Holden Kingswood

The Holden Belmont was a passenger of the upper middle class, which was built in model years 1968 to 1977 by Holden in Australia as a successor to the standard. In parallel, the superseded Holden Kingswood the Special. This was not made ​​until 1979 as Kingswood and Kingswood SL. The Kingswood Utility was still produced until 1985.

Year by year

Belmont / Kingswood ( HK / HT / HG, 1968-1971 )

Holden Kingswood HT (1969-1970)

In January 1968, the great Holden were presented under a new name. The HR was standard on Belmont HK, HR Special Kingswood HK. Only the Premier kept its name. The carriage designed to 5 " in length and wheelbase and given a new, contoured front, in which the center of the grille and the vehicle corners with the desired forward headlights. The new grille was vertically and horizontally divided by a chrome bar ever. About the rear wheel wells showed a trendy hip bend and there was wide taillights. In addition to Belmont, Kingswood and Premier sports coupe Monaro and Brougham luxury sedan in this series were also made ​​, the pickup was available as Belmont and Kingswood.

In addition to the well-known six-cylinder engines with 2.6 l and 3.05 l capacity and 108-145 hp ( 79-107 kW ), there was also the first time at Holden V8 engines. Chevrolet drove an engine with 5031 cc and 210 bhp (154 kW) at and from the other GM brands came a V8 with 5359 cc and 250 bhp (184 kW).

The first facelift followed in May 1969 Belmont / Kingswood HT HT. The horizontal chrome bar that divided the grille in the previous year, and accounted for the taillights were now two rows. As a new model of Eintonner came (chassis for custom abutments ) to do so.

More teamed up with the engines one hand Holden developed its own V8 engines with 4,146 cc displacement and 174 bhp (128 kW) at a compression ratio of 8:1, or 185 bhp (136 kW) at a compression ratio of 9:1, and ³ as a replacement for the Chevrolet engine V8 with a 5.047 cm and 240 bhp (176 kW). On the other hand, imported to the GM small-block V8 with 5735 cc and 275 bhp (202 kW) in automatic mode and 300 bhp (221 ​​kW) with manual transmission. Added to this was at the lower end of the scale, a straight-six with only 2130 cc and 90 hp ( 66 kW), which was used only for exported models. As the engines of the last series HK were used up, stood in the HT 12 different engines to choose from, as many as never before or since in Holden.

In July 1971, the second facelift for Belmont / Kingswood HG HG. The horizontal chrome bar in the grille of the previous model had blossomed into a wide ridge on either side of which extended close-meshed grille. The tail lights were back row. The engine range almost equal to that of HT, only the old Chevrolet engine with 5.05 liter displacement and 210 bhp had outlived its usefulness.

From the HK series created 199 039 copies, from the HT there were 183 402 pieces and the HG was until July 1971 built exactly 155 787 times (all figures including the Models Premier, Monaro, Brougham and Eintonner ).

Belmont / Kingswood / Kingswood SL (HQ / HJ / HX / HZ / WB, 1971-1985 )

Holden Kingswood HQ Wagon (1971-1974)

A completely new series was released in July 1971 in the form of Belmont / Kingswood HQ. While the wheelbase remained the same with the limousine, he grew up in station wagons, vans and pickups to 3 ". The new front with the black grille, which was divided by a horizontal chrome bar, reminiscent of the Opel Rekord D, where the models Belmont and Kingswood but remained in the individual round headlights in square chrome frame. The tailgate was striking pulled down - similar to the Mitsubishi Galant IV ( A160 ) - which gave the car a slightly discordant but very typical appearance. The wide tail lights were two rows back. The luxury model Brougham had given way to the Statesman.

The base engine (previously a 2.6 -liter R6) was drilled to 2835 cc and 112 bhp made ​​(82 kW) at a compression ratio of 8.3:1 or 118 bhp (87 kW) at a compression ratio of 9.4: 1 Also new is a larger six-cylinder engine of its own design with 3310 cc and 129 bhp was (95 kW) at a compression ratio of 7.8:1 or 135 bhp (99 kW) at a compression ratio of 9,4:1.

The first facelift for Belmont / Kingswood HJ came in October 1974 and gave the car a new front with prominently seated at the corners of the vehicle flashing lights and a radiator grille with six narrow horizontal chrome strips. The stern remained virtually unchanged. The simpler models vans and pickups, the Belmont series lost that name and were called only Panelvan HJ and HJ Utility. Both were desired, however, in the execution of Sandman, which was decorated with fancy racing stripes and dual headlights. The small 2.1 -liter R6- Engine for the export models was also abandoned as the big 5.3- liter V8 small block Chevrolet. The in-house 5.05 -liter V8 got with a higher compression ratio 9,7:1 and now developed 250 bhp (184 kW).

In July 1976, again followed by a minor facelift for Belmont / Kingswood HX, which mainly showed up in a new radiator grille, which consisted of ten juxtaposed rectangular boxes. Far-reaching the change was in the engine. New emissions regulations made ​​almost all previously supplied engines to finish off. Only three units remained, but were significantly reduced in their performance: The 3.3 -liter R6 with only 120 bhp (88 kW), the 4.15 -liter V8 with 163 bhp (120 kW ) and the 5.05 -liter V8 with 219 bhp (161 kW). All aggregates were highly compacted with 9,4-9,7:1.

The third small facelift in October 1977. Belmont The HX was replaced by the Kingswood HZ, while the HX Kingswood was now Kingswood HZ SL. Again, the most striking change in the grille, which again had a close-knit network. In addition, there were better landing gear.

While sedans and coupes of the HZ series in March of 1980 expired in favor of built since 1978 Commodore, the vans and pickups were in April 1980 together with the Statesman, a fourth facelift for the WB series. There was a broad grille, the horizontal with two chrome bars and a vertical was divided into six fields. In addition to the round headlights in rectangular chrome frame were located at the corners of the vehicle now combined indicators and side Light. Later, the grille was entirely in black and the round headlights were replaced by rectangular specimens. The 4.15 -liter V8 made ​​now at reduced to 9:1 compression 136 bhp (100 kW ) and the 5.05 -liter V8 was the luxury Statesman reserved.

From HQ incurred 485 650 copies, from the HJ there were 176 202. The HX Series was built 110 669 times, the series HZ 154 155 times. When the WB expired slow in early 1985, were 60 231 pieces created (all figures including the Models Premier, Monaro, Brougham and Eintonner ).

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