1975 Holden Kingswood HJ review from Australia and New Zealand

Lots of (minor) things, fuel pump, brake master cylinder, carby, but all

these things are very cheap to recon/replace.

My father gave me this car recently, my

kid brother had been driving it for the last 4 years.

Not my choice of a car in 2003, as I

recently bought a fully optioned newish

Magna, with all creature comforts.

However, it is always a pleasure to be

reacquainted with an "old friend", these

were the cars I grew up with, they are

very simple, easy to maintain, extremely

thirsty on fossil fuel! but have a "magic" all of their own, a character,

a charm, even to the point of Icon status.. "Not the Kingswood!"

The uncomfortable, badly splitting, vinyl bench seat, which makes your skin

feel like it's about to peel off, when

you get up to exit car, on a hot day and the noisy truck like 202 motor, which is virtually indestructable, even

after some 28 years, and without a service, for at least 4.

Taking all the possible punishment our

outback roads can dish out, and still

running, a straight, honest, no nonsense

car, built like a "brick outhouse", which will probably still be running long after the new Magna is on the scrap heap!