An unrelated vehicle, Vauxhall Belmont , was marketed by Vauxhall, GM's British subsidiary from 1984 to 1991.
The was the entry-level version of the large car built by
General Motors –
Holden 's Ltd. of
Australia from
1968 to
1980 . It was available as a four-door
Sedan , five-door
Station Wagon , a panel
Van and a
Pick-up , or
Ute .
It replaced the Holden Standard Sedan and its series changes are identical to that of the
Holden Kingswood , the mainstream model of the range. There was only a single trim level.
However, unlike the Kingswood, the Belmont nameplate disappeared from passenger cars when it was absorbed into the main Kingswood range, after the HX series of
Model Year with the HZ series.
Engine options were a 161 or 186 in³ in 1968, but a 253 in³ HT series van was offered in
1969 –
70 and a 307 in³ van in 1970–
1 . Usually, the passenger cars only had the smallest unit.
After the launch of the HQ series in 1971 the engines were a 179 in³ (HQ series) or 202 in³ (sedan only in
1973 and not available for the sedan or wagon in
1974 ). Vans were still offered with the base and the more powerful engines.
The HJ saw the
Engine Displacement expressed in metric, though they were the same capacities. The sedan and wagon had the 2.85
L six from November 1974, while the utility had the 2.85 and 3.3 L; the van was available with all units plus a 4.2 L
V8 .
The 2.85 L was deleted in
1976 with the launch of the HX in July that year (it would still continue with the Torana, and later the VB-VH series Commodores). The sedan and wagon had the 3.3 L six while the commercials had the 4.2 L option. Both engines were available for the ute and van until their deletion in 1980.
