Agree with Chris, Paul did a great job putting his Monaro HQ together. Looks great, sounds badass. Three Pedals Forever! Lovely countryside as well. All the best from Santa Cruz, California.
I am not always the biggest fan of new cars around old shells but this one is really good! Nice to see it race along the highways and byways of the beautiful countryside of New Zealand as well!
I love it! It has elements of the '70 Chevelle in front, '70 Lemans in the front and sides, and '70 Bel Air in the rear bumper! NGL, I'd prefer traditional SBC architecture, but it sure looks like a BBC will fit. Someone's wagon project to the left @7:28. Looks like California down there - but waaaaaaay better!
Greetings from Christchurch, NZ and thank you to Paul and @kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 for a great video. Very nice LS ... Paul has done an excellent job in restoring one of my favourite models, and yes I noticed the handbrake! This is the first time I've seen your channel, and I had to laugh at your references to RHD and sitting on the wrong side. Anyway, you've definitely earned a like AND a subscribe =)
Wow!! Nice car Kiwi!! It's definitely different but, definitely nice!! Thanks for sharing Kiwi, we also got to see a little bit of the country too!!! Love it!!👍👍👍👍👍
Absolutely beautiful car beautiful lines and fantastic craftsmanship on building. I think you said he was your cousin? The car craftsmanship must flow through your family's bloodline. I know we don't have these cars in the States but I sure wish we did it's beautiful and it's a two-door on top of that. I see a lot of four doors from Australia. Thanks for sharing have a nice safe trip
Thanks man, Paul's married to my wife's cousin so don't ask me what that makes it🤔😁. He's a good Kiwi bloke though. The car culture and building your own stuff is a very real and prevalent thing here!! 😎👍
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 I used to be in touch with the club or two in New Zealand. I've always been impressed with the automobile culture in New Zealand
Remember coming back from working in Australia to nz and thinking ya don't see many HQ Holdens around any more (especially two door ones ) probably because HQ racing destroyed plenty and the rest went to scrap...long story short i tracked down a 4 door HQ factory 308 v8 to add to the collection before they were out of my price range...great to see you appreciate a car for what it is .....even though i own mostly gm brand i really love the classics...of every brand ...great stuff kiwi....😎
I've seen a few Qs that have had the late model dash and seats put in them, now. That, with the tilt and telescopic column of the VZ, would certainly be a huge improvement over the original bucket (or bench) seating. It's also one of the only interior swaps that looks right to me - just seems to fit well and in the right proportions with the rest of the interior. The LS would still sound like the 350 given the right exhaust (although the one it has on certainly sings a sweet song!), but she'd certainly percolate along a lot happier and with the six speed and EFI, she'd be economical doing so, comparatively. Love the clean look under the bonnet too, and although I am truly impressed with the level of detail on the rest of the bodywork, I'm a sucker for a vinyl roof on the ol' HQ, eh! Welcome home, Kiwi! Enjoy your stay with us and here's hoping the weather keeps playing nice. All the best.
Very cool car, when I first saw it from the front it kinda made me think it was a '68- 69 Chevelle, and the rear then reminded me a little of a '71-'72 Chevelle, and I was surprised to hear it WASN'T a full frame car. But it's definitely very cool.👍
Home for the Holidays? Enjoy! We'll keep the heaters on for ya when you get back to TN. Should be sure-nuf winter by then. I've known that the cars "Down-under" were similar but different from US models. I guess I ought to research these more. Does "Monaro" have a meaning? (heck, does Chevelle have a meaning?) HQ, HG, or whatever? Cuz's car is a beaut! I love the UTEs, I think they would sell like crazy here in the US. I guess the closest "newer" thing we had was the SSR. Save travels!
Subtitles bru? 😄 I quite like the LS over the GTS. Essentially a 2 door Premier, not so garish. As you know Kiwi, I'm not a huge fan of restomods, but this is quite nice and tastefully done. It gets my tick of approval (like that means anything) 🤣 Great to see content from NZ street scenes
It looks a lot like the one I owned in the eighties, it was originally brown mettalic and black vinyl roof, and for some reason I decided to paint it Ford Monza Red ( still with the black roof ) , oblivious to realizing it was now in the Mongrel Mob colours, and I was told that they wanted it 😟. It was an LS model , I'm not sure what engine it came with ,probably 253 or 308? , but it had a 400ci Chev and Saginaw 4 speed , it ran really good too, loads of torque.
@@barrycuda3769 "The chain in those is high tensile steel. It'll take you 10 minutes to cut through it with this. Now, if you're lucky, you can hack through your ankle in 5 minutes".
That car is gorgeous...he's putting your work to shame Kiwi and you do that kind of stuff for a living! 🤣 Just kidding dude. Noticed the Mustang in the background...that's the one you originally built for your father, right? Also, t-shirt arrived early this morning 🙂
Here's a link to the original style wheels. www.canterburytyres.com.au/product/*NEW-SIZE*-CTM-MUSCLE-GTS-SPRINT-BLACK-MACHINED-FACE-Size-17x7J-***CUSTOM-FITMENT***
How long you over for got the f350 out for Christmas cruising Thames over to Paeroa family funeral today. Catch up it you get a chance. The guy with the xbgt coupe. Nice monaro I bet its fast lol.
@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 its buried again lol But will see what I can do and other cars you can look at. I'm just opposite the airfield at Totara for now doing security for the owners. It's a week and a half till the Ngatea show after Christmas. Can catch up in town somewhere for a coffee any time I'm just putting my xr600 back together for the summer.
I used to own a HQ LS Monaro back in the day, and I think this is brilliant!! An LS was in essence just a two door Premier, so I don’t think this car has had anything sacrilegious done to it - on the other hand, if it was a genuine GTS, I might not appreciate it as much.
Now that's a classic. Personally I like an original. But I would definitely drive it
And priced as such !!!!!
I am used to American muscle car design but I do like the looks of this one.
It's a good looking car!!
Agree with Chris, Paul did a great job putting his Monaro HQ together. Looks great, sounds badass. Three Pedals Forever! Lovely countryside as well. All the best from Santa Cruz, California.
Cheers mate, thanks for watching!!
Looks like it has some Pontiac Le mans in it's DNA.. kinda like the Aussie Ford that looks like a mustang and Torino mixed together.
Yes! The two companies are oceans apart but the dna is shared 😁👍😎
Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 : It’s great to see vehicles from other countries, very cool 👀😎👍 ! Hope your enjoying your trip 👀😎👍🥃🥃
Nice car. Beautiful country
I agree!!😎👍
Its about time Kiwi introduces the rest of the world to an HQ! 👍
I am not always the biggest fan of new cars around old shells but this one is really good! Nice to see it race along the highways and byways of the beautiful countryside of New Zealand as well!
What a beauty! Such a clean and tidy build! Gorgeous. ❤
I love it! It has elements of the '70 Chevelle in front, '70 Lemans in the front and sides, and '70 Bel Air in the rear bumper!
NGL, I'd prefer traditional SBC architecture, but it sure looks like a BBC will fit.
Someone's wagon project to the left @7:28.
Looks like California down there - but waaaaaaay better!
Big blocks straight in, heaps of room.
Thanks to Paul and Kiwi as well for the car demonstration and scenic drive! Safe travels as always, Kiwi!
Cheers mate, glad you enjoyed it!!
Greetings from Christchurch, NZ and thank you to Paul and @kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 for a great video. Very nice LS ... Paul has done an excellent job in restoring one of my favourite models, and yes I noticed the handbrake! This is the first time I've seen your channel, and I had to laugh at your references to RHD and sitting on the wrong side. Anyway, you've definitely earned a like AND a subscribe =)
Thanks man!! Glad to have you along😁😎👍
Old LS Holden with new LS! That’s a good connection to make 😎
Yeah it is !!!!!
Sweet ride
Thanks for the brief tour
The body work is flawless 💪Awesome build
Wow!! Nice car Kiwi!! It's definitely different but, definitely nice!! Thanks for sharing Kiwi, we also got to see a little bit of the country too!!! Love it!!👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!!
These hqs are becoming very collectable very beautiful
I could not drive there lol. Reminds me of my 71 pontiac lemans. Nice views. Thanx
They share some dna for sure!
Absolutely beautiful car beautiful lines and fantastic craftsmanship on building. I think you said he was your cousin? The car craftsmanship must flow through your family's bloodline. I know we don't have these cars in the States but I sure wish we did it's beautiful and it's a two-door on top of that. I see a lot of four doors from Australia. Thanks for sharing have a nice safe trip
Thanks man, Paul's married to my wife's cousin so don't ask me what that makes it🤔😁. He's a good Kiwi bloke though. The car culture and building your own stuff is a very real and prevalent thing here!! 😎👍
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 I used to be in touch with the club or two in New Zealand. I've always been impressed with the automobile culture in New Zealand
0:47 Shots fired !!!
😂🤣 yes indeed!!
Good to see in the right land, now you just need to come to the right island. Greeting from the Top Of The South.
Remember coming back from working in Australia to nz and thinking ya don't see many HQ Holdens around any more (especially two door ones ) probably because HQ racing destroyed plenty and the rest went to scrap...long story short i tracked down a 4 door HQ factory 308 v8 to add to the collection before they were out of my price range...great to see you appreciate a car for what it is .....even though i own mostly gm brand i really love the classics...of every brand ...great stuff kiwi....😎
Kiwi that's a sharp ride
It really is, it drove exceptionally well !!!
Top job mate 🤙🏽
Thanks man and thanks for watching!!
I've seen a few Qs that have had the late model dash and seats put in them, now. That, with the tilt and telescopic column of the VZ, would certainly be a huge improvement over the original bucket (or bench) seating. It's also one of the only interior swaps that looks right to me - just seems to fit well and in the right proportions with the rest of the interior. The LS would still sound like the 350 given the right exhaust (although the one it has on certainly sings a sweet song!), but she'd certainly percolate along a lot happier and with the six speed and EFI, she'd be economical doing so, comparatively. Love the clean look under the bonnet too, and although I am truly impressed with the level of detail on the rest of the bodywork, I'm a sucker for a vinyl roof on the ol' HQ, eh! Welcome home, Kiwi! Enjoy your stay with us and here's hoping the weather keeps playing nice. All the best.
Great looking car! They should have sent them to the states.
GM U.S. may not have wanted them. 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Would have been a good addition as a Pontiac. Kind of looks like a 71-2 Lemans in the nose. Very sharp!
Ahhhh! Let me out, you're driving on the wrong side of the road bro! 😂 Nice ride for sure.
Yeah it's a little off putting I can tell ya 😁😎👍
My favorite Monaro shape. Nice build
Thanks Chris, but you are making me homesick.
Very cool car. Looks like a half Camaro and half chevelle merged together.
other than the wheels, it looks good
Very cool car, when I first saw it from the front it kinda made me think it was a '68- 69 Chevelle, and the rear then reminded me a little of a '71-'72 Chevelle, and I was surprised to hear it WASN'T a full frame car. But it's definitely very cool.👍
Beautiful car. Nice driving shoes!
Home for the Holidays? Enjoy! We'll keep the heaters on for ya when you get back to TN. Should be sure-nuf winter by then.
I've known that the cars "Down-under" were similar but different from US models. I guess I ought to research these more. Does "Monaro" have a meaning? (heck, does Chevelle have a meaning?) HQ, HG, or whatever? Cuz's car is a beaut!
I love the UTEs, I think they would sell like crazy here in the US. I guess the closest "newer" thing we had was the SSR.
Save travels!
It's actually the name of a place in Australia! Meaning Great Plains in the native language
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaro_(New_South_Wales)
Subtitles bru? 😄 I quite like the LS over the GTS. Essentially a 2 door Premier, not so garish. As you know Kiwi, I'm not a huge fan of restomods, but this is quite nice and tastefully done. It gets my tick of approval (like that means anything) 🤣 Great to see content from NZ street scenes
Dana "60" Glass. What would great is if you had one of these at your shop in Tennessee, and take Uncle Tony for a ride.
Great video!
Dream car, hope someday i can own it ❤
Beautiful car... Wish it were mine.
Me too!!! Thanks for watching!!
The HQ Monaro LS, the gentlemans HQ Monaro!
I guess that's a pretty accurate description🤔😎👍
Looking at this thing its kinda confusing ! Neat ride for sure!
That was a nice car. Something different for sure. We don't get them over here. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦
Nice one Kiwi, a bit closer to home!!!
I was just looking for a new vid from you and you posted this!
Try Calumet Farms bourbon! 15 and 8 year old blend.
Ask and you shall receive they say😁👍😎. Where is that bourbon made?
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Ahh ok. I'll look out for bottle 😁😎
It looks a lot like the one I owned in the eighties, it was originally brown mettalic and black vinyl roof, and for some reason I decided to paint it Ford Monza Red ( still with the black roof ) , oblivious to realizing it was now in the Mongrel Mob colours, and I was told that they wanted it 😟. It was an LS model , I'm not sure what engine it came with ,probably 253 or 308? , but it had a 400ci Chev and Saginaw 4 speed , it ran really good too, loads of torque.
NZ is so beautiful I would love to live there... except for all the rules and regs.
I’m a Ford guy but I’ve always liked the hq. The only old school Holden that I like better is the SL/R 5000. Cheers 😊
Hi Kiwi. Thats awesome. Makes me think of the Night Rider in Mad Max (sorry, i know that's an Aussie movie). 😊
The noight roider is his name , think of him when you look at the noight sky.
@barrycuda3769 "The toe cutter, he knows who I am"
@@LongIslandMopars And Johnny the boy.
@@barrycuda3769 "The chain in those is high tensile steel. It'll take you 10 minutes to cut through it with this. Now, if you're lucky, you can hack through your ankle in 5 minutes".
@LongIslandMopars That would get you moving with the hacksaw.
Beautiful country! What brought you to the USA? Thx for taking us along for the ride
My passion for old American cars! That and to experience the American lifestyle😎👍
@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160we’re glad you’re here!
Thanks for the cultural enrichment 😊
Your most welcome😉😎👍
Have you noticed we have painted arrows on the road to keep you safe Kiwi. 🤣
loks kinda like a chevelle also . Aussie cars are cool !
The Aussie cars are definitely aligned with American design as opposed to European !!
How do you adjust from left hand to right hand drive ?? I know I'd have a definite problem. But very cool cars over there
Pretty car. Nice build. Can the local transport police keep up.
They drive Skoda's so I'm gonna say no chance😁👍
@ haha 🤣
That car is gorgeous...he's putting your work to shame Kiwi and you do that kind of stuff for a living! 🤣
Just kidding dude. Noticed the Mustang in the background...that's the one you originally built for your father, right?
Also, t-shirt arrived early this morning 🙂
🤣😂 yes that's the old man's Mustang👍
Afternoon Kiwi It's Sunday 9:30 pm on the East Coast. Any drones buzzing around you?👽
3.30 pm Monday here😁😎. No drones!
I wonder what the original Wheels look like. Caps and beauty rings?
Here's a link to the original style wheels. www.canterburytyres.com.au/product/*NEW-SIZE*-CTM-MUSCLE-GTS-SPRINT-BLACK-MACHINED-FACE-Size-17x7J-***CUSTOM-FITMENT***
Noice 👍
Noice indeed mate!
Nice motor, I prefer them original but she's a good looker. Tare weight might be on the rego paper, maybe?
Nice place what the lawn itook ai too cool
Sorry mate not sure what ya sayin there...
Hope you’re enjoying being back in gods own? Are you travelling around or just staying in the north of the north?
Yeah it is nice!! I'll be around Auckland, Thames and Tauranga 😁😎👍
How long you over for got the f350 out for Christmas cruising Thames over to Paeroa family funeral today. Catch up it you get a chance. The guy with the xbgt coupe. Nice monaro I bet its fast lol.
Sorry to hear that. Here till the 3rd. Going to the car show in Ngatea on the 28th
@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 cool see you there maybe I didn't know it was on lol.
@@strangecustoms8486 I'd love to do a video on the XB !! If you can't make it to cars and coffee let's catch up after Christmas
@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 its buried again lol But will see what I can do and other cars you can look at. I'm just opposite the airfield at Totara for now doing security for the owners. It's a week and a half till the Ngatea show after Christmas. Can catch up in town somewhere for a coffee any time I'm just putting my xr600 back together for the summer.
I want to go for a ride 🙋🏻♂️🙋🏻♂️haha
Tail lights look similar to 69 Chevy BelAir.
Yup the Aussie took a lot of styling cues from the Americans !!😁😎👍
Watch out for all them crazies driving on the wrong side of the road😂!
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Love it. Gross engine though.
Nothing like driving three pedals barefoot.
Kiwi Bloke Style!!😎👍
Does the rear roof line look like a mid '73 Torino to anybody else?
There similarities for sure !!😎👍
It looks like is was inspired by a 70 chevelle.
Nice car still in two minds , resto or leave it the way it came from the factory, then again it’s an LS. Not a GTS , enjoy the holiday
Hay driving the wrong side of the road ha😅
Yup, it's a bit of a test let me tell ya !!
Resto mod a classic HQ Ls ….why? Lost its soul imo
Yeah there will always be two camps on this one. It's hard to dislike how this one drives I have to say....
It's not destroyed. It can be put back.
It’s gained its own unique soul. Looks well done and using later commodore parts i can’t help but appreciate the whole thing. Im not mad at all 👍
I used to own a HQ LS Monaro back in the day, and I think this is brilliant!! An LS was in essence just a two door Premier, so I don’t think this car has had anything sacrilegious done to it - on the other hand, if it was a genuine GTS, I might not appreciate it as much.
@@basaltplainscreationsaustr1194 good point!!
I am the Nightrider
I'm a fuel injected suicide machine
I am the rocker
I am the roller
I am the out of controller
Yup that was a Monaro!! 😁😎👍