you have a good eye my man

@@michaeledwards8058 Thanks. Given the choice I would choose.......both of them LOL.

@@area51isreal71 yep me too and the XM I had a 318 VH and a VG VIP back in the day and an XK and XT V8 wish I still had all of them

I thought vinyl on the sides was just part of the 770 option?

@@feckstick2996 Yes mate it was, but only in black. The VH E55 was the only one that had the white vinyl though.

12's in the 1/8 mile.

Peugeot 504 wasn't a shit box but that falcon I saw the other guy jump in was

Interesting piece of history. Thanks.

Riverside dragway, Lorimer street Fisherman’s Bend in around 1964 was the first official sanctioned Dragstrip in Victoria when Calder dragway started up in 1966, l don’t know where pakenham comes into it but if it ever did it would only have been the locals and it certainly was never sanctioned if it did show me the proof which l know never existed!

@@jamesgovett2501 Not sanctioned, neither was Riverside initially, but Pakenham was THE place to race from late ‘50’s until Riverside took over in ‘62. People came from all over to compete, famous names include Eddie Thomas, John English, Daryl Harvey, Tony Mullins, Bluey Wilson, Greg Goddard and more. The well known Pirrotta family were responsible for laying the concrete “launch pads” at the strip. I attended a function at the site hosted by the Thunderbirds rod and custom club in 2004 just prior to the area being obliterated by progress. Many of the old racers and their cars were there, including the famous Harvey roadster and it’s new owner. You can see the history of the track in an article in Aust street rodding review no. 187.

I took one stateside took best coupe at a show in LA and sold it for 40k yank

I had a Sportsman back in the early 80’s.....it was the only car I’ve ever owned that I wish I had never sold......

Not my Hilux mate. Great example of Thai technology it is.

My VJ ute with its Hemi 245 and 4 speed feels like an utter box of shit that sounds flimsy as a kite and has the turning radius of a boat but its the most enjoyable car I drive, its got a radio and really nice soft seats don't need much else.

Though “better’ is debatable depending on criteria , I agree with you we did a whole lot with the comparatively small budget Aussie manufactures were given, this restriction is one of the main reasons behind why are muscle cars are so unique

@@activecamoflage6649 i like them more purely for the fact that they're more unique, exclusive, sensible and the steering wheel is on the correct side. my favorite is the 1978 ford falcon xc cobra

@@yeoldeseawitch I agree with you on all of those points, though I personally prefer the XA’s to the XC’s

@@activecamoflage6649 oh XA's are beautiful too. 4 doors or 2 doors?

@@yeoldeseawitch I’ve always been a fan of the long doors of the XA-XC Utes and Coupes, though I love the coupes the Utes are still attainable.

Have a look here. It lists tv and film that has a Valiant Charger in it. Hope it helps... www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Chrysler&model=Valiant+Charger&page=1

@@96libertytt Thank you, Thank you, Thank you so so so so so much. After years of racking my brains & endless searching & I mean years of trying to figure it out finally I figured it out. " Sensitive New Age Killer " watched it 15 years ago, remember it but couldn't remember the name. Now I can tell the boys. A big Thank You ☺👍👍👍👍👍

@@louiskats5116 Oh I am pleased you found it. My good deed for the day :-)

@@96libertytt Thank you have a Merry Christmas & a Safe New Year. All the boys were rapt that we finally worked it out .👍👍👍👍

Keep the charger mate , best cars ever made.

@@petergoodwin2465 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZh5pKyfyNfYg6M.html Bought it off this fella.

@@stitchjones7134 looks exactly like my mates Vk but he's got a crazy 360 /727 nine inch. Goes sideways at 100 and melts it's tyres . Your beast is beautiful and would be a nice fast car to drive . Those 265s are an exelent engine. Best 6 ever made by far , I'd take a Hemi 6 over a barra . Well done mate, enjoy that beast.

@@petergoodwin2465 barras are a copy of the Jag AJ6/ AJ16, Ford made the most of owning Jaguar back in the 90's. I grew up on Valiants in S.A., had 2 XJ40 Jags more recently, loved them all for different reasons. Would love to see a twincam hemi head on a 265.....

Mate, the 504 has won soo many world rally championships and had superb disc brakes, suspension and steering.

265 hemi 6 ,318 hemi v8 mostly

@@illletmyselfout.8516 That would still be a fun car . they can't weigh more that my old 73 Dart

And 245 hemi 6cyl.

@@hemiorange7210 they came out with 318, 340 and 360. I own one with a 318, they’re a nice car to drive, 383 or 440 would have been nice but I guess Chrysler Australia were a bit more conservative

depends on the model. the model ran from 1971 to 1978 and came with 215, 245, 265, 318, 340 and 360 depending on configuration, and in 3 and 4 speed manual, and three speed automatic. and a street/race spec 265.

That's right, 2 different Chargers in this clip. Would have to watch the whole movie to know why a VH made the later appearance.

@@jonipitchfork3954 - It's a simple continuity error, nothing more. The scenes were shot at different times, and Chrysler supplied a different car for the later scene.

Hi Danielle, Sounds like the Charger that stars in the 1974 Alvin movie. See it on my channel "Aussie Charger car chase from "Alvin Rides Again", 1974

Joni Pitchfork ... my recollection is that every fourth car you saw on the road in the 70s and 80s that wasn’t a Holden or Ford, was a white 504! They were assembled in Melbourne, where Alvin was filmed.

@@jashugg Thank you !

Fair dinkum!

It wasn’t an XM but an XK 1960-1962 with an XM front, easiest way confirm is the rear pillar and rear tail lights & guards.

@@jamesgovett2501 I thought it may have been XL

@@jamesgovett2501 just watched it again it is an XL

Correct. It is the Presentation College in Windsor.

Not in Egypt!

@@hisheroship in the late 2000s many close to life expired Aussie 504s were exported to Egypt