Holden Belmont

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Holden Belmont / Kingswood / Kingswood SL
Production period: 1968-1985
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon , panel van , pickup
Previous model: Holden Standard
Holden Special
Successor: Holden Commodore

The Holden Belmont was an upper middle class passenger car that was built by Holden in Australia as the successor to the Standard in the model years 1968 to 1977 . At the same time, the Holden Kingswood replaced the Special . This was manufactured until 1979 as Kingswood and Kingswood SL. The Kingswood Utility was manufactured until 1985.

Year by year

Belmont / Kingswood (HK / HT / HG, 1968–1971)

Belmont / Kingswood HK (1968–1969)
Belmont / Kingswood HT (1969–1970)
Belmont / Kingswood HG (1970–1971)
Holden Kingswood HT (1969-1970)

Holden Kingswood HT (1969-1970)
Production period: 1968-1971
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon , panel van , pickup
Engines:
Petrol engines : 2.1-5.7 liters
(66-221 kW)
Length: 4699 mm
Width: 1816 mm
Height: 1417-1486 mm
Wheelbase : 2819 mm
Empty weight : 1471-1493 kg
Holden Belmont Utility HK
(1968-1969)
Rear of the Kingswood HT

In January 1968 the great Holden was presented under a new name. The HR Standard became Belmont HK and the HR Special became Kingswood HK . Only the prime minister kept his name. The cars increased their wheelbase and length by 5 ″ and received a new, contoured front with the center of the radiator grille and the corners of the vehicle with the headlights facing forward. The new radiator grille was divided horizontally and vertically by a chrome strip each. There was a fashionable hip bend over the rear wheel arches and there were wide taillights. In addition to Belmont, Kingswood and Premier, the Monaro sports coupé and the Brougham luxury sedan were also manufactured in this series ; the pickup was available as Belmont and Kingswood.

In addition to the well-known six-cylinder engines with 2.6 l and 3.05 l displacement and 108–145 bhp (79–107 kW), Holden also offered V8 engines for the first time. Chevrolet contributed an engine with 5031 cc and 210 bhp (154 kW) and from the other GM brands came a V8 with 5359 cc and 250 bhp (184 kW).

The first facelift followed in May 1969 to the Belmont / HT Kingswood HT . The horizontal chrome bar, which shared the radiator grille in the previous year, was omitted and the taillights were now in two rows. The Eintonner (chassis for customer-specific bodies) was added as a new model .

More happened with the engines: On the one hand, Holden developed its own V8 engines with a displacement of 4,146 cm³ and 174 bhp (128 kW) with a compression of 8: 1, or 185 bhp (136 kW) with a compression of 9: 1, as well as a replacement for the Chevrolet engine a V8 with 5047 cm³ and 240 bhp (176 kW). On the other hand, the GM small block V8 with 5735 cm³ displacement and 275 bhp (202 kW) in automatic mode and 300 bhp (221 kW) with manual transmission was imported. In addition, at the lower end of the scale, there was an in-line six-cylinder with only 2130 cm³ and 90 bhp (66 kW), which was only used for export models. Since the motors of the last HK series were also used up, there were 12 different motors to choose from in the HT, more than ever before or after at Holden.

In July 1971 the second facelift came to the Belmont / HG Kingswood HG . The horizontal chrome bar in the radiator grille of the previous model had blossomed into a wide web, on both sides of which there were close-meshed radiator grills. The taillights were again in a row. The engine range was almost the same as that of the HT, only the old Chevrolet engine with 5.05 l displacement and 210 bhp had had its day.

model designation Vehicle type Construction period
HK-80135 Belmont Wagon Station wagon, five-door 01 / 1968-05 / 1969
HK-80169 Belmont Sedan Limousine, four-door 01 / 1968-05 / 1969
HK-80170 Belmont Panelvan Delivery truck, three-door 03 / 1968-05 / 1969
HK-80180 Belmont Utility Pickup, two-door 03 / 1968-05 / 1969
HK-80335 Kingswood Wagon Station wagon, five-door 01 / 1968-05 / 1969
HK-80369 Kingswood Sedan Limousine, four-door 01 / 1968-05 / 1969
HK-80380 Kingswood Utility Pickup, two-door 03 / 1968-05 / 1969
HT-80135 Belmont Wagon R6 Station wagon, five-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80169 Belmont Sedan R6 Limousine, four-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80170 Belmont Panelvan R6 Delivery truck, three-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80180 Belmont Utility R6 Pickup, two-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80235 Belmont Wagon V8 Station wagon, five-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80269 Belmont Sedan V8 Limousine, four-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80270 Belmont Panelvan V8 Delivery truck, three-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80280 Belmont Utility V8 Pickup, two-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80335 Kingswood Wagon R6 Station wagon, five-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80369 Kingswood Sedan R6 Limousine, four-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80380 Kingswood Utility R6 Pickup, two-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80435 Kingswood Wagon V8 Station wagon, five-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80469 Kingswood Sedan V8 Limousine, four-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HT-80480 Kingswood Utility V8 Pickup, two-door 05 / 1969-07 / 1970
HG-80135 Belmont Wagon R6 Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1970-06 / 1971
HG-80169 Belmont Sedan R6 Limousine, four-door 07 / 1970-06 / 1971
HG-80170 Belmont Panelvan R6 Delivery truck, three-door 07 / 1970-10 / 1971
HG-80180 Belmont Utility R6 Pickup, two-door 07 / 1970-10 / 1971
HG-80235 Belmont Wagon V8 Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1970-06 / 1971
HG-80269 Belmont Sedan V8 Limousine, four-door 07 / 1970-06 / 1971
HG-80270 Belmont Panelvan V8 Delivery truck, three-door 07 / 1970-10 / 1971
HG-80280 Belmont Utility V8 Pickup, two-door 07 / 1970-10 / 1971
HG-80335 Kingswood Wagon R6 Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1970-06 / 1971
HG-80369 Kingswood Sedan R6 Limousine, four-door 07 / 1970-06 / 1971
HG-80380 Kingswood Utility R6 Pickup, two-door 07 / 1970-10 / 1971
HG-80435 Kingswood Wagon V8 Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1970-06 / 1971
HG-80469 Kingswood Sedan V8 Limousine, four-door 07 / 1970-06 / 1971
HG-80480 Kingswood Utility V8 Pickup, two-door 07 / 1970-10 / 1971

199,039 of the HK series were built, 183,402 of the HT and exactly 155,787 of the HG were built by July 1971 (all figures including the Premier , Monaro , Brougham and Eintonner models ).

Belmont / Kingswood / Kingswood SL (HQ / HJ / HX / HZ / WB, 1971–1985)

Belmont / Kingswood HQ (1971–1974)
Belmont / Kingswood HJ (1974–1976)
Belmont / Kingswood HX (1976–1977)
Kingswood / Kingswood SL HZ
(1977–1980)
Holden / Kingswood Utility WB
(1980–1985)
Holden Kingswood HQ Wagon (1971-1974)

Holden Kingswood HQ Wagon (1971-1974)
Production period: 1971-1985
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon , panel van , pickup
Engines:
Petrol engines : 2.1–5.7 liters
(66–202 kW)
Length: 4762-4940 mm
Width: 1880-1887 mm
Height: 1372-1397 mm
Wheelbase : 2819-2896 mm
Empty weight : 1336-1472 kg
Holden Kingswood HQ Sedan (1971–1974)
Holden Belmont HJ (1974-1976)
Rear of the Belmont HJ
Holden Sandman Utility HZ (1977-1980)
Holden Kingswood Utility WB (1980–1985)

A whole new series appeared in July 1971 in the form of the Belmont / Kingswood HQ . While the wheelbase remained the same for sedans, it grew by 3 ″ for station wagons, delivery vans and pickups. The new front with the black radiator grille, which was divided by a horizontal chrome rod, was reminiscent of the Opel Rekord D , although the Belmont and Kingswood models remained with the individual round headlights in square chrome frames. The tailgate was noticeably pulled down - similar to the one on the Mitsubishi Galant IV (A160) - which gave the car a somewhat discordant, but very typical look. The wide rear lights were again in two rows. The luxury model Brougham had given way to the Statesman .

The base engine (previously a 2.6 l R6) was bored out to 2835 cm³ and made 112 bhp (82 kW) with a compression of 8.3: 1 or 118 bhp (87 kW) with a compression of 9.4: 1. Also new was a larger six-cylinder from our own development with 3310 cm³ displacement and 129 bhp (95 kW) with a compression of 7.8: 1 or 135 bhp (99 kW) with a compression of 9.4: 1.

The first facelift to the Belmont / Kingswood HJ came in October 1974 and gave the car a new front with flashing lights that were prominently positioned on the corners of the vehicle and a radiator grille with six narrow horizontal chrome strips. The stern remained almost unchanged. The simpler models of delivery vans and pickups in the Belmont series lost this name and were only called Panelvan HJ and Utility HJ . On request, however, both were available in the Sandman version , which was decorated with stylish rally stripes and double headlights. The small 2.1-liter R6 engine for the export models was abandoned, as was the large 5.3-liter V8 small block from Chevrolet. The in-house 5.05-liter V8 got a higher compression ratio of 9.7: 1 and now achieved 250 bhp (184 kW).

In July 1976 there was another slight facelift to the Belmont / Kingswood HX , which was mainly shown in a new radiator grille, which consisted of ten rectangular boxes arranged side by side. The change in the motorization was more profound. New emission regulations put an end to almost all previously delivered engines. Only three units remained, but their performance was significantly reduced: the 3.3-l R6 with only 120 bhp (88 kW), the 4.15-l V8 with 163 bhp (120 kW) and the 5.05-liter V8 with 219 bhp (161 kW). All aggregates were highly compressed at 9.4–9.7: 1.

The third minor facelift took place in October 1977. The Belmont HX was replaced by the Kingswood HZ , while the Kingswood HX now became the Kingswood SL HZ . Again, the most noticeable change was the radiator grille, which now again had a tightly meshed network. There were also better chassis.

While the sedans and coupés of the HZ series were phased out in March 1980 in favor of the Commodore , which had been built since 1978 , the delivery vans and pickups received a fourth facelift to the WB series in April 1980 together with the Statesman . There was a coarse grille divided into six sections with two horizontal chrome bars and one vertical one. In addition to the round headlights in rectangular chrome frames, there were now combined indicators and marker lights on the corners of the vehicle. Later the radiator grille was completely black and the round headlights were replaced by rectangular ones. The 4.15-liter V8 now achieved 136 bhp (100 kW) with a compression ratio reduced to 9: 1 and the 5.05-liter V8 was reserved for the luxurious Statesman.

model designation Vehicle type Construction period
HQ-80135 Belmont Wagon R6 Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80169 Belmont Sedan R6 Limousine, four-door 07 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80170 Belmont Panelvan R6 Delivery truck, three-door 11 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80180 Belmont Utility R6 Pickup, two-door 11 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80235 Belmont Wagon V8 Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80269 Belmont Sedan V8 Limousine, four-door 07 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80270 Belmont Panelvan V8 Delivery truck, three-door 11 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80280 Belmont Utility V8 Pickup, two-door 11 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80335 Kingswood Wagon R6 Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80369 Kingswood Sedan R6 Limousine, four-door 07 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80380 Kingswood Utility R6 Pickup, two-door 11 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80435 Kingswood Wagon V8 Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80469 Kingswood Sedan V8 Limousine, four-door 07 / 1971-10 / 1974
HQ-80480 Kingswood Utility V8 Pickup, two-door 11 / 1971-10 / 1974
HJ-8WM35 Belmont Wagon Limousine, four-door 10 / 1974-06 / 1976
HJ-8WM69 Belmont Sedan Limousine, four-door 10 / 1974-06 / 1976
HJ-8WM70 Panelvan / Sandman Panelvan Delivery truck, three-door 10 / 1974-06 / 1976
HJ-8WM80 Utility / Sandman Utility Pickup, two-door 10 / 1974-06 / 1976
HJ-8WN35 Kingswood Wagon Station wagon, five-door 10 / 1974-06 / 1976
HJ-8WN69 Kingswood Sedan Limousine, four-door 10 / 1974-06 / 1976
HJ-8WN80 Kingswood Utility Pickup, two-door 10 / 1974-06 / 1976
HX-8WM35 Belmont Wagon Limousine, four-door 07 / 1976-09 / 1977
HX-8WM69 Belmont Sedan Limousine, four-door 07 / 1976-09 / 1977
HX-8WM70 Panelvan / Sandman Panelvan Delivery truck, three-door 07 / 1976-09 / 1977
HX-8WM80 Utility / Sandman Utility Pickup, two-door 07 / 1976-09 / 1977
HX-8WN35 Kingswood Wagon Station wagon, five-door 07 / 1976-09 / 1977
HX-8WN69 Kingswood Sedan Limousine, four-door 07 / 1976-09 / 1977
HX-8WN70 Kingswood Panelvan Delivery truck, three-door 07 / 1976-09 / 1977
HX-8WN80 Kingswood Utility Pickup, two-door 07 / 1976-09 / 1977
HZ-8WM70 Panelvan / Sandman Panelvan Delivery truck, three-door 10 / 1977-03 / 1980
HZ-8WM80 Utility / Sandman Utility Pickup, two-door 10 / 1977-03 / 1980
HZ-8WN35 Kingswood Wagon SL Station wagon, five-door 10 / 1977-03 / 1980
HZ-8WN35 / A9K Kingswood Wagon Station wagon, five-door 10 / 1977-03 / 1980
HZ-8WN69 Kingswood Sedan SL Limousine, four-door 10 / 1977-03 / 1980
HZ-8WN69 / A9K Kingswood Sedan Limousine, four-door 10 / 1977-03 / 1980
HZ-8WN70 Kingswood Panelvan SL Delivery truck, three-door 10 / 1977-03 / 1980
HZ-8WN80 Kingswood Utility SL Pickup, two-door 10 / 1977-03 / 1980
WB-8WM70 Panelvan Delivery truck, three-door 04 / 1980-01 / 1985
WB-8WM80 Utility Pickup, two-door 04 / 1980-01 / 1985
WB-8WN80 Kingswood Utility Pickup, two-door 04 / 1980-01 / 1985

The HQ produced 485,650 copies, the HJ 176,202. The HX series was built 110,669 times, the HZ series 154,155 times. When the WB slowly expired at the beginning of 1985, 60,231 units were produced (all figures including the models Premier , Monaro , Brougham and Eintonner ).

Web links

Commons : Holden Belmont  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Holden Kingswood  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Holden Ute  - collection of images, videos and audio files

source

  • Terry Bebbington, Michel A. Malik: 45 Years of Holden. Australian Publishing and Printing Company, Sydney NSW 1994, ISBN 0-947216-31-6 .