Some 75 years on from November 29, 1948 – when Australian Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, proclaimed “She’s a beauty!” as that very first production 48-215 ‘FX’ came off the Fishermans Bend assembly line – we revisit Holden’s past through the lens of hindsight, while holding on hope that GM resumes the narrative in the future.
Could a pair of advanced General Motors midsized SUV electric vehicles (EVs) have given Holden an effective one-two right-hook against the Tesla Model Y if it had held on for three more years?