The cars of the 60s : a history of cars manufactured and assembled in Australia during the 1960s / Gavin Farmer

"Following the boom times of the fifties, the sixties became a decade of consolidation on the one hand and a series of challenges on the other, some economic and some political. It marked the beginning of a very real challenge from Ford on GM-Holden as well as from Chrysler and several Japanese manufacturers who had quietly entered the Australian market with Datsun the first to arrive. Holden with its FB range continued its dominance with a market share that rose as high as 50 percent. However, it was under siege from the XK Ford Falcon released in September 1960 and two years later Chryser released the powerful and very stylish R series Valiant to enormous acclaim - the Valiant was to single-handedly change Australian car buyig habits forever"--Back cover.