It was built as a working visual of the future 48-215, and then used a test vehicle to find any possible mechanical and structural faults, and was first registered as a 1946 Chevrolet sedan in Victoria on 1 September 1947. No.4 prototype (registration number KJ-400) was made by the body being filled with lead and shaped.

Prototypes No.4 and No.5 were handmade in Australia at the Fishermen's Bend plant in Victoria. Months of durability and performance testing were undergone in the US before the three prototypes were shipped to Australia. The first three prototypes for the 48-215 were built by hand in the United States in 1946 by American and Australian engineers at the General Motors workshop in Detroit. This car was eventually released as the 48-215 on 2 November 1948. In 1945/46 Project 2000 became known as Project 320.

Project 2000 consisted of seating bucks, scale clay models and 1/8 full size brush drawings. The 19525 was based around the 1938-1939 Chevrolet, much modified for the shorter 102' wheel base, and the temporary name for the car, 'GMH', was on the boot lid and bonnet. development vehicles 1955 were intergrated into Australian developments and became known as Project 2000. Proposals were made to Government by various vehicle manufacturers and GM-H presented their proposal to Parliament in March 1945. After the repeal of various acts of parliament in 1945, production of an all Australian car was open to anyone. L.J.Hartnett, managing director of GM-H pursued the idea which became known as the Australian Car project. GM Holden Ltd, 1946-1948, Photograph, BRG 213/65/29/VOL2/71īRG 213/65/29/VOL2/67: Ornament for centre of steering wheelīRG 213/65/29/VOL2/68: Battery attached to firewall under bonnetīRG 213/65/29/VOL2/69: Headlight parts in order of assemblyīRG 213/65/29/VOL2/70: Headlight without glass sitting in situ near grilleīRG 213/65/29/VOL2/71: Changing the headlight globe.įor many years the subject of complete motor car manufacture had been under consideration by successive Australian Governments.

Headlight without glass sitting in situ near grille GM Holden Ltd, 1946-1948, Photograph, BRG 213/65/29/VOL2/68īattery attached to firewall under bonnet Holden's project 320: chassis Volume 2, section 12 chassis electrical system, instruments and instrument panel

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