Its unofficial FX nickname was coined inside GM-H's own drawing office in 1952, just to tell early and late suspensions apart.
Median 90 hp across 150 similar cars
Lead trim: 2.2 Grey six (60 hp)
Holden 48-215 / FX1948–1953
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FactIts unofficial FX nickname was coined inside GM-H's own drawing office in 1952, just to tell early and late suspensions apart.
The Holden 48-215 is a mid-size sedan produced by Holden between November 1948 and 1953, the first General Motors model in Australia to bear the Holden name, with a design that originated from an unused Chevrolet model. The car was marketed simply as the Holden, without a model name, and it had a 132.5 cu in (2,171 cc) cast-iron Holden Grey motor straight-six producing 60 hp, connected to a three-speed manual transmission. In January 1951 the 50-2106 (the Holden Coupe Utility) was released, a coupé utility derivative with a payload capacity of 7 long hundredweight, and in July 1953 the "Business Sedan" was added, originally referred to as the 48-215-257 and renamed 48-217. Following its replacement by the FJ series in 1953, the 48-215 gained the unofficial nickname Holden FX, first used in the GM-H Drawing Office in 1952 to distinguish early cars with lever-action shock absorbers from those with the new telescopic front suspension introduced in 1953.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 Grey six (60 hp) | 1948–1953 | 2.2 L Inline-6 | 60 hp | 100 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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