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Overdrive Podcast Radio Program Issue 48 -2020
Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that luxuriates in the realm of cars and transport.
I’m David Brown [Read More]
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Overdrive Podcast Radio Program Week 19-2020
Hello and welcome to Overdrive, where we take a sober look at motoring and transport. Lets start with the news! [Read More]
Motoring Minute
Holdens Demise brings memories
With the demise of Holden, we have been collecting stories from people who have fond memories from the past including some mishaps along the way. David Brown caught up with a semi-retired traffic engineer. [Read More]
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General Motors Pariah or Saviour – They did the holden name well
General Motors is now seen as a pariah because of retiring the Holden brand in Australia. But David Brown reports that while GM has made some huge mistakes, there were times when they were good for Holden. [Read More]
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Button Plan – The start of the Demise of the Australian Automotive Industry
The demise of the Australian car industry is often blamed on the Button Plan of 1985. David Brown gives us some perspective of what it was and what it tried to do. [Read More]
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Holden From Craft to economies of scale
The name Holden spanned the car manufacturing period that went from small innovative craft companies to huge manufactures seeking economies of scale. As David Brown reports. [Read More]
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A quiet thoughtful engineer with an adventurous past racing a 1964 Holden
Alan Finlay is a great friend of the program and is a respected traffic engineer and transport planner. His family has had twelve Holdens over the years with a predominance in the early part, I believe. [Read More]
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The Life and Times of Holden owners: Dean Oliver – Artist, rally driver and lover of the arts
The resident artist of the motoring radio program Overdrive, Dean Oliver, comes from a family that has had its passion for Holden cars. We chatted about those early years and Dean as a young man with a craving for cars [Read More]
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At the time of their demise, stories from Holden’s past: Alan Finlay
Holdens demise has prompted us to reminisce with a regular listener about his families history with Holden over the years. 12 Holdens in total starting with the iconic FJ Holden through. Yes Holden was part of the Australian family fabric. [Read More]
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Overdrive Podcast Radio Program Week 8 -2020 Holden Edition
Hello and welcome to Overdrive, a program that practices what it preaches, most of the time, on the subject of cars and transport. This week we concentrate on Holden, that famous Australia car brand that will soon cease to exist. [Read More]