsepower to a milder 275 (205kW) and the whole show was more civilised. Word is that the engine in the automatic version was a bit. Holden Monaro GTS 350 Holden Monaro LS Two four-door sedan variants of the Monaro GTS were released in March 1973 [2] and similarly to the SS the new sports sedans were a special vehicle package optioned on a lesser model, in this case on a V8 Kingswood sedan. Option XV4 was the HQ GTS sedan. Option XW8 was the HQ GTS350 sedan. The HQ Monaro GTS 350 was robbed of four headlights and premium positioning to protect the incremental 4212 sales of the Monaro LS V8 over the entire 1971-74 HQ model life. Design and marketing would not win this battle until Holden was brought to its knees while still trying to clear the HQ's leftover coupe bodies five years later.
1973 Holden HQ Monaro GTS 308 V8 2 Door Coupe. Manufactured in Australia by General Motors
Holden's HQ range was launched in August 1971 and every dealer who could secure a GTS wanted one of these gorgeous cars as the centrepiece of their showroom display. HQ Monaros in those days literally stopped traffic with their looks. | 2020 Market Review: Holden HQ-HZ Monaro/GTS/Sandman 1972 Monaro GTS Early history This car was completed on 1st November 1972 at Holden's Dandenong plant. This car was built to my order so that a unique combination of options could be obtained. It took nearly 3 months from order to delivery. The Holden Monaro GTS is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the rear wheels. It forms part of Holden's HQ family of cars. Its 5 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that produces 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 427 N·m (315. Holden HQ Monaro GTS350. One of the best-looking cars ever to leave the doors of GMH. If you were around in the 1970s and didn't think Australia built some of the smartest looking cars on the planet then you were hard to please.
1972 Holden HQ GTS Monaro 308 Coupe 2019 Shannons Sydney Late Autumn Classic Auction YouTube
427-cube 1973 HQ Monaro GTS. Back in 1990, Perth's John Simunovich was just starting high school. One of his first metalworking projects was to create a brass keyring with some lettering stamped into it. While many other students most likely stamped their names, John's keyring spelt out 'GTS MONARO'- and yes, he does still have it. The Holden Monaro GTS is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels. The Holden Monaro GTS is one of the HQ model family from Holden.
July 1971. Four door sedan - March 1973 PRICES AT TIME OF INTRODUCTION Monaro (2850 cc six & 3 speed manual) - $3120, Monaro LS (3300 cc six & 3 speed manual) - $3570, Monaro GTS (4.2 V8 & 4 speed manual) - $3720, Gallery 1. THE HZ brought Holden's final iteration of the Monaro, albeit with no products actually bearing the revered name, with the four-door sedan trading solely on the GTS moniker. It remained available with both the 4.2- and 5.0-litre V8s until June 1978, when Holden dropped the smaller engine.
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This Monaro is a one-off 1973 HQ GTS model that's believed to be the only 350 4-speed coupe finished in factory black (called Warrigal Black by GM's subsidiary). The listing states according. 1973 Holden Monaro GTS: The Monaro GTS is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, manufactured by Holden. The Holden Monaro GTS is one of the HQ range of cars from Holden. The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 5.7 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder.
