Aussie Charger car chase from Alvin Purple movie, 1973.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- The car chase scene from the Australian sex-comedy movie "Alvin Purple", released in 1973.
Featuring the 1973 VJ '770' Valiant Charger. The different Charger that appears at 5.18 is a 1973 VH E55 '770'
At 5:20 the VJ Charger becomes a VH. The white vinyl on the side means it was an E55. Loved them both though.
you have a good eye my man
@@michaeledwards8058 Thanks. Given the choice I would choose.......both of them LOL.
@@area51isreal71 yep me too and the XM I had a 318 VH and a VG VIP back in the day and an XK and XT V8 wish I still had all of them
I thought vinyl on the sides was just part of the 770 option?
@@feckstick2996 Yes mate it was, but only in black. The VH E55 was the only one that had the white vinyl though.
I still like to see the Val's in action from the fantastic 1970s! An era we will never see again.
I don't think any European shitboxes would keep up with any valiant . The old Mopars still beat anything on the road to this day. My old Regal se does 12s and handles as good as my vyss .
12's in the 1/8 mile.
Peugeot 504 wasn't a shit box but that falcon I saw the other guy jump in was
How many realise the airstrip was the site of the old Pakenham drag strip? This is said to be the first drag strip in Australia and possibly the first outside the US. Since the Pakenham bypass and new subdivisions the area is unrecognisable.
Interesting piece of history. Thanks.
Riverside dragway, Lorimer street Fisherman’s Bend in around 1964 was the first official sanctioned Dragstrip in Victoria when Calder dragway started up in 1966, l don’t know where pakenham comes into it but if it ever did it would only have been the locals and it certainly was never sanctioned if it did show me the proof which l know never existed!
@@jamesgovett2501 Not sanctioned, neither was Riverside initially, but Pakenham was THE place to race from late ‘50’s until Riverside took over in ‘62. People came from all over to compete, famous names include Eddie Thomas, John English, Daryl Harvey, Tony Mullins, Bluey Wilson, Greg Goddard and more. The well known Pirrotta family were responsible for laying the concrete “launch pads” at the strip. I attended a function at the site hosted by the Thunderbirds rod and custom club in 2004 just prior to the area being obliterated by progress. Many of the old racers and their cars were there, including the famous Harvey roadster and it’s new owner. You can see the history of the track in an article in Aust street rodding review no. 187.
This chase scene tells me that the old Charger could be easily caught by a beat up XM Falcon, a Wolsley or a 504 Peugeot.
0:45 - Brute horsepower turns oversteer weakness into an advantage! 0:52 - As close as you can come to the gutter without hitting it. 0:54 - The XK Falcon (with the XM front) gets around the double bend as fast as the 504. 0:59 - The Falcon is flying here! On cross-plies too. Love to know what engine they had in it. 2:09 - Nothing can beat a Charger in a drive-in with the torsion bars wound up!
That hippie knows how to drive!!
"Hey Charger"
Just to sum up the cars in the chase scene:
Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger
Peugeot 504
Wolseley 6/80
Ford XM Falcon
All but one (the Peugeot) are six-cylinder cars.
to Feiko Temme 1 - The British car is a 1950 Wolseley. Company founded 1901.
So cool ! . Owned a charger 265 4 speed sportsman back in the late 70s. Ah the memories.
I took one stateside took best coupe at a show in LA and sold it for 40k yank
I had a Sportsman back in the early 80’s.....it was the only car I’ve ever owned that I wish I had never sold......
The cars these days are cheap made Chinese plastic. Those were the days of the magnificent cars.
Not my Hilux mate. Great example of Thai technology it is.
My VJ ute with its Hemi 245 and 4 speed feels like an utter box of shit that sounds flimsy as a kite and has the turning radius of a boat but its the most enjoyable car I drive, its got a radio and really nice soft seats don't need much else.
Playing this at .75 speed seems more legit
classic aussie muscle > classic american muscle
change my goddamn mind
Though “better’ is debatable depending on criteria , I agree with you we did a whole lot with the comparatively small budget Aussie manufactures were given, this restriction is one of the main reasons behind why are muscle cars are so unique
@@activecamoflage6649 i like them more purely for the fact that they're more unique, exclusive, sensible and the steering wheel is on the correct side. my favorite is the 1978 ford falcon xc cobra
@@yeoldeseawitch I agree with you on all of those points, though I personally prefer the XA’s to the XC’s
@@activecamoflage6649 oh XA's are beautiful too. 4 doors or 2 doors?
@@yeoldeseawitch I’ve always been a fan of the long doors of the XA-XC Utes and Coupes, though I love the coupes the Utes are still attainable.
Now that's a good looking Charger. Did they come with V8s or only 6 cylinders? I have 66 and 68 American Chargers but one of these with 340 would be cool.
265 hemi 6 ,318 hemi v8 mostly
@@illletmyselfout.8516 That would still be a fun car . they can't weigh more that my old 73 Dart
And 245 hemi 6cyl.
@@hemiorange7210 they came out with 318, 340 and 360. I own one with a 318, they’re a nice car to drive, 383 or 440 would have been nice but I guess Chrysler Australia were a bit more conservative
depends on the model. the model ran from 1971 to 1978 and came with 215, 245, 265, 318, 340 and 360 depending on configuration, and in 3 and 4 speed manual, and three speed automatic. and a street/race spec 265.
Mopar fan here, never seen the movie, what an awesome Charger.
Check out the movie " The Man from Hong Kong " awesome Charger scene in there too.
Looking for the name of an Aussie movie from the mid 2000 about this old guy who is hired hit man.
They call him the Doctor & when he kills his victims he puts a stethoscope on there heart to hear it stop beating.
There are 2 young guys that want to follow in his foot steps & they get around in a Charger.
At the end the Charger goes of a cliff & is totalled.
I can't remember the name of the movie.
It would be awesome if someone can give me the name of this movie.
It was a great movie too.
Have a look here. It lists tv and film that has a Valiant Charger in it. Hope it helps...
www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Chrysler&model=Valiant+Charger&page=1
@@96libertytt
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you so so so so so much.
After years of racking my brains & endless searching & I mean years of trying to figure it out finally I figured it out.
" Sensitive New Age Killer " watched it 15 years ago, remember it but couldn't remember the name.
Now I can tell the boys.
A big Thank You ☺👍👍👍👍👍
@@louiskats5116 Oh I am pleased you found it. My good deed for the day :-)
@@96libertytt
Thank you have a Merry Christmas & a Safe New Year.
All the boys were rapt that we finally worked it out .👍👍👍👍
Love the Charger, one sitting in my garage. On a side note, my Pop loved those Peugeots. Absolute mechanical arseholes. (One was such a lemon Peugeot replaced the car) He went from the 504 to the 505 which took electrical gremlins to a whole new level.
Keep the charger mate , best cars ever made.
@@petergoodwin2465 th-cam.com/video/k2IqIncqtSo/w-d-xo.html Bought it off this fella.
@@stitchjones7134 looks exactly like my mates Vk but he's got a crazy 360 /727 nine inch. Goes sideways at 100 and melts it's tyres . Your beast is beautiful and would be a nice fast car to drive . Those 265s are an exelent engine. Best 6 ever made by far , I'd take a Hemi 6 over a barra . Well done mate, enjoy that beast.
@@petergoodwin2465 barras are a copy of the Jag AJ6/ AJ16, Ford made the most of owning Jaguar back in the 90's. I grew up on Valiants in S.A., had 2 XJ40 Jags more recently, loved them all for different reasons. Would love to see a twincam hemi head on a 265.....
Mate, the 504 has won soo many world rally championships and had superb disc brakes, suspension and steering.
Only the magic of film making could allow those cars to get anywhere near the Charger. Otherwise not a hope in hell.
Can anyone remember a purple charger with fake injector stacks through the bonnet?, as i can remember seeing one at the melbourne motor show back in the 70's. and had always thought that it was Alvin Purples.
Hi Danielle, Sounds like the Charger that stars in the 1974 Alvin movie. See it on my channel "Aussie Charger car chase from "Alvin Rides Again", 1974
Were there supposed to be 2 Chargers in the movie because the chased car was a VK and the one Alvin had was a VH....different grille and headlights.
That's right, 2 different Chargers in this clip. Would have to watch the whole movie to know why a VH made the later appearance.
@@jonipitchfork3954 - It's a simple continuity error, nothing more. The scenes were shot at different times, and Chrysler supplied a different car for the later scene.
My first car was a white 1971 Peugeot 504 1800 with green seats in the mid 1980s, exactly the same spec as this one.
Joni Pitchfork ... my recollection is that every fourth car you saw on the road in the 70s and 80s that wasn’t a Holden or Ford, was a white 504! They were assembled in Melbourne, where Alvin was filmed.
@@jashugg Thank you !
you always new when they were gonna trash a car they would use a Valiant or an old XM
Fair dinkum!
It wasn’t an XM but an XK 1960-1962 with an XM front, easiest way confirm is the rear pillar and rear tail lights & guards.
@@jamesgovett2501 I thought it may have been XL
@@jamesgovett2501 just watched it again it is an XL
Best car in this chase was the Ford Falcon...
i think the Koala might have been giving away free nights to the cast and crew,,,, just a "little" product placement " there....
RWD peugot 504 or maybe 505 rare as hell bow
Not in Egypt!
@@hisheroship in the late 2000s many close to life expired Aussie 504s were exported to Egypt
Anyone know where that last church scene was? Looks very much like my old all girls school, PCW in Windsor in Melbourne
Correct. It is the Presentation College in Windsor.
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