Holden EJ Special/Standard/Premier

Manufacturer	Holden (General Motors)
Production	Sedan & Station Sedan: July 1962 – August 1963 Utility & Panel Van: January–August 1963
Class	Motor car- Commercial vehicle
Body styles	4-door sedan 5-door station wagon 2-door coupé utility 2-door panel van
Drive	rear
Engine	2.3L GMH '138' I6
Transmission	3-speed manual 3-speed "Hydra-Matic" automatic
Wheelbase	105.0 inches (2667 mm)
Length	176.9 inches (4493 mm)
Width	67.99 in, (1727 mm)
Height	Sedan:58.0 inches (1473 mm)Station Wagon:49.49 in, (1257 mm)
Curb weight	Sedan: 2406 1b, (1091 kg) Station Wagon:2527 1b, (1146 kg)

The Holden EJ is a car and commercial vehicle built in Australia from 1962 to 1963. the EJ replaced the Holden EK series.

History

In the 1960s style, the EJ Standard / EJ Special was unveiled in July 1962 produced by General Motors Holden. A lower-profile streamlined body with more interior space, the tail fins were now almost gone and now with a lower roofline; only the small round taillights of the EK remained. The front of the new EJ had a grille over the entire vehicle width, with the headlights in-line at the corners the EJ version was only made for one year.

Wheelbase and drive were taken over by the predecessor as well as the model range. The windshield wipers working against each other gave way to parallel units. The hydraulic brakes were converted to a dual-circuit system. Improvements were made also to the front suspension with independent, wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar, and telescopic dampers and the Hydra-Matic automatic transmission option, the distribution of weight was  54.2% to front axle,and  45.8% at the rear axle. All EJ models were powered by a 138-cubic-inch (2,262 cc) inline six-cylinder with cast iron cylinder block and head with a single Bendix-Stromberg BXOV-1 downdraft carburettor, producing 75 bhp (56 kW) The EJ was the last Holden to be equipped with that engine. In addition to the standard and the special, there was now the sedan as a flagship Premier.

PERFORMANCE:

• Engine Capacity : 138.34 cu in, 2262 cu cm
• Fuel Consumption: 25.0 m/imp gal, 20.8 m/US gal, 11.3 x 100 km;
• Max Speed: 83 mph, 133.6 km/h
• max power (SAE): 75 hp at 4200 rpm
• max torque (SAE): 120 1b ft, 16,59 kgm at 1400 rpm
• specific power: 33.1 hp/l
• standing 1/4 mile 222 sec, 0—50 mph (0 — 80 km/h) 14.4 sec
• max speed in 1st gear: 27 mph, 43.5 km/h; max speed in 2nd gear: 46 mph, 74.1 km/h max speed in 3rd gear: 83 mph, 133.6 km/h; power-weight ratio: 32 lb/hp, 14.5 kg/hp

Along with the Standard four-door sedans Sedan and five-door station wagons in three trim levels there was also a a two-door Panel Van and Utility truck, a new more luxury model, the Premier, also made its debut in the EJ series, this featured metallic paint white wall tyres and chrome trims the Hydra-Matic 3-speed automatic transmission was standard equipment on the Special and inside leather interior, bucket seats with centre console, and arm rests, and useful heater demister system. 

Optional Accessories : Hydramatic automatic gear box hydraulic torque convertor and planetary gears with 4 ratios.

The EJ was also assembled in New Zealand by GMNZ, and was marketed for sale in South Africa. With a total production of 154,811 figures including Premier models.