1972 Holden HQ SS - Cars with Scotty
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2024
- Holden’s first SS was one of those cars that hit a nerve in the market and was beautifully timed.
GMH released the HQ SS in 1972 with the ad line "A super sporty heart starter". Based on the humble HQ Belmont it was intended as a low-volume edition no frills variant with everything a young enthusiast could possibly need and a little more. Specified with a 253 (4.2lt) V8 the SS ran an M20 four-speed manual and a 3.36 Monaro diff. The interior had buckets seats finished with hounds-tooth inserts in the first batch, a Monaro dash and a sports steering wheel. That lot sat on rally wheels.
Released in three raucous colours unique to the SS, Infra Red, Ultra Violet and, Lettuce Alone, the SS proved to be a hit with young and old looking for all the fun of a V8 HQ at a reasonable price. How reasonable? The HQ SS was released at $3295 plus on roads, a modest sum in comparison to the 253, manual, HQ GTS Monaro at $3815 plus on roads. If you wanted something fancy like an interior light or cigarette lighter for your SS you could order these as a factory option, along with armrests, air-conditioning and power steering if you were so inclined.
Holden initially produced 1500 SS HQs, but the dealer order books filled up faster than expected, so GMH ran a second batch of 1300 to satisfy demand. Batch two varied a little in the pattern of the seat inserts, but was otherwise the same.
Demand at one point was so great that while you might ask for your preferred colour, there was no guarantee that was what you got.
Beautiful car Scotty! Now I can see your ss, very nice!
Cheers thanks Paul
Mate that car is beautiful and like you say rare as,...almost as rare as your beautiful wife! You struck gold everywhere!
Haha yes. Definitely both a keeper
beautiful cars the HQ SS love them . the first holden ss . so nice to see one in such great condition with the original wheels /interior .
Cheers thanks Chris
Nice story, and a beautiful SS.
Cheers for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
❤📹🎥🤘👍1️⃣🌄🇦🇺you can't beat the 70th models
Definitely mate. Cheers
GMH released the HQ SS in 1972 with the ad line "A super sporty heart starter". Based on the humble HQ Belmont it was intended as a low-volume edition no frills variant with everything a young enthusiast could possibly need and a little more. Specified with a 253 (4.2lt) V8 the SS ran an M20 four-speed manual and a 3.36 Monaro diff. The interior had buckets seats finished with hounds-tooth inserts in the first batch, a Monaro dash and a sports steering wheel. That lot sat on rally wheels.
Released in three raucous colours unique to the SS, Infra Red, Ultra Violet and, Lettuce Alone, the SS proved to be a hit with young and old looking for all the fun of a V8 HQ at a reasonable price. How reasonable? The HQ SS was released at $3295 plus on roads, a modest sum in comparison to the 253, manual, HQ GTS Monaro at $3815 plus on roads. If you wanted something fancy like an interior light or cigarette lighter for your SS you could order these as a factory option, along with armrests, air-conditioning and power steering if you were so inclined.
Holden initially produced 1500 SS HQs, but the dealer order books filled up faster than expected, so GMH ran a second batch of 1300 to satisfy demand. Batch two varied a little in the pattern of the seat inserts, but was otherwise the same.
Demand at one point was so great that while you might ask for your preferred colour, there was no guarantee that was what you got.
nothing like a good woman .
@@lookingoverhell3448 Yep she's definitely a keeper. Been together since 91
Very nice, I've got # 89 Ultra Violet. Not registered nor on the road as yet.
Cheers. Great colour combo
My parents had a Lettuce Alone HQ SS and I still miss that car till this day. I might have to do a mock up one day :) That 253 of yours sounds sweet mate.
Cheers thanks mate. Glad you liked the video. Great colour combo the green. Cheers Scotty
FAR Q, that's BEAUTIFUL BROTHER👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Cheers thanks mate
Love seeing the old classics restored back to original,
Cheers, Thanks for watching
Just rebuilding a hq ss for a friend in Adelaide
Good stuff mate. Great cars
Absolutely love the classics in red!
My Chrysler (on my channel) is also in red.
A friend I know has a HQ SS, he claims it’s a genuine but in my opinion he’s ruined it because he took out the original 253 and installed a chev engine instead!
A lot of classics get ruined this way. I’m afraid there’s a lot of car nuts out there that think bigger is better or I’ve got more horsepower than you!
I don’t get into that childish attitude with old classics. Leave em original I say. Worth more that way too!
Cheers mate I'll check it out. Sounds nice. I know everyone has different ideas on cars. Thanks for watching my video. Cheers Scotty
I had a WB ute with a 253 and Aussie 4speed. The engine was the blue motor and it had a factory 4bbl rochester carbie and factory improved heads, so it had much more power than the red eqivalent. It kept on blowning up the "great" Aussie 4 speed in 2nd gear. I got sick of it and put in a Celica 5 speed, rebuilt with extra heavy - duty bearings. I never touched the gearbox after this and also got a 5th overdrive gear which I dropped 500 revs at 100 kmh. It also had a adaptor bellhousing, so it bolted straight in and the shifter came up in the original hole. People should consider this mod if you have anything but a red 253.
Great story mate. Thanks for sharing.
my old boy had the same hq ss as this 253 4spd, he sold it and brought a 1 owner hq ls put a 383 9inch in it but since sold it ans brought a xb gs hardtop
Sounds like he had 3 great cars. Thanks for sharing and watching my video. Cheers Scotty
I regret the day I got rid of mine! great vid n good memories
We all have those regrets mate. Thanks for liking the video and watching
I rekkon I saw this car parading down Hindley street inn the 80s yeah.
This one is missing the fluffy Dicé tho Bro
Yes the good old days, doing laps of Hindley Sreet. Lots of fun. Funny thing is my wife used to work at Jules night club in the bar.
Had a HQ SS . Lettuce Alone colour . Ended up putting a 350 , Top loader & 9 inch in it . Centrelines too . Body was excellent & so was the original interior . Sorry I sold it back in the day for $9100.00.
Sounds like an awesome car mate. We all have those regrets selling cars. Glad you enjoyed the video
Nice 👍
Cheers thanks mate
HQ SS?Wow,very cool.
Cheers thank you
This car is faaaaanntastic,
All the legendary H series just kicks ass, I've a HJ 76 kingswood. Be cool to meet you in person one day, Cheers..
HJ Holdens are great cars. Cheers mate. You too
Very nice and your wife is definitely a keeper bro 👊👍💪👌
Nice rig, the amount of arguments ive had with people about hq making an ss, hopefully this vid sorts that out, they're a thing and they're rare and cool despite the 4 door thing, hope the wife didnt bid you up tho 😂
Cheers thanks mate. I know you don’t see many around. Probably because there is not many left. A few years back you never saw any at shows. I’ll put more details about HQ SS’s in the description. Thanks for watching
Here’s some information on them. Hope this helps explain them to your mates. Cheers Scotty.
GMH released the HQ SS in 1972 with the ad line "A super sporty heart starter". Based on the humble HQ Belmont it was intended as a low-volume edition no frills variant with everything a young enthusiast could possibly need and a little more. Specified with a 253 (4.2lt) V8 the SS ran an M20 four-speed manual and a 3.36 Monaro diff. The interior had buckets seats finished with hounds-tooth inserts in the first batch, a Monaro dash and a sports steering wheel. That lot sat on rally wheels.
Released in three raucous colours unique to the SS, Infra Red, Ultra Violet and, Lettuce Alone, the SS proved to be a hit with young and old looking for all the fun of a V8 HQ at a reasonable price. How reasonable? The HQ SS was released at $3295 plus on roads, a modest sum in comparison to the 253, manual, HQ GTS Monaro at $3815 plus on roads. If you wanted something fancy like an interior light or cigarette lighter for your SS you could order these as a factory option, along with armrests, air-conditioning and power steering if you were so inclined.
Holden initially produced 1500 SS HQs, but the dealer order books filled up faster than expected, so GMH ran a second batch of 1300 to satisfy demand. Batch two varied a little in the pattern of the seat inserts, but was otherwise the same.
Demand at one point was so great that while you might ask for your preferred colour, there was no guarantee that was what you got.
. My first car was infra ray red also, the hq ss was an no option car could not option anything for it they never had armrests in them gee I miss it
Awesome cars, thanks for sharing your story
Beautiful car what sort of work done to the 253 sounds great.
The previous guy that owned the car built the engine. I'll have to find the notes he gave me on it. Cheers
Very nice scotty not many of these left did you go the the 50th in Avoca
No I didn’t. We were away. Such a shame as I really wanted to go
Sold my green one in 1995 for $5700 to put towards a house deposit, still miss it i had it for 7 years :(
Great colour combo mate
Fix the dent on the boot lid 🤣🤣🤣
Haha I know. The original owner backed into something in his shed. I reckon it would pop out easy.