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The slant six still pumped out 145 hp at 4,000 rpm (215 lb-ft of torque at 2,400 rpm), with the 273 pushing out 180 hp (260 lb-ft); the three-speed manual transmission was now fully synchronized in every forward gear. Dealer Login .

Powered by this straight six, the Valiant Charger was for decades the fast accelerating production car made in Australia. Rather than working out ways of reducing the size American cars to fit Australian tastes, in the case of the Magna, they widened a front wheel drive Sigma, to give it the interior room that Australians wanted, and created a success story that was adopted by Mitsubishi head office in Japan. The Valiant Pacer used a red and black grille with special body stripes, decals, colors, and faux-alloy wheels to establish itself as a sporty car. The final option was the E38 engine, with a higher compression ratio, different gear ratios, and 280 hp (gross) - about 80 hp more than the standard 265!

Nevertheless, customers after sports handling had left the Valiant for the newer generation Australian cars, such as the Holden Commodore and XD Falcon. Had Hamilton taken victory in the final round at Symmons Plains, where Geoghegan was disqualified due to his car being push started, he would have taken the title but he was unable to pass Norm Beechey in the closing stages.

Hamilton actually scored the most points during the season, finishing on the podium at every round, but the points system required drivers to drop their worst round result. RACV senior vehicle engineer Nicholas Platt rates Australia’s worst cars. Chrysler Australia was exporting to South Africa and other countries, becoming the second largest vehicle exporter in the nation. The "ordinary" version had 203 hp and 262 lb-ft of torque at 2,000 rpm, making it competitive with V-8s.

Then they replaced the Torana with a Sunbird, for reasons someone else may be able to identify.

In 1972, Modern Motor tested the 265 cid E38 Valiant Charger and achieved a 14.8 second quarter mile time, with 0-60 mph coming up in a mere 6.3 seconds.

The primary source for this page was Gary Bridger’s Hey Charger!, sent by Robert Pascale. Registered LDH-018, it was also used in episodes of "Homicide," "Matlock Police," and "Bluey," by which time (1976) the front sheet-metal had been upgraded to VJ. Chrysler market share in Australia actually topped its share in the U.S., at 13.7%. The name is supposedly an Indigenous word meaning ‘to fly’ — and fly it did, with all the grace and elegance of a startled chicken.

It was only available in the Charger 770 E55, a full-luxury version of the Charger.

It was a cynical exercise in cost cutting that gave Australian motorists a car that was in every way inferior to the one it replaced. Sports Car World tested the E49 and achived 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds, and 0-100 in 14.1 seconds. The trio were dubbed Hemis, though they lacked some attributes of a “true” Hemi. The GLX was also fitted with a 4 speed floor shift Borg Warner gearbox, and the Electronic Lean Burn (ELB) 4.3 Litre Hemi 6 cylinder; this combination was in the right hands able to achieve fuel economy of over 30 miles per gallon (Imp.). The VIP began with the VE to fill the extended wheelbase luxury sedan market; the name derived from an upmarket full-size American Plymouth. Though only slightly longer than the VG, the VH was five inches wider and designed to look even larger; while it had a 111 inch wheelbase, it was almost as large as the American B-bodies. Initially it was because that was the standard item, but then they were locked into using it to keep the Australian production content of their car high enough for tax concessions until 1972 when an Australian made gearbox supplier was ready.

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