Optimism with a chrome grille, that's what the old F.J. Holden was all about. And there...
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John: In the 1950s, when Brock was growing up Holden, Australia's own car, put families on wheels. Phil: Optimism with a chrome grille, that's what the old F.J. Holden was all about. And there was a great sense of national pride in the whole deal, too. It was a very strong signal of affluence. Every Australian post-war family wanted a Holden. Ford came here after it saw the success Holden was having and it was a monopoly. So Ford thought,
"We'll have a bit of that." Garry: When you talk Ford and Holden, you were talking to 85 percent
of the Australian driving population. You followed one or you followed the other. It's tribal. It was a Ford versus Holden thing and it polarized Australia from that point
"We'll have a bit of that." Garry: When you talk Ford and Holden, you were talking to 85 percent
of the Australian driving population. You followed one or you followed the other. It's tribal. It was a Ford versus Holden thing and it polarized Australia from that point
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John: In the 1950s, when Brock
was growing up
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Holden, Australia's own car,
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put families on wheels.
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Phil: Optimism with a chrome
grille, that's what the old
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F.J. Holden was all about.
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And there was a great sense of
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national pride in the whole
deal, too.
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It was a very strong signal
of affluence.
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Every Australian post-war
family wanted a Holden.
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Ford came here after it saw
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the success Holden was having
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and it was a monopoly.
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So Ford thought,
"We'll have a bit of that."
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Garry: When you talk Ford
and Holden,
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you were talking to 85 percent
of the Australian
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driving population.
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You followed one or you
followed the other.
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It's tribal. It was a Ford
versus Holden thing
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and it polarized Australia
from that point.
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Movie Summary
Brock: Over the Top is a feature length documentary that not only chronicles the extraordinary life of Australia's greatest racing car driver, Peter Brock, but peels away the surface to reveal the profoundly human story behind the...
