AH, FORD Falcon! How we miss thee. You arrived in Australia as an American design, but you were soon adapted to local conditions. And when the Yanks cruelly dropped you, we kept the dream alive with our own spin on the concept, growing in size and sophistication with each generation until Ford gave up on local manufacturing altogether in 2016.
Budget-built Hemi-six Chrysler Valiant wagon
Paul Cronin didn’t let his limited skills and budget stop him from fixing up an old Valiant wagon
408-cube small-block 1972 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger
There are plenty of pretenders to the Aussie muscle car throne, but for Mick Lulic, the Chrysler VH Valiant Charger is king
TURBO STOCK-BOTTOM-END LS VG VALIANT AT DRAG CHALLENGE – VIDEO
Mark Arblaster’s POR440 Val hardtop got a baptism of fire at Drag Challenge 2016
8-second blown 1973 Chrysler VJ Valiant ute
Shane Catalano raided the old man’s parts bin to build this eight-second VJ Valiant rocket
GC VALIANT GALANT SLEEPER – DRAG CHALLENGE 2016
Hilux four-pot turbo-powered GC Valiant Galant sleeper runs twelves at Drag Challenge 2016
POR440 turbo LS Valiant hits the track – video
Arby’s turbo LS-powered Valiant hits the track ahead of Drag Challenge
POR440 Valiant hits the dyno at Autotech – video
Arby’s POR440 VG Valiant hardtop hits the rollers for the first time
Chrysler VJ Valiant Charger XL: Reader’s car of the week
Corinne Miller’s VJ Charger XL may look grandpa-spec, but with a 340 up front, it’s no slouch
POR440 VALIANT BUILD: SETTING UP THE HALTECH ECU
The ECU gets sorted for Arby’s new Valiant build
CHRYSLERS ON THE MURRAY 2016
There was plenty of Chargers, cruising and coldies at Australia’s biggest Mopar show, the annual Chryslers on the Murray
TURBO SMALL-BLOCK VALIANT REGAL SLEEPER
Alex Atkinson turns a grandpa-spec Valiant Regal into a turbo small-block sleeper
547-cube big-block VG Valiant runs tens
Aaron James’s VG Valiant has more cubes and is quicker than ever!
408-CUBE VF VALIANT HARDTOP DODGE DART CLONE
A classic 60s Valiant Hardtop with a modern Pro Touring look
MOPAR MONDAY – READERS’ CARS GALLERY PART 1
Our Facebook readers show us pictures of their cool and awesome Mopars
410-cube Chrysler VJ Valiant E55 Charger
Peter Selby’s Valiant E55 Charger gets a track-inspired makeover, complete with a methanol-guzzling 875hp sprint-car engine
Turbo LS-powered POR440 Valiant – part 2
Arby talks us through his turbo LS setup in his Drag Challenge POR440 Valiant
Chrysler VK Valiant Charger streeter
Inspired by his dad’s much-loved Chrysler VK Valiant, John Prassas built this award-winning Mopar
Blown 440-powered Dodge Dart Converted VF Valiant
Brent Murray transforms a local ugly-duckling Val into a stunning Summernats Top 20-placing Dodge Dart replica with a blown 440
Turbo LS-powered Valiant heading to Drag Challenge 2016
‘Barn-find’ VG Valiant Hardtop will be gunning for the nine-second zone at Drag Challenge
BARE METAL VG VALIANT HARDTOP
Up close with Jason Behan’s VG Valiant hardtop MINTVAL, a full custom chassis, big-block, road registered weapon