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The Holden Hurricane is a two-seat concept car built by Holden in 1969. The Hurricane was one of the most advanced vehicles for its time, with Holden describing it as a research vehicle, allowing them "to study design trends, propulsion systems and other long range developments".[1]

Holden Hurricane
Overview
Manufacturer	Holden (General Motors)
Production	1969
Body and chassis
Body style	Coupé
Layout	Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout
Doors	Canopy
Related	Vauxhall SRV
Powertrain
Engine	253c.i 4.2ltr L Holden V8

Technology

The Hurricane stood at just 990 mm (39 in) tall and was powered by a mid-mounted high-compression 5.0 litre Holden V8 engine, producing 193 kW (259 hp). The Hurricane did not feature conventional doors; instead, a hydraulically powered canopy swung forwards over the front wheels and the seats rose up and tilted forward. Other features included Pathfinder, which used magnetic signals built into the road to guide the driver.[2] It also contained digital instrument displays, automatic temperature control air conditioning called Comfortron, an auto-seek radio function and a rear-view camera, which consisted of a wide angle camera in the rear bumper connected to a closed-circuit television (CCTV) screen in the centre console.[3]

2011 restoration

The car was found by Corey Egan in 1988 in the Holden training centre. He was originally going to restore it himself. Instead, the managers decided to restore it after they got it out and cleaned it up. Forty-two years after the Holden Hurricane's debut in 1969, the car has now been fully rebuilt and restored following the original design by Holden Design. Restoration began in 2006 and was finished in 2011,[3] with the newly restored Hurricane first displayed in October 2011 at the Motorclassica classic car show in Melbourne.[4]

References

External links

• "Holden Hurricane photo gallery". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.

На других языках

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[de] Holden Hurricane

Der Holden Hurricane war ein zweisitziges Konzeptfahrzeug, das Holden 1969 baute. Der Hurricane hatte einen V8-Mittelmotor mit 4156 cm³ Hubraum und einer Leistung von 191 kW. Der Wagen war nur 991 mm hoch und hatte keine normalen Türen, sondern eine Cockpithaube, die elektromechanisch nach vorne über die Vorderräder geschwenkt werden konnte[1].

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- [en] Holden Hurricane

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[it] Holden Hurricane

La Holden Hurricane è una concept car realizzata dalla casa automobilistica australiana Holden per essere esposta al salone di Melbourne del 1969.

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