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National Holden Museum
There are two motoring religions in Australia:
Ford and Holden.
The shrine to the latter must be
the National Holden Museum at
Echuca,
on the Murray River.
The museum has 40+ restored Holdens from
the 1948 48-215, to the Commodore, with
Kingswoods, Toranas, Geminis and memorablia in between.
A truly unique exhibit is the 1969 Holden Hurricane.
This concept car is powered by Holden's new (in 1969)
Australian built 253 V8, mid-mounted.
The windscreen and roof hinge upwards and forwards for entry.
Other sci-fi features are the rear-view TV camera,
and the oil-cooled front disc brakes.
The Hurricane is 39" tall, 1" less
than the ("volume") Ford
GT40
Open 7 days a week,
the Museum is at 7-11 Warren Street, Echuca,
just a short walk from the historic `Port area',
so you can put the family on a paddle steamer for a river trip,
and take in the museum at your leisure, uninterrupted
- 4wd.sofcom.com/Museums/
[4/'01]
Go to the
Echuca,
GM Holden
and
Museum
pages
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