Chrysler Valiant 1965 AP6 273 V8 sedan Review. 1st Aussie made V8 Muscle car!

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Jeff's Aussie made Chrysler Valiant 1965 AP6 small block 273 V8 sedan- review.
Filmed on the Central Coast NSW in 1997. Dave Cleverly and Jeff Andersen decided to spontaneously whip up this quick video one afternoon on the way home from a big day of freelance TV News Crew media work for the TV stations. There were no rehearsals for this Valiant clip ... just shoot and "action" :)
(From memory we had just been to the Hunter Valley Vineyards and had lunch with, and interviewed the Aussie PM at the time John Howard) The 2 same version solid cam 273's later WON their class at Mt Panorama BATHURST in the next 1966 VC V8 Valiant model AUTOMATICS! These were driven straight out of the show room stock standard and they came in together straight behind the leading Full race trim lightweight Minis that year. Every other car was way behind the Aussie Vals!
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[@stephenvelden295]

Nice car ... but hardly a Muscle Car!

[@farnthboy]

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

[@jamesbosworth4191]

The roofline kind of looks like the much later Aspen/Volare! This Valiant is probably a much better built car though.

[@Eric-kn4yn]

225 160hp vf auto underpowered top speed a disgrace

[@markhill9275]

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!

[@charlesdimech4876]

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 ❤

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

👍🏻💯⛽️🇦🇺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 .