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Discussion Thread So I decided to start a separate thread for each vehicle. This is my 1970 Holden HG Brougham. If you're familiar with the Holden Statesman then this car is basically the Statesman's father. Holden introduced the statesman in late 1971 (when the HQ series was introduced). Essentially the big players of the Australian car industry all had luxury long wheelbased cars which were their flagships. Ford had the LTD of 1967 which was based on a regular falcon floorpan but was stretched around 130mm to make the car longer and allow more rear legroom (where legroom equals luxury). Holden on the other hand had to play catchup. In 1968 with the advent of the new HK model, Holden introduced the Brougham (pronounced Bro-em). It was based on the regular HK sedan floorpan. Because Holden was cutting costs, rather than stretch the wheelbase by a few inches they decided to stretch the boot instead. Therefore the Brougham looks like a regular Premier but with a big old boot. It's huge. Holden finally did the job properly when the introduced the HQ series with the Statesman receiving a longer wheelbase than the regular model. The registration is on Hold and when I bought it, she'd been sitting in a cowshed for half a decade. So far I've pulled up the carpets and had a decent poke around but I daresay that it's actually a very solid example indeed. I managed to free the starter and crank the engine over with the key. It turns over like a champ! Because it's in my lockup facility a little while away from my house, I haven't really done much to it. The next step will be to remove and prime the oil pump, compression test the motor, replace the Quadrajet carburetor with my ready-to-run spare (part of every good toolkit hahaha), replace the basics (oil, filter, plugs, leads, distributor parts etc) and fire her up for the first time. The farmer that I bought it off knew the previous owner who used the car mainly for towing his boat. At one stage the boat trailer slipped off the towball and gave the beaver panel (below the rear bumper) a bit of a shunt. The beaver panel is a bit rusty and I have a spare one ready to be welded in so that's not an issue. Because it was mostly the Old boy boating along with his boat in tow, the interior is in very good condition for its age. Sure it's grubby, but the door cards are complete and merely need a clean. The same goes with the seats, they aren't even ripped! Just dirty but a good clean should see the brocade fabric come up wonderfully. The carpet will need to be replaced and I'm at a crossroads as to whether I should shell out for the original 80% Rayon 20% Nylon carpet which is a faithful replica of the original item or just go for a cheaper alternative, possibly in black instead of the original tan. Check out the flaming B motifs on the armrest in the centre of both seats. Love it! Note the rear pillar courtesy lights and 'stirrups' next to them. Perfect for an early 70's Businessman and his many mistresses. I'm also going to track down an original Holden Air Chief radio for the dash. It's the only thing missing. Arggghhh, I'm becoming a foamer!!* *actually that happened years ago