Australian Muscle Car takes on American Muscle Cars. 1971 Ford GT Falcon vs 60's Camaro and Mustang.

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4 жыл бұрын

Aussie race driver Darren Smith behind the wheel of his 351 Cleveland powered historic road racer takes on some American Muscle cars at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Australia. The 1971 XY GTHO Falcon was one of Ford's and Australia's most iconic Muscle Cars of the period. Today's Group Nc Historic category emulates Australia's Improved Touring Car category of the 60s and 70s, and also includes American derived cars similar to those raced in the USA Trans-Am series during the same period.

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@ozbusa 3 жыл бұрын

Well, that just made my day finding this. I could watch this all day. Sorry all the new supertech stuff, but this is racing. This is what it's all about. Working the clutch and the H pattern box. Absolutely love it.

@jazpanoz4996 3 жыл бұрын

Otta Fish @ not to mention wrestling the steering lol epic workout 💪

@walthammond6816 3 жыл бұрын

This guy can drive!

@greygolem 9 ай бұрын

And watching the shaker kick during gear change. Ah!

@crazyhorse2995 9 ай бұрын

Damn straight.🤘

@chrismoody1342 3 жыл бұрын

I’m here in Kansas, middle of USA and know ever inch of Phillips Island track. Just love the flow of this track. Especially the charge downhill between turns 2 and 4. Ahh....what I would do to drive around it in real life with howling V8.

@BadApe351 3 жыл бұрын

If only he'd got a better start. But the way he hunted them down goes to show what an awesome package the mighty GTHO was - even up against the best the USA had to offer at the time..

@choppaster 7 ай бұрын

looking at that it is as much driver skill as power

@dennisdobin8640 3 жыл бұрын

No better sound ,than a screaming ford v8, and that from and old Holden fan.

@savvasperisanidis 3 жыл бұрын

And from a Fordian nothing like the belch of a v8 holden. Lest we forget

@tcfordhotmailcom 3 жыл бұрын

Philip Island. What a great track! GTHO Falcon. What a great soundtrack! Bloke grew a big set of nuts and drove the arse off the big Falc after dudding the start. Cool vid.

@alanhill4338 9 ай бұрын

Wow, after a not so good start he "slowly" worked his way through the pack. I was hardly able to sit still watching him work his magic. 👍

@jefflundquist5771 3 жыл бұрын

That Aussie 1971 Ford GT Falcon really shined in the long straights. Not too shabby in the corners either!

@greygolem 9 ай бұрын

If you watch carefully, he makes some serious ground on brakes and corner entry.

@ckelley63 3 жыл бұрын

You Aussies are some serious driver's!

@3800TURBO 3 жыл бұрын

Balls of steel. These classics cost as much as a house and they beat on them.

@dennisjackson3531 3 жыл бұрын

I have always thought that i would like to drive a race car but after seeing this , I can honestly say my balls are not that steely

@darylclifford 2 жыл бұрын

My Sister had a blue GTHO! I used to watch that air intake “Shake” when the engine was loading or unloading power during gear changes !! It was a sight to see then as much as now ❤️👀🦘👍🇦🇺

@davidmacfadyen165 3 жыл бұрын

I just have to say it's AMAZING all the people who wouldn't let this guy through, i surely could not be the only who would notice this, says alot about the horses in a 351. Still was nice to watch though

@paulsontag9233 9 ай бұрын

The red car early and later that blue car was being a dick.

@alanchurch2203 4 жыл бұрын

the shaker doing its dance... MMMmmmmm

@mikldude9376 9 ай бұрын

I was about to get some shut eye with a few tubes to unwind beforehand and stumbled on this clip , nice effort by the driver , and the mighty XY just music to the ears ,and puts a big smile on the dial ...... thanks for posting .

@01Z06guy 3 жыл бұрын

Much more fun to watch than anything modern.

@dennisdobin8640 3 жыл бұрын

Go and check out the old mini's racing in the classic races in England,now that racing.

@anthonybrennan1075 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Glenn! This really shows how much hard work these old steeds are. Oversteer....understeer.....oversteer.....understeer. Awesome to watch. I'm wondering what Darren was upset about at the end though?

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, they're a handful! I think he was super angry that he missed the start and let them get away.

@stevegrydzyn6038 4 жыл бұрын

@Anthony Brennan. He did have a bad start, otherwise he would have been much closer.

@peterharris38 9 ай бұрын

This was real racing, muscle car no extras and gritty determination. And the grunt on acceleration oh yeah 😊

@RiverSanguine 9 ай бұрын

I miss my GT and I am really trying to be environmentally friendly and everything but my lotto plans still start with a car wish list. 1) XW 2)XC etc etc 351 toploader and plant 30,000 tress just to ease the guilt .....

@briandurham7356 4 жыл бұрын

Like watching that hood scoop Rock in the hood

@MrFordpower 3 жыл бұрын

What an awsome sound.🥰🥰

@simonhendry1 4 жыл бұрын

Spud gets a little animated at the end. That xy of his does sound bloody good.

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 4 жыл бұрын

simonhendry1 I think he was pretty annoyed with himself for letting them get away on the start.

@pub6023 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, he was busier than a one armed taxi driver with crabs!

@ellieprice3396 3 жыл бұрын

Or, a one legged man in a a...s kicking contest. From America, great video.

@danniielle 7 ай бұрын

That comment absolutely cracked me up! Gold!! 😁

@savvasperisanidis 3 жыл бұрын

The driver of this car has balls of steel and the skill of the Gods

@davehad-enough2369 4 ай бұрын

Hey good to see that "shaker" doing it's thing in the bonnet. That driver was fearless under brakes ... that was his style. A XUI in the mix would have been interesting on the corners and under brakes.

@MrMotorNerd 2 жыл бұрын

He is taking some lovely lines through most of the corners .A little shortshifting too after MG .

@axeman.982 3 жыл бұрын

XY GT HO ,World's fastest 4 door saloon car 1971..👌🍻👍

@savvasperisanidis 3 жыл бұрын

There's a few GTs in this race. Im amazed how gutsy the race car drivers are to drive these full on knowing they worth as much as a house today wow

@kimbo3068 9 ай бұрын

That 351 Clevo sure has Balls!

@Antechynus 3 жыл бұрын

Great track, great car, great driver. Awesome.👍

@huskypilot6305 7 ай бұрын

Watching that shaker live up to it’s name brought back memories from my childhood. My dad drove like a cop even when he wasn’t on duty

@martinellul1604 2 жыл бұрын

I have done a few sprints at Pi in my XW, so much fun and workout on the arms for sure, love this video, these cars sure do slide around alot on those hoosiers 😍

@JJbrown3692 Жыл бұрын

Time and money is all it needs..be awesome to see when finished..pure legend,,super Roo shaker.. XY phrase 3..

@derekpierkowski7641 Ай бұрын

Nice of you to let everyone go first!!!!🖖🤣 I'm throughly IMPRESSED!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@Dags470 3 жыл бұрын

When the machinery is fairly evenly matched, the size of the drivers balls means everything. 🤣

@bubblesbubbles8978 4 жыл бұрын

Friggn awesome Darren and Glenn

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@Ekka007 8 ай бұрын

Awesome drive, brut stuff..... spectacular to watch and the sound was distinct

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@hobamasucs 10 ай бұрын

"351 CLEVELAND " is an American V8 engine ! Not so much a True Muscle Car Engine but still it is an "American" Performance V8 from FORD ! "FORD" an AMERICAN car company , that makes the 351 CLEVELAND engine ,you Aussies are so proud of, for some reason !

@sheridenboord7853 28 күн бұрын

That was a nice drive. Kept it within his means. Yielded to other cars rather than crunch. Didn't look like he was out of his depth anywhere. Looked like he could do it all day long.

@donkinzett3961 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome once the old girl got warmed up

@peterhoulis1184 3 жыл бұрын

Made in Australia

@abbeyhall4624 2 жыл бұрын

Nice driving Darren.

@darinhodge8015 9 ай бұрын

Only an awsome driver could handle the gt falcon around a race track top drive man

@aceventura5398 Ай бұрын

The GTHO was considered a big car back in its day. Today it's like a medium popcorn.

@damionnefelsch6546 2 ай бұрын

I love watching 2 HOs picking a fight.

@paulvincentyensonmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video dude!

@robertmoir7272 8 ай бұрын

Awesome, a couple of laps tyre temp heat sync brakes, then the racer got in the groove well done. Ps do another TV motor show .

@rono3045 2 жыл бұрын

Cleve baby Cleve..roll on

@paulsontag9233 3 жыл бұрын

He was killing them in the braking zones.

@dredrotten 9 ай бұрын

He sure was confident in those brakes, in fact, it was as if he became part of the car!

@jim-qy1mn 3 жыл бұрын

Hitting those apexes boy, only thing I seen needs tweaking is the suspension as there is body roll, and the tyres need bigger rubber maybe brakes as well then you have a super car... that engine sounds strong. driver was nailing towards the end starting to get right in the groove well done 👌

@BenMitro 9 ай бұрын

What a great POV - next to the driver - brilliant. (Also, yes the patriotism gene struck hard).

@lynettekent9712 3 жыл бұрын

Awsum start! 😁

@jamest4424 9 ай бұрын

Well done 👏

@Rassskle 9 ай бұрын

Like most of us, he couldn’t drive the beast...... made a fast car look so slow for the first 2 laps. The GTHO’s were big, bulky, heavy 4 door family cars with massive race engineered HP. He was steering via the steering wheel..... so slow. To be quick in a HO you had to steer via the GO pedal ( accelerator ) and use the wheel to keep the car balanced. Alan Moffat and John Goss were the only 2 who had the talent to master this technique and be really quick.

@MickH60 8 ай бұрын

Rubbish, you know NOTHING about the driver, he's better than you'll ever be Mr internet hero....FFS...

@theearthrexden 9 ай бұрын

The best car Australia’s ever made

@captaindaddy8645 2 жыл бұрын

Woah......that was intense

@robertsaidel6707 9 ай бұрын

outstanding 👌👌👌👍👍👍

@DirtTherapyDownUnder 3 жыл бұрын

Talk about taming the beast.................

@warrenjones3408 9 ай бұрын

Sweetest noise ever made V8 iron block

@Danger_mouse 10 ай бұрын

It's an evil handling mess on the turns eh 🙂 Plenty of poke on the straights 👍

@robertmcfarlane3598 Ай бұрын

Nothing can beat the super roo Australian muscle is the best

@Golden-dog88 9 ай бұрын

woulda been better if it was Australia’s Little muscle car the Torana that little beast packed the heart of a monster

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 9 ай бұрын

Then you’ll love this. 😊 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mdx8aqpytZrQp5s.htmlsi=rDyUK3_4uAzYeOnp

@JohnLee-mq4hk 9 ай бұрын

Its hard work for a driver to race and control that car.

@bobuncle8704 Жыл бұрын

That should have been a first pace run. There were 3 or 4 cars that continually cut him off corner after corner. If it weren’t for that he’d have won the race.

@0utcastAussie 9 ай бұрын

That's called Racing. If you don't want to get involved in that then make a better start !

@michaelcudby787 9 ай бұрын

It wasnt so much the corners, that were the issue, it was the straights that those fu...wits kept blocking him. Corners are a different kettle of fish.

@davidmilledge221 9 ай бұрын

Gee a few more laps he would have gotten them he's good at driving that old girl he proved something tho it blitzed all the other muscle cars he over took and gaining on the others up front , indurance racing them things were built for and they did prove it at Bathurst , go the Aussie muscle cars 👍

@timothydoult6025 9 ай бұрын

sweet as bro

@montinaladine3264 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, very thrilling 10 minutes in the passenger seat - ! Never realised how fast these cars actually go until you "feel" it like this. It looks like this car was slower than most of the others in acceleration (off the line, as I saw it) but had a higher top speed than most, would that be correct? He seemed to need to overtake a lot of them. Also it seemed to me that the steering linkage was not that direct- looked like a lot of play in it, lots of wheel movements needed all the time, is that normal? If the steering is too precise and direct, does that mean too much potential danger for losing control?

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! He got a bad start and lost some ground, so he had to chase them down. It's a fine line, sometimes you get either too much wheel spin or you can even bog down. In a perfect world you get excellent acceleration and traction every time on the start, but there's no such thing as a perfect world. :-). The steering in these old cars is a lot different to modern race cars, the ratio's are slower, there is also a lot more compliance in the mechanical element and also the old school race tyres.

@nickbotica5098 3 жыл бұрын

mmmmmmmmm. mm perfection.

@philkelly8031 9 ай бұрын

Great drive just a bad start thenbeing blocked you had the speed that's for shore.

@rodneycroft5889 5 ай бұрын

Not enough long straights for the GTHO F 3 to out top speed them. If there was, it would be over after two or three laps. Speaking from a man who owned a GTS350, 4 barrel carb with Munster gear box an LSD. I had a mate that had one of these, and on the straights, I never stood a chance.

@leso204 Жыл бұрын

Arm fulls of oversteer/understeer thats a workout racing those GTHO's ..............

@ericmeechglobalnetwork2273 3 жыл бұрын

rad.

@gardegnome69 4 жыл бұрын

Too many slow cars keeping the big girl behind... 😩

@jackbiviano5048 9 ай бұрын

XY diff ratio is too tall designed for Bathurst the other USA cars are more like 3.5 to 1 . So they take off faster . That package made for conrod straight .

@nicholasaird8420 10 ай бұрын

Alway has been and always we be the sexiest ford ever made 😍

@mattblack9344 3 жыл бұрын

Whats the hp and pound torque of these classic beasts.?Cheers, looks like fun. Go Aussie.

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 3 жыл бұрын

I know this particular car makes around 550hp from its 351C. Not sure on torque though. Thanks for watching. 😊👍

@noname75737 3 жыл бұрын

@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines what was done to it to get those numbers?

@scottschmidt75 3 жыл бұрын

What's the orange #66 car? Kinda looks like a Dodge?

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 3 жыл бұрын

That 66 car is exactly the same type that you're riding onboard with. It's our Australian 1971 Ford XY GT-HO Falcon, in fact its a replica of the 300 that were homologated for racing here back in the day.

@iamthebroker 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if the yellow Camaro is Adam Bressington?

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 3 жыл бұрын

No, Adam is a friend of mine though. This car is a Group Nc example, raced here by Angelo Taranto.

@iamthebroker 3 жыл бұрын

Glenn Everitt - Master of Machines I also know Adam well👍🏻

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 3 жыл бұрын

iamthebroker , Adam’s an awesome guy and a great driver. I’m actually contracted to the naming rights sponsor of the TCM series as their event representative. It’s an awesome series.

@arm_luvr1002 4 жыл бұрын

Great start lol

@Stolencamaro 11 ай бұрын

How Many hp?

@davidb0126a 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm an American, but an Aussie fan too. Australian muscle? The Falcon is probably built there in Australia but you're running a LOT of American parts. That shaker hood scoop originally appeared on 69/70 Mustangs, the 351W he's probably running was developed here (yeah, I know, it's built in Canada, but it is just over the boarder you know 😀). I'm not real familiar with the Australian Falcon but I'm sure there are many, many other American or American developed parts. I'd be willing to bet that everything but the sheet metal is based on the 69/70 or 71-73 Mustang and/or Torino. So, I guess it's really American muscle against American muscle with Aussie drivers. Great video though. Loved the first person aspect of it. 👍👍

@dennisdobin8640 3 жыл бұрын

The Falcon was basically and American 4 door sedan and your right most of the part are of American origin and where inter changeable with your basic American ford muscle car.That particular car the xy gt ho was famously associated with a driver named Allan Moffat,an other product from across your border Canada. That particular car was rated the fastest 4 door production car in the world when it was produced. David check out the next few model of the Falcon race car they where coups,great looking car.

@davidb0126a 3 жыл бұрын

@@dennisdobin8640 Yeah, I have looked at the later models. I agree, they do look good. We're watching the Aussie TV series Mcleod's Daughters. There's a Falcon GT in one of the episodes and I immediately recognized the shaker hood scoop. That's what led me to researching the Falcon. Kinda makes me think what Ford might have done here in an alternate universe. 😃 Totally off the subject, but check out the old videos of a '39 Chevy coupe I used to have about 10 years ago. kzfaq.info/love/UZZ81nVjaZKN3mvnefwO1Q

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 3 жыл бұрын

100% Correct and we're the first to admit and be proud of the US connection. All our DNA and in most cases design elements came from Detroit. :-)

@davidb0126a 3 жыл бұрын

@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines You know, with how crazy it is here in the US, Detroit is about as far away from us (I'm from Alabama) as it is from you. Maybe I should move to Australia. You think I'm kidding, but I don't know...

@randomdude4669 3 жыл бұрын

It's because it's ford they re use everything the only differences came later but even still they were diffrent, the xb or xa was never a carbon copy it had very diffrent styling and massive rear wheel wells for bathurst and better handling for our roads compared to mustangs of that year, definetly wouldn't call it american

@velocityjet1884 3 жыл бұрын

If he had a good start off, he may have had a good chance of taking out the yanks

@seanyuke3249 Ай бұрын

How good is that? Feeding her the fat, braking way later than he has any right to. Great to watch. (and hear)

@aspieotaku3580 4 жыл бұрын

Not bad. Im American BTW.

@mael-strom9707 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the fish... err V8's. 🤣😆😋

@aspieotaku3580 3 жыл бұрын

@@mael-strom9707 Fish are good too hehe.

@aussie807 9 ай бұрын

waiting to see the Torana lap all of them😂

@MickH60 8 ай бұрын

Didn't happen....

@peterlee6745 4 жыл бұрын

A Bit Slow at The Start Cost Him

@dennisdobin8640 3 жыл бұрын

Tyres may have been colder the the Mustangs?

@uncletoy774 8 ай бұрын

wow ok i can't tell but are you guys not wearing the Han's devise

@werahikoclay5586 5 ай бұрын

Awesome beat those yank tanks

@Tree30tree 3 жыл бұрын

Missed the start!! Get the big girl into second!!

@user-nb7qn4jr9c 4 ай бұрын

Hey kansas man you want to take a few laps around bathurst

@doonsiedoo9doonsiedoo984 11 ай бұрын

Isn't the 351 Cleveland an American motor?

@Wolfe351 10 ай бұрын

US design but was built at Ford's Aussie engine plant

@ungurdani8346 Ай бұрын

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@johnbiggins4864 2 жыл бұрын

Never really legendary at anything except being an overweight BARGE.........slow as a snail......i love the looks....like most Ford's...it promises so much

@johncunningham4820 6 ай бұрын

Muffed the Start badly . Oops .

@jasonmcnamara2079 3 жыл бұрын

XY looked better in the corners than the American muscle, its where he seemed to catch them up.

@rhettcorbett3346 2 жыл бұрын

Aussie muscle all the way mate. Real men use the old school H patern. Ho Ho Ho & away we go. Ford Power. Aerodynamics of a brick. But friggen fast. Bring on Muscle Car Masters. This is what racing is about. Fishtailing, oversteer, understeer, bodyroll. Not these boring cars that look like they are on rails. .🥱🥱🥱.

@petersajkic6749 8 ай бұрын

Ho's were top loader not h pattern

@rhettcorbett3346 8 ай бұрын

@@petersajkic6749 Same thing.

@petersajkic6749 8 ай бұрын

@@rhettcorbett3346I agree much more involved in driving old skool manuals than modern cars.and I understand your idea...but top loaders definitely different than h pattern manuals.driven both top loaders definitely takes some getting used too

@aaronjohnson2344 2 жыл бұрын

This is what bathurst should be like, no dickhead commentating

@eddiepiecart6030 9 ай бұрын

Was the guy in the GT fighting for last place? Only about 10 cars overtook him m in the first minute.

@bugsy1254 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, not a great start and then a couple of drivers forgetting deciding that it wasn't a race but a game of blocking the guy behind. No so professional.

@aspieotaku3580 4 жыл бұрын

Camaro ss 396 be hard to beat.

@user-nb7qn4jr9c 4 ай бұрын

Put allan moffit in the car and see what happens

@matton36 2 жыл бұрын

The Australian Muscle car has an American engine and the Falcon is an American car anyway.

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 2 жыл бұрын

And here in Australia, we're proud of that USA relationship...but this particular model Falcon is all Australian, unlike the very early days.

@matton36 2 жыл бұрын

@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines I agree to a point but while it was made here its not all Australian at all. That basic shape is American and they had 2 door versions they we didnt get. The floor pan, strut towers and engine bay are almost identical to the mustang along with suspension.

@GlennEverittMasterofMachines 2 жыл бұрын

Oops, Just realised that I jumped the gun on reply earlier and thought you were commenting on our latest video upload with the XD Falcon. You are correct, the XY is very similar to the American variant. Many shared features and panels, floorplan, etc. The XA was claimed to be the first Australian design. Even still there were similarities. Not surprisingly.