Guthry's Garage Episode 1 - 1956 Holden FJ Barn Find

Welcome to Guthry's Garage Episode 1! The aim of this series is to take you inside Lou Guthry Motors, highlight what we do and how we do it. Established in 1980 Lou Guthry Motors is a market leading classic car and automotive accessory business run by and for enthusiasts.

In this episode as we rescue a fantastic old FJ Holden from a barn in country Victoria. We test drive the car in a paddock and then sympathetically recommission the vehicle before we sell the car to a customer in country NSW.

More information on this fantastic FJ:

Australia’s car the 48-215 was released in November 1948 and was perfectly suited to unique Australian driving conditions. In September 1953 the face-lifted FJ arrived featuring a new chrome grille inspired by contemporary American Buicks, hubcap design and tail lights. Production finished in 1956 and by that time more than 250,000 ‘Humpy’ Holdens had been built. This particular 1956 example has had only 3 owners from new. A Victorian car its entire life, the car was fully restored by its second owner around 20 years ago. After being sold to its third owner the car was placed in long term storage in country Victoria. A matching numbers example with no apparent rust and mechanically sound the car drives exceptionally well. Good examples of this Australian icon are becoming increasingly hard to find.