2021 Australian Icon PNC - 1968 Holden KH Monaro GTS 327

Description

FEATURES

• The stamp and coin cover features an illustrated envelope featuring the 1968 Holden KH Monaro GTS 327. It also includes an Australian $1.10c commemorative stamp and is post marked First Date of Issue 12 April 2021, Port Melbourne VIC 3207
• The medallion's obverse features the inscription Holden Australian Icon along with the Holden logo.
• Metal : Zinc Alloy with Antique Silver Plating
• Diameter : 60 mm
• Mintage : 1,500
• Australia Post Seal of Authenticity

DETAILS

The much-anticipated 1968 HK Monaro GTS 327 – Holden’s first two-door, fastback coupe – instantly appealed to younger buyers and fans of the burgeoning “muscle car” trend in the USA, with its flashy colours and offset stripes, lowered suspension and console-mounted tacho. With a Chevrolet V8 engine, it could reach speeds of 125 miles (201 kilometres) per hour, unimaginable just 18 months earlier. Privateer Bruce McPhee drove a Monaro GTS 327 to victory in the 1968 Bathurst race, the first win for a Holden at Mount Panorama. The HK also became the first Holden to receive the coveted Wheels Car of the Year award. In the stamp background is a photograph of a Monaro at Bathurst, as well as the car model’s badge.