The Holden HD sedans and station wagons were released on 15 February 1965 with coupe utility and panel van body styles following in July of that year.

[2] Body styling exhibited strong similarities to Vauxhall's FC Victor of the previous year[citation needed], including that car's unusual concave rear window.

[2] The HD was also the first Holden to be offered with a factory performance engine option, the "X2" which included twin downdraft Stromberg carburetors and exhaust headers.

[3] The HD is often confused with the later HR but can be recognised by the front indicators being mounted under the bumper (the HR had round indicators mounted in the grille) and the wrap around tail lights at the back (the HR had narrow lights that extended up the end of the rear fins but not around the edge) The Holden HD passenger vehicle range offered 4 door sedan and 5 door station wagon bodystyles in three trim levels with the six models marketed as: The HD commercial vehicle range was offered in 2 door coupe utility and 2 door panel van variants, marketed as: Three versions of the inline six cylinder Holden Red motor were available.

[6][dubious – discuss] A total of 178,927 vehicles were produced up to April 1966 when the HD was replaced by the Holden HR series.