Holden Grey Motor

The Holden Grey motor is often referred to as the Holden side plate. The engine earned its name as they were painted grey from the factory. They came in 2 sizes, 138ci and 132ci. More engineering and after market modifications have gone into this engine than any other engine in Australian automotive history.

May 06, 2013

Turbo Holden Grey Motor

11:01 Posted by GreyFC No comments
Came across this old article.  Nice to see a turbo Grey.  I have never seen one in real life but I'm guessing there are still a few out there. What better way to begin building the perfect car than with a brand new body shell.  This is how Peter Campo began building “The Wedge”. The...

Norman supercharger for Holden Grey Motor

10:13 Posted by GreyFC No comments
The Norman supercharger is probably the most well know supercharger for the Holden Grey motor.  These days there isn’t alot of them or information around but they still pop up from time to time.  There were a few variations including water and air cooled variants.  In a recent Street...

FB Holden Grey Motor with Repco Cross Flow head

10:09 Posted by GreyFC No comments
An FB Holden utility with a rare Repco crossflow cylinder fitted on top of a "grey" 6 cylinder engine. Extractors and what looks like to be twin DCD Weber carburettors are also fitted. Video taken at the 21st FB - EK Holden Nationals, Narrandera, NSW, Sunday 13th June 2010. ...

Hot Grey Motor in FC

10:02 Posted by GreyFC No comments
Here are the specs: Short motor Stock block, crank, rods & pistons 35-75 cam with steel timing gear lightened flywheel recurved dizzy raised oil pressure (the ol’ washers behiend the spring trick) fully balanced, clutch and all Head & manifold Shaved enough to raise compression to 8.6/1 179 intake valves in relieved chambers hardened valve seats runs premium unleaded fuel ported intake...

Holden Grey Motor Speedway

10:00 Posted by GreyFC No comments
  The Holden Grey motor was used in quite a lot of speedway.  Most of these cars and motors would be long gone or buried at the back of sheds.  Lots scrapped.  Such a piece of Australian history.  Listen to the sound and enjoy.   &nbs...

Grey Motor Repco Cross Flow heads

09:56 Posted by GreyFC No comments
Here are some extracts from Phil Irvins auto biography.   His Wikipedia Link:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Irving   The book:  http://www.amazon.com/Phil-Irving-An-Autobiography/dp/0908031491    This head came up on eBay.  Quite rare these days although...