the new Sandman is based on the latest Commodore wagon and ute. Holden is dipping into its back catalogue to stimulate sales of the Commodore in the lead-up to the end of local production in 2017.

Other famous Holden models included the amazingly spacious HK Kingswood station wagon, the race-winning 1968 Monaro coupe, the compact but powerful Torana, and the HQ Statesman luxury sedan.

Perhaps the most famous Australian panel van is Holden HQ Sandman. It was the brainchild ... but we can assume the boom of the modern ute and the rise in popularity of a canopy, combined with ...

Why Holden’s Ute? It’s because the Aussie El Camino was a perfect shape to camouflage a mid-engine test mule and, according to Kociba, would let the C8 development car hide in plain sight.

The Holden Sandman is a unique piece of Australian motoring history. 1974 brought the launch of the HQ Sandman ute and panel van. It was a new take on vehicle marketing, turning the everyday ...

A cheap old Holden ute is an ideal base in this regard, at least in Australia. Plenty of parts are available, they start with decent power out of the box, and they crucially have a manual ...

which was the chassis cab cousin of the legendary Holden Ute. The One Tonner was the Holden Ute's heartier cousin, which featured beefier construction that wasn't concerned with comfort very much.

A Victorian man is facing a penalty of more than $1000 after police caught sight of his "solar powered" Holden ute. The 40-year-old driver was pulled over at about 4.30pm last Thursday on Stud Rd ...

These once were the cars that Holden enthusiasts with kids, a mortgage and company Commodore would buy to go cruising on a Sunday. HQ-HZs looked the part ... unless you are buying a genuine Sandman, ...

Between 2007 and 2017, Holden—General Motors’ Australian arm—made a Commodore SS performance ute. Sadly, it was never brought here to the United States, despite being mechanically similar to ...