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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Pioneer & Transport Museum Sale
• Sale Date:
  07 Dec 2013 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  1r
• Lot Description:
  1961 Holden EK
• Notes:
  First registered in New Zealand in 1962 this rarfe and fine excample is in good running order have had only five owners. When the FB was facelifted and revised as the ‘EK’, the major change was a new optional automatic transmission. The introduction of the three-speed Hydramatic provided the first taste of automatic motoring for hundreds of thousands of Australians. Other FB differences were minor: exterior badges and mouldings were changed and a redesigned grille featured wider-spaced parking lights/flashers. The Hydramatic was a fully imported American unit used in several GM vehicles overseas. It allowed the auto Holden to maintain respectable performance figures although the power of the Holden engine was not increased for the automatic versions. Economy was also closer to the manual than many expected. Modern Motor magazine said: ‘The Hydramatic is the most efficient automatic drive we’ve struck so far. Hydramatic is very, very sensitive to the demands the driver makes on it’. EK refinements included revised interior trim, an electric wiper motor (replacing the vacuum unit) and a new fresh-air heating unit. At this time Holden was using 4000 suppliers across Australia and operating ten plants. The EK stayed in production for just over a year.
• Estimate:
  NZ$15,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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