The first Holden factory-backed racing car ever created, a 1969 Holden HT Monaro built by motorsport legend Harry Firth, is expected to sell at auction later this week for more than $1 million.

A 1969 Holden Monaro race car that is entrenched in Australian history is expected to sell for a record-setting $1million when it goes up for auction this weekend.

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Perhaps most significantly, the car’s original LS1 V8 was completely re-built by Maurice Fabietti, who runs the ACDelco Pro Slammer Monaro drag racing team.

A 1969 Holden Monaro GTS became the first Australian car to ever win at a Concours d'Elegance.

The Pontiac GTO, also known as "The Judge," disappeared form the scene in 1974 after experiencing success. Later, it came back as a rebadged Holden Monaro.

Holden VF Monaro coupe would look like this Let us make one thing abundantly clear – the car you see above has virtually zero chance of making it into production. None. Zilch. Nada. Zip.

Owned by Maurice Fabietti and driven by Mark Belleri, this ACDelco-sponsored Holden Monaro (Australia’s Chevrolet equivalent brand) earned a hard-fought season title “down under” this season.

Well now we feel really old, because the bloody Vauxhall Monaro is now deemed worthy of an overhaul to drag it back to its best. Not that it isn’t deserving on merit.

As it is in North America, small-tire/fast door-slammer racing has become a popular attraction in Australia, and Craig Hewitt’s supercharged Hewitt Racing Holden Monaro is one of the best.