Holden Belmont

The Holden Belmont was an upper mid size car that Holden built in Australia in the model years 1968 to 1977 as the successor of the Standard, while the Kingswood replaced the Special. In January 1968 the large Holden was renamed, the HR Standard becoming the Belmont HK, and the car grew 5 inches in wheelbase and length. Six cylinder engines of 2.6 and 3.05 litres were joined for the first time by V8 engines, first from Chevrolet and later Holden\'s own 4.1 and 5.0 litre units, and the HT of 1969 offered twelve different engines, more than any Holden before or since. The HQ of July 1971 was an all new series, and facelifts followed as the HJ, HX and HZ. Emission rules cut the engine range to three units from 1976. The article counts 485,650 HQ built, and the last WB utility and van series ran out in early 1985.