HIGH PERFORMANCE STOCK STANDARD
MonaroGTS V8 327 4speed manual
Engine:327 ci (5363 cc) V8 CHEVY
Top speeds in gears
1st gear................45 mph (74.1 km/h)
2nd gear...............68 mph (109.5 km/h)
3rd gear................83 mph (133.6 km/h)
4th gear...............115 mph (185.1 km/h)
Standing quarter mile.......16.4 seconds
Holden was not into motorsport in a big way the EH S4 was probably their best purpose built sports sedan the defeat in 1967 of the HR XR2 sedan at Bathurst with FORD introducing Australias first V8 muscle car the Falcon GT initiated HOLDENS fightback thus.......the following year
HOLDEN was the WINNER with the creation in 1968 of the HK monaro GTS V8 327 Chevy powered a fantastic refreshing 2 door coupe devestated the FORD falCon GT with a 1st 2nd and 3rd place wins at BATHURST
| | 1968 HARDIE-FERODO BATHURST 500 RESULTS | | 1st | Bruce McPhee / Barry Mulholland Holden Monaro HK GTS V8 327 | | | 2nd | Jim Palmer / Phil West Holden Monaro HK GTS V8 327 | | | 3rd | Tony Roberts / Bob Watson Holden Monaro HK GTS V8 327 | |
then FORD delivered the XW falCon GT HO as a new leathal weapon for the 1969 BATHURST RACE which was to no avail thus also with a double victory in 1969 with the monaro GTS HT V8 350 Bathurst chevy powered coupe a sweet victory against Ford.Holden focused on the new TORANA XU-1 for racing which ended the MONARO racing era 
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