Holden does not build many cars like the Holden HK: a 4-door sedan / 5-door station wagon / 2-door coupé / 2-door coupé utility / 2-door panel van with 2.6 , built from 1968 to 1969 in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar. Its designer of record is John Schinella.
Where it came from
The Holden HK series is an automobile which was produced by Holden in Australia from late 1967 to 1969. Introduced in January 1968, the HK range progressively replaced the Holden HR series which had been in production since 1966. HK models were both larger and heavier than their predecessors and the range would ultimately include thirteen different models against the eight in the HR range. The Holden HK was marketed under Belmont, Kingswood, Premier, Brougham and Monaro model names.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 2.6 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 2946 . The gearbox is a 3/4-speed manual / 2-speed "Powerglide" automatic. 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 111.0 inches (2819 mm). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Holden's history is not in doubt: the Holden HR came before it; the Holden HT followed it. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Toyota Hilux, the Peugeot 504, the Pontiac Firebird. Nearby in the Holden catalogue sit the Holden 48-215 and the Holden Adventra.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Holden HK has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.