With the release of the HJ, engines were designated 4.2- and 5.0-litre, and 5.0 … With the release of Ford’s 289 XR GT, all were scrapped, leaving the 253 and 308. [8] Either engine version came equipped with the two-speed "Powerglide" automatic transmission. Initially six capacities from 237-308ci were planned over a 12-year life cycle, but all but the 253 and 308ci capacities were dropped early in the development. The model was a hasty response to Ford Australia's successful Fairlane. im interested in a single outlet waterpump for my L34, what sort of $ are you asking, do they need rebuild. The LS1 and its variants have proved very popular in all facets of street machining, but we’re here to tell you that there is life in the venerable Holden V8 yet. One advantage of the motor is that it was the subject of much development. In 1949 he immigrated to Australia as a displaced person, and joined GMH as a draftsman in 1951.

HDT built a few 308 WB Magnum utes too. The first V8s were known as the red series and remained relatively unchanged until the 308 L34-option engine was released on the LH SL/R Torana in July 1974. Coming soon....HT Belmont 80270, 253, Saginaw, Sports Dash, Pharoah Gold on Red. The Holden Brougham is a large, luxury automobile that was produced by Holden in Australia between July 1968 and 1971. Once his expertise was known, he was made an engine project engineer. Once disparaged as the 'plastic' motor, the Holden V8 has proven its worth on both the street and track, This article on the Holden V8 was originally published in the May 2015 issue of Street Machine. You could get a 308 in WB commercials, just had to be a special customer. Sticking with the Holden V8 in cars that had them as optional equipment saves the trouble of engine conversions, and many people reckon they just sound better than an LS-based engine.

The 11 appears to be stamped in a different type to rest of the number. Yes, an early HT Brougham engine. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/308-MOTO...es?hash=item414d695ec2. I understand that this designates that it was for a Statesman. Over the next 30 years, more than 541,000 V8s ran down the transfer line at Fishermens Bend until 28 June 1999, when it was replaced with the LS1. The carburettor was a WW2 Stromberg. In 1972 Repco had also developed a Formula 5000 engine using Holden 308 castings.

[6], From 1969 to 1971 the Brougham was marketed in South Africa as the Chevrolet Constantia. Maybe new moulds were introduced and HP continued alongside 308 for a time period? In this special feature, we’ll examine how we came to have a unique, Aussie-designed V8 in the first place, and Bob Kotmel will give us the skinny on his favourite street-level combination, and we’ll look at some of the toughest Holden-based street machines and racers that are still out there flying the flag for the engine once derided as the ‘plastic’ V8. The only engine available in the original HK Series Brougham was a Chevrolet 307-cubic-inch (5.0 L) V8. [4] The HT series was launched with the new Holden designed and built 308 cubic inch V8, and was the first Holden to be powered by this engine (the rest of the HT range got the 307 until the 308 was made available across the HT range in September 1969). Was there something special done to these engines? We went out to the shed and he showed me a Holden 253 he had on an engine stand that he is about to rebuild. The WhichCar Network: Everything car buyers need and car lovers want. Vehicle Serial Number. - In part two of our History of the Holden V8 feature, we look at the blue series motor of 1980, right up to the last Aussie-built Holden V8 of the VT Commodore and VSIII ute. vr is commodore i think,they are talking really early ones. Ford and Chrysler had both released V8 variants of their Falcon and Valiant in the US for 1964 and it looked likely that they would follow suit in Australia. and what does it really mean. Yours is a 15/10/69 block. Awesome (270th if my maths are right!). Jeremy, not sure how I came to the date this morning as I was typing in a rush to get out the door. Quite likely the Holden guy span me some sh#t but if a reco was ever installed, I suppose the block could have come from anywhere. In the utes the Holden V8 survived a little longer; until 2000 when the VU ute hit the showrooms. There are thousands of Holden-powered cars in drag racing, burnout and circuit competition, and countless more doing duty as street cars. Feature: Celebrating the Holden Red motor six. Not really, GMH never threw anything away so if it was around it would have gotten used. WhichCar is the home of Street Machine magazine. The engine’s production life began with the HT in 1969, and ended in sedans when the alloy LS1 was introduced with the VT-II Commodore in 1999. Tried once before but unsuccessful. Engineering was told to make the Chevrolet 307/327 small-block fit the HK instead.

I looked a 308 i have in the workshop today. Can anyone tell me what it's Today I was at a mates. The Brougham then followed the model cycles of these mainstream Holdens: the HT series was announced in July 1969 and the HG series in August 1970. [4] The Premier's four-headlight grille was also kept. To enable all features please. Picked up a 308 this week. Its big brother, the 308, was essentially a bored-out 253 with a four-barrel Quadrajet carb. 11WT Engine Number - posted in Engine: I have a 308 in my hatch with the engine number starting with 11WT. The 253 was meant to debut in the HK, but delays meant it wasn’t introduced until midway through the run of the HT. My guess though is it was an early casting with a problem, and later got fixed and thrown back onto the engine production process. US engines were also flown in to study current practice, and by November 1965 castings from Saginaw and machining by Chevrolet was organised. The HK series Brougham was launched in July 1968 along with the new Monaro coupés, six months after the HK Series Holden Belmont/Kingswood/Premier models. The 308 was carried over to the HG Series Brougham. James and Silins were fortunate that the V8 transfer line had already been ordered and it was too late to change, so in 1969 the first Holden V8s finally emerged, powering the new HT.

Or they may have simply made a large number of engines ready for HT release, may not have even been assembled until many months later. It may have even originally been used in a HK for Engineering or testing purposes and made it's way into a "GMH TEST VEHICLE". 253 and 308 started in June 1969, engines probably a few months earlier. Ok, my 253 has an engine number of VR19685. It was a hot version of the mighty thong-slapper too, with 10.1:1 compression, a big cam and solid lifters, making a claimed 240hp. I do remember discussing this with a certain Monaro guru, and from what I remember the changeover wasn't instant. [8], Restored Cars No. This number contains vital information about the car, such as its manufacturer, year of production, the plant it was produced in, type of engine, model and more. Ed Silins’s boss was Fred James, a one-time boy racer from WA who served time at Vauxhall before joining GMH and becoming part of the Holden car project. Repco turned the Holden V8 into a Formula 5000 warrior, sourcing strengthened blocks straight from the factory, modified to accept four-bolt mains. I've owned a factory HZ 308 TH400 3.36 tonner, and seen a 308 trimatic WB tonner. So yours is about 12,000 engines into the sequence. With the release of the HJ, engines were designated 4.2- and 5.0-litre, and 5.0-litre auto blocks were drilled for the Turbo-Hydramatic. © Copyright Are Media Pty Limited. Silins was born in Latvia, graduating in 1940 with a doctorate.

His thesis on the V1 rocket program earned him a role in the Luftwaffe as a pilot. In race form, with a cam and carb change on top, L34s were said to be good for 350hp or so. Although I am uncertain as to how to upload the photo on this forum.

Silins had always planned to use an alloy inlet manifold and front engine cover, and one of his first tasks was to get Bob Chamberlain of Rolloy Pistons on board, to assist with design and make the experimental alloy castings. James later became firm friends with Harry Firth and was the chief proponent for developing the XU-1 engine. That was all the excitement the 253 ever got though; it remained an economy model for the rest of its life.

All I wanted to know was if the engines were 253's or 308's and it looks like the R or T digit follows the trend Holden told me.

The only engine available in the original HK Series Brougham was a Chevrolet 307-cubic-inch (5.0 L) V8. This is the Holden VIN decoder. Will be looking for an original HQ Holden 253/308 engine for a future project soon.Was hoping someone could tell me at what numbers the engine numbers for 253's and 308's in the HQ's commenced and ended.

Sign-up here for your free weekly report on the world of. Silins used an HR for testing, but it was later replaced with an XT Falcon. The Brougham was replaced by the long-wheelbase Statesman models in 1971, on the redesigned HQ platform. The L34 was a Repco-developed 308 with 9.8:1 compression ratio, free-flow exhaust, modified heads and twin-point distributor. Can you get a photo of the blank side, cast date and the engine number next time you are there? The first in the 253/308 HT-HG sequence was 308H1001 in a HT Brougham. Sure, no problem.

Silins investigated the Chevrolet 283ci, Olds 330ci and Buick 300ci V8s in 1964 and believed he could take the best practice from each and build a lighter engine. So yours is about 12,000 engines into the sequence. Was this stamped at the factory?

Holden claimed the L34 modifications were for reliability only, making no more than the standard 240hp, but in reality, it made much more. Select cars to compare from your search results or vehicle pages. GMH concluded a new V8 for mid-1969 was a must! This chart from 1965 shows the estimated horsepower that engineering was reckoning for three of the proposed V8s – the 308, the 263 and a tiny 237 – compared to the current Holden sixes of the time. WhichCar is now home to Wheels, Motor, 4X4 Australia and Street Machine magazines. It was six months before machined parts arrived and it was not until October 1966 that the first engine was fired up. There were two versions of the motor available, a low compression (8.0:1) and high compression (9.0:1). [5], Throughout its production life the Ford Fairlane outsold it by a large margin. WITH 12 Bathurst victories, hundreds of Street Machine feature cars and more than 541,000 cars down the production line, the Aussie-designed Holden V8 holds a special place in the history of our sport. All I can find in my info at home is that 253 prefix was QS (Low Comp) and QR (High Comp) and 308 was QT prefix. [7] It utilised a 250 cid (4,093 cc) Chevrolet inline-six or, as an option, Chevrolet's 307 cu in (5,025 cc) small block V8.

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