Love the Mopar brotherhood in Australia, just like here in the US. I’m fascinated by that Hemi 6, we have the slant 6 here with the performance version being called the “Hyper Pak”. It even came with an Aluminum block! I’d love to get a few Hemi 6 engines shipped to the US, up here almost no one has ever seen one in real life. I’m trying to find a parts house that would crate up a few and send them north so we yanks can enjoy actually seeing one in person. The rumor here is that the Hemi 6 was developed for North America but deemed to close in cost to our V8’s like the 318, 340(most underrated small block ever) and 360.
@bossdog148019 күн бұрын
AP6, my favorite model wog chariot. 😁😁
@dinsdaleseven162727 күн бұрын
My grand father had a two door version of that car in red. This is one of the few cars that looks better as a 4 door. Your car is beautiful and sounds soooo good.
@SouthernHemi23 күн бұрын
Yes Brian's car is nice. However they never came in 2 door versions apart from the Utes. (See my VC Ute Video) You would've had a Barracuda which are very cool!
@dinsdaleseven162720 күн бұрын
@@SouthernHemi I live in the US where they did build a 2dr version of the Valiant.
@SouthernHemi19 күн бұрын
Hi, Yes very cool. We had 2 door versions in later models, some were uniquely Australian. Please check out my other Videos.
@shanew.williams28 күн бұрын
Cool !
@shanew.williams28 күн бұрын
What a cool old "Slant 6" Valiant. However, i must respectfully disagree with your vid title description "Hemi" "Six Pack". It appears your Valient is a "Hyper Pak" 6 (No Hemi). I'm a classic Mopar(s) owner for over 40 years (1965 Coronet presently) and i have owned a true 440 "six pack" SuperBee. (Never could afford a Hemi.)
@SouthernHemi23 күн бұрын
Hi, this is definitely NOT a Slant six wedge, but is indeed fitted with a later model vertical HEMI 6. You have had some cool cars! But people... Please read the description. I have been a Mopar specialist since 1978 and my family since 1925. I have personally owned over 350 and have literally restored hundreds with my own hands from start to finish. In Mopar terms 6 Pack refers to 6 Barrels or a "Six Pack" carb set-up. Our Aussie made 6 cylinder HEMI 265 CID Six Pack engines were factory fitted with 3x2 BBL Italian side draft Weber carbs and and our Chrysler Valiant RT Chargers factory standard can do high 13 second quarter mile times with modern tyres and they corner like they are on rails and are all A bodies.
@clutchkicker392ison521 күн бұрын
Dude , plz shut up if u dont know what ur talkin about, u dont get hyperpak Hemis, only the 4bbl slant is a hyperpak . But did u even WATCH the vid ? What angle is this Hemi slanting at?
@shanew.williams21 күн бұрын
@@clutchkicker392ison5 Il bet you wouldn't dare to try & tell me "shut up" to my face. Only sitting in your parents' basement behind a keyboard do you speak such foolishness.
@brianandglendaharkin9457Ай бұрын
AP6 is the 3rd lightest Valiant made R/S then The AP5 then the AP6 VC is much heavier .
@SouthernHemi23 күн бұрын
Yes, love all the early light compacts!
@brianandglendaharkin9457Ай бұрын
Owned about 50 Mopars 1 only AP6 Regal love the AP6 Factory V8 . Owned a Spanish red VC with black vinyl top and black trim in the late 70s into the early 80 s had the heads done sports exhaust 6 inch deep deep dish rims sway bar front and rear k-Mac and carb modes . It put many brand X V8 s to shame . Sold and brought a VG pacer that had some old school power modes 😀. My way to make them handle always the same brand of shocks all round same rim size all round same tyre size all round not jacked in the rear maybe a bit lower in the rear sway bar front and back 16.1 steering box or a sass sport wheel . And that goes for Charger and all makes👍🏻🇦🇺 . They will corner way better and sit on high speed for miles been there done that .
@SouthernHemi23 күн бұрын
Amen brother
@robertcameron2808Ай бұрын
They went good in a straight line not real good on the corner i had 68 valiant white with chrome wheels venitian blinds fox tail chrome bird chrome mirrors and white pom poms what a lovely car unfortunately smashed it up. Then I went to a Chrysler by Chrysler then a valiant ranger a hemi 300c and now a 300 live the dream keep up the great video.
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
Thanks. :) A Hemi 300 C is a nice modern Mopar. However that was a myth in the old days about Vals not cornering, as most people flogged them to death and didn't maintain them (As they were so tough they kept going) Also admittedly CAL fitted inferior shocks from the factory, but that is easily and cheaply fixed. I have personally restored literally hundreds myself by hand and have owned over 350. I have always found them exceptional and was rarely out cornered by the competition. They were always better handling than the Fords and Holdens of the day due to their superior Torsion Bar suspension and most magazine reviews back then reflected that too. They can then be drastically improved very easily with just basic bolt-on anti-sway bars (especially for the early models that had none), good double acting shocks , good tyres, they are lowered in 2 minutes with the turn of a spanner and then just topped off with a good wheel alignment to corner very fast, like they are on rails! The Power Steer models can have their Caster adjusted to the max for race car style handling without any heavy steering effort at all.
@GarySkeersАй бұрын
UMMMMMMMMMM that's not a Hemi 6-Pack that a 6 Cylinder
@whakatu4life285Ай бұрын
Errrr I think you'll find that it is a hemi 265 with 6 pack carbs, hence a hemi 6 pack..... not to be confused with a 426 with triples also known as a "hemi 6 pack"
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
In Mopar terms 6 Pack refers to 6 Barrels or a "Six Pack" carb set-up. Our Aussie 6 cylinder HEMI 265 CID Six Packs were factory fitted with 3x2 BBL Italian side draft Weber carbs.
@markholroyde9412Ай бұрын
@@whakatu4life285 426 Hemis never had a 6 pack, they had 2, 4 barrels.... the 6 pack came on A12 RRunners/Super Bees, 340 T/A and a few others. '68 Roadrunner owner here in the UK, owned it 41 years
@SouthernHemi23 күн бұрын
Nice. However in Mopar terms 6 Pack refers to 6 Barrels or a "Six Pack" carb set-up. Our Aussie 6 cylinder HEMI 265 CID Six Packs were factory fitted with 3x2 BBL Italian side draft Weber carbs.
@aerojohnwАй бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. Great job J & B and great build Brian. I just love grass roots cars, racing, track work etc. Thanks for taking the time to bring this to the everyday enthusiast. Ps: Not a butt ugly car at all in my humble opinion. 😎😎
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
Thanks, very kind of you. And lovely styled cars in my opinion too. See my AP6 273 V8 sedan video. Cheers, Jeff
@matroxАй бұрын
Like most Plymouths from that era, a butt ugly car. In 65' I was a kid but a Chevy/GM, Ford man.
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
Each to his own Lol
@heyjoe92675 күн бұрын
When you make the best engines you leave being pretty to Ford and GM.
@davidklauer3422Ай бұрын
That’s awesome! I’d love to have that over here in the states
@Eric-kn4ynАй бұрын
Brakes 4xdrum.
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
He upgraded to Discs all-round. Most Australian Chrysler Valiants had Front Disc Brakes, available from about 1966 and often finned rear Drums. 1970 to the last 1981 models were ventilated Discs on front.
@lukebrennan5780Ай бұрын
as a kid my dream car was the '64 AP5 :-)
@PETERNESSАй бұрын
This has bought back some memories ,im 62 my pop gave me hes my 1st car when i got my licence in 1980.similar to your Valiant ,mine was jet black and had a continetal type kit on the bootlid ,it looked like a spare wheel on the boot but it was fake ,mates gave me stick as they had LJ/LC Toranas and v8 Falcons XW/XY ,my lil six couldnt keep up especially as is was a automatic with the leaning tower of power six cylinder ,i drove it for 8 months and back then there wasnt a lot of performance parts readily available ,pop was keen to work with me and between the two of us we swapped all running gear from a Dodge Phoenix into the Valiant ,4 barrel extractors higher revving cam from Iske ,unfortunately we failed to upgrade the braking system and i rear ended a XC wagon at the lights when the brakes cooked and went straight to the floor ,my two sons tried buying another in the early 2000s but that model Valiant 1962/63 was so hard to find in there budget ,maybe one day if i win the pools ,your having a great time racing your one round the track ,new subscriber glad to be here ,apologies if i prattled on a bit
@barrycuda3769Ай бұрын
I had a similar experience in about 1984 , I'd just finished re painting my VC Valiant Regal from gunmetal silver to black , it looked great , and one summers morning on my way to work , going up a hill in quite heavy traffic , I was completely blinded by the sun , and I ran into the back corner of a parked bus at a bus stop , there were 2 buses and the one I hit was sitting well out in my lane ,the impact destroyed my left side front fender , but no damage to the bus . It was insured and repaired , but I remember it was very difficult finding a replacement fender for it , even back then , but that was in New Zealand, I'm sure a replacement would have been much easier to find in Australia. 🙂
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
I have personally owned over 350 and restored hundreds of Vals and dismantled hundreds of rougher ones in the 1980's and 90's. www.southernhemimedia.com/about-us.html Even in Australia the 1966 VC model valiant is hard to get parts for and even I have never dismantled one for parts! They have always been popular and last very well. Hard to find any getting wrecked for parts. Kind regards, Jeff
@barrycuda3769Ай бұрын
@@SouthernHemi Yes, it's getting increasingly important to look after what you've got. Iv'e often thought about how hard it was to get a replacement VC front guard , and, If it was now , I suppose it would be an option to get one from America off a Plymouth Valiant, or Barracuda. Actually, thinking about that time I needed one in 1984 , it was the panel beater that did the insurance work that told me it was hard to find another guard , but in those days there was a wrecker right there in my town that had a paddock full of Valiants, and I'd be very surprised if he couldn't have supplied one ( the panel beater sourced one from the north island somewhere) . That's what Iv'e found over the years, a lot of people are full of BS , and you're better off doing your own searching. Very nice AP6 you've got there ,as I said in my other comment there was one that looked just like it with a 265 , where I lived in the early nineties, except, I've remembered it had a black roof. My father had an AP6 in the seventies, my first car was an AP6 in 1981 , have had quite a few other Valiants since , including a VG Pacer coupe that I brought back from Brisbane. Currently I have Dads old VH Ranger XL which he bought in 1980 , and an AP6 Regal. 👍
@barrycuda3769Ай бұрын
@@SouthernHemi One thing I've found impossible to find is a good rear bumper for an AP6 , how about over there?
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
Sorry, not anymore. www.southernhemimedia.com/early_chrysler_valiant_parts_list_32.html
@robbecker4122Ай бұрын
go the mighty ap6 😀
@cj0569Ай бұрын
great watch love this little time capsule!
@stephenvelden295Ай бұрын
Nice car ... but hardly a Muscle Car!
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
Back in those days that was well and truly an Aussie Muscle Car. In 1965 it was the first Aussie V8 made car and was in a compact A body and had a solid cam and well performing 273 V8 with twin pump 904 Torqueflite auto that chirped between gears and a Hurst type slap shifter on the floor. And she was quicker than most cars of the day and had superior adjustable Torsion bar suspension and cool looks. They can then be drastically improved very easily with just basic bolt-on anti-sway bars, good double acting shocks ,tyres, lowered in 2 minutes with the turn of a spanner and then just topped off with a good wheel alignment to corner very fast, like they are on rails! The very next model (The 1966 VC V8) in stock standard form with same engine, trans and rear axle, and even without the disc brakes option that was finally available, they won at Mt Panorama Bathurst! Nuff said. 😁 club.shannons.com.au/club/news/racing-garage/1966-bathurst-500-the-valiant-v8-automatics-that-conquered-the-mountain
@Tk-ou9ec2 ай бұрын
Just saw this! Hope it’s coming a long nicely? I’m also a Chrysler nut (on my channel) Those hardtops are friggin awesome looking.
@farnthboy2 ай бұрын
Mate of mines old man had the exact same car in the day for quite a few years - always loved that colour - remember it well. He finally traded it in for a new ZG Fairlane 351
@EvilKustoms3 ай бұрын
Go the land yacht!
@RiC3R693 ай бұрын
Damn
@shaneherdegen82464 ай бұрын
What a Classic!
@JulesN5806 ай бұрын
My plates were ‘VG 0318’
@JulesN5806 ай бұрын
Reminds me of me in my fireball 318 1970 VIP racing a friend’s VF hardtop through south Melbourne streets in the 80s!
@romanoperception6 ай бұрын
Wow never seen that kind of ute, cool
@brianandglendaharkin94576 ай бұрын
MOPAR old school forever 👍🏻🇦🇺
@brianandglendaharkin94576 ай бұрын
👍🏻🇦🇺MOPAR old school for ever .
@jamesbosworth41916 ай бұрын
The roofline kind of looks like the much later Aspen/Volare! This Valiant is probably a much better built car though.
@SouthernHemiАй бұрын
Yes they are. Cheers.
@alanblanes287611 күн бұрын
@@SouthernHemi Think of how Chrysler would have led the way if it allowed this model to be sold in the North American market!!!
@Rob-fc9wg4 күн бұрын
@@alanblanes2876 What makes you think this car wasn't sold in the USA?
@Rob-fc9wg4 күн бұрын
@@SouthernHemi 9:03. Ventilated drums? I think you mean finned drum brakes.
@SouthernHemi3 күн бұрын
Yes you are correct! I did mean that. You were the first one to pick that up. I hadn't even noticed it myself until you said that. (close enough Lol)
@brianandglendaharkin94577 ай бұрын
👍🏻🇦🇺
@brianandglendaharkin94577 ай бұрын
👍🏻🇦🇺
@brianandglendaharkin94578 ай бұрын
👍🏻💯🇦🇺MOPAR for life.
@bunion857910 ай бұрын
Noice! Thanks from a lifelong Chrysler fan for posting this. Years ago my idiot brother-in-law bought an immaculately kept example of one of these off an old bloke and destroyed it with his crap driving.
@SouthernHemi10 ай бұрын
Cheers Comrade! Wow what a shame about the hardtop. Kind regards, Jeff
@user-my8zo8uh3n10 ай бұрын
Fuck sake people this is aussie legend support fuck outa this
@markhill927511 ай бұрын
Had mine, best car ever! Even better than the XE ESP! I could roll start mine, 20mph drop into 2nd and there you go! Did swap out the front brakes to VC discs. Put air shocks on the back to carry 4 bikes and bike racers! Cried my eyes out when it got stolen!
@SouthernHemi10 ай бұрын
Nice! Shame she got nicked though.
@user-ti2do2eu2j2 ай бұрын
What is the exact colour
@SouthernHemi3 күн бұрын
I can't remember now
@charlesdimech487611 ай бұрын
I had an ap6 V8 best car had it in the hey charger magazine I knew back when I bought it in 1985 it was rare very underrated back then used to make fun of them calling them wog chariots or Marickville Mercedes by lot of ford and Holden bullies look who's laughing now 😂better Engineerd Holden had glamorous styles but Chrysler had the best Engineering compared to Gm & Ford mopower Mopar forever ❤
@SouthernHemi10 ай бұрын
"Amen Brother!" Spot on!
@brianandglendaharkin9457 Жыл бұрын
👍🏻💯⛽️🇦🇺it should have finned drum brakes all round . Check the butterfly in the exhaust is not sized. They can carbon up on the cross over on the inlet manafold . Owned a VC 8 in the early 80 s in Spanish red black top black trim 👍🏻enjoy .
@SouthernHemi10 ай бұрын
Nice!
@SouthernHemi Жыл бұрын
(In the USA these were badged as a Plymouth Fury 3)
@_KylieMac Жыл бұрын
O wow! That is so cool. Thank you Jeff.
@bambamfabrications Жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Thanks so much for sharing! Some beautiful cars there!
@SouthernHemi Жыл бұрын
That VG 2 door hardtop was a genuine Pacer and was Ken's wife old Eileen's main car apart from your Hardtop.
@bambamfabrications Жыл бұрын
@@SouthernHemi that's awesome to learn the history of the old girl and too see their crazy collection!
@SouthernHemi Жыл бұрын
In that clip I actually drove up in my Blue VJ hardtop that you see there. I had already purchased that one, the Black ex- Highway patrol and Security Company VK K12 Charger seen behind the gate (Ken purchased Stanton Security's old fleet and he had 1 at each end of the property to scare thieves off!) I rented some of his barns for some of my own collection and for my paint and custom fab shop and ended up with those Chargers also, and later even the same Security Company's old Black CL 265 HEMI panel Van too Lol. Which I converted to a 318 V8. I also purchased the Green VJ 770 V8 Charger seen in this clip and many others from Ken that aren't shown that were stored in a much larger bottom barn and garages on his large rural property. And of course I helped him finish and sell off nearly all of his remaining collection for him as he lived well into his 90s. It's crazy, but since 1978 I have now personally owned over 350 various Aussie Chryslers myself (Mostly Vals) and restored most and many other peoples Lol. 😆 www.southernhemimedia.com/about-us.html
@bambamfabrications Жыл бұрын
@@SouthernHemi wow! That's a pretty crazy collection to have owned and or worked on!! Definitely jealous!!
@bambamfabrications Жыл бұрын
@@SouthernHemi I'll have to get in touch about rubbers and parts needed for the 2 C1100 Internationals im building at the moment. Also you don't have any AB110-AB180 badges at all?
@amandanicolebateman89029 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to meet and talk with Leo at the Chrysler Show at lathlain oval in 2011 and after getting the legendary Chrysler Man to sign my Original Bathurst picture I walked away extremely happy and with a big tick off my bucket list. Truly inspiring!
@SouthernHemi10 ай бұрын
It was good that you got that opportunity when you could! Cheers
@T1000AX9 жыл бұрын
RIP Leo. thanks for the work on the valiants.
@shoominati2311 жыл бұрын
charger looks wicked with the chrysler by chrysler front end, never thought of that myself
@Koontakitty13 жыл бұрын
Australians are true gear heads! Ok, I don't know if this is bad form or not, but come and check out the video Mopar or No Car, by Slant 6. Also, check out Junk in the Trunk by Slant 6. If you like asses and straight ahead Rock.....
@Moparornocar7414 жыл бұрын
I want an Aus Charger so bad, no one in NA would have any idea what it is
@funclo14 жыл бұрын
A highlite of my life was doing a lap around town with leo at last years Mid State Mopars
@buyakisa14 жыл бұрын
0:40 what car is that is that n aus charger?
@chargin4814 жыл бұрын
gee those vals look hot, its such a shame those 2 doors where over shadowed by the chargers, they were classy. even though i own a charger id love a vj 2 door