Historic rego

[Innuendo]

The mythical 149 EJ is just that, a myth. Do you have any concrete proof that any ever came off the production line ?

Nope, I believe it was dealer done to clear remaining stock.

[Dr Terry]

Nope, I believe it was dealer done to clear remaining stock.

Well that makes it a modified car. A bit like a dealer-fitted V8 in an LJ Torana, Most of the conversion is bolt in, but what about the gearbox rear crossmember, if you're using the EH gearbox. That would need engineering approval. There are guys over on oldholden (I know, I know), who believe that they are a real production thing. Dr Terry

[Dick61]

Well that makes it a modified car. A bit like a dealer-fitted V8 in an LJ Torana, Most of the conversion is bolt in, but what about the gearbox rear crossmember, if you're using the EH gearbox. That would need engineering approval. There are guys over on oldholden (I know, I know), who believe that they are a real production thing. Dr Terry

There are a lot of myths perpetuated by bogans about Holdens or for any make of car for that matter. Sometimes the cause can be as innocent as a typo or error that is not picked up by the proof reader of a book on the subject. One such point in case, is the error on page 33 of your own book Dr Terry. I have had EH's and EJ's, and all of the EJ's had red engines in them. Today you would need an engineers certificate to register them but in the 70's and 80's an early Holden with a red in it was very common. Twin carbs on an early Holden grey engine were quite common in the 60's and there were a lot of companies that produced manifolds. I would like to have an FB ute like my Grandfather's and have it decked out with twin carbs, alloy rocker cover, and floor shift, all of these would be Lanspeed products which were produced by my Father in the early 60's. You would very hard pressed to convince me that these are "modifications" and not "accessories". Twin carbs and extractors on a grey produce more of a visual and aural effect than a performance one.

[Dr Terry]

There are a lot of myths perpetuated by bogans about Holdens or for any make of car for that matter. Sometimes the cause can be as innocent as a typo or error that is not picked up by the proof reader of a book on the subject. One such point in case, is the error on page 33 of your own book Dr Terry. I have had EH's and EJ's, and all of the EJ's had red engines in them. Today you would need an engineers certificate to register them but in the 70's and 80's an early Holden with a red in it was very common. Twin carbs on an early Holden grey engine were quite common in the 60's and there were a lot of companies that produced manifolds. I would like to have an FB ute like my Grandfather's and have it decked out with twin carbs, alloy rocker cover, and floor shift, all of these would be Lanspeed products which were produced by my Father in the early 60's. You would very hard pressed to convince me that these are "modifications" and not "accessories". Twin carbs and extractors on a grey produce more of a visual and aural effect than a performance one.

Yes, as I said when does an accessory become a modification ? That debate could go on forever.

Multiple carburettors are a bit like the wide alloys & dumped suspension I referred to in an earlier post. They were very common in the day & were also technically illegal in the day. I have been the proud recipient of more than one canary in my time.

There are rules on carbies & there are rules on wheels & suspension. Most of these rules have been around essentially unchanged, since the late 60s (some probably earlier). If something is illegal today, it was most likely illegal back then too. Just because something was commonplace doesn't make legal.

BTW, I have a list of typos & errors in my book, but nothing on page 33. You are talking about the 60 Years of Holden book, aren't you ? On that subject I am always interested to hear of errors or omissions in my book. If you know of any more please pass them on.

Dr Terry.