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Kenny Habul plans to revive HDT with restorations and upgrade kits
Kenny Habul has bought HDT Special Vehicles, a business linked to Australian racing driver Peter Brock, and plans to revive the brand.
Brock ran the company from 1980 to 1987, when it produced more than 4,000 modified Holdens.
Habul wants to restore existing HDT vehicles and develop upgrade kits, a kind of work known as restomodding.
Prototype cars are being tested in Australia, Germany and the United States, but Habul says there is still work to do before a reimagined HDT car is ready to show.
He also hopes to establish an HDT headquarters in Bathurst, with a museum, workshop, showroom and factory, subject to talks with local authorities.
The plans aim to preserve the brand's history and develop new enthusiast vehicles, but no opening date or finished car has been announced.
Kenny Habul plans to revive HDT Special Vehicles with restorations and upgrade kits for existing cars.
Habul recently bought the business from Peter Champion, who had been its custodian for 20 years.
He announced the plans at a public function in Bathurst on Monday.
Prototype cars are being tested in Australia, Germany and the United States.
Habul hopes to establish an HDT headquarters in Bathurst, potentially including a museum, workshop and showroom.
- Who
- Kenny Habul, the new owner of HDT Special Vehicles, plans to revive the business.
- What
- He plans to restore existing HDT vehicles and develop upgrade kits for them.
- When
- Habul announced the plans on Monday. The article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The announcement was made in Bathurst, Australia. Prototype cars are being tested in Australia, Germany and the United States.
- Why
- Habul said he did not want the brand to die or disappear and wants to preserve HDT and Peter Brock’s legacy.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I didn’t want the brand to die. I didn’t want it to disappear
We have prototype cars being tested here in Australia, as well as in Germany and the USA
We have huge plans for the reborn HDT brand
I just hope that we never forget and we try and maintain the history, the legacy and the culture, and pass it on to future generations.
Peter Brock ran HDT, which produced over 4,000 modified Holdens.
Habul bought the HDT Special Vehicles business from Peter Champion.
Habul-owned Brock race cars took part in Bathurst 1000 commemorations marking 20 years since Brock’s death.
Habul announced his plans for HDT at a public function in Bathurst.
- Previous custodian
- Peter Champion, for 20 years
- HDT under Peter Brock
- 1980 to 1987
- Modified Holdens produced
- Over 4,000
- Prototype testing locations
- Australia, Germany and the United States
- Planned headquarters
- Bathurst, potentially including a museum, workshop and showroom
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