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1946 Prototype No 1 Holden sedan (prototype for the 48/215 Model)
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General Motors Workshop, Detroit USA |
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Dragi Markovic, National Museum of Australia |
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| Title |
1946 Prototype No 1 Holden sedan (prototype for the 48/215 Model) |
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| Description |
2.15 litre six-cylinder, four door, blue-gunmetal grey sedan with chrome-plated radiator grille, bumper bars, and hubcaps. The interior is trimmed in grey cloth. In the National Historical Collection of the National Museum of Australia. |
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| Date | 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Length 4340mm; width 1750mm; height 1650mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
2004.0033.0001 |
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| Object history | This vehicle is a reflection of national aspirations, a representation of post-WWII industrial development in Australia and an icon of 1950s Australian society. It is the only survivor of the first three prototypes of 'Australia's Own Car'. It was built in 1946 at the Detroit workshop of General Motors before being shipped to Australia for road trials. It became the model for millions of Holden cars and marks the beginning of the Australian automobile industry, contributing significantly to the increasing prosperity of Australians in the post-war years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | When using this image, please credit the photographer and the National Museum of Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | Vehicle's compliance plate has 'STYLE NO. 19525 / BODY NO. 1 / TRIM NO. 101 / PAINT NO.' embossed and impressed into it | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Self-photographed [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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