Holden shows wild Hot Rod concept

The brakes feature 381mm (15-inch) grooved and ventilated rotors front and rear, combined with six-piston aluminium calipers at the front and four-piston aluminium calipers at the rear.

Development schedule

Advanced designs for EFIJY were prepared during 2003, the 50 th anniversary of the original FJ release. Clay models were prepared but plans were shelved to make way for other stunning concept cars such as last year’s Torana TT36.

The project was finally approved early this year for the 2005 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. This gave the team eight months to bring like-minded suppliers on board and complete the EFIJY build in a way which greatly reduced costs compared with most showcars.

“EFIJY has been a real labor of love for everyone involved and it shows in the way it feels. It gave us a unique opportunity to showcase Holden’s creative abilities, and those of some of our key partners, in a way which will appeal to a broader audience,” Ferlazzo said.

“It’s been a long road to bring this to reality and the perfect time to do it before we pull the covers off our new Commodore range. We’re pretty sure that an Australian motor show has never seen anything like EFIJY from a local carmaker before.”