10 OUTBACK Muscle cars NEVER sold in the USA!

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

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[@Rob-fc9wg]

7:41 - 8:41. What are you on about? That thing was never seen in Australia. There's a lot of misinformation in this video.

[@GTFORDMAN]

ok Australain here, time for a few edits! 1: that yellow XB was in fact the earlier XA, but i'll forgive you on that one lol 2: the XY GTHO Phase 3 was in fact capable of hitting 240kph & only claimed 300hp to keep the insurance companys "happy" 3: the Opel Commodore GS/E never sold here 4: THE GTHO Phase 4 would have dominated the Australian touring car championship had they not been banned for being too fast (long story but the media blew them way out of proportion with "160mph suprcars soon") & only 4 were built not 400 5: that is a Holden HQ Monaro GTS the Commodore name didnt come about untill 1979 with the VB Commodore, and the GTS Monaro was never a rival for the GT Falcon haha 6: a Leyland P76 as number 1 seriosly? that had a V8 and some dress up kits from factory but it wasnt a Muscle car, it was a very nice car but a muscle car it was not! for an Australian Leyland Muscle car look below. Fun Fact: the "HO" in GTHO was going to stand for "High Output" but the insurance companys jumped up and down about it so Ford changed it to "Handling Options" BTW: 5 more Aussie Muscle cars for you to check out; Leyland Force 7, Holden XU1 Torana, Holden SL/R 5000, Ford Falcon XC Cobra, Ford Falcon XE ESP. 😎

[@SgtGunny-gz5hg]

Thank you for correcting these errors...Leyland p76?? Clutching at straws there lol

[@GTFORDMAN]

@@SgtGunny-gz5hg P76 yea cool car no doubt but not really a "muscle car" i think he was thinking of the "Leyland Force 7" that was designed to take on the GT Falcons and the Monaro's

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Thanks so much for the feedback, we'll take it onboard. We will def make a video to include your recommendations and you can let us know how we get on. BTW: 5 more Aussie Muscle cars for you to check out; Leyland Force 7, Holden XU1 Torana, Holden SL/R 5000, Ford Falcon XC Cobra, Ford Falcon XE ESP. 😎

[@GTFORDMAN]

@@ClassicAmericanAuto no worries at all, if you like send me your email and i'll email to you a bigger list of Modern-er Australian muscle cars, it won't be a comprehensive list but it will be cars that made an impact on the Australian performance car scene and why they were influential 🙂

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Yes please, thats an awesome offer we can't refuse [e-mail]

[@kikurass322]

This guy has a LOT to learn about Aussie muscle. Shocking research!

[@malcolmirving9485]

OMG, I started to list the mistakes but gave up when the limited production 1200 and not thousands SS Holden with a 253, not 308 was called an E49 [Charger designation]

[@MissMahnae]

No#4 Opel Commodore is a European car not Australian

[@peterkalkhoven9861]

Maaaate.. you got a few in this video wrong.. only 4 phase 4 Falcons made.. never released to the public.. No P76 ever raced at Bathurst.. And what’s a Bathurst Monaro 327?..

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Holden E49 SS never existed, E49 was a Chrysler name. The SS was a short run test for the forth coming monaro GTS 4 door.

[@kenwilling6991]

From memory the HQ SS was a 253 4bbl 4speed twin system with the decals. Affordable boy racer spec.

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

@@kenwilling6991 almost but not quite, first run were 253 2 barrel V8, the second run were 308 4 barrel V8. Both had 4 speed manuals, dual exhausts and sports interior.

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

@@kenwilling6991 253 was a 2 barrel, same as standard motor, believe there was a 308 4 barrel in a second run cars

[@MissMahnae]

The Falcon GT Phase 4 they only made 4 not 400 The SS first came out with the Holden HQ using the Kingswood (Belmont) body, it was not an E49. . Most definitely it was not 1968. It was not a Commodore, Commodores didn’t come out in Australia until 1979. Other than a few mistakes good video Thanks

[@farnthboy]

In true Aussie fashion l think he did a complete Barry Crocker on this one.

[@neilpritchard-w8q]

omg where did you get your info ... there wereonly 4 gt ho phase 4 made ... i know where one is and have had the great pleasure of starting and revving it ..standard 351 redline 5750 rpm .. phase 4 351 redlined at 7800 rpm ... also the ss commodore was a ss belmont ... belmont being the pov pack .. bottom of the range . introduced tp fulfill the dreams of family men that needed four doors but craved a two door monaro. wheels magazines peter wherret stated the 253 v8 and three speed manual combo were the most fuel efficient aussie cars ever made.

[@BadApe351]

Your no.9 is the Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop - yet you're throwing in footage of XA and XB 4 door sedans? Sloppy.

[@garygardner6536]

Cmon Yank, leave the Aussie cars for Aussies to explain cause you got so much WRONG.

[@tonyhyde2644]

i had the 1974 xb gs panel van that had a 302v8 cleveland motor with 4 barrel email/carter thermo quad carbie, 4 spd borg warner top loader box. i lowered the front end an inch and a half, put roh 5 slot 7" rims with eagle wide 70 tyres on the front, 8" roh 5 slot rims with 10" t/a radials on the back, tuned extracors n dual sports exhaust, armstrong 150psi air shocks, built a dbbl arabian style arch inside so the curtain came out from between it, cupboasrds down both sides

[@neilpritchard-w8q]

351 xb gs van 4 spd borg warner .. yes the shifter came out .. and a 12inch detroit locker diff ... i later found out it had quite a few rpo bits on it from factory ... the body rusted out long ago ... but the engine lives on .. its in an xe body . owner used to frequent cannon hill bowling alley .

[@caseylittle6417]

Who the hell put this list together? A hq Holden ss is not an e49 nor a commodore. And a Leyland p76 does not deserve first place on a list of the best and most desirable Australian muscle cars

[@jayartz8562]

And the Opel Commodore GS/E that never came out in Australia, and no Torana's.

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Got it, thanks so much for the feedback, we will correct this in our next Aussie video for sure. Appreciate it :-)

[@4abetterfuture]

@0:14 - 1965 U.S.A. Model Falcon. Australia never got this (1964-65) body shape / @7:41 - Number 4 - the Opel Commodore GS/E. Zero of this Model / Series were ever sold in Australia / @8:43 - There were FOUR Phase 4's Built & the suplus high performance pieces were distubuted in the R.P.O 83 Option. @9:45 - This is a HQ Holden SS Sedan (1971 to 1974), not a Commodore by any stretch of the imagination. Considering the first Commodore the VB was released in 1978, the 1968-1974 bit is laughable. E49 is a designation for a Chrysler Valiant Charger. THe standard engine in the HQ SS was a 4.2 Litre / 253 Cubic Inch Slug, the 5.0 Litre / 308 Cubic Inch V8 was an Option. Very Badly Researched

[@theveeman]

Wow i never would have thought the P76 would be first, But i must say i do love mine. 👌💪

[@mattbrysonrally]

Why not? They are a proven world beater car!

[@theveeman]

@@mattbrysonrally Yes you are right there.

[@justice4g]

Opel isn't Australian

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Thanks, we will correct that in the next Aussie video for sure :-)

[@robertmorris6529]

​@@ClassicAmericanAuto you can certainly see family link in body design .

[@noelroberts8199]

@@robertmorris6529 It looks nothing like the an Aussie Commodore......

[@robertmorris6529]

​@noelroberts8199 if you mean my comment on 1st featured HK-T-G Monaro , check out Opel vehicles of mid late 60's Senator and COMMODORE 2 door models . If you referring to ' Thumbnail ' image check out '67 Chevrolet NOVA .

[@robertmorris6529]

@@noelroberts8199 I live in Aus. as well ! Western Bulldog fan , and vehicular enemy .

[@kenwilling6991]

Valiant Pacer , original Ford XR GT , Holden EH S4 could be added to the list although these could be considered the forerunners to the true muscular cars.

[@philnorbury9032]

Thanks for covering the Aussie muscle car scene, but mate, as we say down under, yeah nah. Lots of errors including a car (Opel) that wasn’t ours. Suggest a big edit on this one.

[@farnthboy]

He's gotta be taking the piss.

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Yeah opel commodore GS/E never came to Australia, probably popular in Germany

[@1936Studebaker]

When showing the HT Monaro you also showed HK & HG Monaro's, the very opening photo was a HK. XB GT, you got that right at the start then cut to a yellow XA and then throw in an XA Hardtop as well. Only 2899 XB GT's were built, not 7500 as you claim, there were 1950 Sedans and 949 Hardtops. The XB ran from 1973-1976. Australia never sold the Opal Commodore GS/E it was an British and European car and I believe some were sold in South Africa. We did sell a Commodore made by Holden, the Blue VK SS Group A that was featured was a Commodore. HDT stood for Holden Dealer Team and only one model of Commodore ever worn the HDT name and the was the VC Commodore. The XA GT Phase 4 was never made or sold by Ford Australia, 3 race version were prepared but never raced and were canned due to the Super Car Scare in the early 70's. One was built for public sale and sits in private hands. XA models only ran from March 72 until September 73. 1968-1974 Holden E49 Commodore SS "NO SUCH THING" An E49 is a Chrysler Charger for a start, Commodore was not released by Holden until mid 1978 and is based on the European Opal platform. What you have here is a Holden HQ SS, which ran a 253 (4.2L) V8. The GTS came with a 308 (5.0L) V8. The HQ model was built from July 1971 until early 1974, only 1300 HQ SS were built! The HQ SS is more rare than the HQ GTS and are not easily obtainable. It is not an E49 and it is not a Commodore! If I was you I would pull this video from KZbin, do the research properly and not embarrass yourself for a second time

[@Grumpy-sy7wr]

HT Monaro GTS 350, but mixed up with images of mainstream HT GTS, and HK Monaros. XB Falcon GT Hardtop. Mixed up with images of XB GT sedans, and XA GTs XA GTHO Phase 4 never made it into mass production. A few prototypes were completed in 1972 only. The car you're calling a 1968-1974 Holden E49 Commodore SS, is actually a 1971 Holden HQ SS, only available with a 253 (4.2 Litre) V8. No rival at all to any Falcon GT. I wouldn't exactly call the P76 a muscle car, it was an 'ok' performer for what it was. It certainly had its faults, as did any new model, and those combined with its ungainly looks, no die-hard customer base, and Leyland's worldwide financial woes, meant it ended well before they could perfect it. But hey, you did probably as well as I'd do, if I tried to make a video on American cars.

[@froginasock8782]

0:28, "Holden HT Monaro GTS 350" *shows picture of HK GTS 327* 7:25 E49 Charger had "...only a 4 speed transmission..." Well, we're SORRY! Perhaps you should have featured the earlier E38 which had a THREE speed. 7:42, What he HELL is an Opel Commodore doing in this countdown??!? 9:43 "1968-74 Holden E49 Commodore SS" SOOO many mistakes in one short article. the Holden HQ SS was basically an option pack based on the lowest priced HQ Belmont, certainly no challenger to the Falcon GT. Additionally the HQ had ATROCIOUS handling which was not cured until the introduction of RTS in the HZ Series (c1977). 10:47, Leyland P76 V8?? You're kidding, you're kidding right? Interesting in it's own right, especially the Targa Florio edition, but FAR from any thought of being a muscle car. Overall 1/10, do not recommend. Go do some research before posting.

[@henrybourdon6712]

As a man in his twilight years never understood the more door thing , i have to admit i liked the Ute's and we like Family station wagons being hot rodded . So as a old fool i do not mind some of the more door movers and shakers that we did not have in Canada.

[@jayartz8562]

I think your gonna have to do more research.

[@qshank2752]

🤣

[@francfurian8215]

There are so many mistakes in this video. My fave is at 11:34 & the reason being the Parana V8. Killer!!!!😂 Sorry dude I'm not having a dig at you but it's funny. Cheers

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Mate honestly so disappointed that we missed the mark. let us know what you wanna see and we'll make it happen

[@LudwigBeefoven]

I am from Up and Over. I am a bit surprised to see how many of these muscle cars have 4 doors. Do Aussies do donuts in the supermarket parking lot after grabbing some groceries while having kids in the back seats? That would be wild. I wonder what Sheilas are thinking about this?

[@jasonkiwi4758]

I think you have just pissed off all us bogans in NZ and Aussie lol

[@peterkalkhoven9861]

Why no mention of the Holden A9X?.. do your Bathurst research on this icon.. Broke the Bathurst 1000 lap record in the last lap..

[@ShanePhillips-mv7bi]

The HQ is a E 49 must be slant 6 to and 5 wheel drive I reccon

[@davidjackson2524]

Opel Commodore was part of GM Europe, not GM Aus

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

All part of GM... GM Aus adapted it.

[@Gogo-ko5hk]

Team Aussie 👇🏻

[@alanriddell279]

Pathetic, do your homework, or better still, just don't do it.

[@beelancaster8115]

I'm a Pom in the UK - why do the yanks get it so wrong - who ever put the list together needs to do a lot more research - Ford Falcon GTHO phase 4 he got wrong and the Opel Reckord is the German part of Genral Motors ,

[@jimclarke1108]

XY Falcon phase 3 has 420 HP low 14 sec down the quarter, would be lucky to find one at $500.000

[@ChrisM-fz6xx]

No offense but that was so wrong it's ridiculous . GT -HO phase 4 never went into production . Ford built 4 Prototypes that weren't sold to the Public then scrapped the Phase 4 project completely . Opel Commodore was a German Car and NOT 1 was ever sold in Australia . I would have thought being Left-hand Drive might have been a Clue . The HQ Holden SS was only produced with the smaller 253 , 4.2 litre V8 engine and is NOT a Muscle Car , it was a cheap entry level 4 door sedan . No HK 327 Monaro was automatic they all used a Saginaw 4 speed Manual . Leyland P76 was a Joke and should NOT be mentioned with Muscle Cars .

[@noelwebb6843]

Also the E49 Charger didn't come with a 4 speed, the Targa P76 could be classed as a muscle car but they are ugly

[@mattbrysonrally]

When is comes to rallies , especially endurance rallies the P76 did beat and continues to beat them all!

[@Wes_G1982]

@@noelwebb6843 E49 was 4 speed, e38 was 3 speed.

[@stevejohnstone5163]

Yeah was about to say that

[@ashleyv7475]

1 phase 4 got off the production line, a dentist now owns it. Green one.

[@PhilipShand]

No,no,no,a thousand times NO ! 90% wrong information. Try again AFTER fact checks,preferably after seeking Australian help.

[@ethantalbot1102]

Great video mate, glad to see some Aussie cars shared with the rest of the world! ❤🇦🇺

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Glad you enjoyed it, let us know what you would like to see more of :-)

[@neilpritchard-w8q]

during the xb gt bit .. you keep showing an xa not xb ... the biggest difference in the two is that the xa was built in imperial measurements ... af spanners required ... wheras the xb was metric ... the panels bonnet bootlid etc were not interchangable .. metric spanners required. this was a hugedifference ... also the xb was lumbered with the new antipollution laws .

[@docbob3030]

Yeah but nah,....... certainly cocked up with this video 😮 Facts are extremely badly researched and presented, let alone have left out such legends as the GTR and SS/A9X Torana's that were the most successful high performance cars in Australian history!

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Aww sorry we left out the GTR and SS/A9X Torana's that were the most successful high performance cars in Australian history!, we will do another video and add these in and get your feedback. Thanks for the tips though, appreciate it :-)

[@jamesgovett3225]

The number 8 car , our XY GT-HO phase 3 Fotd Falcon actually put out up to 380 horsepower from its 351Cleveland engine certainly far more than the 300 horsepower as Ford advertised as this was the power output of the standard XY GT Ford Falcon and the reason was Ford Australia quoted this lower horsepower figure was for insurance purposes so its customers could get a far lower rate, this was done on purpose as the GT HO was a homologation model for racing at Bathurst and had to sell the required number to the public, the next model all Australian design Falcon, the XA in 1973 was the first model Falcon to have the fully Australian built Cleveland engines in 302 which is unique to Australia and of course the 351 V8’s and Ford Australia built the Cleveland engines right into the 1980’s long after the USA stopped building them and as a matter of fact the large majority of 351 Cleveland engines that power the De-Tomaso Panteras were powered by Australian built Clevelands which would mean that there probably are quite a few in the USA that have Australian built engines in them

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Hi James, Thanks for the insight

[@MissMahnae]

No#2 is not a Commodore!! It is a SS based on a Holden Kingswood (Belmont) body Never heard of it as a E49 as that was a Chrysler valiant charger

[@MarkManson14]

Do your research, you're way off on a few references.

[@AnthonyDenny-q5x]

Check your facts only 4 ford falcon xa phase 4 were ever built not !!!!400

[@robertscarpati3327]

Nice looking cars. Must have been awesome when they were new Probably costing only a couple thousand dollars.

[@brettleonard8602]

Kylie minog🤦it's Minogue, does he also pronounce rogue or vogue the same way? Gotta love Americans literacy.

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

I know, we are Aussie funny eh, but our voiceover is from the USA, we are educating them, but thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching. :-)

[@noelroberts8199]

I think someone is trying to imitate a Yank voice and not very well either......

[@deanstevenson6527]

Kylie Minogue is pronounced wrong. That does it for me...

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

good, who cares about that .. person

[@EODCitizenGoon]

Mate whorver did your fact checking needs to be sacked

[@petewitt2867]

Wow. Its like you didnt bother to research anything for this vid. So much is incorrect

[@mobygodfrey4936]

How can you call anything that never offered a big block a muscle car i mean 150 horse inline six and if Leyland borrowed it from Rover then it's basically a Buick 215 Base v8 that they sold rights to Rover for this video is misleading click bait cool cars mostly but IDK if I'd really say muscle 300 horse in the era those were built was a good starting point

[@chrish4469]

It doesn't have to be a big block to be a muscle car

[@philnorbury9032]

Mate I’d go as far as to say one of our Ford inline 4.0 litre turbo 6 barras would give any N/A big block a run, especially early 70’s muscle car wheeze boxes strangled by emission controls…

[@sotiriosnovatsis4529]

Who's Kylie "Minog"? And it's pronounced "Ozzie", not "Ossie". But thanks for taking an interest in our culture.

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

I know so funny right, we are based on the Gold Coast in Australia and our voiceover is our great friend Jay from the USA, as most of our videos are about USA Muscle Cars. We had to educate him, lol thanks for the feedback appreciate it

[@sotiriosnovatsis4529]

@@ClassicAmericanAuto I love when our culture is appreciated by others. Keep up the good work. ☺️

[@AussiePom]

The Bee Gees were British not Australian.

[@seanhollway4774]

Do more study on cars u fkd up a few times

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Never 29,000 1972 SS built, more like 2,900 built over 2 runs

[@lingitty8439]

Hingswood/monaro/premier not a ss commodore lol😂

[@robertmorris6529]

You sure about that ?

[@lingitty8439]

@@robertmorris6529 yes

[@deanstevenson6527]

Ai has hacked your channel with 99.9% wrong information. I wouldnt recommend it to a double agent I hoped was going to get caught by the FBI.

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Lol, have you checked out our other videos, I think we just hit a hurdle with the Aussie one, we are going to do another even better with all of the feedback. Look out for it :-)

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

99.9% is a bit harsh lol, it was just the Opel and a few other bits. All good though, happy for the feedback to always improve. thanks

[@markaylott1780]

You need to get your facts right about the cars you're talking about! The information about the E49 Charger, the ople Commodore, the Phase 4 falcon and the SS E49 Commodore (which isn't what you say it is) is all wrong!

[@iamnoone9498]

THERE’S ONLY 1 ”H” IN BATHURST! BATH……URST!

[@whcdv8]

Hey America...The Ford XY GTHO was beaten at Bathurst by a 6 cylinder Holden :D Commodore GS/E is NOT Australian

[@jamesbaddeley2610]

Your researcher was lazy and didnt do the work properly at all. So many mistakes if your going to do this get all the facts correct or better still employ an australian to do it for you. Really terrible man.

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

thanks for the feedback, we are making a new better video bc of all of the Aussie feedback. let me know what you'd love to see and I'll include it. Thanks

[@RichardSutherland-p3y]

Shows you have no clue about aussie cars, mate😂

[@jameskelsall2297]

Could have been a good article if the facts were correct - do your homework next time

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

We take this very seriously, what did we get wrong and we'll fix it next time, happy for feedback to improve

[@apostlestumpy]

Um.....you really have no idea what you're talking about!

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

REALLY? Enlighten me please, all feedback welcome

[@apostlestumpy]

@@ClassicAmericanAuto mate, just read all the comments. From your pronunciation of Kylie Minogue to a car that wasn't made or sold here to your #1 car that was a failure! There are none of the Torana family that was driven by Australia's greatest touring car legend Peter Brock and the ranking is way off. But apart from everything, great job 👍

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Great thanks, we will def make another video and use this insight, appreciate it :-)

[@apostlestumpy]

​@@ClassicAmericanAuto look, I understand that ranking cars is subjective and personal however, a little bit more research would have gone a long way. The Number 2 car was a complete miss. There was no such car as a Holden HQ Commodore E49 SS! The car shown was a Holden HQ Manaro GTS.

[@barrycuda3769]

It wasn't nicknamed E49 , that's what it was , why jump to the XB GT coupe , when there is the XA ? , and then show a lot of 4 doors . What's that old saying about ass's and elbows ? 🤔

[@stevejohnstone5163]

Your research needs improvment!!!!!!!

[@Ryanz80]

Geez mate you got this pretty wrong. So many errors and cars not even sold in Australia. I'd delete this release and start again.

[@kimbarling4213]

500 phase 4's???? Get ya hand off it ,DO YOUR RESEARCH. FACT : There was only 1 Production built XA PHASE 4 in calypso green. And there were 3 Racing prepared XA phase 4 built cars for racing . Brambles Red paint 1 got destroyed.

[@stevenclowes1379]

Yeh I thought that was a big cock up didn't have 400hp either the petrol crisis crushed its production over night.

[@T.S.T2014]

I tried to watch many of these Yank videos where the get EVERYTHING WRONG. IM NOT GOING TO TRY AND WATCH ANYMORE!

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

No worries, which Aussie cars would you like to see because we are making more bc there was so much interest in these. I think Holden, Ford and Valiant is where I'll start

[@T.S.T2014]

@@ClassicAmericanAuto your info is all wrong, very wrong. Come out to the country and learn about them first. Call the guys at Aussie Muscle Cars in Sydney, they’ll give you the right info. Google their web site and FB account.

[@frankenstone804]

4 door cars are not sport cars

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Got it, we'll get that right next time for sure :-)

[@frankenstone804]

@@ClassicAmericanAuto I was just being a troll

[@aarondunstan]

0-100kmh in 8 seconds, ha ha ha

[@ivanmc189]

Bro you need to recheck your facts , and no way the p76 is no 1 in nz and aus

[@mattbrysonrally]

But on the world stage it continues to beat all….

[@MRMOPARMAN0426]

Way to massacre australian car history.

[@dennis1651]

This is Dumb

[@stevennott6139]

When is AI going to get smart enough to get shit right😂

[@jamesbaddeley2610]

You guys are really bad with research.

[@ClassicAmericanAuto]

Let us know what mistakes we made and we'll make a video on the cars that you love from down under

[@peterkalkhoven9861]

Maaaate.. you got a few in this video wrong.. only 4 phase 4 Falcons made.. never released to the public.. No P76 ever raced at Bathurst.. And what’s a Bathurst Monaro 327?..