For the Aussies: What the Heck Kinda' Charger Is This?!

[Brock Samson]

 

this one of them aussie chryslers too?..

[UFO]

The top photo is typical valiant charger that is wearing a custom bra( see licence plate).

[Magnumcharger]

The top photo is typical valiant charger that is wearing a custom bra( see licence plate).

Or as they call it "down-under" a CHAZWAZZLE.

[mikesbbody]

The bottom one is a Aussie 2 door Valiant CH called the Chrysler H.T released in 71 not sure what year that one is though.

[loudmouthaussie]

aussie chargers suck imho 

didnt even come out as a v8 untill after emissions control so were slower than the early six pot hemis 

[mikesbbody]

aussie chargers suck imho 

didnt even come out as a v8 untill after emissions control so were slower than the early six pot hemis 

I'm not a fan of them either to be honest  and to call that six a Hemi...

[loudmouthaussie]

well they were hemis in design but your right they werent any 426 

they also had slant 6's

chrysler guys here brag about havin factory hemi six cars 

[Mike DC]

Weren't a few of those used in the first two Mad Max movies?

[mikesbbody]

If you mean the car Mel Gibson drove then no, that was a Ford falcon (correct me if I'm worng anyone) Aussie FF. But it's highly likely there were a few Aussie Mopars in those movies in fact I'm pretty sure there were.

[loudmouthaussie]

dont remember any mopars in it. been a while since i saw it tho.

your right max drove a modified ford

the nightrider (who i met in my local pub back in 95) drove a HQ monaro (GM holden)

and they wrecked a 59 bel air (!) 

[aussiemuscle]

Weren't a few of those used in the first two Mad Max movies?

none in the first movie, two in the second, both vermin (bad guys). one was a charger (grey with red stripe), the other was valiant sedan (green one with the gun in back).

and to call that six a Hemi...

sure it rips on the mystique of the usa hemi, but back then chrysler didn't want to give us any v8, let alone giving us access to a true hemi. they didn't release a v8 model (and a 318 at that) until 1971. so, its chrysler's fault. (ford and GM introduced v8s in 1967-8)

as for it being a six, at least it was the fastest six available (and also the biggest displacement six available).

[loudmouthaussie]

eeeeerrrrr wasnt valiant the first with a v8 in 65 followed by ford in 67 then holden in 68??

THAT's why i never understood the hemi 6

hemi 6 was strong engine though probably a power to weight thing. it was all about winning bathurst back then 

[loudmouthaussie]

got this from history of chrysler/valiant in Oz website


"The AP6, released in March 1965, brought self-adjusting brakes and the introduction of the American 273 V8 (The engine used in the American Barracuda) as an option. Gone was the push button auto, replaced with a lever mounted on the column. The Valiant Wayfarer utility vehicle, based on the sedan, was also introduced."

[Mike DC]

           

I was thinking of the "Road Warrior" scene when that gray car jumped a pile of stuff and ended up crashing in the moat outside the good guys' fort.  The trunk opening & the rear window opening were joined into one big hole and there was a bad guy with a gun perched in there. 

[DodgeByDave]

All that you ever wanted to know but was afraid to ask about the Mad Max Cars:

http://www.madmaxmovies.com/

I was thinking of the "Road Warrior" scene when that gray car jumped a pile of stuff and ended up crashing in the moat outside the good guys' fort.  The trunk opening & the rear window opening were joined into one big hole and there was a bad guy with a gun perched in there.

Car with the dart gun in the rear, and a bat painted on the bonnet / hood
1973 Valiant VH coupe, with either a 318 or 360 engine. Apparently it is a Pontiac GTO front

[dodgey68]

           

I was thinking of the "Road Warrior" scene when that gray car jumped a pile of stuff and ended up crashing in the moat outside the good guys' fort.  The trunk opening & the rear window opening were joined into one big hole and there was a bad guy with a gun perched in there. 

yer that was a vh? 2door hard top, valiant,, was!!

[bull]

Here's a nice shot of one of those Aussie Chrysler Centuras in a four door.

http://www.valiant.org/centura.html

[doctor4766]

Never been a fan of the Centura myself, although have seen plenty fitted with the 265 and they certainly p1ss along. Power to weight thing ya know.
The 265 in my 73 VJ Charger should pull fairly well with the factory 4 speed behind it and if it don't, there's always the triple weber 6 pack option to be explored.......

[C_stripes]

I used to deal with a guy named Sid that was from Australia. He claimed to be a former race mechanic down under and I will say that he has some sweet American Mopars now including a FJ5 70 Coronet R/T and a FC7 70 Challenger R/T. He told me some tricks they do to the Aussy HEMI six. He told me that you would bore them out and use Chevy 327 pistons. for added compression. Don't know if thats true or not. But he told me that they were crazy little cars. I would love to have one personally.

[Bob T]

Yeah bull, the Centura were a sort of hybrid offshoot with viva/ avenger sort of thing with a 245 in them, they sort of never really had the appeal of the Chargers and pretty much dwindeled away after 1 or 2  models

I used to deal with a guy named Sid that was from Australia. He claimed to be a former race mechanic down under and I will say that he has some sweet American Mopars now including a FJ5 70 Coronet R/T and a FC7 70 Challenger R/T. He told me some tricks they do to the Aussy HEMI six. He told me that you would bore them out and use Chevy 327 pistons. for added compression. Don't know if thats true or not. But he told me that they were crazy little cars. I would love to have one personally.

Yep, true. I had my R/T Valiant Charger bored out to 4'' , with 308 pistons ,  last bore out by that stage, made around 320hp flywheel and did a 14.1 best with a 6pk and 4spd. They go alright  . I like em  
A guy in another club has a green VG Pacer sedan, more of a track car than anything else, he is consistently popping off 13.3 with a 4spd & 4bbl.
Another guy I know used to have a drag only Charger with a Turbo 265 that would do 9.90's. But it blew the intercooler off in the dyno room and lunched itself at around the 500 mark. Pretty stout

[aussie daytona]

come on load mouth aussie,our chargers werent that bad,we all love our american muscle but please dont bag out our aussie six packs,great cars and that sixpack hemi was developed with a lot of thought and research,was still the fastest six cylinder car over the quarter for a lot of years in e49 version...as for old vince gil,aka the night rider in mad max 1...ive also met the man in a pub,long drunken afternoon with a really cool aussie actor..funny thing he told me he has never had a drivers license or owned a car??

[SFRT]

ford falcon xb gt is my favorite car ever.