The J body was used globally by GM. We had it in the US as: Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac J2000,Sunbird, Sunfire, Oldsmobile Firenza, Buick Skyhawk, Cadillac Cimarron. It was also used at Opel and Vauxhall as well.
General Motors New Zealand also shared your thoughts on the Camira at the time - the Camira's build quality proved so poor initially that in 1984 that they instead of the Australian product, they assembled the Japanese Isuzu Aska, and simply placed "Holden Camira" badges on it!
I knew you New Zealanders could be a clever bunch when you put your minds to it. You guys are much more prepared to look outside the box than Australians.
@sutherlandA1 The main problem was with the engine, and the gearbox, and the differentials, and the sealing, and the paint, and the electrics, and the bodywork.. Other than that - it was brilliant.
@OLDS98 That's right. The Chevy Cavalier had airbags if I remember correctly. It was a horrid little car right from new. When we moved over here, we got a Commodore Calais V8 - I remember the dealer trying to sell dad a Camira... urghhh.. Dad said that it was sold in the US as a blah and the stupid dealer said something like - mate - this is an all Australian car and it's not made in septic land... We went to another dealer.
Could you imagine how I’d explain a warranty claim to Holden if I made my camira airborne like in the add The whole front end would would need replacing and Everyone in the car would need rehab
@tcpnetworks Good for your family going to another dealer. See, he did not know you had knowledge of the car. I liked that story. So you got the Calais V8 I assume..
@OLDS98 Yep - VL Calais. We still have that car too. It's a keeper. It's also mint with only 45,000 on the clock. I've had Ford Falcons since I started buying cars - All V8's or 6T's The current car collection has my first car - an EBGT, an FPV GT-P and an F6. The F6 is used all the time (company car) whilst the GT-P is shedded and doesn't see the roads - it isn't even registered.
geeesh,,,,would hope that holden didn't try and flog off that camira back to a holden dealer after this ad was done.....Dad bought one new and I recall all the issues he had with it...hey!..they did flog it off back to the dealer!
@testadura75 European designed, opel designed engines assenbled here, nothing Korean about it. you're probably way too young to know that, I remember when these cars were sold new.
super smoky camira, fords feel airy and like you're floating, holdens feel grunty and like your powering down a train track, i prefer the feel of the holden
lol jaguarfanster comment is funny as fuck.....guarantee you when they jumped each camira wagon, that would have been the end of that car..biggest heap of shit was the camira...biggest
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I've had nearly every model since 1968 and drive the last 2020 Opel-inspired 2.0L wagon - tbh I'm really impressed by it's performance
The J body was used globally by GM. We had it in the US as:
Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac J2000,Sunbird, Sunfire, Oldsmobile Firenza, Buick Skyhawk, Cadillac Cimarron.
It was also used at Opel and Vauxhall as well.
Holden supplied the station wagon bodies to Vauxhall as well as the engines for the J cars all over the world.
Six cylinder power. All 80 or so kilowatts from the 3.3 engine and even less from the 2.8L version.
The Commodores were a 60s car in a sharp 80s suit.
General Motors New Zealand also shared your thoughts on the Camira at the time - the Camira's build quality proved so poor initially that in 1984 that they instead of the Australian product, they assembled the Japanese Isuzu Aska, and simply placed "Holden Camira" badges on it!
Wow, actually didn’t know that swear the only good mid size gm cars made were torys and gems...
I knew you New Zealanders could be a clever bunch when you put your minds to it.
You guys are much more prepared to look outside the box than Australians.
the funny thing is that the tailgate did pop open whilst driving -just like in the ad!
@sutherlandA1
The main problem was with the engine, and the gearbox, and the differentials, and the sealing, and the paint, and the electrics, and the bodywork.. Other than that - it was brilliant.
Yeah design not bad (except for the engines)
The Camira wagon's bodywork was exported to the UK for the Vauxhall Cavalier. NZ axed the Aussie Camira sedan and sold the Isuzu Aska as the JJ Camira
The calm before the storm.
Them cars are jumping around like kangaroos
It's like an action movie!
@OLDS98
That's right. The Chevy Cavalier had airbags if I remember correctly. It was a horrid little car right from new. When we moved over here, we got a Commodore Calais V8 - I remember the dealer trying to sell dad a Camira... urghhh.. Dad said that it was sold in the US as a blah and the stupid dealer said something like - mate - this is an all Australian car and it's not made in septic land... We went to another dealer.
I think the flying cars were influenced (a teensy bit) from the Dukes of Hazzard
Could you imagine how I’d explain a warranty claim to Holden if I made my camira airborne like in the add
The whole front end would would need replacing and Everyone in the car would need rehab
its the stig drivin lol
@HalfEatenDimSim
Don't mind either of them - you WOULD mind this as a car though...
@mrfoxboy
I bet you they bent a few of them doing that too :)
amen
You can put these cars down, but what other car can fly like these do in this ad?!
@tcpnetworks Good for your family going to another dealer. See, he did not know you had knowledge of the car. I liked that story. So you got the Calais V8 I assume..
@OLDS98
Yep - VL Calais. We still have that car too. It's a keeper. It's also mint with only 45,000 on the clock. I've had Ford Falcons since I started buying cars - All V8's or 6T's The current car collection has my first car - an EBGT, an FPV GT-P and an F6. The F6 is used all the time (company car) whilst the GT-P is shedded and doesn't see the roads - it isn't even registered.
geeesh,,,,would hope that holden didn't try and flog off that camira back to a holden dealer after this ad was done.....Dad bought one new and I recall all the issues he had with it...hey!..they did flog it off back to the dealer!
apart from the camira, that ad rocks!... flying cars at speed! o for awesome!... (ps there never should have been a 4 cyl holden!)
@testadura75 European designed, opel designed engines assenbled here, nothing Korean about it.
you're probably way too young to know that, I remember when these cars were sold new.
ROFL, he says maximun practicality just as its flying threw the air.
they didnt stack up against anything in them days
@testadura75
Nup -it was built in Adelaide.. Best leave stupid comments at the door.
super smoky camira, fords feel airy and like you're floating, holdens feel grunty and like your powering down a train track, i prefer the feel of the holden
thats probaly the only good thing camiras are for. paddy bashing and jumping
Had that commodore..... Junk!
I had a sedan, great reliable car. Yours must have been built on a Friday.
camira
isn't stig
lol jaguarfanster comment is funny as fuck.....guarantee you when they jumped each camira wagon, that would have been the end of that car..biggest heap of shit was the camira...biggest
Ugly pokey shitboxes, XD XE XF are way better