1. The EK
2. The FB
3. How to tell the difference

The EK

The Fb Holden was released in 1960 and was a major improvment over the FC . Although it was given a bigger more powerful motor , the effects were negated by the extra weight . Although built on the FE/FC floor pan the body was major improvment over the FE-FC .
The introduction of the FB also saw the end of the 217 Business sedan but also the release of the Left Hand drive version for the export market . Here are the details of some of the features of the FB ;

1. Grey motor (2160 cc)

Motor improved by uping the compression ratio , bigger valves etc which combined saw the horsepower go up to 72hp (53Kw)
2. column shift manual transmission

Some of the new features included :

• Full width , one peice winshield
• Modifications to the motor saw the horsepower increased .
• Improved brakes
• Upgraded to 12 Volt electrical system

The FC

The FC was almost identical to the FC mechanically . The motor was given a little beef up in horsepower , the body was given some new chrome trim , two tone paint and rebadging (See ' Telling the difference ' )

• The Motor: 132 cu in Grey motor (2160 cc)

Motor improved by increasing the compression ratio and modifiying the camshaft

• The G/Box: 3 speed manual transmission

Well the sedan and station wagon from the side are reasonably easy to tell apart . The FE was a fairly basic looking vehicle with just a single chrome strip on the front gaurd . The FC had fairly extensive chrome work and usually accompanied by 2 tone paint work . Apart from this it was very hard to tell the difference But what if your looking front on . Again its easy! The FE has a badge mounted in the center front of the bonnet (see below ) where as the FC had the word HOLDEN across the bonnet .