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Chrysler created the Valiant Charger in 1971 with the E38 series, and the 'Big Three' of Australian car production all competed on the country's biggest stage - Bathurst - with the models that would define an era: Ford's Phase III Falcon GTHO, Holden's LC Torana GTR XU-1 and Chrysler's Charger R/T. Ford dominated that race (with Moffatt taking the win), but Geoghegan's run with the Charger finished with a respectable 7th place (just in front of a certain Peter Brock).
This exact vehicle was one of 4 prepared for the race but not used at Bathurst. It was crashed at the Phillip Island 500 later in the year and thankfully fixed and converted for road use rather than be crushed (a common fate for motorsports cars that suffered bad crashes). The National Motor Museum acquired it by purchase in the 1990s and it is now one of our rarest and most admired collection objects. Nostalgic for the 70s Australian Touring Car Championship now?