Holden Brougham
The Holden Brougham is a full-size luxury car produced by Holden from 1968 to 1971. It was a hasty response to Ford Australia's successful Fairlane.
It was based on the Holden Premier, but with a lengthened rear body. The boot was extended by, rather than increasing the wheelbase. It retained the Premier's four-headlight grille.
History
The HK series Brougham was launched in July 1968, alongside the Holden Monaro coupé. The HT series was announced in 1969, and the HG series in 1970.Because of its luxury positioning, the Brougham was only available with an automatic transmission, first a two-speed, then a three-speed after the HG series' launch.
The HK series Brougham was only available with a Chevrolet 307 V8 engine. The HT series was launched with the new Holden-designed and built 308 V8, and was the first Holden to be powered by the engine. For the rest of the HT range the 308 was made available in September 1969. The 308 was carried over to the HG Series Brougham.
Throughout its production life the Ford Fairlane outsold it by a large margin. The Brougham was replaced by the long-wheelbase Statesman models in 1971, on the redesigned HQ platform.