I went to the US about 16 yrs ago and was suppriesd to see a truck load of monaros going down the highway. I checked it out and the pontiac gto was a rebadged holden. They were built here in australia. Pitty the couldnt sell more of them, it might have kept our automotive industry alive.
Also, Holden in Australia didn't need bailing out. They remained profitable, although the size of that profit margin was only a few million dollars a year. Similar story with ford. Realistically it would have made sence to just make it a stand alone company since it could self fund, but they didn't want to surrender the Holden brand. Not sure the story on the ford side, but likely the same - Apparently the USA GM and Ford, who had been cutting corners for years had been paying their CEO's multi million dollar salaries and bonuses for decades which put them in the red as their ceos refused to reduce their annual payouts to save the company. This is why they needed bailing out, and because they still had profitable operations in Australia, the US government would not pay a bail out unless either company had no profitable operations anywhere. Thus they shut down ford and holden Australia, and only retained their racing teams, which now no longer race Australian cars - and which means now nobody can really be bothered to watch the races any more.
Ha ha ha, I can't believe I stumbled across this. I was walking back to my office one day, I look over and there are a few people in crazy clothes looking through the fence at the Holden factory. I actually work in the main office and adjoining factory on the old Holden's site.
It wasn’t Holden that needed bailing out. General Motors went broke during the so called GFC and required bailing out. It was no longer part of GMs global plan to have right hand vehicles manufactured in Australia so they destroyed the integrity and strength of the Australian motor vehicle manufacturing industry as part of their global restructuring effort.
Love my BF Barra 2005 rip curl edition ute! Aspirated motor with extractors and goes like a shower of s.. t . It would be scary if had a turbo in it. Looking for Barra motor to work on with turbo then drop into BF later. All utes are good and like the Holden utes as well. Both have their pros and cons.
Thanks from an occasionally homesick expat Australian whose first car was a burnt orange HQ Holden with a straight six 173 high compression engine and a three speed column shift manual transmission. Loved that car to death even though it was almost as old as me when I bought it. Keep putting out the vids mate!
2 days? I rode a motorbike from Adelaide to Sydney in 19 hours straight and I wasn' t speeding I was sitting on 60 through the hay plains as it was 2am and the road side was stocked with roo's.....I stayed the night then rode back.......probably couldn't do it these days, gettig too old but I was on time constraints back then. have fun in the land down under mate!
theu ued to call panelvans "f&%k trucks" back in the seventies, young blokes would deck the backs out with mattresses and other homely comforts to entertain the ladies in, they were basically like bedrooms on wheels you could take your date to the drive in cinemas in and open the back doors up so you could watch the film in comfort laying down lol
I'm across the ditch from you and remember reading Wheels Magazine in the late 70's and them using that term. I remember the Ford Escort "Little Ripper" vans which were probably ok for a "quickie."
this came up in my recommended. I miss the xmass parties that were put. tho is sad that you cant see what i was like. I feel lucky to have had an awesome dad who worked there for 27 years and he watched the final car roll off the production line. glad to see someone overjoyed about the aussie cars that isn't from australia. you should go the the national motor museum in birdwood btw there is some more history there as well. loved the vid and hope to see more of your stuff as well.
Well done you said it the ford range is so much more beautiful the it American countaparts.it should have been supported and integrated more with the us.it was same for Holden and Chrysler.all three have better looking cars in Australia then the us.although on occasion a US designer is transferred the results are often stunning .it’s like leaving the US somehow releases the shackles.like the Aussie charger compared to the US.On Sundowner this and good luck with the hunt you also have to find it’s valiant rival the Drifter.available in both charger Ute and van.they are stunning.cheers
Thanks for checking out one of my older videos! Since then we have found a Sundowner: th-cam.com/video/N2mfmB7zJ_0/w-d-xo.html and a Drifter too!: th-cam.com/video/b8yt2tGzJEo/w-d-xo.html
Those 'crochet things' are called 'yarn bombing'. It's when the local knitters get together and decide things look a little boring, so they spruce it up. Glad you like Australia, mate!
Came to Adelaide but, did you visit Birdwood motor museum? not far away from City. Home of the first and last Holden made and alot of historical cars. And a good drive too.
Australia used to have yellow and white lines on the roads, but in the late 60s they went to all white. the configuration is still the same but white is easier to see at night, plus cheaper as the marking vehicles only need to carry one colour. " your in aus now, add the u to some words. cheers.
That Holden museum is my grandfathers personal collection . All his cars I grew up with all of those . After he passed we carried on his legacy and continued and improved the museum . He would love to see this video
you should get a 1985 toyota 4wd hilux utility.. becasue it is Martys car in back to the future, and nobody in the USA has them, and you could immediately flip it in the USA for double what you paid in the USA if you hated it to a movie fan
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the sandman often had a sticker on it that said.
"If this van a rocking, don't come a-knocking".
George looks like he just came straight out of the Renaissance
What a lovely character he is
Love how you have over here with a open mind and have gone out your way to learn about us.
Onya mate!
I went to the US about 16 yrs ago and was suppriesd to see a truck load of monaros going down the highway. I checked it out and the pontiac gto was a rebadged holden. They were built here in australia. Pitty the couldnt sell more of them, it might have kept our automotive industry alive.
just found another version of the. jingle for sth Africa selling the upgraded hq !!!
The Shaggin Wagon
Also, Holden in Australia didn't need bailing out. They remained profitable, although the size of that profit margin was only a few million dollars a year. Similar story with ford. Realistically it would have made sence to just make it a stand alone company since it could self fund, but they didn't want to surrender the Holden brand. Not sure the story on the ford side, but likely the same - Apparently the USA GM and Ford, who had been cutting corners for years had been paying their CEO's multi million dollar salaries and bonuses for decades which put them in the red as their ceos refused to reduce their annual payouts to save the company.
This is why they needed bailing out, and because they still had profitable operations in Australia, the US government would not pay a bail out unless either company had no profitable operations anywhere. Thus they shut down ford and holden Australia, and only retained their racing teams, which now no longer race Australian cars - and which means now nobody can really be bothered to watch the races any more.
The centre lines on Aussie roads used to be yellow but they were changed to white because the yellow lines were harder to see at night in the wet.
You were like a kid in a lollyshop in the Holden museum
And I'd never tasted any of these flavors before!
Be sure to check out Birdwood too! th-cam.com/video/Xd-GFCWiILM/w-d-xo.html
Need to see a Ute muster
We're gonna go to Deni Ute Muster this year!!!!
Ha ha ha, I can't believe I stumbled across this. I was walking back to my office one day, I look over and there are a few people in crazy clothes looking through the fence at the Holden factory. I actually work in the main office and adjoining factory on the old Holden's site.
:-D
Have you been to the Birdwood Motor Museum in SA yet?
19:07 nice roodog
Nice video Dude
This is one of my favorites too, even though it was one of the first ones we made. I like all the cool people we met along the way.
search TH-cam & you will find the gm usa version of the same jingle so here I was for 50 yrs thinking it was Ozzie bugga !!!!
Oh I hadn't heard any other version of it, either! I thought it was just an Aussie thing, too. I can't find the USA version though....
@@WastelandFirebird just type in the words - now that ive found 3 versions its possible that maybe the boxheads got one for the Opel as well
The panel van is nic named "Shagging Wagon" lol
If this van is rocking, don't come knocking!
I hope you went to the national motor museum at bird wood while in south oz
I will go soon!
I enjoy watching your show Wasteland Firebird Good work
Good work on your car and your music!
It wasn’t Holden that needed bailing out. General Motors went broke during the so called GFC and required bailing out. It was no longer part of GMs global plan to have right hand vehicles manufactured in Australia so they destroyed the integrity and strength of the Australian motor vehicle manufacturing industry as part of their global restructuring effort.
Holden factory - literally 30 seconds from my house. I used to be able to smell the paint fumes if the wind was coming my way.
So you couldn’t just drive a Holden but get to breathe them in everyday 👌
@@dafalzonAUS I had my share of Holdens too including a HQ GTS and a HT Monaro.
"I live and breathe Holdens!"
Same here just around the corner in the grove!
Love my BF Barra 2005 rip curl edition ute! Aspirated motor with extractors and goes like a shower of s.. t . It would be scary if had a turbo in it. Looking for Barra motor to work on with turbo then drop into BF later. All utes are good and like the Holden utes as well. Both have their pros and cons.
George was still on mushrooms from the 60's
Thanks from an occasionally homesick expat Australian whose first car was a burnt orange HQ Holden with a straight six 173 high compression engine and a three speed column shift manual transmission. Loved that car to death even though it was almost as old as me when I bought it. Keep putting out the vids mate!
I wanted a Burnt orange Kingswood with a 202 for my first car .
But the Mazda 808 in a funny green won on price. Not happy.
Only kept 8 months.
Thanks for watching! Making these videos has been pretty wild, check out Summernats if you haven't already: th-cam.com/video/8r4rqMH44hs/w-d-xo.html
2 days? I rode a motorbike from Adelaide to Sydney in 19 hours straight and I wasn' t speeding I was sitting on 60 through the hay plains as it was 2am and the road side was stocked with roo's.....I stayed the night then rode back.......probably couldn't do it these days, gettig too old but I was on time constraints back then. have fun in the land down under mate!
Great video, enjoyed the adventure, the cars and loved the proprietor of The House of Alpaca, I’ll have to stop by there one day.
Glad to hear it! This is the video I'm most proud of. I want to do more like it in the future.
Wtf Waste is a skater? Definitely needs to be a Tony Hawk PS5 character.
Heck yeah I skate!
Great job ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍🏻 Wesley Media Hub has now subbed to this channel 👍🏻
Glorious!
that guy from the house of alpaca has a very australian accent
The panel van got its name because there were no windows along the sides, just panels.
the glass inserts were extra, so most youngsters buying them couldn't afford the extra. They were also know as 'shag mobiles' for some reason...
@@brettbridger362 I knew them as Shaggin’ Wagons when I had my HX Sandman (with the side windows).
theu ued to call panelvans "f&%k trucks" back in the seventies, young blokes would deck the backs out with mattresses and other homely comforts to entertain the ladies in, they were basically like bedrooms on wheels you could take your date to the drive in cinemas in and open the back doors up so you could watch the film in comfort laying down lol
I'm across the ditch from you and remember reading Wheels Magazine in the late 70's and them using that term. I remember the Ford Escort "Little Ripper" vans which were probably ok for a "quickie."
welcome to Australia glad to have you here , would love to meet you one day and talk suzuki jimny !!!! I have one too !!
I love it!
Great video.
Random fact. NSW originally had yellow lines in the middle but for some reason they changed to white in late 80's.
I remember at the time it was called a cost cutting measure as yellow paint was more expensive.
I'm loving these vids.
Check out the Geelong video if you haven't yet, I think it's our best one yet: th-cam.com/video/b8yt2tGzJEo/w-d-xo.html
this came up in my recommended. I miss the xmass parties that were put. tho is sad that you cant see what i was like. I feel lucky to have had an awesome dad who worked there for 27 years and he watched the final car roll off the production line. glad to see someone overjoyed about the aussie cars that isn't from australia. you should go the the national motor museum in birdwood btw there is some more history there as well.
loved the vid and hope to see more of your stuff as well.
I will go there!
Well done you said it the ford range is so much more beautiful the it American countaparts.it should have been supported and integrated more with the us.it was same for Holden and Chrysler.all three have better looking cars in Australia then the us.although on occasion a US designer is transferred the results are often stunning .it’s like leaving the US somehow releases the shackles.like the Aussie charger compared to the US.On Sundowner this and good luck with the hunt you also have to find it’s valiant rival the Drifter.available in both charger Ute and van.they are stunning.cheers
Thanks for checking out one of my older videos! Since then we have found a Sundowner: th-cam.com/video/N2mfmB7zJ_0/w-d-xo.html and a Drifter too!: th-cam.com/video/b8yt2tGzJEo/w-d-xo.html
8:20 yellow lines in nz and aus mean you can't pass
Just as good the second time around : )
Thanks for rewatching!
Those 'crochet things' are called 'yarn bombing'. It's when the local knitters get together and decide things look a little boring, so they spruce it up. Glad you like Australia, mate!
shame you had to re edit the video. Next Sunday Eastern creek for the shannons Classic car show if you are interested.. 1800+ cars.
Already on my calendar!
@@WastelandFirebird might even see you there.
Came to Adelaide but, did you visit Birdwood motor museum? not far away from City.
Home of the first and last Holden made and alot of historical cars.
And a good drive too.
I will visit it soon!
The original production line was Woodville….. not Norwood. It had the world’s first roof press ….. that could go …. Bang !… one roof punched out.
The Holden brand is now extinct. A few cars are still on the road but in the future we will be seeing them in a museum or car shows.
It's sad. We recently got to check out the Trafalgar Holden Museum too: th-cam.com/video/IzopLeqlnx4/w-d-xo.html
Wagga! I lived there for a few years
Cool town!
Red Centre Nats in central Oz are on soon.
I've added that to the list, I hope to make it!
the Pontiac GTO is a rebadged Holden Monaro.
I love them!
12:10 that was really nice you gave George $50 for his artwork ♥
It was a great deal!
I have an Holden Acclaim VY 2003. Yet the best thing right now is the cost to run it. My weekly fuel bill is $50 for its LPG.
wagga means crows, wagga wagga means lots of crows
Australia used to have yellow and white lines on the roads, but in the late 60s they went to all white. the configuration is still the same but white is easier to see at night, plus cheaper as the marking vehicles only need to carry one colour. " your in aus now, add the u to some words. cheers.
They have yellow lines above the snow line in Vic and NSW high country.
awesome
That Holden museum is my grandfathers personal collection . All his cars I grew up with all of those . After he passed we carried on his legacy and continued and improved the museum . He would love to see this video
That's so amazing to hear! We had no idea. I'm so glad we could honor him this way. Thank you for preserving that place.
@@WastelandFirebird thank you !
you should get a 1985 toyota 4wd hilux utility.. becasue it is Martys car in back to the future, and nobody in the USA has them, and you could immediately flip it in the USA for double what you paid in the USA if you hated it to a movie fan
I love those!!!
👍🤠
RIP ⚰HOLDEN⚰ 🇦🇺
Omg that poor odyssey at 13:28 😭what happened to it?!
Perhaps it hit a roo? And then some kids had a bit of fun with the wreck after.
Bothers with out guns
a maloo is my dream car
They are amazing!
The cut out censored bit with the security guard!
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that's weird, pretty sure I watched this last week. While your here why not delete the porn sales comments? Please and thank you
I had to remove a few seconds and re-upload it. Pain in the butt!
@@WastelandFirebird oh, at least I know now I don't have alternators
@@needaman66 I let Firebird know about those pesky bot comments. :)
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