Holden Dealer Team returns with Bathurst headquarters and a reimagined Brock Commodore
The Holden Dealer Team, the performance brand made famous by Peter Brock, is back under new ownership. Australian-born, US-based businessman and racing driver Kenny Habul bought HDT Special Vehicles from previous owner Peter Champion in September 2026 and relaunched the brand in Bathurst on 12 October, the day after the Bathurst 1000.
Habul is a two-time Bathurst 12 Hour winner and knew Brock personally. He has confirmed plans for a new base in Bathurst and a new HDT performance car, described as a reimagined take on the classic Brock Commodore.
A Bathurst home for HDT
HDT has already moved into temporary premises in the Bathurst suburb of Kelso. Habul is pursuing a permanent headquarters at Mount Panorama, which is expected to include a specialist workshop, panel and paint facilities, a showroom for significant cars and cars for sale, and a museum covering the Holden Dealer Team’s racing and road car history. The permanent site still needs approvals, and Habul has said he hopes to be in construction by the next Bathurst 1000.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| New owner | Kenny Habul, bought from Peter Champion in September 2026 |
| Relaunch | 12 October 2026 in Bathurst |
| Temporary base | Kelso, Bathurst |
| Planned headquarters | Mount Panorama, subject to approvals |
| Planned facilities | Workshop, panel and paint, showroom, HDT museum |
| Services | Parts and HDT-approved upgrades for existing cars |
| New model | Reimagined Brock Commodore, prototypes in testing, timing and price not announced |
The reimagined Brock Commodore
Habul says HDT has prototype cars testing in Australia, Germany and the USA. He has described the project as a reimagined HDT car with a fundamental recipe he believes will impress, built around a Commodore body in the style of a modern restomod. The platform, powertrain, output, build numbers and price have not been revealed, so details are still to be confirmed and the timing is expected rather than locked in.
Parts and upgrades for existing HDT cars
The first focus will be existing HDT Special Vehicles models. Habul says owners will be able to buy parts off the shelf and order HDT-approved upgrades with more power, better brakes and improved safety. He also plans to preserve the brand’s heritage after buying Champion’s remaining HDT road cars as part of the deal.
A short history
Brock founded HDT Special Vehicles in 1980 to build modified Commodores that helped fund his racing. The relationship with Holden ended in 1987 after the Energy Polarizer controversy, and the brand later passed through several owners before Champion revived it in 2007 with retro-styled Commodores. Holden itself stopped selling new cars in 2020, so the Ford Mustang is now the closest new V8 performance car to the Commodore’s old role. For today’s market, see our September best-selling new cars list and our average new car price guide.
