The Holden V8 is an overhead-valve V8 built by Holden, the Australian General Motors subsidiary, between 1969 and 2000, and it is sometimes nicknamed the Iron Lion. Versions through 1985 were called the 253 and 308 until 1974 and then the 4.2 and 5.0 after their capacities. Holden began planning a V8 in 1965 after Ford and Chrysler released V8 Falcons and Valiants in the United States, and settled on an economy 253 cubic inch engine and a performance 308 cubic inch engine that were mechanically alike apart from bore. It first went into the Holden HT series in 1969 and was later used in the Torana and Commodore ranges. Its final form, the HEC 5000i, left passenger cars in 1999 when the imported Gen III V8 arrived, and the engine survived in the VS Series III utility until late 2000. It also had a long career in Australian touring car racing, Formula 5000, sports sedans and inboard powerboats.
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The Holden V8 engine, also known in some circles colloquially as the Iron Lion (versions from 1969–1985 were also often called the Holden 253 or Holden 308 up until 1974 then Holden 4.2 and Holden 5.0, depending on their capacity), is an overhead valve (OHV) V8 engine that was produced by the Australian General Motors subsidiary, Holden (GMH), between 1969 and 2000.
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The Holden V8 engine, also known in some circles colloquially as the Iron Lion (versions from 1969-1985 were also often called the Holden 253 or Holden 308 up until 1974 then Holden 4.2 and Holden 5.0, depending on their capacity), is an overhead valve (OHV) V8 engine that was produced by the Australian General Motors subsidiary, Holden (GMH), between 1969 and 2000.
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The engine was initially fitted to the Holden HT series in 1969 and was later utilised in a series of updated versions in the Torana and Commodore ranges.
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The Holden V8 engine, also known in some circles colloquially as the Iron Lion (versions from 1969-1985 were also often called the Holden 253 or Holden 308 up until 1974 then Holden 4.2 and Holden 5.0, depending on their capacity), is an overhead valve (OHV) V8 engine that was produced by the Australian General Motors subsidiary, Holden (GMH), between 1969 and 2000.
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Part Of: Holden HT, Applications, holden-ht
The engine was initially fitted to the Holden HT series in 1969
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later utilised in a series of updated versions in the Torana and Commodore ranges
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later utilised in a series of updated versions in the Torana and Commodore ranges
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produced by the Australian General Motors subsidiary, Holden (GMH), between 1969 and 2000
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