Holden does not build many cars like the Holden FJ: a 4-door sedan / 2-door coupe utility / 2-door panel van with 132.5 cuin Grey I6, built from 1953 to 1956 at the height of the post-war boom. Its designer of record is Alf Payze, Frank Mathwin.
How it came about
The Holden FJ series is a range of motor vehicles which was produced in Australia by Holden from 1953 until 1956. The FJ was the second model of an "all Australian car" manufactured by Holden and was based upon the established 48-215 series, commonly referred to as the "FX".
The hardware
Under the skin sits 132.5 cuin Grey I6. Kerb weight is 2250 lb. The gearbox is a 3-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2620 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Holden's history is not in doubt: the Holden 48-215 & 50-2106 came before it; the Holden FE followed it; it was built at Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth, Australia. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Chevrolet Corvette, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Its Holden stablemates include the Holden 48-215 and the Holden Adventra.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the Holden FJ — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.