Holden Business Sedan

The Holden Business Sedan was an automobile produced by General Motors-Holden's in Australia from 1953 to 1960.

48-215 Series

The Business Sedan was introduced in July 1953, in four door sedan form only, as a better equipped version of the basic Holden 48-215 Series sedan and was specifically aimed at the taxi market. Improvements included passenger grab rails, door pull handles, seat kick plates, heavy duty seats, floor mats, a heavy duty battery and a boot lid handle. The Business Sedan was officially designated as model 48-215-257. [Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, page 223] Like the basic Holden sedan, it was powered by a 132.5 cubic inch six cylinder engine. [Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, page 292]

FJ Series

Only three months after the introduced of the original Business Sedan it was replaced by the revised FJ Series Business Sedan. This series also included a new trim level, the Special Sedan, which was positioned above the Business Sedan in terms of price and equipment level. The new Business Sedan was designated as model FJ-217. [Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, page 225]

FE Series

The FE Series of July 1956 continued to offer Standard, Business and Special Sedans but now featured new body styling, a longer wheelbase (up 2 inches to 105 inches), a more powerful engine (up 10 bhp to 70 bhp), revised electrics, steering and interior trim. The Business Sedan was designated as model FE-217. From March 1957 a Station Wagon body style was offered in the FE Series, but only in Standard and Special trim. [Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, page 228]

FC Series

The Holden Business Sedan continued as the intermediate sedan offering in the new FC Series which was introduced in May 1958. This face-lifted model offered only minor improvements over its predecessor. The Business Sedan was designated the FC-217. [Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, page 229]

The introduction of the FB Series in January 1960 saw the Business Sedan discontinued, leaving the Standard and the Special as the only Holden sedans for the first years of the new decade. [Norm Darwin, 100 Years of GM in Australia, 2002, page 230]

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