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Holden Hurricane - the future came from Australia

Name: Holden Hurricane 1969
Brand: Holden

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Created on December 1, 2018

Text:

Bruno von Rotz

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - interesting paint job with anodized aluminum parts

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - studio recording after restoration

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - the rear with the multi-part tail lights - studio photo after restoration

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - it probably wasn't that beautiful in 1969

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - still looks modern today

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - on the test track

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - at full speed, after restoration

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - drawing, not quite the final product yet

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - work on the clay model

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - the finished prototype

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - without rear window

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - the cockpit slides far forward to allow easy entry

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - the body basically consists of three parts

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - cover picture of a brochure of the time

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - Presentation at the Melboourne Auto Show 1969

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - aerodynamically designed concept car

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - the lifting pulpit replaces the doors

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - View into the cockpit with the rear-view television monitor

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - explanation of the technical details using an illustration

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - Bodywork repair

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - Overhaul of the technology

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - Refurbishing the plastic bodywork

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - fine-tuning the V8 engine

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Holden Hurricane (1969) - before the paint job

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Summary

When the Holden Hurricane was unveiled in Melbourne in 1969, it looked like a car from another planet. The concept car anticipated many elements of today's cars, which at the time were still decades away from series production. Above all, however, the Hurricane was beautiful and quite sporty. This report tells the story of the unusual mid-engined sports car and shows it in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

Presented at the Melbourne Motor Show
With plastic bodywork
Powerful piece
Relatively easy entry
Comprehensive passive safety
With navigation system
Without rear-view mirror, but with camera
A significant start
Forgotten
Restored over five years
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

At the end of the 1960s, the Australian car brand Holden, which had been part of General Motors since 1931, was on the road to success. The two millionth car left production in 1969 and the Holden Hurricane concept car, a super sports car developed in Australia with its own V8, was presented in the same year. The Melbourne Auto Show in 1969 provided the setting for the presentation of the futuristic Holden Hurricane. Compared to the Holden models produced at the time, it looked like a car from another planet. There were no doors, but the entire cockpit was raised above the passengers and swung forward. But it wasn't just the shape that was breathtaking, the orange paintwork with its large metal particles ("anodized aluminium powder") was just as impressive.

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