Holden owners are known for their passion and their ability to collect more and more Holdens.
Jan Hulbert has owned her Holden for 55 years but there was one incident when it wasn't in her possession for a short time., bringing an end to an iconic Australian brand.
Across Australia, people have been reminiscing about Holden cars and the part they played in their life, especially when they were going up. For Holden fanatic Jan Hulbert, there was one adrenaline-loaded afternoon when her 1964 Holden EH station wagon car was stolen and taken on a crazy chase through the hills of Bangalow and Byron Bay.
She recalls the moment she realised the car had been taken, as she made one of her regular drop-offs at the Bangalow Showground pavilion."I looked out and mine was going past the door and I thought, ah you stinking animal," Mrs Hulbert said.What followed was a pursuit which has become the stuff of local legend.
The EH station wagon is synonymous with Jan Hulbert and heads turned on roads everywhere as the thief took it on a joy-ride.
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