Australia has a deep and rich car culture, starting in 1948 when the Holden 48-215 rolled off the production line, and ending next year when Holden shut their doors.



In 1960, Ford began production of an Australian Falcon to compete against Holden, and so a rivalry spanning decades and generations began. The rivalry was intense and fierce, not only on the track but on the street too. In 1967, Ford upped their game with the High-Performance XR GT, and in 1968 Holden fired back with their Monaro GTS. It wasn't long until special low-production race-bred supercars were unleashed onto the streets, built specifically just to defeat the other at the hallowed ground of the Bathurst race track at Mount Panorama.



Of course, not everyone fitted into the Ford or Holden camps. Valiant represented the Mopar fanatics, and British Leyland with the P76 catered for someone who wanted to be different.



The Holden Commodore was introduced in 1978 to carry on the rivalry with the continuing production of the Falcon, and it proved to be a hit. Commodores were exported all over the world including Britain and the USA.



But every good story must come to an end. Due to the influx of cars from the European and Asian market, Ford Falcon sales dropped and on the 7th of October 2016, Ford closed the doors to their Broadmeadows Production Facility and the Falcon was no longer. The Commodore has had it's fate decided and will end production in 2017, ending nearly a 70 year history of Australian-Made cars.



What we ask, as Australians and as Hotwheels Collectors, is for you to bring light to Australia's rich automotive history by immortalising some of our cars in 1:64th.