Winton Raceway COTM 2005-2006 HEMI SIX PACK 265 CHRYSLER VALIANT 1965 AP6 sedan

Winton Raceway Victoria in 2005 & 2006 after Chrysler's on the Murray at Leo Geohegan's training day! We have very nice Laminated or Framed colour A4 prints available of this car!
Jeff & Bec from Southern Hemi® review Brian's Australian 1965 Chrysler Valiant AP6 (AP for Australian Production) fitted with a later model Aussie HEMI "Six Pack" (Six Barrels via triple side draft Weber Carbs) 265 CID / 4.3 Litre upright 6 cylinder engine that were factory rated at 302 Horsepower and powered the fastest accelerating production car in Australia (that record stood for decades) in an Aussie 1972 VH Valiant Charger E49 two door Coupe, and the 265 HEMIs were also in the WORLDS fastest accelerating 6 cylinder production sedan, the Aussie VH Pacer! This AP6 was originally a 225 Slant Six.
Track action in 2005 & 2006 and the interview at the New South Wales All Chrysler Day in 2007!
A very well rounded Australian made Mopar beast, similar to the USA and Canadian 1965 Plymouth Valiant and legendary Barracudas.

[@PETERNESS]

This has bought back some memories ,im 62 my pop gave me hes my 1st car when i got my licence in 1980.similar to your Valiant ,mine was jet black and had a continetal type kit on the bootlid ,it looked like a spare wheel on the boot but it was fake ,mates gave me stick as they had LJ/LC Toranas and v8 Falcons XW/XY ,my lil six couldnt keep up especially as is was a automatic with the leaning tower of power six cylinder ,i drove it for 8 months and back then there wasnt a lot of performance parts readily available ,pop was keen to work with me and between the two of us we swapped all running gear from a Dodge Phoenix into the Valiant ,4 barrel extractors higher revving cam from Iske ,unfortunately we failed to upgrade the braking system and i rear ended a XC wagon at the lights when the brakes cooked and went straight to the floor ,my two sons tried buying another in the early 2000s but that model Valiant 1962/63 was so hard to find in there budget ,maybe one day if i win the pools ,your having a great time racing your one round the track ,new subscriber glad to be here ,apologies if i prattled on a bit

[@barrycuda3769]

I had a similar experience in about 1984 , I'd just finished re painting my VC Valiant Regal from gunmetal silver to black , it looked great , and one summers morning on my way to work , going up a hill in quite heavy traffic , I was completely blinded by the sun , and I ran into the back corner of a parked bus at a bus stop , there were 2 buses and the one I hit was sitting well out in my lane ,the impact destroyed my left side front fender , but no damage to the bus . It was insured and repaired , but I remember it was very difficult finding a replacement fender for it , even back then , but that was in New Zealand, I'm sure a replacement would have been much easier to find in Australia. 🙂

[@SouthernHemi]

I have personally owned over 350 and restored hundreds of Vals and dismantled hundreds of rougher ones in the 1980's and 90's. www.southernhemimedia.com/about-us.html Even in Australia the 1966 VC model valiant is hard to get parts for and even I have never dismantled one for parts! They have always been popular and last very well. Hard to find any getting wrecked for parts. Kind regards, Jeff

[@barrycuda3769]

@@SouthernHemi Yes, it's getting increasingly important to look after what you've got. Iv'e often thought about how hard it was to get a replacement VC front guard , and, If it was now , I suppose it would be an option to get one from America off a Plymouth Valiant, or Barracuda. Actually, thinking about that time I needed one in 1984 , it was the panel beater that did the insurance work that told me it was hard to find another guard , but in those days there was a wrecker right there in my town that had a paddock full of Valiants, and I'd be very surprised if he couldn't have supplied one ( the panel beater sourced one from the north island somewhere) . That's what Iv'e found over the years, a lot of people are full of BS , and you're better off doing your own searching. Very nice AP6 you've got there ,as I said in my other comment there was one that looked just like it with a 265 , where I lived in the early nineties, except, I've remembered it had a black roof. My father had an AP6 in the seventies, my first car was an AP6 in 1981 , have had quite a few other Valiants since , including a VG Pacer coupe that I brought back from Brisbane. Currently I have Dads old VH Ranger XL which he bought in 1980 , and an AP6 Regal. 👍

[@barrycuda3769]

@@SouthernHemi One thing I've found impossible to find is a good rear bumper for an AP6 , how about over there?

[@SouthernHemi]

Sorry, not anymore. www.southernhemimedia.com/early_chrysler_valiant_parts_list_32.html

[@cj0569]

great watch love this little time capsule!

[@lukebrennan5780]

as a kid my dream car was the '64 AP5 :-)

[@aerojohnw]

Really enjoyed this video. Great job J & B and great build Brian. I just love grass roots cars, racing, track work etc. Thanks for taking the time to bring this to the everyday enthusiast. Ps: Not a butt ugly car at all in my humble opinion. 😎😎

[@SouthernHemi]

Thanks, very kind of you. And lovely styled cars in my opinion too. See my AP6 273 V8 sedan video. Cheers, Jeff

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

Owned about 50 Mopars 1 only AP6 Regal love the AP6 Factory V8 . Owned a Spanish red VC with black vinyl top and black trim in the late 70s into the early 80 s had the heads done sports exhaust 6 inch deep deep dish rims sway bar front and rear k-Mac and carb modes . It put many brand X V8 s to shame . Sold and brought a VG pacer that had some old school power modes 😀. My way to make them handle always the same brand of shocks all round same rim size all round same tyre size all round not jacked in the rear maybe a bit lower in the rear sway bar front and back 16.1 steering box or a sass sport wheel . And that goes for Charger and all makes👍🏻🇦🇺 . They will corner way better and sit on high speed for miles been there done that .

[@SouthernHemi]

Amen brother

[@heyjoe9267]

Love the Mopar brotherhood in Australia, just like here in the US. I’m fascinated by that Hemi 6, we have the slant 6 here with the performance version being called the “Hyper Pak”. It even came with an Aluminum block! I’d love to get a few Hemi 6 engines shipped to the US, up here almost no one has ever seen one in real life. I’m trying to find a parts house that would crate up a few and send them north so we yanks can enjoy actually seeing one in person. The rumor here is that the Hemi 6 was developed for North America but deemed to close in cost to our V8’s like the 318, 340(most underrated small block ever) and 360.

[@dinsdaleseven1627]

My grand father had a two door version of that car in red. This is one of the few cars that looks better as a 4 door. Your car is beautiful and sounds soooo good.

[@SouthernHemi]

Yes Brian's car is nice. However they never came in 2 door versions apart from the Utes. (See my VC Ute Video) You would've had a Barracuda which are very cool!

[@dinsdaleseven1627]

@@SouthernHemi I live in the US where they did build a 2dr version of the Valiant.

[@SouthernHemi]

Hi, Yes very cool. We had 2 door versions in later models, some were uniquely Australian. Please check out my other Videos.

[@davidklauer3422]

That’s awesome! I’d love to have that over here in the states

[@robbecker4122]

go the mighty ap6 😀

[@brianandglendaharkin9457]

AP6 is the 3rd lightest Valiant made R/S then The AP5 then the AP6 VC is much heavier .

[@SouthernHemi]

Yes, love all the early light compacts!

[@catmogguy]

Beautiful thing I have AP5 push button love it

[@shanebrbich5698]

Mate! My old boy bought an AP5 wagon brand new. Being a basic style of fella he widened a set of Ford rims out to 7” back in the day and swapped out the carb. On Sunday mornings the local Po’lice would drag race out Bibra lake with their (at the time) XR GT police pack. The AP5 225 could out do it. Take that to the bank

[@shanew.williams]

What a cool old "Slant 6" Valiant. However, i must respectfully disagree with your vid title description "Hemi" "Six Pack". It appears your Valient is a "Hyper Pak" 6 (No Hemi). I'm a classic Mopar(s) owner for over 40 years (1965 Coronet presently) and i have owned a true 440 "six pack" SuperBee. (Never could afford a Hemi.)

[@SouthernHemi]

Hi, this is definitely NOT a Slant six wedge, but is indeed fitted with a later model vertical HEMI 6. You have had some cool cars! But people... Please read the description. I have been a Mopar specialist since 1978 and my family since 1925. I have personally owned over 350 and have literally restored hundreds with my own hands from start to finish. In Mopar terms 6 Pack refers to 6 Barrels or a "Six Pack" carb set-up. Our Aussie made 6 cylinder HEMI 265 CID Six Pack engines were factory fitted with 3x2 BBL Italian side draft Weber carbs and and our Chrysler Valiant RT Chargers factory standard can do high 13 second quarter mile times with modern tyres and they corner like they are on rails and are all A bodies.

[@clutchkicker392ison5]

Dude , plz shut up if u dont know what ur talkin about, u dont get hyperpak Hemis, only the 4bbl slant is a hyperpak . But did u even WATCH the vid ? What angle is this Hemi slanting at?

[@shanew.williams]

@@clutchkicker392ison5 Il bet you wouldn't dare to try & tell me "shut up" to my face. Only sitting in your parents' basement behind a keyboard do you speak such foolishness.

[@GarySkeers]

UMMMMMMMMMM that's not a Hemi 6-Pack that a 6 Cylinder

[@whakatu4life285]

Errrr I think you'll find that it is a hemi 265 with 6 pack carbs, hence a hemi 6 pack..... not to be confused with a 426 with triples also known as a "hemi 6 pack"

[@SouthernHemi]

In Mopar terms 6 Pack refers to 6 Barrels or a "Six Pack" carb set-up. Our Aussie 6 cylinder HEMI 265 CID Six Packs were factory fitted with 3x2 BBL Italian side draft Weber carbs.

[@markholroyde9412]

@@whakatu4life285 426 Hemis never had a 6 pack, they had 2, 4 barrels.... the 6 pack came on A12 RRunners/Super Bees, 340 T/A and a few others. '68 Roadrunner owner here in the UK, owned it 41 years

[@SouthernHemi]

Nice. However in Mopar terms 6 Pack refers to 6 Barrels or a "Six Pack" carb set-up. Our Aussie 6 cylinder HEMI 265 CID Six Packs were factory fitted with 3x2 BBL Italian side draft Weber carbs.

[@matrox]

Like most Plymouths from that era, a butt ugly car. In 65' I was a kid but a Chevy/GM, Ford man.

[@SouthernHemi]

Each to his own Lol

[@heyjoe9267]

When you make the best engines you leave being pretty to Ford and GM.

[@Eric-kn4yn]

Brakes 4xdrum.

[@SouthernHemi]

He upgraded to Discs all-round. Most Australian Chrysler Valiants had Front Disc Brakes, available from about 1966 and often finned rear Drums. 1970 to the last 1981 models were ventilated Discs on front.