Smart contemporary styling had buyers rushing to Holden dealers in numbers that hadn’t been seen before. • A ready supply of affordable parts make the EH a great starter classic for the beginner ...

In the early Sixties, for example, customers around the world were offered the Chevrolet Corvair, the Opel Kapitan, the Vauxhall PB Velox/Cresta and, mainly in Australia, the Holden EH.

Mr Green spent 13 years restoring the car and saved it from a life of obscurity in his father's shed, who had bought it for spare parts to restore another Holden ... drive his EH at least once ...

However, former Holden dealers have told Drive the advertising campaign is intended to be a subtle reminder the company still has a presence in Australia in the form of parts and service.