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The Holden Story: the history of Australia's iconic car brand

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Did you know that the Holden was not the first car to be designed and built in Australia? // Subscribe to ABC Science YouTube 👉 https://ab.co/2YFO4Go In this video from the ABC Science vault, Justin Murphy re-traces the history of the Australian car industry from the original Australian-made car, the 1901 Tarrant, through war, depression and war again - events that lead to the production of the first Holden. It’s a tale of challenges and triumphs as well as missed opportunities and contains extensive and rare interviews with Sir Laurence Hartnett, the man who did more than anyone to create the local industry. This program was first broadcast in 1986, shortly after Sir Laurence passed away. It remains a definitive account of how the Australian car industry came to be. --------------------------------------------------------------- This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).



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