Michael Anderson XYGT Bathurst

[@andrewdrabble8939]

Wow, just wow. The sound of that V8 howling away was just pure music to my ears

[@patrickboyle2567]

And no rev limiter either! All driver control......👌👍

[@victormalkos2967]

Puts you in a trance

[@david-gcars]

Ford V8 Cleveland 351 CI 4V H.O 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@shockmarkets7384]

Great racing. That HQ was set up real nice. The drivers skills are awesome. Nice pass under brakes. Pulled away in all the right places, leaving the XY too far behind for the straights to be of any help. The winner in this case though, was the full noise Cleveland singing its song. Long live the V8!

[@fastmonaro05]

God I LOVE this video. Watch all day. Miss so much my childhood watching Holden, Ford, Bluebirds, BMW and Camaro racing around this track. Oh that sound. And that A9X Torana in 79. My earliest memory. Raw the way it used to be and still should be now.

[@coopsawright7225]

thanks to my granpa O.G. Parnham mayor of Bathurst 1948/49 we have the Mt Panorama racetrack where it is

[@sheridenboord7853]

Great to see the Holden boys making a race. This video shows just how hard the XY was to drive. It wasn't so easy getting the thing into top at high speed. Going over the crests was like a hovercraft, driver hanging on and trying to feel what the car is going to do, it can even come down to a changing crosswind. Stepping out on the corners, well you just had to try and judge it, tire wear and temp, versus track grip and camber. This driver did very well to bring it home. Got a little over excited on the first lap, then managed to pull himself back together and get it under control. I think this portrays what it must of been like racing one of these things in the early seventies. The XA's were a lot more steamlined and had a slightly wider wheel track, resulting in a vastly more controllable car at high speed. Even flat out in the XA you could steer the thing and put it where you want. In the XY you would just pray to try and keep it on the black stuff.

[@alastairbegg4854]

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[@davidwolff8903]

Yeah a bit of a truck really. Massive power but not big in the way of refinement.

[@coopsawright7225]

@@davidwolff8903 that's why i prefer Toranas and Monaros

[@Chris-hx3om]

@@coopsawright7225 And yet the Falcons still crushed them. (I had a Torana, it handled like a bag of shit! Swapped it for an Escort. Haven't sat in a GMH car since. Got a Landcruiser now.)

[@chocisgod]

You may not be Moffat but I've driven over the mountain in my xw at 60kmph and i can tell you at race speed i would need new undies after every corner, so i reckon its a fkn ballsy effort brother man, keep up the good work and the epic vids...

[@whorayful9361]

There's some well sorted vintage iron there. The Ford sounds terrific, even down to the occasional missed shift in the 4 speed top loader, it takes real passion to race something irreplaceable and worth more than a city penthouse flat knacker around Bathhurst. May they roar on for decades yet.

[@nightowlrally]

People may see buckets of bolts or priceless cars, but the feeling I get when I see cars like this on the track is like seeing wild horses running free.

[@timfordfalconxf7714]

@@nightowlrally me also i agree. :) :D i dream to own a XK-XF again

[@GQNissanPatrol_TD42]

That was some amazing driving. What a beautiful car as well. That ford xy gt ho phase 3 had so much horsepower and torque. It is absolutely amazing. That was a one of a kind vehicle, you won’t ever find cars like that anymore. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

[@trevordonohoe3712]

all i can say is THANK YOU...RIP THE AUSSIE FALCON.....even the holden ppl will agree

[@petergoodwin2465]

Mopar guy , I agree.

[@hanzjensen2154]

Rotary guy, I agree

[@LarryBishop69]

FORD=Found on rubbish dump . Just kidding, its a loss that we've become a banana republic without automobile manufacturing. GM Ford Chrysler all gone😢

[@hanzjensen2154]

@@LarryBishop69 yeah 'Fucked On Race Day'....'just Holden together'... or for 'driving Japanese cars is like wanking - feels good till ya mate see ya' ... Anyway you can't go past a good classic - Falcon, HQ, XW for burnouts or RX!!

[@LarryBishop69]

Hanz Jensen .That wanken one is classic, all be electric shit boxes soon enough.Mercedes is not doing development on combustion engines from 2020 . We’re fucked

[@area51isreal71]

I loved watching that, thanks. The HQ Holden, whether it was a Monaro, Kingswood or Statesman were gorgeous looking cars. Still are :)

[@coopsawright7225]

my all time favorite muscle cars the HQ !

[@timharris6835]

I got a hit listening to the engine screamin'n, damn a lot of spirit in the car and the driver. Thanks for posting. I lived in Shepparton right next to a Ford dealer in the early 70's saw every new model arrive, when the fruit growers had a bumper season these were purchased and driven around town.

[@b67fstb]

Thank you so much for this vid. Gives you a very good impression of how Bathurst feels like !! And the sound of that engine !!!!! Would love to come " down under " and see by myself but ...... any way ...Great vid !!!!

[@beb5816]

Wow. What a great clip ! I have watched this a few times, months between and always watched it to the end. here's another...... Yager Performance, XY-GTHO, Race 3 "no music"

[@marcuswalker7398]

That sound makes me shed tears of joy ..the fact that mankind devised a way of making this beast and to have this beast spit fire and millions of explosions all in the name of being better.

[@jeffbarr6816]

"The Kingswood, you're not taking the Kingswood, I just polished the tow bar"

[@gohan4130]

Shampooed the battery?

[@jeffbarr6816]

@Aussie Pom - Sadly, you are correct. This culture cancelling virus that is spreading around the world is not only a concern but a complete nonsense. The left leaning lunatics and activists have no real interest in changing humanity for the better. They are more concerned with pushing their own dangerous political agendas by demanding that the silent majority conform under the disguise of "virtue signalling" social reforms that are designed to destroy our culture and identity. I have absolutely no idea how "injustice" can be impacted by the demands that are currently being complied with. For example, apparently chess is now a racist game because the white pawn has the first move? We, the silent majority must not allow this madness to continue. Yes, equality and equity for all is not in question but they way these radical groups are trying to effect change is absurd.

[@stuartdrager4954]

If it wasn't for the gear missing changing, THE CLEVELAND POWERED SMALL BLOCK ENGINE, would have left that's right the Kingsford and the polished bumper for DUST, ps don't get me wrong the Holden has been an excellent performer throughout the years, but 80 percent of the help for the Holden was, the good old CHEVROLET , you can thank your lucky stars really

[@MrGoblin60]

I "drove" a Phase 3 and an XU-1 on a simulator once. Made me understand what might men those drivers were back in the '70's. Those beasts were a handful - next to impossible to control at full throttle!

[@sg0238]

That black HQ had some go.

[@davidaitken4157]

Definately faster drivers

[@weburnitatbothends]

True the HQ is going good as

[@frucklerbullpit]

He couldn't touch it..

[@porky3384]

Over the top of the hill old mate had It pegged out, Brother's fangn it💪👍👍

[@nathancooper1]

Slightly better driver. And more nimble through the corners.

[@britbazza2529]

Brings back childhood memories sitting as a passenger in one of these on UK roads in mums taxi love that sound !

[@jonathanbachman2339]

The Monster of Bathurst!!! The anger and savagery of that Cleveland is So Aussie. Big fan here

[@avtomatkalashnikova9388]

I have both HQ Monaro and Falcon XW 351. Both win... win my heart... 😂😂✌🏼✌🏼

[@mickbrenton]

Absolutely loved the days when these cars were new!!! Let’s not forget the Chargers running a straight six! All on crap tyres by today’s standard!

[@randomdude4669]

Coupe?

[@avtomatkalashnikova9388]

@JoyDivision1976 😂😂🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@avtomatkalashnikova9388]

@@randomdude4669Yes both coupe the HQ had 308 and HT 186s..just let the Falcon 351, its ok with the 4 doors. 🙈

[@avtomatkalashnikova9388]

@@mickbrenton Seems too greedy if I would say there’s also a Charger. But its a Dodge Charger 69 383 not a Valiant Hemi Six pack.

[@philliphowson1937]

Bring back the good old days of racing 🏁 ❤

[@Antechynus]

Thanks mate... this'll only be more awesome in another 40 years...

[@vrossi2596]

What a stunning noise.. Thanks from the U.K. 😁

[@johngibson3837]

Sound not noise mate

[@vrossi2596]

@@johngibson3837 same thing, but why be a bell end that you had to comment 🤔

[@johngibson3837]

Because there is a difference sounds are something you listen to and noise is something you have to put up with, so thanks for your shit comment mate

[@vrossi2596]

@@johngibson3837You started it john gibson ! Don't give it out if you can't take it. Your comments have cemented my opinion of you john. 🔔🔚

[@johngibson3837]

You started it mate by been rude

[@jrcxley]

There is nothing, and I mean nothing like the sound of a roaring V8, and this guy doing the double shuffle down shifting is beautiful.

[@andrewd7586]

Bloody awesome!👍🏼😎 Not sure how much your GT was twitching but those guy’s driving the Monaro’s were working their arses off! Great video & thanks for sharing your Aussie muscle!😎💪🏼

[@potaka79]

Balls of steel mate, she is a handful & the noise omg the noise. Great video.

[@selin950]

That grip & control👌🏽 well done!!

[@andrevanstiphout]

It seems like the black Holden Kingswood had him all the way around the track and I'm guessing it was possibly due to the 350 Chevy which would probably wind up a little quicker. It also handled a fair bit better than both the GT and the Monaro. The Gt was almost floating on the humps!

[@MrRadars1]

Mate... that's good quality video for several years ago 👍... that 4door hq was quick

[@troyfitzmaurice6834]

I had the flying brick hq god they taught you to drive. Still cant beat those years of falcons and holdens

[@marklowe7431]

Is it just me or does that engine sound as sharp as can be The cam head combo calculated to produce enough torque to carry the huge set of balls it takes to drive it....... Bloody good driving. That would be a hand full.

[@stephencodde4868]

Dam right Mark, that `51 is a screamer, had a few in my time, none sounded that good and yes who ever drove this thing can steer `em

[@simontromans2748]

Are you talking about the balls here Mark? All I can say is... Big hand! 😄. I remember as a kid (30+years ago) seeing racing from Bathurst on telly over here in the UK. Better than what we had. Commentators were tons more entertaining too. Check out our historic racing from Goodwood we've got now tho. Lots of different eras. Historic Ferarris, E-Types, minis, mustangs, Galaxy, old F1, vintage and even bikes.

[@bigal3055]

​@simontromans2748 Second that. Not that many years ago, I was watching the Aussie V8 Supercars on some road circuit. The commentators were raving about some chap who was climbing through the field and ticking off places faster than they could keep up when the camera jumped back to him. At one point, I had to engage Sky+ (as it was then) and rewind 30 seconds just to make sure I'd heard what I thought I'd heard... which I had. Out of the blue, one of the commentators very excitedly announced that "He's made up another xx places on that last lap! By the end of the next lap, we'll be seeing this cunt catching the lead pack!" That wasn't the end of it though. His commentary partner interjected with something along the lines of "Yeah, but we need to remember that he's carrying extra ballast with his huge penis, mate!" Can't quite imagine Martin Brundle and David Croft having the same sort of exchange.

[@kerrykelaher2607]

" what the fuck !" Holden is " pulling away ?" Laugh 😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣

[@aussiedownunderman]

Great video. Was awesome seeing the old girl get thrown through those bends. She looks and sounds like a beast.

[@valiantseven835]

Sitting on the edge of my seat all the way, just didn’t want you to smash it.

[@stevenbradford1662]

I am a Ford fan but the HQ is a great looking car. Good race, what a pity there are no new Falcon and Holden V8s.

[@johngibson3837]

That's one good sounding ford mate thanks for sharing

[@PiliaeAl]

Put head phone son and watch full screen! awesome- that Black HQ was quicker into and out of the corners. The Night Rider driving like Max was hot in pursuit..

[@shaneallen4501]

The Toe Cutter knows who he is!

[@gazoline7093]

THAT RAW no other engine will ever make that sound without being naturally aspirated

[@petergrundy8081]

What a beast oh my god that’s brave especially seeing your bestowed with caring for an Australian motoring classic just don’t bend it please you might own it but it belongs to all

[@codey2912]

This pleases me 10/10 will watch again

[@stevegriffiths5364]

Sweet Music !

[@michelaavent816]

Steve Griffiths next time is

[@aussierandomfamilyvideos2732]

this video nearly took down the internet its that damn good

[@davidaitken4157]

WATCH THE YAGEN ENGINEERED FALCON GT , then you gonna see a grunter ,this one is ok but kinda tame

[@RBFR01]

Stop missing gears and better downshifts and you'll be number 1 :D

[@jazalessandro3094]

yup thats all it was.....

[@jackgutschlag2591]

Why don’t you jump in it and give it a go then😂

[@Tony-112]

@@jackgutschlag2591 LOL

[@michaelnaisbitt1639]

When these monsters roared the mountain shook. Great driving in ferocious 🚘

[@cavscout62]

Nothings better sounding than a Cleavland at full song! 😎

[@trevorrobinson56254]

Its Cleveland matey and yes they do sound amazing at full noise.

[@seeingeye14]

Nothing except the Holden puring in front of it, lol😅👍👌

[@brucelamberton8819]

Except for a Cleveland, maybe...

[@assininecomment1630]

_What_ do you think the Holden was doing,@@seeingeye14? Puring? 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@davidwolff8903]

​@@assininecomment1630running a Chev instead of a Holden.

[@monkeyintensity1]

Truely glorious sound....

[@mattgannon699]

whoa. Hear the wheelspin as it crests the hill going up the Mountain straight under the SuperCharge bridge.

[@seriousshooters5051]

No downforce by comparison with today's cars, same problem on the last hump in Conrod

[@mattgannon699]

@@seriousshooters5051 100%. Never thought of the wing factor old vs modern. cheers.

[@highRolla420]

There is no better view or sound than this video😍

[@Dave-ru3tt]

Nice job bro, enjoyed the sound and the view!

[@Wedget]

Man that black 4 door monaro had some sting!!!!

[@christopherjohnharvey383]

I must admit, that black HQ outrunning the Falcon was amazing, but, being 64 years young, they both are amazing animals, and I’m a Ford man from 1977

[@chrispotterp8105]

Wow that was fun,well done,good driving car sounds good too

[@eddy2fast534]

That change of colour mid race on that HQ made all the difference.

[@Floormassacred]

Fucking Excellent.

[@scotchfillet]

Just like my old 351 and top loader, pulls like mad in 3rd.

[@TomLymberopoulos-du5he]

ALWAYS LOVED THE GT FALCON I OWNED A GT REPLICA WHICH WAS MY 1968 FORD FAIRMONT XT MISS IT EVERYDAY

[@axeman6560]

Forth gear wheel spin up that long straight? Wow brave driver made it look easy. Sounds fabulous.

[@raygale4198]

There is a crest in the road about 2/3 way down, the cars get light as they go over it.

[@stuartdrager4954]

Hay guys that CLEVELAND really does have not only the power but the sound of it has real value and potential , a real racing car note sound to it

[@chrismckell5353]

Sound track combined with the twitching of the shaker scoop on gear shift priceless.

[@blackduck5726]

Sweet music to the ears👂 The mighty Cleveland

[@figjam5181]

Love it! Better than the modern racing we have these days.

[@stuartdrager4954]

5:57 7:56 7:56 Listen to that beast of a CLEVELAND, great power but handed like a boat , only because the thing was ripping it's Tyers to peacis ,straight line vertically nothing could catch the thing

[@stevenJEDI3]

It makes me feel so proud to watch Australian muscle car

[@MichaelSmith-nd4rr]

This one's all kiwi

[@randomdude4669]

@@MichaelSmith-nd4rr are you trying to say the xy or hq are kiwi?

[@hecticantiseptic6260]

Sounds AMAZING! Great Driving too!

[@MickNol-hi8jn]

RIP to all the Aussie manufacturers. When we lost them all, we lost all the toolmakers, investment casters, plastic manufacturers, lights, etc etc etc, thousands and thousands of people lost their jobs, Australia lost a solid industry. Didn’t need to happen.

[@mikldude9376]

Yes , very sad indeed mate , back in the 70`s i worked in the motor industry at a couple of ford dealerships and a holden dealership , as each year our stupid politicians made it harder for local car makers to be profitable to the point that car makers from over seas could make them and ship them over at often cheaper prices , a very sad record , that every car maker in Australia over the decades and we had quite a few either left for greener pastures or went bankrupt . And one of the things that many people do not understand is the car industry supported and gave jobs to a whole range of workers from skilled to low skilled , and in the early years when they where still doing well , a lot of employees had jobs for life , paid off their houses , put their kids through school . And this work particiapation gives everyone a fair go to better themselves , the crime rate was very low , but now the country is a shit show . These days , politicians who themselves are perked up and on easy street , do not see value in workers unless they are of the high skilled variety . But in life that is not how humans operate , schools turn out tradesmen , office workers , a percentage of jumbo jet pilots , rocket scientists , teachers , and a decent percentage of people who will probably always be in the lesser skilled range for most of their lives , and these salt of the earth people that work hard their whole lives , strive to do good for their familys , and these people keep the gears of the economy turning , the mums and dads these days do it much harder i think , a lot more working poor , and not working , as a lot of the industry we once had an abundance of is just gone . textiles and other manufacturing we once had a lot of , mostly gone due to government policy favouring imports , i could go on . Much of the old good things we had that made Australia the lucky country , are just gone , and we have buffoons running the country . At least listening to the XY brings back some old good memories :). i remember as a young bloke on the north side of Melbourne , there used to be warm GT`s and monaros everywhere , and the old Vals too , i had a mate that had a warm V8 valiant , he used to go to the wreckers and buy 10 diffs at a time :) , fun times .

[@samjohnson4014]

impressive drive mate. and great video quality. really shows how unforgiving the mountain is.

[@glenmansfield7327]

well boys and girls get in sit down and enjoy

[@samuelmayall6946]

I love how it plays out just like it always did on the mountain. Holden giving Ford the good ol face dusting then see ya later. Shows how the skill gets watered down over time to. Don't get me wrong... Murph and all those later icons are mad drivers but that was skill at its finest. The feel you have to get in tune with between your car and the road not to mention braking distances and pushing it to that fine point just before lock up then off the pedal within that split second. They tuned that into there own heart rate and senses and were in tune to the T. In a way the driver was the computer that kicked everything in the right timing to keep it planted and in that perfect line to get those vital split seconds. You really had to push your mind body and soul in those days to win a race... It was earnt 10 fold by pure skill. You'd really feel that tyre choice to and you'd know really quick if youve chose the right set of shoes. Can defintly see how Brocky and Larry made it look like a pleasure cruise in the later years with the VN's and such.... That skil you honed in them earlier cars would make you feel like you can push so much more in then later models.

[@thethirdman225]

What a handful. Easily confused steering and snap oversteer. Imagine doing that for seven or more hours...

[@stuartdrager4954]

The CLEVELAND POWERED SMALL BLOCK BEAST, sounds NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT GOES LIKE A ROCKET STRAIGHT LINE, AND A BIG HEAVY THING TO

[@stuartdrager4954]

7:56 Just want to say once ❤again that GT of Michael Anderson,s has the most beautiful sound to it, guys and girls, don't get me wrong, the Chevrolet has great sound to it as well, and the good old 308 cubic five litre had a nice sound to, but I would have to say that 351 4V CLEVELAND, really does sound terrific, and of course you know it does go like a rocket, straight line speed, you know it's incredible 50 odd years ago the things could have been pushing 300 kmh, if it wasn't for the super car scare in around 1972,73 give or take , that's what those cars would have been capable of, yes the Chevrolet ,the the pace hemi 6 cylinder motors, xu1 torana 6 cylinder as well both of the 6 cylinder engine s Holden and the valiant, had some puch especially the 245,or 265 hemi donks , .

[@Terrestrial..1]

I once had a nice clean 173ci, Holden Belmont, it loved to rev, I also found the boot lid very heavy when unassisted.

[@emem1356]

Sounds like heaven👍🏼

[@Wolfdog370]

Its no wonder those GT's had such a strong fan base .. they sound so strong on full noise .. imagine how quick they would have been if they had an aerodynamic body

[@ivanjulian2532]

I used to own a 66 Mustang Fastback for a while. I was broken hearted when I learnt that Ford had discovered in wind tunnel testing that a Mustang Fastback was more aerodynamic in reverse than it was going forward!

[@Wolfdog370]

@@ivanjulian2532 hahahahahaha .. sorry .. but that's funny

[@shanehurenkamp50]

Theres nothing like the sound of a good 351 Cleveland V8 at full song.

[@sorens70601]

This driver does know how to shift gears !!!

[@petermoygannon698]

going of this the gt was doing 235s a lap ..the production car 6 hour the amg a45 got 228 ..not bad for the old xy gt ...would love to go back in time and put myself in my a45 back in 1971 ..at back of pack bathurst race ..be fun day

[@philliphowson1937]

Fully sick first part of the race.......?watch for the kingo🦘🇦🇺💯❓🔊🔊🔊🔊🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧📣📣📣😍😍😍😍😍😍🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@brettbarlow2242]

Great video thanks for sharing. I wish that I was in the passenger seat 👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌

[@Peter-wc4kr]

Moffat in one of these at Bathurst brings back fond memories.

[@harleyd9180]

That black HQ was well sorted, the way he snicked by in the corner @3.20. Maybe a little late with the power on at Conrod each lap.

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

Oh man, just glorious. 🇦🇺

[@stuartdrager4954]

That CLEVELAND is an and the sound of the beast 4v rocket ship, great performance and remember most of the CLEVELAND engines and the brother Windsor , but the CLEVELAND had much potential than people think

[@walkabout1094]

From the dealer to the track back in the day. Guts

[@qwulong3004]

Just need pizza and beer and I could watch all day

[@garrettmack8366]

Nice driving, awesome sound!

[@mrtailwind864]

Now that’s something you don’t here anymore.. Top video,you can actually see him having to back off cause it keeps cutting loose🔥 Ford baby ford 🚙 💨

[@sherrifrua]

Bathurst is such a track.... Something up with ur final gear change?....i think ur ride height cud b lowered acupli increments. Oh thanks for the ride, but i wudv smoked dat HQ in dat ford👌😎🤙. Keep up the work.

[@Vikingxb]

Fuck I live that sound. Built with spanners, not chopsticks!

[@brucelamberton8819]

What a beast - constantly having to catch it as tries to bite him!

[@simon.houseaccount4807]

So want to do this. .. great video.

[@villiersman951]

would love to watch the full race

[@fatcat8776]

i watched this for the sound

[@eyespy1415]

Wow the old Holden Belmont with a 202 in it, taking the kids to church on a Sunday, gave ya a run on lap one..

[@davidbright9370]

Do they get airborne on the front straight???

[@whynotthisname2019]

That thing sounds tougher than ten bears fighting.

[@BrieBrowne]

Thankyou for sharing this footage 👍

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

Ford’s Achilles heel. Weight/braking. So evident when racing XU1 Torana. Awesome motor vehicle.

[@michaelsheen4760]

I note that the HQ seemed more tidy around the track.

[@nathancooper1]

Loved that. How good is that sound. 🤙🏼

[@dogtiredd]

Man, an XY and it has a heater AND a radio!

[@lukeya1983]

That ford v8 sounds incredible