Wagga's most fiercely loyal Holden fans are waving goodbye to their beloved brand, which will be retired by the end of 2021.
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The news comes as a great blow to members of the Riverina Monaros Club, most of whom have been die-hard Holden loyalists from the moment they got on their L plates.
One of them is Mick Baker, who owns one of the oldest Holdens in Australia: an original 1948 FX model that was among the first line of Holden cars ever made.
"It's a religion, really - Ford or Holden," Mr Baker said.
"I've always been a Holden person."
Although the Holden brand may soon be resigned to the history books, Mr Baker's car looks as though it rolled off the production line only yesterday.
For the past six years Mr Baker has painstakingly maintained the car, which still has all of the original parts from when it was manufactured back in 1948.
"I could jump in that and go to Sydney if I wanted to," Mr Baker said.
He's not the only one who enjoys tinkering around with historic Holdens; club member and mechanic James Quilter spent the past five years fixing up an old 1967 HR model alongside his son, who is also a Holden tragic.
Mr Quilter said he's always had a soft spot for old Holdens, which is why he was heartbroken to hear about the brand's closure.
"It's a bit disappointing, but we knew it was going to happen eventually," Mr Quilter said.
"I just thought it may have been a few years down the track, considering the amount of money Australia has pumped into keeping an Australian icon - but now it's all been lost."
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Club coordinator Barry Collins' pride and joy is his 1981 WB Statesman, which he has lovingly restored over the course of six years.
He predicts the value of the car will shoot up once the Holden line is discontinued, however for Mr Collins the car means more to him than money.
"My first car was a Holden, and it's something I've loved ever since I started driving," Mr Collins said. "I think it's sad for the whole country, losing an Australian icon like that."
Mr Collins said he has no intention to sell the car, but will instead pass it down to his children when the day comes.
Fellow club member Ross Hawkins also said he has zero intention to sell his prized possession, which is a 1958 FC Station Wagon.
The car is a labour of love for Mr Hawkins, who stripped the car apart piece by piece and meticulously put it back together with his own two hands.
Mr Hawkins said the closure of Holden had hurt, but that it did not come as a surprise.
"It was obviously going to happen one day," Mr Hawkins said.
"One day it's all got to end - that's how life goes."