Torque 1980 - Episode 02
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2016
- trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/art...
The above links to an article from the Australian Women's Weekly dated Oct 16 1974, about the then new Torque program and Peter Wherrett.
"Torque began in 1974 and continued to rate highly in its evening timeslot for the ABC until it came to an end in 1980. Peter Wherrett always said he made the series with the public broadcaster because he wanted to be able to pull no punches about those vehicles that had safety or engineering problems. It was this forthright honesty that attracted the audience to Torque over the years." (Janet Bell - 'Australian Screen' NFSA) - บันเทิง
Peter wherrett was by far the best of all motor enthusiast at the time and maybe for all time, very detailedand in depth reviews of everything he reviewed..
He probably has saved many lives over the years and helped many people make the right choice when it came to buying a car.
LOVE the way he closes the door @ 7:22...
Check it....
Yes closes it like a girl. Later he was one.
@@jbfrodsham Only found out about that yesterday. I'd assumed he'd be a guy that got a ton of pussy, not one that wanted one of his own.
@@jbfrodsham Just like your dad huh?
Good one, i laughed😅.
There was nothing wrong with a 3.3 litre. Dad had a 3.3 litre 5 speed manual fitted to his 1984 XE when new. He always managed to get good performance from it and he was doing a lot of long distance driving in his work as a stock and station agent
Cars have lost their soul these days
The 3.3 5 speed in the XE was great.
Thanks from 2024 Canberra.
18:42. It also looks like the "pop top" is lowering the rear end of that XD a bit as well.
Doesn't look like the "Big Boot Luggage Carrier" ever got off the ground. This the first (and likely last) time I've ever seen one.
I do remember seeing them in the eighties .
Never seen Dick Johnson's "Tru Blue Falcon" come on ?
The trailer is solid proof autism was alive and well three decades ago
Taj smelly ...one can only hope someone returns the favour.
They have an enthusiast’s website...apparently they sold between 400-500. They could work with a proper suspension, but I’ll pass.
www.singlewheel.com/Auto/Big-BootFR.htm
Those one wheel trailers certainly never took off. I've never seen one on the road. Not one.
I had one stock 3.3 crossflow iron head, it felt more lively than a 4.1.
Less torque, similar HP. Where the 4.1 is strong down low then gets breathless, the 3.3 increased power more progressively as revs increased.
The gearbox makes the engine. The 250s were no good with those crappy 3 speed autos
Oh God... the "Big Boot Luggage Carrier" ... surely this episode was made on the 1st April...!
I can't even believe this thing was ever made.
How to look like a dickhead in one easy step. :)
Buy a wagon instead of a sedan. Plenty of room for holiday stuff. My parents had wagons when my sister and I were kids. Never needed a trailer of any sort - the old man loathed the things
Love the sound of that Falcon GL coming up the hills! RRRRoooaaaarrr!!!!
Thanks again!!!
Campbell Bolwell did make a classic. The Nagari. Great car.
The XD Falcon got some great PR in the TV series "Bellamy" made in Sydney back in 1980 and 1981 - Car chases galore!! CI6 to VKG in pursuit!! And I think there were a few VC Commodores too!
Single wheel trailers are around, often found behind 3 wheeled motorcycles (Trikes) and Morgan type 3 wheelers, sometimes small sports cars.
I grew up with the xd falcons my dad had one i am a die hard Holden man but I love the xd and I love that big boot carrier thing I definitely get one of those for my scooter that if it’s still exist but the xd falcon was great
Who else remembers that MASSIVE shed on Cunningham Pier in Geelong? @ 6:35
Had a 1978 Cortina with the 3.3 litre cross flow engine. Took off fast but had no top end power, only had the auto transmission though. Fun car.
The Bolwell kit car, good points: Nil. Bad points: everything, Pete has a list!
Good points: it looks pretty flammable, so there’s that.
I had a 3.3L L6 in my 84 baby LTD and its a beautiful engine, its not going to win races, but it will save you money. I wish I would have seen this video when I had the LTD , my car had a slush box auto and could have used that 4spd manual
That "trailer" yeah, ahh, no thanks!
The 3.3 litre in the XD and XE falcons was an underperforming piece of crap. Especially when you had a full car and luggage in the boot. My old XE had a 3.3 litre connected to a 3 speed Auto and it was dreadful. I waste no time replacing it with the bigger 250 X flow engine and a 4 on the floor and it was so much better it wasn't funny.
Back in the day when the GOR was a great drive.
Imagine paying rego for a wheelbarrow with a tow-hitch hahaha
That's what sprung to my mind. It did look like a wheelbarrow with a hitch and luggage compartment box bolted to it. I wasn't even born then. Never heard or seen such a thing. At least it was colour matched to the Falcon that was used to tow it.
The Clyde Mountain road in 1980 . That sign was conclusive evidence .
I'd like to drive a 3.3 XD Falcon. In those old models, I've only had the XE 4.1 and the XF 4.1 EFI.
Yeah... no ya don't. They were dogs. I bought my wife one thinking it was a 4.1 and spent a good weekend trying to work out why it was such a dog. Didn't take long for the penny to drop. Didn't even occur to ask the bloke who was selling it.
@@untrainedprofessionals2374 ya shouldn't have assumed... makes an ass of you n me! Lol I have a 186 HK Holden for weekend cruising, with a powerglide.. Can't be slower than that!!
@@brendotec7241 What a beast. 2 speed. The only thing slower is waiting for the shift from 1st to 2nd. You sir are a dead set legend for saving it. The kids today would believe it even existed.
I had a 3.3 in my old XE and I wasted no time dumping that useless motor in the Spencer Gulf. I put in a 250 and 4 speed manual and it was such a big imorovement
Like the clever marketing whereby the 2 Fords are in the background in that park where he chats about the roof racks etc lol...
If only our American cars were designed and built like those designed and built in 'Straya.
No cars built here since 2017. All cars now imported...
@@adoz56 I know. I'm talking about cars of 40+ yrs ago. Sadly, I'm not from Australia.
I thought the Ford XD looked so clean and modern when released in 1979 when compared to the XC it replaced which had its origins back in 1972 with the XA and Coke bottle styling. The XD was similar The British Ford Granada of the time.
@@adoz56 Really? I thought it looked like a MkIV Cortina.
Yes that too. All one family
intro is great ocean road....
I would think that a steering column mounted gear selector would be preferable to having the selector on the floor between the driver and front seat passenger.
@Aussie Pom That can definitely be a dangerous problem. I've never understood why bench seats weren't equipped with head restraints, particularly the rear seats.
The 3.3L with auto was a slow dog. No real value or comparison to the alloyhead 4.1 xflow engine.
the ford at the start looks like a Granada version in the UK think the biggest engine was a 3L
It was heavily influenced by the granada and shared a few part with it as well.
The biggest engine offered in the XD Ford was a 5.8L.
Come back in two months time for new doorhandles
Bhaaaa wtf 1212
Never seen a big boot ever. There is a reason for that I guess......
Watching Pete trying to park the useless box with the single wheel has me cracking up. What a useless POS. Can imagine driving down then Hume at 110k and see the jockey wheel fly off and head into the bush while the contents of the box spread all over the highway to be run over by plenty of cars and trucks. 🤣😂
I've never seen a pop top pop before.
Boring man reviewing boring cars. I would have liked to see him review a car wearing a dress.
I always thought Ferret was way too hard on the Bolwell, it's a kit car for goodness sakes, but then Ferret always had bad words to say about anything Australian.
Mark Mark his surname is Wherret, clown!
Really, and I thought his name was Nancy, or was it Candy when he was in drag? LOL.
Your Dad wasn't Don Opie, 1960's rally guy by chance ....?
"but then Ferret always had bad words to say about anything Australian" The fact that he liked the Falcon in this video alone proves your point moot. No product is perfect and pointing out potential faults is refreshingly honest. blind patriotism just for the sake of it just means your still blind
@@DanafoxyVixen He quite likes the CM valiant in episode 4 too