1956 FJ Holden

Dale Fisher's 1956 FJ Holden Special of Sydney, Australia. Dale Fisher’s Holden Special was the first Holden he fully customized, and a breakthrough that marked his transition from apprentice to master craftsman. Acquired as a low-mileage repossession while working for Harvey and Berwick, Dale transformed the car into one of Australia’s earliest homebuilt Holden convertibles. Working nights and weekends, he engineered the chop to retain factory proportions and structure, adding custom touches like peaked headlamps, fins, a continental kit, and leaded seams. The car was completed in 1958 and sold for more than the cost of a new Holden, cementing Fisher’s reputation for refined, factory-style conversions. It became a blueprint for his later work, setting a standard for subtlety, structural integrity, and custom craftsmanship in Australian car culture.

1956 FJ Holden Customs

Dale Fisher's 1956 FJ Holden Special