Holden FE Station Wagon

History of this Vehicle: This vehicle was purchased by Mr W. (Bill) Bohning and it is believed to be the first of this model bought from Kittle Brothers in Alice Springs. The price at introduction of this vehicle was around £1142 or around $2000 AUD.

A total of 155,161 FE Holdens were made in less than two years while sales of Holdens in the preceding eight years were significantly fewer than 300,000!

FE advances included 12-volt electrics, recirculating ball steering, more interior room (thanks to the wider body and longer wheelbase), a bigger boot and pendant pedals. The new 13-inch wheels were shod with balloon tyres to give a rolling circumference not much lower than the FJ’s on 15s – smaller diameter wheels were deemed to make cars of the era look sleeker.