Holden WB
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Melbourne, Victoria (Dandenong)
| Holden WB | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 1982 Holden Kingswood Utility | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Holden (General Motors) |
| Production | April 1980–January 1985 |
| Assembly | Australia: Adelaide, South Australia (Elizabeth) Melbourne, Victoria (Dandenong) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size |
| Body style | 2-door cab chassis 2-door coupe utility 2-door panel van |
| Related | Statesman WB Holden One Tonner |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.3 L Holden '202' I6 4.2 L Holden '253' V8 5.0 L Holden '308' V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual 4-speed manual 3-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | Cab chassis: 3,058 mm (120.4 in) Utility/van: 2,895 mm (114.0 in) |
| Length | Cab chassis: 4,990 mm (196.5 in) Utility/van: 4,940 mm (194.5 in) |
| Width | 1,887 mm (74.3 in) |
| Height | Cab chassis: 1,420 mm (55.9 in) Utility: 1,395 mm (54.9 in) Van: 1,603 mm (63.1 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Holden HZ |
| Successor | Holden Rodeo Holden Utility (VG) Holden Shuttle (panel van) Holden One Tonner (One Tonner) |
The Holden WB series is an automobile which was produced by Holden in Australia from 1980 to 1985. It is a facelifted version of the Holden HZ series, which it replaced. Unlike the HZ and every other full size Holden series before it, the Holden WB was only offered in commercial vehicle bodystyles with no sedan or wagon passenger car variants. The long-wheelbase WB series models were marketed under the separate Statesman marque, absent of all Holden branding.
Statesman
The Holden WB series was released in April 1980, the range consisting of two coupe utility models, a panel van and a cab chassis truck.[1] The Kingswood panel van, Sandman utility and Sandman panel van models were not carried over from the HZ commercial range. The WB range therefore consisted of:
- Utility
- Van
- Kingswood Utility
- One Tonner (cab chassis)
The Kingswood utility featured a black grate style grille and rectangular headlights, unlike the more basic models which shared a divided grille with circular headlights.[2] In August 1980, the base models received an update which gave them the same frontal treatment as the Kingswood utility.[1]
Plans to produce sedan and wagon versions of the Holden WB reached an advanced stage but ultimately were not pursued.[3] These variants would have supplemented the new Holden Commodore models in the family car market.[3]
The Statesman WB range of long-wheelbase luxury sedans, developed by General Motors-Holden’s in parallel with the Holden WB series, was released in May 1980.[1] Like their Statesman HZ predecessors, the two models in the Statesman WB range, the de Ville and the Caprice, were marketed as "Statesman" rather than as "Holden".[4]
Holden WB utility
Holden One Tonner (WB), early with circular headlights
Holden WB panel van
1979 Holden Kingswood (WB) sedan (prototype)
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