Holden Cars Images and History

In 1852, James Alexander Holden emigrated to South Australia from Walsall,England and in 1856 established J.A. Holden & Co, a saddlery business in Adelaide.


Edward Holden, James' son, joined the firm in 1905 with an interest in automobiles. From there, the firm evolved through various partnerships and, in 1908, Holden and Frost moved into the business of minor repairs to car upholstery.

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The company began to produce complete motorcycle sidecar bodies in 1913, and Edward experimented with fitting bodies to different types of carriages.



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