Targa Tasmania 2016 - Holden HQ Monaro V8 Pure Sound

Check out the action from Steve & Rachael Coad as the crowd favorites tackle the stages of Targa Tasmania in their HQ Monaro

[@garymurphy6361]

One of the most beautiful cars ever made

[@watsisbuttndo829]

Having owned a v8 hq ,many thumbs up to the suspension guys, the noise and black lines are impressive but only people who drove those things stock will know the miracles that car is performing on corner entry!. Bravo gentlemen!.

[@darrenmanser2847]

Ha. As an ex q owner myself the stock comparison would be... Interesting 😁

[@slowlearner984]

What about all that "radial tuned suspension"? LOL

[@dougcox3990]

@@slowlearner984 That came with the HZ in '77. It was revolutionary for Holden.

[@johncunningham4820]

Stock version . Turning the wheel is ONLY a Suggestion . May get ignored .

[@randomdude4669]

Their all coil and light, lots of stuff can be done to make them very potent handlers

[@markparsons7469]

Always good to see a powerful car being driven with attitude ... Good on ya Steve Coad !!!

[@shorterthentyler45]

TongueYaBum how is that poorly driven? They’re racing on public rural roads and residential streets, not perfectly prepped circuits. Pretty impressive I thought

[@samuelmdouglas]

@@shorterthentyler45 there's always one.

[@waynemorrison5204]

Nice driving 👍

[@rhycemg]

Long live high revving, naturally aspirated engines

[@ghomerhust]

i believe that may be supercharged. that whine is RPM dependent and seems too high pitched to be gear white from a straight lace gearbox

[@indy4175]

Agreed!

[@MrJimmy383]

@@ghomerhust its a N/A SBC all the way

[@holden2260]

This sounds never gets old unless your a ev owners in that case this is probably hell for them lol

[@craigsampson3386]

@@ghomerhust probably just has a ribbed gilmer belt drive, they make a noise similar to a supercharger.

[@quintoniusmarcus7737]

Probably the most watchable of all motorsport events. Great old classics, muscle cars, supercars and tuners ripping around public roads. Brilliant

[@allan-shephard]

I love watching the big Aussie muscle cars that were so common (and cheap) when I was a kid absolutely caning it. Look at the way that HQ squats a little when he nails it! Awesome

[@Icecream_Unicorns]

When i have a shit day, one of many things that put a smile on my face is watching this beast roar!! seen it a few times now :)

[@chrismckell5353]

Have you tried watching with earbuds .

[@Icecream_Unicorns]

@@chrismckell5353 don't like shit in my ear. I have a set of Bose headphones that rock the tits off for sound, 💪

[@OlBlueshound]

Absolutely LOVE IT what a cool looking Monaro & it goes hard, driven hard. This kind of event is so cool & a wonderful way to see high performance mock ups from a great era in Australian automotive history, being pushed a little looking & sounding fantastic. This high performance car driving makes sense, a lot more than doing "skids" on a "burnout pad" or "power cruise" till their tyres pop & thinking their great. Love the Targa & Adelaide Classic events, so good we have them.

[@npco]

You are so right eweryboddy can burn tires ? bot only a fru car drive a car like this this car whirly have some pouder undeer the hood just keep on gooing and kip the pedal to the metal

[@davidkeep6526]

The sweet roar of a V8 in the times of soulless turbo sewing machines ! Good driving ! 😎👍

[@SeizureSpecialist]

If you think turbos are soulless you should get a load of electric cars.

[@scarto3887]

Plenty of mumbo and the driver has huge stones.Seriously cool.The Knight Rider would be proud

[@remkojerphanion4686]

I drove a Monaro only once in my life. I was 16 years old at the time, and that short trip has stayed with me forever since!

[@addisme7561]

Music to every Aussies ear, the sweet sweet melody of a classic Holden.

[@briangill4000]

my favourite Targa clip of all. Not afraid to put the boot in.

[@MaxDephyantz]

I agree.

[@davejennings5140]

Geez I love that thing! Angry, miraculously accurate and gloriously musical.

[@jsmith6998]

some of the best driving footage on here. awesome job

[@sfcarp9418]

Awesome sound !! I got goosebumps just listening to that gorgeous engine !! 😁

[@philipwilson3430]

Came across this link after watching the daily highlights of the 2021Targa. That HQ Monaro is superb-looking and sounding car, and it's beyond me how he can throw that beast around those roads. The introduction of the HQ was an exciting time in Oz automotive history. Just compare its design with what came immediately before!

[@hfric1]

What a weapon! No wonder why it was the crowd favourite absolutely love a neat hq

[@darrenwalsh6965]

Sweet music - and a sweet looking HQ. Love it !

[@jspilly82]

that aint no hq suspension. that steering ratio and direct response is a credit to whoever built that thing. looks like a very well set up machine.

[@closertothetruth9209]

Having own a few i was thinking the same

[@adambennett1193]

Yeah no way my old mans doesn't handle like that at all :D

[@randomdude4669]

There not hard to get handling good being all coil and a simple steering box

[@dougcox3990]

Yeah, none of my HQ/J's handled like that. Would love to know the setup underneath.

[@shanehansen3705]

adjust the nut on the steering box to make it point is easy and yeah it's bouncy and oversteer like all the rest

[@Paul-qq7mh]

Best looking and sounding Monaro i have ever seen. Sound like a super car.

[@Hapkido82AUS]

my favourite competition Holden over the last 10 years 😀😀

[@1tarbaby1]

f**king awesome let that lion roar. and long live the king. used to own one of these and still regret selling it. love your work

[@TassyDeval]

There is NO lion roaring in this.

[@brucelamberton8819]

That looks and sounds SUPERB

[@evansc3580]

Gee I'm going to miss the internal combustion engine. Loved watching this, thank you.

[@GoffyTv]

awesome video dude! i used to have one of these so its fantastic to see it being driven hard! great shots and videography too!

[@markheather1488]

That thing just wants to bag up everywhere

[@timburary]

I could watch this all day

[@quantumskittles]

Beautiful machine it's so nice to see them on the road rarely but they are out there LONG LIVE THE LION 💜

[@Dingo393]

It honestly sucks knowing that by the time I am old enough and financially stable enough, that finding a Monaro for a project car will be near impossible. Will always LOVE the sound and looks of these cars and many other V8 Holdens. Wish a company would design more cars to look like this again, even with following the V4/6 turbo trend for fuel efficiency.

[@jimmyb4982]

"Drive it like you stole it." Yep, this dude is mashing the pedal like he gives no fuck. Bloody awesome.

[@assininecomment1630]

Nope. 🤦🏼‍♂️ He is _not_ mashing the pedal, because he _does_ give a fuck. He was showing good/great throttle control. That's the main reason why he was so fast. If he was a dopey meat-head, just mashing the pedal and getting off to squeally tyre noises, that Q would've been going backwards off the bitumen, at almost every bend.

[@MrKillahippo]

I had one many years ago and still at any angle it looks sweet

[@sgtcaco]

Amazing driving. Really pushing the limits.

[@Lordkeggles]

Pure pleasure...sight and sound.! 👍

[@roflcopterkklol]

One of the best songs of 2016

[@fuelandfire4486]

Awesome car and driving !!

[@GhostWhoWalks14]

Well that was just awesome to watch!

[@gRosh08]

That is some Proper Driving! Well Done!

[@68mustang90]

Just awesome!👍

[@steveliu5230]

i had a worked le monaro back in 1980 not as quick as this one great footage

[@ergunkaragu4474]

Wow super Sound thanks

[@naiart82]

What a gorgeous machine

[@RtB68]

Impossible not to love an old Q

[@davefistr]

ONE ANGRY SWEET MONARO !!!! LOVE IT !!!

[@Thunder0wnsz]

That looks so fun to drive

[@RusteeUte]

Yesssss!!!! Mental, love it!!!!

[@countrymile5745]

It looks like a Camaro with monza back clip and mustang front clip. It's beautiful I need one.

[@jkmsaturn]

The HQ Monaco is a Holden-only design. This GTS & the Torana from this era are two of the best muscle cars ever made.

[@dantemadden1533]

@@jkmsaturn I reckon the HK, HG and HT’s were the best looking holdens ever made fullstop

[@byronplug2150]

The power of a holden, the agility of a WRX

[@col2959]

Beautiful.

[@cs512tr]

im a ford man through and through, but this is brilliant!

[@neelparmar6690]

Wicked driving Steve!

[@ickisdogg3779]

it corners lke my old 350 4dr, Flat! it had selby suspension kit back in late80's, a HQ racer drove my GTS350 said it handled s good as his race car, it was a lot of fun on a wet road lol

[@graemesemmens5924]

Steve knows how to wheel this beauty...he has already crashed it once..

[@troyfitzmaurice6834]

I used to drive a hq years and years ago. A boat on 4 wheels. God i miss it.

[@tobytoby782]

Ive been a ford fan for 35 years but that Monaro is a beast credit were credit is due

[@poppinga2960]

Sounds bloody awesome 2.

[@MaxDephyantz]

Australian Camaro with a hint of fourth gen Nova thrown in. I dig it!

[@bradshawtours4x423]

wow angry hq well driven too

[@santociccolallo6681]

Pure Brut Power - great driving!

[@dillonsdad4430]

Watched this 5 times and I feel better now...a few more and I'll start misbehaving like a 20 year old!

[@alistairmills7608]

Love this

[@steveliu5230]

great driving mate

[@johntilsley9271]

I enjoyed that throwing her around looking good ta

[@sg0238]

I'm in love.

[@ATRcams]

Fantastic video! I wish I'll be capable of doing this on Assetto Corsa :D

[@clayyates6822]

Ahhh the memories of owning an Hq😍😍

[@Kodiak212Dozer]

The Chev badge is a crime.

[@Chowbizful]

yeah, screw us muscle cars

[@Kodiak212Dozer]

*Taxpayers Money*

[@MV-tr8rr]

Eh, Tomato Tomata.

[@jimclarke1108]

350 Chev engine

[@MaxDephyantz]

I'm guessing a 383 stroker.

[@spiritlevelstudios]

Singing the songs of our people.

[@683dxwww7]

Music to my ears .

[@captainbuttnuggets4786]

That was sweet!

[@adamjordan7822]

Dream car. Sadly I'll never own one unless I move to Australia.

[@kendallanderson5253]

Faaarrrkkkin MENTAL LOVE IT

[@cam6899]

Those power slides with full open throttle gr8 example of car control

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

HQ Monaro's always look Best in Orange. Looks and Sounds Really Nice. Obviously Highly Modified, otherwise it would've Ploughed into the kerb on the first corner. Pretty snappy gear changes so it's got a nice box in it. Responds well to a Kick in the Guts, and he drives it well. Good Show.

[@brisman1963]

A Qee that doesn't understeer? Easy answer, it had the high-tech HZ RTS front suspension assy installed. :-)

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

Yeah, that'd be it. Good Old RTS. There isn't a Car on The Road that shouldn't be using it! Yeah, I know, that was the Leyland Brothers with Caltex CX3? But just as much Bullshit. ;-)

[@brisman1963]

I'm guessing it also had 'A Tiger In It's Tank'? We'd better stop, showing our ages here. :-)

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

What about this....."Zoom With The Power Release, Go Golden Fleece Active 8!" You gotta be getting on to remember that one! Well, I think that's right, I was just a Boy.

[@brisman1963]

You've trumped me with that one Adrian. My memories start with 'The Tiger In The Tank' & the Amoco 'Final Filter'.

[@isaacacers3986]

Why have I watched this video like 20 times 😂

[@yaboikungpowfuckfinger7697]

I wish cars still looked like this...

[@HEKTIC458]

Sounds mint

[@powerofone1645]

Hear that Lion roar!!!

[@jswaggart01]

Phenomenal. That’s all I can say.

[@liampowell3227]

Great car wish i had it

[@CHUUMPASS]

the Chevy Bowtie gives away what's powering it, so to speak the DNA-code.

[@ListlessSpectre]

Makes happy sounds :D

[@jimclarke1108]

How good was that ))

[@farkenfigjam8732]

Fuckn awesome

[@MrOlgrumpy]

ABSOLUTE DELIGHT

[@lancearn7332]

Bought my first HQ GTS when I was 18 for $5,000. Sold it as wreck 4 years later (I tore out the entire front end crossing a creek line). Bought my second HQ GTS when I was 26 for $3,500. Sold it for $2,800 6 years later. My 3 growing kids had trouble getting in & out of the back seat.... I have just turned 61 and I still dream of number 3. But at around $100,000, I will have to win Lotto first...

[@BRILLSTEELMOTORSPORT]

that's a pity........ price as gone so high

[@SWhite-hp5xq]

Those stock 253’s go hard hey!

[@paulofreitas681]

Awesome

[@darkwarrior9743]

Sounds and looks deadly

[@jgsheehan8810]

She's a beauty!

[@tobo26]

Awesome car and the driver must really know her well.

[@shitbox7413]

Badass! 🤘

[@heathyardley2992]

I need to drive this

[@trentdawg2832]

Beautiful car.....

[@felixmatt34]

Smiled the hole vid

[@stephenjames1443]

I WANT ONE.🙉🏁

[@craig2250]

Anyone seen any A9X targa footage on here ? This Monaro is awesome !!!

[@steviewright4556]

Angry 8😠 Sounds Great😈👍.

[@plutosunshine]

don't worry about putting the falcon back on the road Eric.....i think the position has been taken

[@chrisbutton9974]

Wicked as!!!