LION’S PRIDE!
“I LOVED THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE”
It really doesn’t matter where your brand loyalties lay, seeing this 53-year-old V8 coupe roll into sight and park a few metres away is something to stir the soul. Pretty much the epitome of that old chestnut, “They don’t make ’em like they used to.”
Think back to 1969 and it was an important year for both Holden and the image-building Monaro range. The HT series represented a largely cosmetic update, aside from significant changes at the performance end of the range with the introduction of the 350-cube Chev V8. At the same time it continued making serious inroads into the world of competition.
For many the most significant win was the Bathurst 500 enduro in 1969, when Colin Bond and Tony Roberts took a Harry Firth-prepared car to victory ahead of arch-rival Ford. The car they beat was an
