Loved the video American and Australians pronounce words differently: no problem. Thank you for taking the time to focus on these amazing vehicles.
@blurredcarz Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and to leave a nice comment. There are some mistakes so I have new videos refocusing on each separate car from this video. They are going to be well-researched. Stay tuned for some new videos coming out soon. Thanks again!
@chrisbenn86912 жыл бұрын
Someone needsto do more research. So much misinformation here.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@sterlynholley77512 жыл бұрын
@@blurredcarz lol 😂
@TyNeePen152 жыл бұрын
I swear these videos must be parody, because everyone they make is chock full of misinformation. They must be doing it on purpose.
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@brent72772 жыл бұрын
What do you mean? I was in Australia in the 60's when Steve Irwin invented the V8 and can say this is all spot on.
@NapalmBond2 жыл бұрын
The Torana wasn't the first Australian car to have a 6, all the Valiants, Falcons, and Holdens had at least a 6, if not a V8 motor.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@hulksolutions83972 жыл бұрын
Xk Xm xp never had v8s
@racketman2u2 жыл бұрын
true; but as pointed out at 7:48 it was the first car to be homogulated.
@georgemaragos23782 жыл бұрын
I guess he means the first torana type car with a 6 as the english vauxhall viva was a 4 cylinder
@Rassskle2 жыл бұрын
@@racketman2u Are you serious ? All Holden’s run 6 cylinder truck motors until the first V8 ‘s added to the Monaro . Most Monaro GTS models sold were only standard 6 cylinder ladies shopping trolleys. Only an American suit would badge them as GTS.
@chrishanslow43782 жыл бұрын
The R/T Charger had a 4.3L 265ci straight 6 cylinder engine, it was never fitted with a V8. The E55 had the 5.6L 340ci V8 but was not an R/T.
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@chrishanslow43782 жыл бұрын
E38 was 280bhp with a 3-speed manual gearbox, and the E49 was 302bhp with a 4-speed manual gearbox. The E49 stopped the clock at 14.4 seconds down the quarter mile.
@rickf24502 жыл бұрын
And the Aussie Charger was a uniquely Australian design and build, the body wasn't based on the US Charger at all.
@michaelellams91052 жыл бұрын
R/T charger had a six cylinder triple Webbers putting out 302hp to the rears and at the time the fastest down the quarter mile by .2 of a second than the phase 3 it still is an awesome beast.
@gilesflower2 жыл бұрын
it also was not based at all on the US Charger. The VH Valiant was the first Valiant designed from the ground up in Australia
@davidmcewan67632 жыл бұрын
when talking about the Ford Falcon Cobra yopu said the standard falcons came with a 4 cyc, No all falcons were either 6 or 8 cyc.. check facts , and the mustang in place of the aussie cobra is just wrong
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@mbatts7312 жыл бұрын
The fg model came out in a 4cylinder eco boost motor
@davidmcewan67632 жыл бұрын
@@mbatts731 Your right forgot about that waste of time lol
@mbatts7312 жыл бұрын
@@davidmcewan6763 it had it's place...
@tgb19652 жыл бұрын
@@mbatts731 yes, however the narrator was speaking specifically of the Falcons that preceded the Falcon Cobra. In that case no Falcons were built with a 4 cyl engine.
@markfiddyment19482 жыл бұрын
More research was needed as so much info was wrong. The GTR XU-1 was never available as a 4 door but the A9X which didn't make the list and is probably the most sort after and lowest build number Holden was available in 2 and 4 door. And the HK GTS 327 was made in 1968 and into the first half of 1969 (I own a 1969 built one).
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@John451vfr2 жыл бұрын
Thought the A9X or even the SLR5000 Toranas were strange omissions from this list.
@LukazRC Жыл бұрын
Love me a Torana
@donaldthomson8965 Жыл бұрын
the list was for only 10 cars
@Expedient_Mensch Жыл бұрын
@@LukazRC Carna Torana! Love 'em.
@brianlove84132 жыл бұрын
I like this, "the XR GT was only available in two colours", the two mentioned were never available, whilst displaying a gold car, GT Gold! There was five colours available, and I have only ever seen Gold ones when they were daily drivers, also, the model spaned 2 years and the production figures were, 684 GT Gold, 1 Alvis White, 1 Russet Bronze, 8 Gallaher Silver, 1 Ivy Green met for a total of 695 cars!
@streetguru30542 жыл бұрын
this video is just one mistake after another
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@gregiles9082 жыл бұрын
You got it mate!)
@Grumpy-sy7wr2 жыл бұрын
General production was limited to gold only. The other few were special order builds.
@ceedoubleyou2 жыл бұрын
sorry, the inaccuracies in this clip are embarrassing.......
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@The-Rectifier Жыл бұрын
There been to many mistakes in the vid ...Better check the background info , before give misinformation 😊 Bv: The Sierra RS 500 Cosworth, did not have 204 hp, but 227hp/165Kw & 276 Nm torque( 204 lb-tf). The " normal" Cossie did have 204 hp. Fact: In race trim...the RS500 easely produced +480hp and a torque of 450Nm....
@blurredcarz Жыл бұрын
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@73Datsun180B2 ай бұрын
Also it isn't a muscle car!
@Gazza3002 жыл бұрын
The XRGT was only in GT GOLD with 7 painted in silver for the Gallahger cigarette company which was a sponser of the Gallahger 500 precurser to the Bathurst 500. As for the XB GT it was produced from 1974 to 1976 after which came the XC. The XC cobra were originally blue and then they were painted white. Ford had 400 coupe shells left that no one was buying so they painted them all the same and made them limited editions with 302 and 351clevelands . And the XYGTHO P hase 3 was the fastest 4door production car of its time.
@streetguru30542 жыл бұрын
i believe Ford did the same with the John Goss special, the cars were either blue or green and then painted white
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@shrimpcanary96182 жыл бұрын
Xy gtho phase 3 were the fastest production 4 door until the Vauxhall lotus Charlton. XA falcons gt got derated in power because the Australian gov didn't want overpower supercars on the road. Tho a handfull made it through These cars Got de tuned for racing side as well as they were going to fast down the Conrod straight.
@streetguru30542 жыл бұрын
@@shrimpcanary9618 and lets not forget the V8 XU-1
@daz746 Жыл бұрын
@@shrimpcanary9618 Only the XA GT Phase 4 was banned the standard XA GT was allowed. Only 4 Phase 4's were built, 3 Red Pepper race spec cars and one green road going production car.
@waynec35632 жыл бұрын
Of the Aussie Fords on this list, the XC Cobra would probably be the least desirable. The Cobra was a run-out special, trying to get rid of coupe bodies before the new body style came out in 1979. The most desirable Aussie Ford on that list - the XY GTHO Phase III.
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@goofy92632 жыл бұрын
this is true but also was the international LS8 in the wh staesmans, the LE HX Monaro and a few other models. runout specials is pretty damn common
@lukewalker35852 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but they look badass, probably my favorite Falcon, although i'm well aware of why they existed in the first place.
@fondu-design Жыл бұрын
Yup, and there's a complete lack of Turbo Barra on here.
@eliamakris1565 Жыл бұрын
They only made 400 cobras
@stephenwillies24202 жыл бұрын
There are errors in the description of every Australian car in that list.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@Wardy_AU2 жыл бұрын
I think you got most of the information wrong about every single car but none more so than the XC Cobra. Most of the footage you showed was a Mustang. No Australian Falcon between 1960 and 2012 was ever available with a 4cyl engine. They were a short production run as they were left over hardtop shells Ford couldn't sell. They were available with either a 302 (4.9) or 351 (5.8) Cleveland V8.
@gazzasinkers41402 жыл бұрын
You are correct. The XC Cobra was basically an XC 351 Hardtop Ghia that didn't sell. It was the same with Holden at the time when changing between body shapes that were about to come out. The next range was the 1979 XD Falcon and the 1978 VB Commodore. With Holden it was the HX LE Monaro and the HZ Kingwood. They used the leftover bodies of the HQ Monaro and just added all the leftover bits from all the top of the range models like the Statesman. The next model, the HZ in 1978, was only in 4 door (except the ute)
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@Maxxxlogistics2 жыл бұрын
There was a 4 cylinder falcon, the last model which came with an optional 4 cylinder eco-boost motor, same as the Mustang 4 cylinder
@Wardy_AU2 жыл бұрын
@@Maxxxlogistics Yep, after 2012
@rossbrumby19572 жыл бұрын
What was said of the charger was more wrong. Every last thing.
@fordmangtho3512 жыл бұрын
The Ford Falcon XR GT was only available in ONE colour, GT Gold. There were only 13 cars ordered in other colours, and they were special orders for different car dealerships
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@mickdromgool77322 жыл бұрын
loved the way you talked about the ford cobra - australian model - then mixed in pictures of the mustang series 2 shit box from US , monaro is pronounced with a loud r -
@markosswald70412 жыл бұрын
CLASSIC. I was looking for this comment. So pathetic. You have a voice over, that is very 'I command respect, I have the knowledge', and then show 2 totally different cars, as one car!!!
@21fastford2 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget about the Jensen we apparently built here 😂
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@John451vfr2 жыл бұрын
The RT E49 Charger had a 265 Cubic Inch Hemi 6 cylinder with triple 2 bbl Webers making 325HP, it was also the fastest accelerating muscle car in Oz at the time...The Ford GTHO Phase 3 was the fastest 4r Door production car in the world at the time, also many Australians would place it at number one....
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@whatwouldiknow1759 Жыл бұрын
You're probably a biased Aussie
@John451vfr Жыл бұрын
@whatwouldiknow1759 make that definitely a biased Aussie.
@valo7120 Жыл бұрын
Actually, the E49 was the fastest non-Turbo production six-cylinder engine in the world until Porche finally took the crown in I think the 90s
@Expedient_Mensch Жыл бұрын
@@whatwouldiknow1759 Is there any other kind? And we love it that way.
@GTFORDMAN2 жыл бұрын
thank you for getting the liters correct when talking about the 351 (5.8) every other motoring channel gets it wrong by calling it a 5.7 liter! and the Chrysler Charger RT came with a 265 Hemi straight 6, there were plans to bring in the V8's the next year but those got shelved due to the "supercar scare" btw, the only Australian Falcon to be fitted with a 4 cylinder as an option was the 2011 FG Falcon!
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@onedayiwillmakesomecontent2 жыл бұрын
Wrong FGX had the ecoboost as well.
@chrish44692 жыл бұрын
There were Chrysler Chargers with factory V8's, Even with the supercar scare
@Leonbray2 жыл бұрын
@@chrish4469 There weren't any RT Chargers with V8's. The production numbers were for RT's.
@BearsTrains2 жыл бұрын
@@chrish4469 Yep, they were 318s
@cellpat26862 жыл бұрын
Im no Aussie car expert but had thought the valiant charger GT only came with a straight 6 Hemi engine. No matter what though, the Aussies are so lucky to have had muscle cars available with everything us american car nuts have always wanted in ours. That series of hot Ford Falcon sedans would've been hot sellers here in the US for sure.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@NapalmBond2 жыл бұрын
No, the Chargers had mainly a 245 or a 265, but some did have a V8, but not as powerful as the R/T either the E38, or the updated E49
@rossbrumby19572 жыл бұрын
Every single thing said about the Aussie Charger was completely wrong. Everything. Build numbers, colours, engines, discontinuation, linking it to a "American Valiant Charger" you name it. Insinuating it was unpopular by reason of discontinuation was the biggest joke- at that time Chargers were so popular there was a waiting list and Chargers made up 50% of all Valiants coming off the production line at Tonsley Park.
@randomdude46692 жыл бұрын
The valiant charger came with 215,245,265 i6s and 318,340,360 v8s
@kramrollin69 Жыл бұрын
@@rossbrumby1957 And they built them up to the 1978 CL model. Some even into 1979.
@ctbautorestoration52052 жыл бұрын
As an Australian, I'm deeply offended at the miss pronunciation of car names and sheer amount of miss information lol
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@djt6012 Жыл бұрын
The pronunciation of Monaro in this video is correct for the original word and region of NSW. Unlike the way Holden butchered the word
@geoffhunt64392 жыл бұрын
So many beautiful cars here.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@Skull-Beneath-The-Skin Жыл бұрын
@@blurredcarz The video is titled "Muscle Cars of the Outback". I was born in Australia a long time ago and have never seen a POS Jensen or Chev Monte Carlo on our roads, the Sierra I only ever saw on the race track here, those 3 cars had nothing to do with the "outback". So many mistakes in this vid. You should do the right thing and delete it. I learnt a long time ago, if you're going to do something, do it right. Perhaps you should take heed. And don't thank me for watching, because will never watch your vids again. Oh yeah...Yankee go home...
@bobmarshall3700 Жыл бұрын
ACCOMPANIED BY ABSOLUTE INCORRECT GARBAGE!
@aaronmcconnell7358 Жыл бұрын
I saw a 78 cobra falcon with the original blue an white paint when I was on vacation in deep creek Maryland it was in absolutely beautiful condition.
@blurredcarz Жыл бұрын
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@paulfrench60762 жыл бұрын
How did a Commodore ute make the list....and the A9Torana hatch didn't...it won Bathurst by 6 laps and Brockie broke the lap record on the last lap. And im a Ford fan...
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@nickkostakis96006 ай бұрын
The greatest video ever and fantastic looking cars BRILLIANT thank you so much from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺
@neilallen14032 жыл бұрын
Valiant rt chargers best engine was the Aussie made inline 6 265 Hemi more power then the v8. Please do so research
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@thomaswilliams2780 Жыл бұрын
Great to see some Aussie cars here-Love GT Falcons and Monaros. For those not in Australia, 6 cylinder engines were standard in almost every model from the late 40s odd upwards. I'd have added the HDT VK SS Group A in there myself, as well as the HT/HG GTS350 Bathurst Pack Monaro. Did you know they very nearly made an XU2 Torana with the V8 instead of the 6-that would've been amazing to get
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@thomaswilliams2780 Жыл бұрын
@@blurredcarz All Good
@streetguru30542 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure all R/T Chargers were 6 cylinder
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@grahamdurd31322 жыл бұрын
you have no idea about aussie cars only 8 of these cars are australian and your info on them is not correct get your facts right
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@thylacine10042 жыл бұрын
What about the Barra turbo?
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@jamesgovett32252 жыл бұрын
The Australian Ford Falcon XR GT had a high performance 4 Barrel 289 together with a Hurst shifter and steering wheel from the Mustang and was ONLY available in Gold with around half a dozen or so specially painted in white for the cigarette sponsors for the Gallagher 500 race, and was never available in the blue as the car you showed was an XR Fird Fairmont, but the next model the XT was similar but with a 302, the next was the XW GT with a 351 Windsor and also a HO model first with a 351 Windsor then later a 351 Cleveland, then the XY GT with 351 Cleveland and also the GT-HO which was the Fastest 4 door car in the World at the time in 71-72, a True Muscle car by any means and only lost its fastest crown to the shitty built Aston Martin Lagonda sedan, other Falcon GT’s followed on, but You really need to get your facts right as incorrect information is not on!
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@davidstephens10922 жыл бұрын
Well said James. It would seem someone's facts are "Blurred". In the part about the Cobras he even talks about a 4 cylinder Falcon. As to the numbering system I have no idea as to what that is based on. I really hope I don't get a thanks for watching.
@crd-nz_0012 жыл бұрын
I suspect he got the Mustang 2 Cobra mixed up with the XC Falcon Cobra
@chrisbenn86912 жыл бұрын
James, this crap video will not be rectified here no matter how well the facts are brought to attention.
@DAMIANCOOK-lr9gz Жыл бұрын
yes spot on
@johnd88922 жыл бұрын
Every Holden made from 1948 until the 1968 HK model only had six cylinder motors. Similar story with Falcons and Valiants. Sixes dominated here The Torana XU1 was notable for a six cylinder triple carburettor hot motor in a small body light car.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@andoncroft5154 Жыл бұрын
Nice cars, that's one the BEST thumbnails I EVER saw 😮😎
@jfrag9112 жыл бұрын
Xr came in gold with a handful in silver for the Gallagher cigarette company
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@stevensmith797 Жыл бұрын
as an owner of an XB 2 door , 73 , they do not handle well at all , they push in corners because of the front wieght of the motor , but they are fun to drive , and trail breaking helps :)
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@andrewsots2 жыл бұрын
You're wrong on so many of these cars, you need to do more accurate research on almost every car you presented, sorry.
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@patrioticaussiesams8581 Жыл бұрын
Tne Holden HK Monaro GTS 327 gave Holden it's 1st Bathurst 500 mile win in 1968. THE HK Monaro was released in 1968 a few months after the Holden HK series was released.
@ironmaidentragic2 жыл бұрын
This must be the least accurate video I have ever seen. EVER!!
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@culcune2 жыл бұрын
As Americans, we can build a few of these, namely the '67 Falcon and '71 Falcon since our 1970 Falcon 4-door body (the very last year of the old-school 'Falcon' model we had) was very similar to the Australian versions. Also, the Cosworth Sierra could be built on a Merkur XR4Ti. The Jensen Interceptor--we definitely had those here, although I believe he may have confused the Jensen FF (believed to be the first AWD/4WD cars sold in the world--as opposed to 4WD trucks/Jeeps) which we didn't get due to packaging for the 4WD system made them not crash-test worthy and/or the steering wheel could never be left-hand drive. I do wish we got the Cobra Falcons as opposed to the pigs we had here, aka Ford Torino from around the same years. Thankfully we did get some later year Holdens here starting with the 2004 Holden Monaro which was badged as the Pontiac GTO, and a few models later ending with the Holden Commodore (Pontiac G8 and finally the Chevrolet SS in 2017).
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@alankesper44802 жыл бұрын
the 71 falcon XY had completely different sheet metal to the USA models
@Aquarium-Downunder2 жыл бұрын
The 67 Falcon may look the same to a point, the body line is not the same to start with and body panels can't be changed over with other
@paulcollinson24402 жыл бұрын
You could not build a replica of the Aussie Falcon as we Aussies had to strengthen the bodyshell as the original Falcon( USA spec) would not hold up on our roads.
@matttrujillo45712 жыл бұрын
people who tell you they usually suck.
@stewarth83902 жыл бұрын
Why was the XR GT said to only come in two colours yet most of the footage was of a gold one? I know the gold is a factory colour because I picked one up for a client last year (2022), original untouched barn find.
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@farnthboy2 жыл бұрын
Yep definitely Gold - owned one in the early 1980's - great cruiser with that sweet 289.
@Fire.4Effect2 жыл бұрын
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@Deanothefordtech2 жыл бұрын
Let's talk about the Falcon and show a mustang 2
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@bossdog1480 Жыл бұрын
Mustang Cobra is NOT the same as a Falcon Cobra.
@davidproudfoot63902 жыл бұрын
Wow somebody doesn't know what they're talking about when it comes to the 1978 XC Ford Falcon Cobra, There was only 400 Produced in 1978 I own car number 355 in Pennsylvania USA And why were they showing an ugly Ford Mustang Cobra 2 when they were talking about The Australian XC ford Falcon Cobra A Lot of misinformation Get your facts straight before making a video
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@Steveaustin0072 жыл бұрын
Ford only made 31 Bathurst specials , with the hood scoop and many other parts that were for reliability on the race track . Not much in the way of extra performance.
@raviscott48532 жыл бұрын
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@deathnights-bane33012 жыл бұрын
Imagine straight up ignoring the xr6 turbo. Americans still port the barra engine over there to swap into everything from mustangs to supras.
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@austiwollongongwolf2 жыл бұрын
What a dope, Mustang Cobra in still shots, not to mention so much other wrong info! I mean the Torana was the first 6 cylinder in Australia! Was it?😂😵💫😂😵💫😂😵💫The Charger was based on a US Charger! Really. The Aussie Charger looked nothing like the US box! Only interesting fact in the video was 8 out of the 10 cars were Australian!
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@Ticonderous12 жыл бұрын
13:30 ... This Thing is not an Australian Falcon .....DUDE You are showing and describing 2 totally different cars ...
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@davidanderson44042 жыл бұрын
The malu is basically a Ute. I’ve got the G8 same thing as a Holden Commodore.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@racketman2u2 жыл бұрын
doo yoo mean Maloo?
@Knackersjewels2 жыл бұрын
The Maloo was only a ute. The Clubsport variant was the sedan, and the Tourer was the wagon.
@charlesdiecastgarage Жыл бұрын
Why am I seeing a Mustang II as a ‘78 Falcon Cobra!!!?!??
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@michaelau51592 жыл бұрын
You didn't do much research on this did you? The Australian R/T Charger was nothing like the American Charger. It was a unique design to Australia. The R/T was made for a few years starting with the E38 which was a 265 6 cylinder Hemi with a 3 speed manual behind it. The R/T E49 had a more powerful 265 Hemi and a 4 speed manual. There was an E55 which was a 340 V8 but it was not very popular due to the oil crisis of the mid 70s. The Australian Charger was built right through to 1980 and was the most popular car Chrysler Australia ever made. The Australian XC Falcon Cobra was built especially to homologate the Ford Falcon Cobra for Australia's Touring Car Championship. They were built in 1978 and 400 were made. Why 400? Because Ford Australia had 400 spare 2 door body shells sitting doing nothing and they didn't want to scrap them so they made the 1978 Ford Falcon Cobra out of them. Of the 400 that were built 200, maybe 201, had the 351 Cleveland, the rest had the Australian 302 Cleveland. They could be optioned with automatic or manual.
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@gilesflower2 жыл бұрын
Just to clarify, the E38 and E49 were built to race at Bathurst. The 340-engined E55 was originally meant to follow the E49 for Bathurst, but the media-driven Supercar Scare happened, to Chrysler Australia pulled the pin on the E55 race car and instead got rid of their stock of 340s by selling the softer E55 as an auto-only tourer. The E55 340 developed about 37 fewer horsepower than the 265 E49. Also, the XC Cobra wasn't built especially to homologate for Bathurst. It was specifically developed to get rid of excess 2-door body shells. There was, however, a limited run of Bathurst Cobras within the Cobra production run. "Cars numbered from 002 to 0031 were known as Option 97 specification, the so-called "Bathurst Cobras", fitted with parts to allow homologation for racing, including twin radiator fans switchable from the dash, a gearbox oil cooler, suspension bracing and reworked rear wheel body housings. They were most easily identified from the other 370 Option 96 Cobras via their large (and functional) rear-opening bonnet bulge."
@michaelau51592 жыл бұрын
@@gilesflower Lol, you didn't read my comment very well. I never mentioned Bathurst for the Cobra, I mentioned the Australian Touring Car Chanpionship. The Cobra was developed for the Australian Touring Car Championship and to celebrate Moffat's 1-2 win in 1977, the John Goss Special before it was built to celebrate Goss' Bathurst win, and Cobra was suggested by Edsel Ford because Ford Australia asked him for advice. The 400 coupe shells would have been used for something else but Moffat had the 1-2 win and Edsel suggested Cobra. What better way to finish off the XC range considering the XD would be released in 1979.
@kramrollin69 Жыл бұрын
The 340 would have been popular, the problem was, they Never advertised it or made any mention of it being available, other than a couple of magazine tests....oh and Alvin Purple. If you went into a dealer, they would try NOT to sell you a 340 Charger. By 1973, the VJ ran the 360 V8, which they also tried not to sell. Also by 1972 Chrysler Corp had sworn off motor racing in the US, the 340 was detuned by then, then became unavailable the next year. Most of the 340 engines and New Process gearboxes (4 speeds) that CAL got, were from 1969 and a few 1970 ones....which had the steel cranks and big valve heads.
@jasonscott21872 жыл бұрын
Almost everything said in this video is wrong. In some cases, the images shown contradict what is being said so the video disproves some of its own claims. As a car enthusiast in Australia, I can tell you that almost everything this clown says is bullshit. You don't have to take my word for it a quick internet search will debunk most things said here.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@DeepThought99992 жыл бұрын
@@blurredcarz see 14:27. Better go to SpecSavers, Blurred. That car (an American Mustang) has an Illinois number plate on the back. It’s click bait bullshit. Just another example of the “quality” of this video. Absolute garbage. I want a refund of the 14 minutes and 27 seconds of my life that you wasted.
@MrGF1582 Жыл бұрын
GREAT video!!! Love those cars! BUT, at the end the 1978 Ford Falcon Cobra pics were mixed in with the American Ford Mustang Cobra with the same paint scheme...very different cars there, I know, I owned a 1975 Ford Mustang similar body design. But well done overall! Cheers!
@blurredcarz Жыл бұрын
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@MrGF1582 Жыл бұрын
@@blurredcarz Well, take the good with the bad and carry on. I love seeing cars from other countries that American's don't know anything about. I currently own and drive a 1993 Nissan Gloria GT. LOVE IT! Won 2 car shows with it pre-Covid. It's a "JDM" and right hand drive. Turns head everyday.
@joaosabino2909 Жыл бұрын
Uniquely, the South African market also saw the introduction of a 5.0-litre XR8 between June 1984 and 1988. A limited number of 250 x 2 Sierras were made for the purposes of homologation,[34] as this model was the premier Ford used in Group A racing. The XR8 was fitted with the 302 ci engine from the US Ford Mustang, and the Borg Warner T5 heavy duty transmission. Front brakes were AP Racing four-piston calipers on 280 mm discs. Max power is 209 PS (154 kW) and a top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph) was claimed.[35] The XR8 is easily recognized by having four cooling slats between the headlights, whereas lesser versions were sold with the original smooth front.
@GreenCrim2 жыл бұрын
I urge anyone interested to do your own research. E.g. XR GT only came in GT Gold. There were only 400 XC Cobras produced and it was a stripe and wheel package. It had no more power than any other V8 Falcon you could order at the time. Also a base XC falcon came with a 3.3L inline 6. All V8 falcons handle and stop like all '70s muscle cars which is crap, something to do with 500kg+ of cast iron over the nose. I could go on. There a lot of 'facts' in this that sound made up.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@gazzasinkers41402 жыл бұрын
The XA-XC were a pig to drive on a winding road. They went from front heavy to tank slapping, ass heavy. It wasn't a surprise the LJ and A9X Torana out-performed them on handling, and they had their problems too.
@TheSundowner502 жыл бұрын
That's why they did not sell in USA, they could not get the facts right
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@trevorchapman16942 жыл бұрын
Wow how many mistakes can make!
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@McBoj Жыл бұрын
Was this video created and edited by an AI? So many mistakes... Why do you keep showing a Mustang Cobra while talking about a Falcon Cobra?!
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@Scranton-tt2hf2 жыл бұрын
Miss information on Australian cars and the biggest motor ever fitted to a ford falcon in Australia was exclusive to the Ford Australia ceo at the time in 1970 Bill Bourke got them to pull out the 351 Cleveland 5.8 litre & then 428 Cobra jet 7.0 litre was slotted in the Ford Australia ceo car
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@rossbrumby19572 жыл бұрын
Most people would agree one offs for the big nobs in the boardrooms dont count- otherwise any experimental race car they ever dabbled in on test tracks but never sold would count- like the 360 4 speed pacer that was built and tested on the racetrack by Chrysler Australia before 360's or 4 speed boxes were available in Aussie Valiants.
@brettdavy3775 Жыл бұрын
Great cars but the narrative is so inaccurate I couldn’t watch the whole video. I gave up when the valiant charger only had 318 and 340 engines apparently. When it was known for 300hp hemi six cylinder with triple side draft webers.
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@markratony76302 жыл бұрын
The 78 Ford Falcon was a nice car but again the clip showed a mid 70's Mustang Cobra which doesn't even look like the Falcon. I was surprised that you kept coming back to the Mustang while describing the Falcon. Also the 67 Ford Falcon's only available colors were blue and white yet you showed a gold Falcon. I love the video but try to correct the inaccuracies before premiering it.
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@chrisbenn86912 жыл бұрын
The XR GT Falcon was only available in the bronze. The other colours would have been the lower spec Fairmont, not the GT.
@Carcharadon-Carcharious2 жыл бұрын
Only bronze to the public- not sure how many as race cars I believe in green and white- also only about 695 made not the over 4000 quoted . At least the picture was correct.
@gutz19812 жыл бұрын
How can you be talking about the XC Cobra and be showing a Mustang Cobra instead? 175HP? Dude, you are getting your Cobra's mixed up badly. Do you want this channel to grow at all?
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@ascc63632 жыл бұрын
If you'd like accurate information about Australian Muscle cars, stay the heck away from our channel! 😂🤣🤣
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@joaosabino2909 Жыл бұрын
About 500 Capris were converted by specialist Basil Green Motors to run the 302 Ford Windsor V8 engine. These models were known as the Capri Perana and were very successful in local touring car events, winning the 1970 South African championship and, in a different format, the 1971 championship as well. No Mk II and Mk III Capris were exported to, or built in South Africa.
@BassMatt1972 Жыл бұрын
I had an XR Panel Van!! Was a beast/boat.. My brothers mate has GENUINE 1978 Ford Falcon Cobra
@saadshaikh90142 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing these cars, I've never seen them before
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@boggy2692 жыл бұрын
@@blurredcarz Shame its bullshit !
@johntheox1 Жыл бұрын
XRGT was only available in "GT Gold", except for eight that were Gallaher Silver and another five that were Russet Bronze, Sultan Maroon, Polar White, Avis White and Ivy Green.
@Knackersjewels2 жыл бұрын
After finishing the video, my only comment is to delete this video, because of how incorrect it is.
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@roberttauber4927 Жыл бұрын
It’s sort of funny how they go on about this being a “true performance” car that does 0-60 in 9 seconds? 😂
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@gutz19812 жыл бұрын
The XB GT was built from 1973 to 1976, try and get your facts straight.
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@klaymann888 Жыл бұрын
The Valiant Charger R/T only came out with the 265 Hemi 6 cylinder .. the R/T E55 340 V8 never made it to production .. bad information here alone ..
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@dragan3290 Жыл бұрын
The monaro also came with a 350 chev.
@aussietaipan8700 Жыл бұрын
@ 14.05, The Ford Cobra is the XC falcan, the engines available on the XC were the 200ci, 250ci six cyl and 302ci and 351ci V8's, they never were fitted with 4cyl engines.
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@jamesgovett32252 жыл бұрын
Another thing you left out along with all just about everything else that is totally incorrect is that the R/t Charger only came with a 265 ci six that was a high performance triple Weber car straight from the factory and was the fastest accelerating six cylinder car in the world at the time doing the quarter mile in the 14’s and NEVER did the R/T come with a V8, the 340 4 barrel was in the E55 and other models of chargers and Valiants had the 318 & 360’s, do your bloody homework for a start before you spread crap around man!
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@raviscott48532 жыл бұрын
Actually the RT E49 WAS the fastest accelerating 6 cyl production car of its time. A title it held until the Barra Turbo's were released.
@rossbrumby19572 жыл бұрын
@@raviscott4853 fastest accelerating Aussie production car- 6 or V8. For 25 years until 1997 when Holden finally made something quicker. Sorry, cant remember which Holden now, its been ages since I researched that.
@CailenCambeul2 жыл бұрын
The GM Holden Torana GTR XU1 "was the first production car in Australia to be fitted with a six cylinder engine"? ROTFLMWAO! Try again and you may get it correct next time.
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@rodbergboy2 жыл бұрын
No idea check your facts
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@tonyhyde2644 Жыл бұрын
i had the 1974 XB GS panel van that had a 302V8 cleveland motor that had an email-carter 4 barrel thermoquad carby, tuned extractors with a straight thru dual sports exhaust, 4spd borg warner top loader gearbox
@malcolmirving94852 жыл бұрын
This is nothing but an insult to Australian car enthusiasts. Mistakes and errors as well as pronunciations are shocking.
@blurredcarz Жыл бұрын
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@gilesmortimer8907 Жыл бұрын
You will find the performance rt valiant charges were, in fact, 4.3 liter 6 cylinder cars the 71 E38 and 72 E49 302bhp triple Webber carburettors The E49 was also Australia's fastest accelerating car for years aswell.
@jozimoto2 жыл бұрын
The Jensen was sold in the US. I saw one in the show room of a Ford dealer in Orlando FL.back in the 1970s
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@culcune2 жыл бұрын
Yep, there are still quite a few in the US. However, he might have confused the Jensen FF. It looked very similar to the Jensen Interceptors available in the US, but the 'FF' stood for Ferguson Formula which was pretty much the first 4WD/AWD car sold in the world (as opposed to trucks/jeep-like vehicles). We never got the Jensen FF in the US which I believe was due to packaging issues from the 4WD system, and they couldn't get the cars to pass crash testing and/or get the steering wheels on the left side of the car. But, yes, we DID get the Jensen Interceptors in the US.
@ozcinemarob Жыл бұрын
All these aussie muscle cars are now worth upward of 200K, I really wished I'd bought an XU1 when I was young and kept it until now - what an investment
@blurredcarz Жыл бұрын
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@dilligaf2818 Жыл бұрын
No6 should be No1 and No.1 to No.2 IMO. Some awesome cars here great vid
@blurredcarz Жыл бұрын
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@dilligaf2818 Жыл бұрын
@@blurredcarz Thanks for posting.
@raiderjohnthemadbomber8666 Жыл бұрын
The Jensons Achilles heel is that the early ones employed Lucas (The Prince of Darkness) lighting systems.
@dannymay34332 жыл бұрын
There 's a lot of wrong info on the Cobra here. Firstly the pictures are mostly of an American Mustang Cobra which is not a Falcon, secondly, there were only 400 Australian XC Falcon Cobras built. Also, I don't believe any Falcon came with a 4 cylinder engine until the Ecoboost engines of the 2000's.
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@netgnostic1627 Жыл бұрын
The accuracy of the info here is just like the name of the channel. Blurred. And confused.
@blurredcarz Жыл бұрын
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@vurgelautosport Жыл бұрын
"Your go to spot for the best car videos on the internet" I thought was a bold statement at the start.. But it didn't take long to realise that it was just the very first wave in the sea of incorrect information that is this video. I mean. Just take it down guys. You're embarrassing yourselves
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@vonbon9542 жыл бұрын
Ford Australia XR6-TURBO (FPV Typoon)...powered by the I6-Turbo Barra Engine (strictly the Turbo Barra is called the Gull) 315KW and 345KW on overboost on low grade fuel, add 10% for 98 octane (Aussie rating). Perfect flat torque curve from 1500rpm to red-line means perfect RWD-LSD chassis control in even soaking wet conditions on the most complex of road sections. Perfect straight six smoothness. The Barra NA is dirt cheap and incredibly tough, robust, and reliable. The NA Barra engine ran the Aussie taxi fleet for decades. If you must tune it, and the perfect flat factory torque curve suggests strongly that it is a retrograde step to tune , 1000hp is a simple off the shelf solution, with 2000hp turning solutions becoming more common.
@blurredcarz2 жыл бұрын
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@galactica1980 Жыл бұрын
Yep, the engine that flies overhead and shits on everything.😂
@kerrynball27342 жыл бұрын
This is the first video I ever pressed the thumbs down on....... mixing the XC Falcon Cobra pics with what I guess is a Mustang is a crime.... And so many other obvious flaws.
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@Aaron-og2wx7 ай бұрын
They should have made 500 or so of the "Holden effigy! Work of art! The orange ford XB GT shown here is Aussie actor"Eric Bana's I'm pretty sure?
@dodgeyboy292 жыл бұрын
I really think you need to research Australian cars a lot more because most of your facts where completly wrong
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@jyy9624 Жыл бұрын
Nice Brabham list! How about Murray next?
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@chuniquepaceno470 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video as I'm very ignorant of Australian autos. That said, I'm sure I'm not the first to notice the mixing in of the US Ford Mustang II from the mid-70s with the number one Ford Falcon Cobra from Australia. While they had the same paint scheme, they certainly don't look the same...and I'm not even a Ford guy.
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@tomperry1048 Жыл бұрын
Greetings from Darlinghurst. Perhaps you you shoulda stopped at ignorant, mate. Now pass me a Fosters.
@christosbarralifeandotherc37282 жыл бұрын
So much mis information , 2 British fords … my head just exploded watching this .
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@MarvinHartmann452 Жыл бұрын
It don't talk about the Facel vega of lates 50s to the early 60s. It was a French car fitted with a chrysler V8 and a 4 speed manual transmition. Think of a car a little bigger than a MG B with a high performance V8. It was a monster.
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@dragunovbushcraft15211 ай бұрын
That '68 Holden Monaro is fantastic, and would've went over well in the U.S. The 327, is probably the BEST American made smallblock. I had one, You can tweak it to just about any HP rating. The" Maloo" Utes, should've been available in the U.S. '72 Holden Torana, was also awesome looking! However, it needed a hefty V8. Valiant Charger was awesome looking, but had weak motor options. The Ford Falcon XB GT is my favorite Aussie car. Some exchangeable parts with a '71-'73 Mustang, it looks like.
@danellsimmers92632 жыл бұрын
Wow.... That was mostly incorrect
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@robertcallahan40652 жыл бұрын
Jensen Interceptors were in the U.S. I remember seeing a number of them, in convertible form.
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@tonystephenson2912 жыл бұрын
I also saw and worked on one in Oz with a 440
@patrioticaussiesams8581 Жыл бұрын
The Holden Torana LJ GTR XU1 gave Motor Racing Legend Peter Brock his 1st of 9 Bathurst wins in 1972.. The GTR XU1 is the Option of the LJ GTR 2 door. GTRs and the XU1 were only available in 2 Door
@gregiles9082 жыл бұрын
You REALLY stuffed up FACTS about the 1967 XRGT. Colours and numbers made both hilariously WRONG.
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@streetguru30542 жыл бұрын
far to many mistake... All XR GT's came in GT gold with the exception of 13 cars. Monaro is not pronounced the same as Camaro. Its Mon-R-O. The R8 Malloo was not the first to be offered with a 6 speed manual trans, Holden-HSV first offered in in 1991 in the VN SS Group A. Torana is pronounced wrong... this video has so many mistakes its ridiculous and i cant be bother correcting any more... anyone watching should just assume its all incorrect
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@Aquarium-Downunder2 жыл бұрын
Falcon Cobra, based on the XC Falcon Hard Top XC Falcon had 4 motors, 3.3L inline 6, 4.1L inline 6, 4.9L V8. 5.8L V8. XC Falcon had 5 body types, Sedan, Station Wagon, Panel Van, Ute, Hard Top. at 13:25, at 13:53 and at 14:24 is a Ford Mustang 2 Cobra and not a Ford XC Falcon Cobra The XC Ford Falcon Cobra was 1978 only with a total of 400 cars made, using a 4.9L V8 or 5.8L V8 At not no point from 1960 to 2009 did the Ford Falcon ever have a 4 cylender motor.
@Leonbray2 жыл бұрын
and Cobras had either 351 or 302
@Aquarium-Downunder2 жыл бұрын
@@Leonbray Thats what I said with 5.8L = 351 and 4.9L = 302
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@tonyflaherty5021 Жыл бұрын
Not even close you need to do some more research please
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@LegionOfWeirdos Жыл бұрын
13:24 - That's not a Falcon, that's a US made Mustang II The Jensen was available to US customers in the '70s, left hand drive and all, but nobody wanted it.
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