The car chase scene from the Australian sex-comedy movie "Alvin Purple", released in 1973. Featuring the 1973 VJ '770' Valiant Charger. The different Charger that appears at 5.18 is a 1973 VH E55 '770'
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@craigmartin59393 жыл бұрын
I still like to see the Val's in action from the fantastic 1970s! An era we will never see again.
@area51isreal713 жыл бұрын
At 5:20 the VJ Charger becomes a VH. The white vinyl on the side means it was an E55. Loved them both though.
@michaeledwards80583 жыл бұрын
you have a good eye my man
@area51isreal713 жыл бұрын
@@michaeledwards8058 Thanks. Given the choice I would choose.......both of them LOL.
@michaeledwards80583 жыл бұрын
@@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
@feckstick29963 жыл бұрын
I thought vinyl on the sides was just part of the 770 option?
@area51isreal713 жыл бұрын
@@feckstick2996 Yes mate it was, but only in black. The VH E55 was the only one that had the white vinyl though.
@petergoodwin24653 жыл бұрын
I don't think any European shitboxes would keep up with any valiant . The old Mopars still beat anything on the road to this day. My old Regal se does 12s and handles as good as my vyss .
@nzsaltflatsracer80543 жыл бұрын
12's in the 1/8 mile.
@Jo_Wardy11 күн бұрын
Peugeot 504 wasn't a shit box but that falcon I saw the other guy jump in was
@johnrroberts79002 жыл бұрын
0:45 - Brute horsepower turns oversteer weakness into an advantage! 0:52 - As close as you can come to the gutter without hitting it. 0:54 - The XK Falcon (with the XM front) gets around the double bend as fast as the 504. 0:59 - The Falcon is flying here! On cross-plies too. Love to know what engine they had in it. 2:09 - Nothing can beat a Charger in a drive-in with the torsion bars wound up!
@paulstewart26723 жыл бұрын
How many realise the airstrip was the site of the old Pakenham drag strip? This is said to be the first drag strip in Australia and possibly the first outside the US. Since the Pakenham bypass and new subdivisions the area is unrecognisable.
@jonipitchfork39543 жыл бұрын
Interesting piece of history. Thanks.
@jamesgovett25013 жыл бұрын
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!
@paulstewart26723 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@chuggles033 жыл бұрын
This chase scene tells me that the old Charger could be easily caught by a beat up XM Falcon, a Wolsley or a 504 Peugeot.
@shanesalmo11633 жыл бұрын
So cool ! . Owned a charger 265 4 speed sportsman back in the late 70s. Ah the memories.
@michaeledwards80583 жыл бұрын
I took one stateside took best coupe at a show in LA and sold it for 40k yank
@steveatkins35283 жыл бұрын
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......
@jonipitchfork39543 жыл бұрын
to Feiko Temme 1 - The British car is a 1950 Wolseley. Company founded 1901.
@rmw2503 жыл бұрын
The cars these days are cheap made Chinese plastic. Those were the days of the magnificent cars.
@stevendouglas65933 жыл бұрын
Not my Hilux mate. Great example of Thai technology it is.
@murphysaburningdeathtrap49832 жыл бұрын
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.
@Machete902103 жыл бұрын
That hippie knows how to drive!!
@AlexKravchenko-uo3ds7 ай бұрын
Just to sum up the cars in the chase scene: Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger Peugeot 504 Wolseley 6/80 Ford XM Falcon All but one (the Peugeot) are six-cylinder cars.
@SuperRoo_223 жыл бұрын
"Hey Charger"
@bernzie0013 жыл бұрын
Playing this at .75 speed seems more legit
@yeoldeseawitch3 жыл бұрын
classic aussie muscle > classic american muscle change my goddamn mind
@activecamoflage66493 жыл бұрын
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
@yeoldeseawitch3 жыл бұрын
@@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
@activecamoflage66493 жыл бұрын
@@yeoldeseawitch I agree with you on all of those points, though I personally prefer the XA’s to the XC’s
@yeoldeseawitch3 жыл бұрын
@@activecamoflage6649 oh XA's are beautiful too. 4 doors or 2 doors?
@activecamoflage66493 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@louiskats51163 жыл бұрын
Mopar fan here, never seen the movie, what an awesome Charger. Check out the movie " The Man from Hong Kong " awesome Charger scene in there too. Looking for the name of an Aussie movie from the mid 2000 about this old guy who is hired hit man. They call him the Doctor & when he kills his victims he puts a stethoscope on there heart to hear it stop beating. There are 2 young guys that want to follow in his foot steps & they get around in a Charger. At the end the Charger goes of a cliff & is totalled. I can't remember the name of the movie. It would be awesome if someone can give me the name of this movie. It was a great movie too.
@96libertytt3 жыл бұрын
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
@louiskats51163 жыл бұрын
@@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 ☺👍👍👍👍👍
@96libertytt3 жыл бұрын
@@louiskats5116 Oh I am pleased you found it. My good deed for the day :-)
@louiskats51163 жыл бұрын
@@96libertytt Thank you have a Merry Christmas & a Safe New Year. All the boys were rapt that we finally worked it out .👍👍👍👍
@stitchjones71343 жыл бұрын
Love the Charger, one sitting in my garage. On a side note, my Pop loved those Peugeots. Absolute mechanical arseholes. (One was such a lemon Peugeot replaced the car) He went from the 504 to the 505 which took electrical gremlins to a whole new level.
@petergoodwin24653 жыл бұрын
Keep the charger mate , best cars ever made.
@stitchjones71343 жыл бұрын
@@petergoodwin2465 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZh5pKyfyNfYg6M.html Bought it off this fella.
@petergoodwin24653 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@rossbrumby19573 жыл бұрын
@@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.....
@Salman-sc8gr3 жыл бұрын
Mate, the 504 has won soo many world rally championships and had superb disc brakes, suspension and steering.
@hemiorange72103 жыл бұрын
Now that's a good looking Charger. Did they come with V8s or only 6 cylinders? I have 66 and 68 American Chargers but one of these with 340 would be cool.
@illletmyselfout.85163 жыл бұрын
265 hemi 6 ,318 hemi v8 mostly
@hemiorange72103 жыл бұрын
@@illletmyselfout.8516 That would still be a fun car . they can't weigh more that my old 73 Dart
@chevychitchat3 жыл бұрын
And 245 hemi 6cyl.
@jellyfish9423 жыл бұрын
@@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
@lifelongbachelor36512 жыл бұрын
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.
@Rick-Jangle18 күн бұрын
Only the magic of film making could allow those cars to get anywhere near the Charger. Otherwise not a hope in hell.
@richardw643 жыл бұрын
Were there supposed to be 2 Chargers in the movie because the chased car was a VK and the one Alvin had was a VH....different grille and headlights.
@jonipitchfork39543 жыл бұрын
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.
@9658862 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@daniellebcooper71603 жыл бұрын
Can anyone remember a purple charger with fake injector stacks through the bonnet?, as i can remember seeing one at the melbourne motor show back in the 70's. and had always thought that it was Alvin Purples.
@jonipitchfork39543 жыл бұрын
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
@jashugg3 жыл бұрын
My first car was a white 1971 Peugeot 504 1800 with green seats in the mid 1980s, exactly the same spec as this one.
@jashugg3 жыл бұрын
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.
@jonipitchfork39543 жыл бұрын
@@jashugg Thank you !
@michaeledwards80583 жыл бұрын
you always new when they were gonna trash a car they would use a Valiant or an old XM
@shanesalmo11633 жыл бұрын
Fair dinkum!
@jamesgovett25013 жыл бұрын
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.
@michaeledwards80583 жыл бұрын
@@jamesgovett2501 I thought it may have been XL
@michaeledwards80583 жыл бұрын
@@jamesgovett2501 just watched it again it is an XL
@baggieshorts14063 жыл бұрын
Best car in this chase was the Ford Falcon...
@siobhanmurphy4912 Жыл бұрын
Anyone know where that last church scene was? Looks very much like my old all girls school, PCW in Windsor in Melbourne
@jonipitchfork3954 Жыл бұрын
Correct. It is the Presentation College in Windsor.
@edwardcat52473 жыл бұрын
i think the Koala might have been giving away free nights to the cast and crew,,,, just a "little" product placement " there....
@rogerfrancis653 жыл бұрын
RWD peugot 504 or maybe 505 rare as hell bow
@hisheroship3 жыл бұрын
Not in Egypt!
@jashugg2 жыл бұрын
@@hisheroship in the late 2000s many close to life expired Aussie 504s were exported to Egypt