itors — nam ely , ▁the ▁Ford ▁Fal con , ▁Ch rys ler ▁V ali ant , ▁and ▁Japanese ▁cars — in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Hold en ' s ▁locally ▁produced ▁large ▁six - ▁and ▁eight - cy l inder ▁cars ▁remained ▁Australia ' s ▁top - s elling ▁vehicles . ▁Sales ▁were ▁boost ed ▁by ▁export ing ▁the ▁Kings wood ▁sedan , ▁station ▁w agon , ▁and ▁utility ▁body ▁styles ▁to ▁Indones ia , ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago , ▁Pakistan , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁complete ▁knock - down ▁form . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁ ▁Hold en ▁launched ▁the ▁new ▁H Q ▁series ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁producing ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁passenger ▁cars ▁in ▁Australia , ▁and ▁every ▁model ▁was ▁of ▁Australian ▁design ; ▁however , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁de cade , ▁Hold en ▁was ▁producing ▁cars ▁based ▁on ▁over se as ▁designs . ▁The ▁H Q ▁was ▁thoroughly ▁re - engine ered , ▁featuring ▁a ▁per imeter ▁frame ▁and ▁sem imon oco que ▁( un ib ody ) ▁construction . ▁Other ▁first s ▁included ▁an ▁all - co il ▁susp ension ▁and ▁an ▁extended ▁wheel base ▁for ▁station ▁w ag ons , ▁while ▁the ▁util ities ▁and ▁panel ▁v ans ▁retained ▁the ▁traditional ▁co il / leaf ▁susp ension ▁configuration . ▁The ▁series ▁included ▁the ▁new ▁prest ige ▁States man ▁brand , ▁which ▁also ▁had ▁a