Chrysler Valiant Charger E49 recovery & resto | Unique Cars Magazine
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- A once-prized family muscle car was stolen. Decades later Phil gets another and rebuilds a family dream.
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Interesting video. I was 20 years old when I engineered/designed/drafted this vehicle with the other 5 of us. After the designing of this charger I was transferred to the production line with my supervisor to instruct the production guys how to build. I am now 77 and it still brings back many memories. We went through the testing around Adelaide etc before started racing. Many good memories. Good one guys.
has there ever been a more beautiful car produced in this country than the VH Charger?
I owned 4 in my youth, after seeing the Chrysler Performance Driving Team arrive in Armidale, NSW, to do a display at the showground. Four white brand new E37 Chargers, with Champion, Dunlop, Castrol stickers, racing stripes, the whole deal. As a 7 yr old boy in 1972, they were the most awesome thing I had ever seen, and I have been hooked on them ever since.
Congratulations mate
She’s a beauty!
One of the most under appreciated cars in Australia!
What an absolute beautiful car owned by a real nice bloke. Well done mate. I hope to have a similar experience getting hold of a VH Charger
Actually, I'm a big fan of Chrysler Australia vehicles. I firmly believe Chrysler and it proud new parent company Stellantis should absolutely support the Australian and the entire region including New Zealand markets. The market seems quite loyal and strong. Kind of an Australian alter ego American love of vehicle especially performance cars and Chrysler products. I've always been interested with the Australian MoPars. lol, just can't get used to the right hand drivers position. Thanks for all E49 Charger picks they're beautiful. I had a 72 valiant Duster 340 and a 74 Charger SE 440 V8 Carter Thermoquad 4bbl carb.
I had the pleasure of the unveiling of the model back in 1971 Newcastle
I'm in Toronto Canada, just subscribed, and seeing for the first time ever the unique classic and performance cars of Australia. Well, unique to our eyes. And have to say I like this. Recently I noticed posts of '60's Pontiacs, right hand drive, with factory Chevrolet engines, chassis, etc., that were made here in Canada - just miles from here - and exported over there. They were the "Canadian Pontiacs" with Chevy engines and parts that were initially made for Canadian market only - Americans couldn't get them - but then were exported abroad. Needless to say it blew my mind seeing them featured in Australia on TH-cam. Thanks Aussies, you have a big fan here in Canada of your muscle cars and classics and just love watching each new video. Cheers!
My first car was a 71 Charger 265 HEMI. It was red so it was fast! Sold it to pay for my trip overseas but geez I wish I still had it.
I feel your pain! I had a ‘72 with the 318 cu in , I can still hear the rumble in my dreams!
He's not wrong about getting burnt during a restoration. I've had NOS parts stolen by one areshole that wasted my time for many years. In the end I picked up my car 90% finished. Thank God, that was a while back, and I enjoy my baby to the fullest.
Great story, just rebuilding a charger myself, sadly not an e49 but it will pay homage to the mighty E49.
Hi John I’m about to restore a rt charger as well
Ya gotta love the Aussies. Loved stuffing big engines in itty bitty bodies. I bet it is very enjoyable to drive this .
WILD ,good on you Phil enjoy that beautiful car
IN U.S THE VALIANT WAS A PLYMOUTH, IT CAME IN HIGH PERFORMANCE VERSIONS, WITH A 340 C.I.D MOTOR.
loved the story on this charger thumbs up !!!
This is an absolute bucket list car for me such an awesome car.
IN U.S, THE HIGH PERFORMANCE VALIANT, WAS CALLED DUSTER, WITH DODGE HAVING THE DART DEMON.
When I was a young bloke in the early 80's they were sitting in car yards for $1,500. Of course, I didn't have $1,500. Actually I still don't!
I remember the same thing in the 80s when I was a teen in the US, old muscle cars were all over the place for $1500-$2500 and in my mid 20s when I did have a little extra cash I bought the wrong muscle car I got one from the 80s.
Yes, we all wish we had bought one, they have skyrocketed in price quite a bit.
That was pretty informative - thanks for sharing!
E49 charger oh yeah 👍👍👍👍👍
I seen an orange Charger with "4" on the gaurd at Adelaides Wingfield dump 1978. It had a squished red type 3 VW on top of it. Bugger...
To be fair if you tell someone to find new doors as a panelbeater you just avoided being a panelbeater good job😂
An absolute credit- well done....and jealous as hell of course!
Outstanding restoration, I'm in awe.
I have two Chargers, a VH E37 770 and a VK K16 (Ex Police), I'd love my 37 restored to the degree of yours but this my mean letting go of my K16 to fund it. Hey Charger!
Is your VK a 6 or 8 cylinder? I used to own a 1975 VJ ex police Charger many years ago, wish I still had it.
@@Djr67 It's a 318 V8 automatic, real cruiser but the six pack walks it!
Served my apprenticeship on these cars very powerful for their era and it was rumoured that they were the fastest production car in the Southern Hemisphere to 100 MPH. Sadly we as apprentices had no chance of testing out that theory!!
Lovely. Absolutely perfect
Looks awesome 👏
Legend, what a combo
What a beautiful Val
I could listen to the owner talk about his car all day!
Hey Charger! Sweet looking car. :)
Good to see one looked after well
I SEE YOU LIKE AMERICAN CARS, WITH PLYMOUTHS AND CHEVYS ON YOUR SHIRT.
Can't beat the look
So beautiful...
yeah. ok. right. yeah. right. right. yeah. ok. right. yeah. ok.
Spot on
love itttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wish they had em here in the U.S.
i was looking to buy a purple charger back in the day when they were cheap
cool car could of got you original chrysler extractors and std,20,30 and 40 thou original chrysler 6pack pistons .but its a big secret.
Great interview - thanks for all the information. One thing that was not discussed was the bonnet air scoop. Up until today I did not think the E49 had a scoop but googling pics I found a few with them - so on a new car was it an option or is it a aftermarket thing at the time that some cars had put on.
As I said great interview.
It was a dealer option. The one on this car looks after market. The factory made scoops had a wrinkle finish.
The scoop was always non-functional and in my opinion looks better on the car when the bonnet blackout patches are also in place, which in Phil's case, they were not.
Awesome chargers hi I'm from New Zealand had about 4 good ones but ended owning them in 2015 sold my VJ for 18k
Had a chance to buy a E38 Big Tank that had been converted to E49 spec and was absolutely original for $1500 back in 83 but the owner reneged at point of the hand over. So close 😟
Beautiful cahrger mate
I had my R/T boot lid autographed by Peter Brock.
They're both gone now.
If we only knew back in the day
Would’ve been good to hear it running at idle and moving.
Back in 1987 came across a VJ 245 charger at stannum nsw young lady had put it off the road on to a stop bank and stuffed up the left front chasis anyhow she had been paid out by insurance company and well i got it for 500 hundred bucks , engine had been driven with low oil and yes she was a pretty blonde ! no bs well in 89 in kempsey i had full rebuild engine pistons rebored mildcam fitted. lifters oil pump pushrods all new valves and a mild cylinder head job done they even rebuilt the twin barrel 350 golly carbie for free with parts they had in a bin and the fella in the unit next did the extractors and dual exhaust all up up i was down $2500.00 looking back that was awesum !!! anyhow that thing was a wave of torque i still remember having fun punching the throttle in second and waving bye bye to old mate in his stock 253 torrana going over black mountain and look on his face still cracks me up good times i miss the 80s and red petrol mmmmm lead goes better
So this is a charger based off the valiant platform?
Could you get thousand horsepower original.
I hope you got to take your dad for a spin in your Charger mate. By the way, the first 4 speed, was in a VH 1971 Pacer, easy mistake to make. Hope the Charger give you many smiles per gallon :)
So 4 thpeed in these ithinit?
One hell of a car in a straight line....
When l drove a standard model charger l was less than impressed with the brakes and the steering..... 👍
The kiwis knew how to set the suspension up. Leo Leonard was the king of motor racing in N.Z. in his E-49.
To believe you in recovery and restoration, may I ask you where did you get those body decals from? I have Valiants too and can't even find a neddle in the haystack. 😕
If you notice here that this Charger has the bonnet scoop on the side instead of the centre. That was my idea in '69 after I put a scoop at one side of my show car Valiant. I always had a feeling the Chrysler executives had visited the motor shows to pick on ideas. Why is that? Let me tell you something. Every car enthusiasts scoffed at the idea and often asked why the scoop is at the side of the bonnet, even ridiculed about it during the 4 years that I took this magnificent vehicle to motor shows. Here is the story. The Valiant had a total facelift and was named Torquebird. Because dad and I were mechanics (I was barely 17 when dad and I rebuilt this car for show propose to promote our mechanic/engineering business in Port Melbourne in the 60s). The car first had a hotter up 225 slant six. 2 year later in 1970 the slant six was replaced with the new Hemi Pacer 245 inline six and two barrel carby. A couple of months later we made a manifold that used 2×2 barrel carries, since the engine already had a high end cam. But there was a small problem with the air filters being high and touching under the bonnet. So, the decision to cut a hole to make way to the air filters was the least we could do, but looked stupid. So, I went to Carac Dandenong, a speed shop of my days and bought a scoop and we installed it. However, it looked a bit stupid being at the side instead of the centre, but we had no choice. Besides, if it didn't appeal us we could easily find other alternatives. It was a fixed scoop, unlike that of the new Falcon GT which had a scoop in the centre and shaking because it was attached on the 351 v8 engine. At this stage in early 1970, the Valiant was driven to the Exhibition building Custom and Hotrod Show. Despite the modified appearance, it drew a crowd. But in 1971 after the arrival of the Hemi 265 6 Pak engine, dad couldn't resist to install it in the show Valiant. This we did, hotted up the new engine together with the triple Webber carbies and extractors, and then selected a body colour to go with it. We chose Ford's Calypso green. We completed it just as the Charger E38 mafe appeared from the production line and, emember "Hey Charger!" call? But, funnily enough it had a scoop installed on the left side of the bonnet. It seemed a bit of copycats job in doing that, despite the objections and scoffs from other car buffs. However, nobody saw this green menace until the next Custom/Hot rod Show, which won us a trophy for the best presented customised Valiant. Sadly, that beauty was sold in the 80s because a semi trailer drove right on top of its bonnet while trying to turn right in a a busy and overcrowded street where the Moorabbin drive-in picture theatre used to be, and repairing it to show condition was never the same.
Today, I have another Valiant, the last Of our pride and joy, the AP6 4PV v8, the few of these that were special vehicle with a black vinyl roof and white body. A rare car in my opinion. It is still with me in the garage and drives like new. Chrysler did make quality vehicles in the 60.
Weird that it's in MPH. Beautiful car, loved seeing them on the road growing up.
Aearonjer Circumstance they changed it in 1974 as part of the metric system I think this is a 70/71 model
@@andrewh9613 E49's are 72. E38's are 71/72.
In 72 we were MPH.
Has it got the head
What is that engine straight 6 from Chrysler? Is that overseas only never seen one till now
Australian designed hemi 6 265 cid,also made in 215 and 245cid
The design was usa origin, never used there and handed to Chrysler Australia who developed it and brought it to production. Originally labelled the D engine I think. It's on wiki.
Has A engine bellhousing pattern except starter up high, the manual bellhousing for V8 and six the same with 2 different stater locations cast on one bellhousing
Awesome car..a little different with it having only a 6 cylinder(I'm from the USA btw)
This was the racing variant. 265 cu in w/triple webbers and 4 speed box. Initial racing box was standard 3 speed as rules dictated there be no mods carried out as it was Australian Touring Car Regulations. The Charger was also sold with the 318 V8 but was found to be too nose heavy for racing so they went with the six and put a large fuel tank in it , which meant they also had to sell the road car version with this as well.
I’m from the u.s. to.Daaaaang a 6cyl r/t. I think ya been cheated. Just kiddin nice car.
Only a 6 cylinder with a 14 second quarter mile. At the time most American v8s couldn't do that.
@@bruceraymond8611 at the time most American muscle cars beat that. But it was Australia's quickest car for a quarter century and nobody can take that away.
What does it S o u n d like pal ??
Noticed a few "Thumbs Down" ...... Seriously ??
I was expecting to see a V8 under that bonnet but what a great car & a top bloke
From a Yanks perspective, that's a very interesting car! I see lots of influence from other models.
Is the 4 speed a true overdrive?
It's not an overdrive, but a straight 4 speed. I'd tell you the ratios but I have forgot and lost most of my literature on the Australian R/T charger.
Single rail 4 speed. Semi close ratio no overdrive.
Those twin plates are way too heavy, decent single plate with 6 bolts and decent material. And yes they rattle.
At the age of 12 Phil wasnt the same no more...
mine was almost stolen my alarm was set up to air horn I hope the guy pooed a bit
Didn't I watch this like, a week ago?
Fuking ding bats hasselingn about the placement of a bonnet scoop
You aren’t a real car enthusiast until you’ve owned at least one Alfa!
what's this oz no sound??? must sound like an old truck.
how long ago was it restored, did he say $20,000 for the engine ?
dalebaby1 i had to rewind that bit.
He got robbed
@@mikethomas-ferran9494 They saw him coming.
@@7s29 must have got the gold plated pistons
@@dalebaby1 yeah i almost fell of my seat 20k wow
$20,000 for engine rebuild definitely got burnt , 3 .5 years for an engine rebuild 😂😂😂 , they are the simplest motors to rebuild
Carmageddon TDR2000 in real life
great charger. u giot ripped off with engnine build though.
I see a fair about of negative camber on the front. What did you need to do to get it to handle? Back in the day these cars did not handle very well given the performance. I think that was mainly the tyres of the day not really the car.
Great car, sad about the hood scoop,.. a dealer installed option back in the day, just stuck on and all fake:(
I am guessing real ones may have been on the Chrysler preped Bathurst race cars.
Some not all, left the factory like that. But I cant be 100% sure.
MOPAR!
Nice resto Phil. Not as nice as the 100 point 1931 Ford A Slant that won Best in Show in 2016 at Mt.Tamborine. When a car is nearly 100 years old, nothing comes close to how good a resto can look!
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Ah mate, that's not a Charger
Might be down there
305HP from 265cid
Best looking Charger ever made. Also best looking Aussie car ever made.
Come on it must have had steering box rust
Not all Chargers [or Vals in general] have that. I have seen really good cars with and total pigs without. You just have to check the rain guage [the glovebox] to see how rusty it is around the screen.
@@ldnwholesale8552 I drove the most rusty LeBaron known to man . $100. The car started imploding on the drive home. Because of the chassis rail cancer the steerbox became loose!!! As I got to my street the car started crabbing severely to the left. A leaf hanger separated. I had 3 attempts at getting it thru my front gate till my neighbor, in hysterics said, try reversing it in. The good bits from the LeB + bits from CM SE, GLX, 318 & LSD from cop car, all went onto my CL. What a car!!!. I had badges made up that read: " Le' Sex "
Oh the 80s & 90s, cheap free Vals for everybody...