{"id":498394,"date":"2019-09-17T19:01:04","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T02:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=91424"},"modified":"2024-05-31T22:15:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T22:15:28","slug":"moment-of-madness-1948-holden-48-215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/moment-of-madness-1948-holden-48-215\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment of Madness\u20141948 Holden 48-215"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Resembling nothing so much as a 1946 Chevrolet Fleetline sedan that was left in the dryer a bit too long, the Holden 48-215 was among the most popular and successful vehicles to appear in post-war Australia, and of course, it quickly found its way to the race track.<\/p>\n

Anyone who has enjoyed the dystopian \u201cMad Max\u201d film series or follows Australia\u2019s thrilling V8 Supercar series on the tube is familiar with the Holden brand. Until a few years ago, Holden was General Motors\u2019 Australian manufacturing subsidiary, and with its Chevrolet V8-powered Commodores battled archrival Ford and other domestic carmakers over the years for both sales and track supremacy. Here, we\u2019ll explain how Holden got its start, and take a look at the very first Holden to race in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n