1963 Holden EH Special Sedan

With a passion for EH’s, I was lucky enough to score this one from a Deceased Estate in Canberra in 2002. Hidden under blankets and locked away and in a garage forgotten about for 26 years it still had the plastic covering the back seat and rear door cards when I found it. Aside from crow’s feet on the ageing paintwork it was the perfect base for what you see today. With the original number plates DCE-623 still fitted, original dealer books, service history and Nasco parts catalogue still tucked away safely in the glove box, I was also luck enough to find the original registration receipt from 9 September, 1963.
Being in the Defence Force back then I was forced to release it a few years later when we had to move yet again. On sale a promise with the buyer was made hoping that I could have first offer to buy it back, if he ever decided to sell, and as luck would have it, within a couple of years he needed money to start a family and buy a house so I bought it back. Now settled in Victoria, my dream to rebuild the old girl started to come to fruition.
Then came time to start work on the body. From a distance the car looked great, however looking closely the crow’s feet were not getting any better. Being a Canberra car ensured no rust however but one panel had been repaired with bog several decades ago and as this was starting to crack so the panel beaters had to do a part rebuild to rectify this. I decided that a bare metal respray was the best option so selecting the turquoise colour was easy as I wanted to keep it in the original colour. I also ensured that the roof ivory white was retained maintaining that “Special” status. Before putting it all back together it was finished off with a new rubber kit, light window tint, 4 gauge pod, new carpets throughout and the boot refinished in marine carpet.
The square shape of the EH is perfect for the 15 inch wheels and the Dragways suit the era of the old school Holden’s making that an easy choice.
Finished off with a white venetian blind in the rear window and a Nasco heater for the wife, AUSIE-6 is finished and has many years and kilometres on the road ahead of her.