EXCHANGE RATES

Five stand-out Holden exports that defined us as a global car maker

01 HOLDEN KINGSWOOD

HQ exports peak at 41,18141 in 1973 before the oil crisis slammed on the brakes a couple ofo years later

02 CHEVROLET CAPRICE

More than 12,000 a year sold in the Middle East in the mid-2000s before being crushed by the 2008- 09 GFC

03 MAZDA ROADPACER

A rebadged Holden HJ Kingswood,, fitted with a 1.3-litre Wankel rotary ry engine, sold in Japan in the mid-1970s 70s

04 PONTIAC GTO

A second-generation Holdenn Monaro would, in 2006, morph ph into the fourth generation of GM’S sports coupe

05 NASCAR CHEVROLET SS

Holden’s plans to revive US exports in 2013 were flaggedfla almost a year early in spectacular style