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.
Roy Alati’s show-stopping 1962 S-Series Valiant – flashback
Six years of hard slog created this S-series stunner
Simon Major’s 1977 Chrysler CL Valiant panelvan – DISTURBIA
Street Machine’s Simon Major dreamed up this van when he was nine years old. Three decades later, he built it for real
Damian Cannone’s 1962 S-Series Valiant
Damian Cannone loved the shape of the S-Series and also lowriders, so he decided to combine the two
Video: Making an abandoned Valiant hardtop run for the first time in 30 years!
In this episode of Carnage, Scotty breathes new life into an abandoned Valiant coupe after 30 years!
Family-heirloom EFI Hemi six-powered VG Pacer
Nik Ilijic brought the family Pacer into the new millennium
CRNKY1: Blown 543ci VH Valiant Regal
Ray Elia’s VH Valiant Regal has gone from P-plate chariot to bad-arse, 543-cube tyre-fryer
Graham Schild’s twin-turbo V8 VJ Valiant Charger
Twin-turbo V8 street cars were a rare commodity in 1988, but Graham Schild was ahead of his time with this wild VJ Charger
Shane Harvey’s Ford-powered Valiant 4×4 ute
Look what Shane Harvey cooked up prior to building his iconic GRUNTA HZ ute
Kaine Fiorenza’s VF Valiant hardtop
Kaine Fiorenza’s love of Valiant hardtops began as a 12-year-old, now he’s got three of them, including this Drag Challenge-bound big-block VF
Nine-second, 418ci Chrysler VH XL Charger
When Billy Papas witnessed the might of a W9-headed R3 Mopar donk, he bought a VH Charger to house one
Twin-turbo 440-cube CL Charger
Russ Scougall won’t be slowing down when he quits the nine-to-five; he plans to go faster, chasing eights in this twin-turbo V8 CL Charger
1000rwhp twin-turbo AP5 Valiant
Josh Messineo blended LS grunt, an AP5 Valiant and 80s street machine styling to create a 1000rwhp drag-and-drive weapon
Drag Challenge contender: 1000rwhp VF Valiant Regal
Keith Fabian’s VF Valiant Regal looks mild on the outside but packs an 1100hp punch under the bonnet
410-cube Valiant VF Regal 770 coupe
Stelio Birbas began his VF Valiant coupe build as a teenager. Twenty-five years and many missed deadlines later, the car is finally complete – and worth the wait
Flashback: Brad Keem’s turbo Hemi six-powered VH Charger
With 460 turbocharged six-pack ponies under its gleaming skin, this 10sec Charger is a national treasure
Blown Indy Maxx Hemi-powered VJ Valiant Ranger
You might remember this VJ Valiant from Summernats 25, where it blew up in spectacular fashion. Now it’s back, bigger and better than ever!
Jason Behan’s turbo LS-powered Valiant VG ute
Jason Behan builds yet another super-cool Valiant for radial racing and cruising – this time a turbo LS-powered VG ute
410ci VJ Valiant Ranger in Milwaukee Young SMOTY
Joel Kostiuk is kicking it old-school in his mint VJ!
Mopars of Milwaukee Young Street Machine of the Year 2023
We’ve had some ripper Chryslers turning out this time!
Jed Coinu’s VH Valiant Charger R/T
We caught up with Jed and his ex-speedway, genuine VH Charger R/T at Chopped 2022