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Essex car. [BRG 213/1/3/23] • Photograph

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Summary

Photograph of a light coloured Essex soft top automobile made by HMBB, showing a side view from the front.

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white print), 15 x 21.5 cm, on sheet 15 x 23.4 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920-1925

Creator

GM Holden Ltd

Collection

Part of Holden Collection

Subject

Holden's Motor Body Builders Ltd -- History
Fiat automobile
Hupmobile automobile
Maxwell automobile
Hudson automobile
Overland automobile
Essex automobile
Dodge automobile -- History
Ford automobile -- Australia -- History
Antique and classic cars -- Australia
Automobiles -- South Australia

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Historical information

In the mid 1920s, Holden's Motor Body Builders Limited won a contract entitling them to make the entire bodies of Buick, Chevrolet, Dodge, Essex, Oldsmobile, Overland and Maxwell cars in Australasia, with contracts for many other makes signed, including Fords. This equated to an estimated quantity of 33,000 bodies.

Digitisation information

Date

08/08/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,286 x 3,650 pixels (19.3 MP)

Size

57.90 MB

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