The FJ Holden is a snapshot of the life of young teenage men in Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia in the 1970s and deals with the characters' difficulty in reconciling mateship with respect for a girlfriend.

Debi Enker in Australian Cinema comments: "The FJ Holden presents the suburbs as a cultural and spiritual desert.

However, all states except Victoria and New South Wales exercised their right to override the Commonwealth decision and retained the R classification.

Kevin meets Anne (Eva Dickinson) at a party and she agrees to let him drive her home because she's keen to check out the back seat of his FJ.

The romance falters, as a result of Kevin letting Bob watch them having sex in her bedroom.