It was based on the mainstream Holden Premier of the same years, but with a lengthened rear body. [5], Throughout its production life the Ford Fairlane outsold it by a large margin. I looked a 308 i have in the workshop today. Silins had always planned to use an alloy inlet manifold and front engine cover, and one of his first tasks was to get Bob Chamberlain of Rolloy Pistons on board, to assist with design and make the experimental alloy castings. im interested in a single outlet waterpump for my L34, what sort of $ are you asking, do they need rebuild.
So yours is about 12,000 engines into the sequence. Ford and Chrysler had both released V8 variants of their Falcon and Valiant in the US for 1964 and it looked likely that they would follow suit in Australia. WITH 12 Bathurst victories, hundreds of Street Machine feature cars and more than 541,000 cars down the production line, the Aussie-designed Holden V8 holds a special place in the history of our sport. The 11 appears to be stamped in a different type to rest of the number. The first V8s were known as the red series and remained relatively unchanged until the 308 L34-option engine was released on the LH SL/R Torana in July 1974. All I wanted to know was if the engines were 253's or 308's and it looks like the R or T digit follows the trend Holden told me.
The L34 was an option package for the LH SL/R 5000, designed to homologate the car for racing. I understand that this designates that it was for a Statesman. In race form, with a cam and carb change on top, L34s were said to be good for 350hp or so.
There were two versions of the motor available, a low compression (8.0:1) and high compression (9.0:1). The HK series Brougham was launched in July 1968 along with the new Monaro coupés, six months after the HK Series Holden Belmont/Kingswood/Premier models. Four days later, it failed after swarf caused an oil pump seizure. Repco turned the Holden V8 into a Formula 5000 warrior, sourcing strengthened blocks straight from the factory, modified to accept four-bolt mains. Vehicle Serial Number. Holden tried to get the 253 into the HK but as 1968 dawned it was obvious that the Holden V8 would not be ready. The Holden Brougham is a large, luxury automobile that was produced by Holden in Australia between July 1968 and 1971. © Copyright Are Media Pty Limited. The numbers are: From memory that must be real close to the changeover. vr is commodore i think,they are talking really early ones. It may have even originally been used in a HK for Engineering or testing purposes and made it's way into a "GMH TEST VEHICLE". Same as 308 in HJ-HZ tonner. GMH forecast that by 1970 35 per cent of Holdens sold would be V8s, rising to 50 per cent by 1975, which gave Holden engineers Fred James and Ed Silins plenty of justification to come up with their own design. Note the oil filler on the timing gear case – this was relocated to the rocker cover from the HQ onwards. The 308 was carried over to the HG Series Brougham. Sure, no problem. I do remember discussing this with a certain Monaro guru, and from what I remember the changeover wasn't instant. James and Silins were fortunate that the V8 transfer line had already been ordered and it was too late to change, so in 1969 the first Holden V8s finally emerged, powering the new HT. Select cars to compare from your search results or vehicle pages. The first in the 253/308 HT-HG sequence was 308H1001 in a HT Brougham. The boot was simply extended by 8 inches (200 mm) rather than increasing the 111-inch (2,800 mm) wheelbase. The WhichCar Network: Everything car buyers need and car lovers want. This is the Holden VIN decoder. Over the next 30 years, more than 541,000 V8s ran down the transfer line at Fishermens Bend until 28 June 1999, when it was replaced with the LS1. No Holden literature says a 308 was an option but they did exist. That was all the excitement the 253 ever got though; it remained an economy model for the rest of its life. The LS1 and its variants have proved very popular in all facets of street machining, but we’re here to tell you that there is life in the venerable Holden V8 yet. All Rights Reserved. WhichCar is the home of Street Machine magazine. WhichCar is now home to Wheels, Motor, 4X4 Australia and Street Machine magazines. The 1,000,000th Holden (an EJ Premier) is a completely different vehicle and for very good reason. The 253 was meant to debut in the HK, but delays meant it wasn’t introduced until midway through the run of the HT. Maybe new moulds were introduced and HP continued alongside 308 for a time period? You could get a 308 in WB commercials, just had to be a special customer. We went out to the shed and he showed me a Holden 253 he had on an engine stand that he is about to rebuild. In 1972 Repco had also developed a Formula 5000 engine using Holden 308 castings. Most likely HT Brougham but by October/November 1969 308 was available across the HT range. The only engine available in the original HK Series Brougham was a Chevrolet 307-cubic-inch (5.0 L) V8. [4] The Premier's four-headlight grille was also kept. This chart from 1965 shows the estimated horsepower that engineering was reckoning for three of the proposed V8s – the 308, the 263 and a tiny 237 – compared to the current Holden sixes of the time. Silins investigated the Chevrolet 283ci, Olds 330ci and Buick 300ci V8s in 1964 and believed he could take the best practice from each and build a lighter engine. Blowin' Gaskets: A very special Holden V8. [4] The HT series was launched with the new Holden designed and built 308 cubic inch V8, and was the first Holden to be powered by this engine (the rest of the HT range got the 307 until the 308 was made available across the HT range in September 1969). - In part two of our History of the Holden V8 feature, we look at the blue series motor of 1980, right up to the last Aussie-built Holden V8 of the VT Commodore and VSIII ute. The carburettor was a WW2 Stromberg. cheers Gary, Welcome Guest! Jeremy, not sure how I came to the date this morning as I was typing in a rush to get out the door. Holden claimed the L34 modifications were for reliability only, making no more than the standard 240hp, but in reality, it made much more. US engines were also flown in to study current practice, and by November 1965 castings from Saginaw and machining by Chevrolet was organised. Ok, my 253 has an engine number of VR19685. Was there something special done to these engines?
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