▁R he a , ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁General ▁Mot ors - Hold en ' s ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁press ▁photograph ers ▁and ▁the ▁Federal ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sh ipping ▁and ▁Transport , ▁Ian ▁S inc la ir ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁drove ▁the ▁two - mill ion th ▁Hold en , ▁an ▁H K ▁Br ough am , ▁off ▁the ▁production ▁line . ▁This ▁came ▁just ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁de cade ▁since ▁the ▁one - mill ion th ▁car , ▁an ▁E J ▁Premier ▁sedan , ▁rolled ▁off ▁the ▁D anden ong ▁line ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Following ▁the ▁Che v ro let ▁V 8 ▁fitted ▁to ▁the ▁H K , ▁the ▁first ▁Australian - des igned ▁and ▁mass - produ ced ▁V 8 , ▁the ▁Hold en ▁V 8 ▁engine ▁deb uted ▁in ▁the ▁H urr icane ▁concept ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁before ▁fit ment ▁to ▁fac el ift ed ▁HT ▁model . ▁This ▁was ▁available ▁in ▁two ▁capac ities : ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁Late ▁in ▁HT ▁production , ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Tri - M atic ▁automatic ▁transmission , ▁first ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁L C ▁Tor ana ▁was ▁ph ased ▁in ▁as ▁Power g lide ▁stock ▁was ▁exha usted , ▁but ▁Hold en ' s ▁official ▁line ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁H G ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁full - s ized ▁Hold en ▁to ▁receive ▁it . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁serious ▁compet