FOR SALE - 1955 Holden FJ Special - Chiltern Cream

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Australian Muscle Car Sales proudly presents for sale a rare and classic example of Australia's Own Car. A rotisserie restored Chiltern Cream FJ Holden running the matching numbers 132 cui 6 cylinder engine and 3 speed manual gearbox.
On display at our Sydney Showroom.
FOR SALE is a rotisserie restored beautifully preserved FJ Holden Special. Originally built at the GMH Pagewood factory in Sydney in 1955, the FJ has been repainted in the factory Chiltern Cream while the two tone Cream and Etna Maroon leather trim is factory original apart from the reupholstered arm rests in the front door cards.
Purchased by the current owner in 2008, the FJ underwent a full rebuild from 2008 until 2020. The owner's father, a retired metal fabricator and welder by trade repaired any rust. The floor pans were purchased from Rare Spares and all mechanical components were replaced either with new old stock parts or from the Rare Spares catalogue. Over 1,000 hours of work was logged in the restoration of the body of the FJ. The body was then painted at Gladesville Auto Body Repairs in 2020 at a cost of $28,000.
At the same time, the engine was completely rebuilt, bored 40 thou over with new pistons and cam. It has done less than 1,000 miles since the rebuild. The 2.15-litre overhead valve six-cylinder ‘grey’ motor was relatively torquey and when combined with its low gearing of the three-speed manual gearbox meant the 1,016 kg four-door was plenty quick off the mark.
As roads in the day were pretty horrendous, the FJ’s low down pulling power and high ground clearance allowed it to go places some of today’s soft four-wheels drives would struggle to reach. The gearbox, clutch and diff have been over hauled and the suspension bushes have been replaced, all bolts re-adonised and the rear leaf springs replaced with 6 leaf springs. In addition, the wheel cylinders and master cylinder have been re sleeved and two years ago the brakes were overhauled again.

[@stevenchandler4218]

WOW!! Now that is something I didn't expect to see you sitting in with the good old grey motor still tapping away 👍

[@pcorf]

It's amazing how lightweight this car is, just over 1 tonne. Modern cars weigh a lot more.

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

Who needs horsepower when you’ve got class?