Greetings from Brazil and i love our muscle cars and the american too. I wanna the 2nd part with the Holden Monaro (AUS), Ford Sierra XR V8 (RSA), (Brazilian) Dodge Charger R/T and the Argentinian Ford Falcon Sprint
Brazilian base model Maverick had a 6 cylinder version with a 3.0 liter engine from Willys overland (Willys bf184) originally made for Ford (Willys) Itamarati and Ford aerowillys (which were like a 2nd generation of aero ace made only here), which went out of production in 1971, they used this engine on Maverick from 1973 to 1975, when it was replaced by a 4 cylinder engine (2.3 ohc), and the Windsor 302 V8 had an alcohol powered version (offered in galaxie Landau lineup from 1979 to 1983)
My maverick was called the Gratiot Ave. Maverick cause I put a 351 Cleveland in it with boss 302 heads ported. The car weighed 2675 from the factory with a 302 so they are very light, handling was terrible but in a straight line nobody could beat my maverick, never lost a race. One time it did a wheelie so high that it broke the lower control arm in half. What a awesome ride !!! It was a 1973
I had 2 friends in high school(USA) that had Maverics that had 302's put in them, .One was pretty stock 4 bbl and It was in a Mav. Grabber so it had the look and man It had the power. The other was built to the hilt Badassery .One of the sickest cars I ever road in . We are still Great friend s to this day.
I think you'd like this one from North America too: 69 Dart GTS with the 440 Magnum. 640 of them were made. Or.... The LO23 Dart from 68. 80 were produced, all with the 610 HP, A-990 426 HEMI.
One of those 400 Falcon XC Cobras is in the Seattle metro area. It was directly in front of me on I-405 one day a few years ago. white /blue stripes with spoiler. Not a common sight in the NW US.
3:41 opala was made from 1968 to 1992, with l4 2.5L (151in³), l6 3.8L (230in³) and 4.1L (250in³), the 3.8 was available in gasoline powered only, the 2.5 and 4.1 had an alcohol powered versions (1980-1992), In in october 15th, 1991, on BR-101 highway, in são paulo, a pilot Fábio Souto in a Opala Stock Car (wich uses same 4.1L n/a engine with some modifications in carburators, head, wich still uses siamese port, custom camshaft) alcohol powered, reached a top speed of 315 km/h (196mph) with 303 km/h (188mph) average speed, brake the Brazilian speed record at the time
I was going to say that the Maverick wasn’t exactly a muscle car when it had a V-8 as a buyer could essentially get the same package with a 302 2V in the Grabber package, but then mentioned adding a 4V and 4 speed - something we didn’t get that would have been nice.
Yeah I remember those grabber hoods, and at the time we didn't think much of anyone's v8 Maverick, because why wouldn't ya just get a mustang overall better car, more power options
@@pauls5745 The first years when you could get V8s in Mavericks were the years when it was MUCH smaller and lighter than the Mustang. The last years... the other option was the Mustang II, which wasn't bad per se but you'd still be closer to the original 'stang in the Maverick. '71 Maverick grabber 302/auto was 2800 pounds, a similar '71 Mustang was around 3200 pounds. By '73 the Mav was near 3000, the 'stang was still 3200 but you could stick another 100 in there with AC. And the chassis were so similar you basically ended up with "smallstang" and "largestang". Heck, the names even.... a mustang is a wild horse, a maverick is basically a wild cow.
Ae you sure it was a Maverick GT? They made Ford Maverick Grabbers with a 302 and a Mercury Comet GT with the same 302. Both were essentially the same car but one was Ford badged and the other Mercury
@@vinceblanchard1069 one was yellow and one was orange. Both had the same exact flat black hood stripe in the center with GT cut out/body color. Nothing else on them said GT. Could have been a dealer option for all I know, as one was all checked.
You could get a 302 Maverick in the US, but this one is slightly different. So, technically they are right when they say you couldn't get "this" Maverick. The photos of some of the Mavs look like the owner added some aftermarket items so it makes it hard to differentiate. What stands out to me are the front driving lights in the grill, hood pins, lack of side marker lights, body decals, center console, 4 speed, glove box (?), steering wheel, etc. I think you get the point. BTW, I had a 70 Mav in high school with the 170, 6 banger and swapped in a used 302 that I bought from some guy for $150. The Mav was the cheap man's Mustang. That was a fun car. My friend has it now and it still looks great after 53 years.
front driving lights in the grill, hood pins, body decals, center console, 4 speed, glove box and steering wheel are all from factory. The lack of side marker lights is because the local regulations didn't require them at the time.
I'd imagine that the 302s in Brazil were somewhat more free breathing than the the US version, especially by 1975. Also, by '74 you could say a Mustang was a cheap man's Maverick.
The Mercury Silver E49 Charger with the black bonnet (the last car shown) is my dream car, I think it's the most beautiful car Australia ever built. I'd sell my Ferrari for a chance to buy it.
I could just imagine if it came to the biggest skunk works projects from Chrysler here in North America: 69 Dart GTS with the 440 Magnum (yes, there were 640 of them built. 12.1 seconds in the 1/4 mike @ 117 MPH 68 HEMI Dart with the A-990 (drag racing version) 426 HEMI. 10.2 seconds @ 132 MPH. Only 80 were built.
There were also non grabber Mavericks that came stock with 302 2V engine. I owned 2 in high school. All of the V8 models had 5 lug wheels. I my friends 64 Mustang with one because he assumed I had a six cylinder which accounted for about 80% of the Mavericks.
My grandmother bought a gold maverick v8 when i was 7 years old and that car hauled ass! That was 1978. It was just as fast as my other grandmother who bought her 1971 Camaro brand new but not as cool looking. Both of em were always afraid to actually go fast and uncle's on both sides would tell my grandmother's they were helping by racing up n down highway 401 clean junk and build up in the motor. Both of those cars were awesome
What about GM Holden HG and HT GTS Monaro; or their SLR 5000 and A9X Torana designed and built to beat the Ford GTHO models at Bathurst here in Australia. Holden also made an S3 Turbo 6 cylinder Commodore it didn't sell well but was very quick.
@@xaingwu Holden is a derivative of General Motors who own Chevrolet etc. So I suggest you check your facts first as technically the Australian Fords shown were built by Ford Australia not Ford.
@@xaingwu there have they are called Pontiac or Buick check your facts Holden's official name is General Motors Holden. General motors make many brands including Opel from Germany and sell them as whatever they want to call them in whatever country they land in. In addition there are no Ford Australia dealerships in America either so your point is ridiculous.
I had the VH 2 door Hardtop which is even rarer than the Charger at number 1. The Charger was awesome though (Hey Charger)..... used to see them all the time where I lived. Loved the magenta coloured ones.
A couoke gripes: 1. No Monaro 2. Mexican VAM Motors (AMC but Mexican) used 4.6L I6 engines on Gremlins. 3. Ford SA built another V8 miscle car, the Sierra XR8. 4. Opel made KAD cars with GM small blocks.
@@theangxldxvil-eq6jp I know the history of Holden, thanks anyway! It was taken over and was wholly owned by GM USA, this at the start of the Great Depression.
Yes nice video, BUUUUUUUUUUUT so many also missed, eg the Holden LC & LC Torana GTR-XU1's, the Chryslers VC-VH Valiant RT Pacer's, the Chevrolet SS from South Africa based upon the Holden HK-HG Monaro's, the HQ-HZ Monaro's, the Holden HQ SS and the VC-VF Holden Commodore SS's.
@@Kamina1703 (facepalm) Holden ok H O L D E N has never had a dealership in the United states it is Strictly an Australian Company. I mean would you consider Hungry Jack's to be an American company?
Many of this are Opel based, making them German cars with (perhaps) American derived engines. Also the Aussie cars are pretty much Aussie cars with American influenced styling (and often American run styling depts)
Exactly. If anything aussies made cars that american makes shouldve been making all the way from 1970s to 2017, all the while american manufacturers were failing to deal with japanese imports and making shoddy verhicles. For all El Camino's, fun wagons of the 60s, america had nothing by the 90s and early 2000s and aside of drip feeding few models like Pontiac GTO rebadge of Holden Monaro or Chevy SS sedan, they done nothing of note. All the great wagons, UTEs and sedans of all trim levels that aussie Ford and Holden were making and none of it left their shores because GM and Ford of america were affraid of what it could do on their home market or europe. Which is also why they effectively killed aussie branches by suffocating them by limiting them to australia and new zealand instead of selling all other output worldwide.
Some mistakes about our Ford maverick gt: 1: between 73/77 there is no front disk 2: there is no limitad axls 3: exhaust whas s “Y”, not dual exhaust 4: 4barrel was a very limites edition to be aprove this modifies on local category race 5: curiosity: the Ford maverick on front page was made for me ❤
Duh. That Ford Maverick? It's the same as the Ford Maverick Grabber that WAS readily available in America. In-fact, the Mercury Division of Ford also marketed the Comet GT (built upon the same platform as the Maverick), with the same performance enhancements. Do your research properly next time before placing this stuff on UA-cam!
The styling is considerably different, not to mention that i never seen a american Maverick Grabber reach the Boss 302 levels of performance from the brazilian Maverick GT, nor a see a Grabber have 250hp from the factory...
6:32 - Ford Falcon XC Cobra - I remember reading a restoration piece years ago, which said the Cobra is actually a blue car with white painted over it... which is a bit strange :)
That is correct the car is painted blue with the white painted over it my son a panel beater had to do some minor work on one and the painter had to paint both the blue first then the white
I think you might of miss about the Mexican Duster known as the Plymouth Valiant Duster SuperBee made from 1970-76 only made in Mexico with a SuperBee package for a Plymouth and not a Dodge.
Also there is another Mopar in Mexico known as the Dodge GTX from 1970-76 a GTX for Dodge instead of Plymouth on a A-Body platform and it the only GTX that came with a 318 SBM = Small Block Mopar.
In North America we had the Maverick grabber. It had the same signature "nostrils" in the hood that the Mustang GT had. Mercury made the Comet GT. It had one hood scoop that spread all across the raised portion of the stock hood. I have to admit, I never even heard of a Maverick GT but if it did exist in south america, it was a mashup version of the Maverick grabber and the Comet GT. Both of which I have owned and to this day are the most favorite cars I have ever owned. I still have diecast models of them.
Th XC Cobra was a road going Allan Moffat road/race car ( think it won in 72?? but not the following year, i could be wrong ) power to weight ratio; the E49 had less power but it weighed less than the V8 cars, Australia made MANY good Muscle cars!!!! Australian Govt put an END to that!! They said'' stop building 160mph supercars, or we buy our Police elsewhere''!! Game over, shame really!! I have been to Bathurst ''live'' 1999, for ANY petrol head it is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME the Sounds, Smell, speed, LIVE just a few feet away from you ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You need to do a little bit of more research in Argentina we have the Dodge GTX and Polara sedan 4 door, Ford Falcon Spring 1970, Ford Taunus and Chevrolet 400 sedan.
Cool video, but there is one major mistake in the title. They are not "American" muscle car's if it wasn't build in the USA. They are muscle car's of their respective countries. IE Brazil, Australia, Germany, England ECT!
The last version of the Pontiac GTO coupe was sourced from Pontiac of Australia known there as the Monero. Sadly, when it came here the horsepower was "dumbed down" along with changes to the interior and exterior lighting made to conform to US standards. In Australian trim it was a fast car........
They were built by Holden in Australia and were fast. Wouldn't say they were crap but had issues with the motor that were rectified. It was involved in some good racing with Dodge Vipers over here
Chevrolet and Pontiac were selling the Chevelle and LeMans respectively in Canada at the same time that the Beaumont was being produced. The reason was Canada had certain tax laws at the time regarding car companies needing to offer Canadian model cars. GM solved that by producing the Beaumont (and the Chevy II/Nova derived Acadian and Canso), even though those cars were actually built in the US on the same assembly lines as the American models and imported exclusively for Canada - I think they found a loophole. Both the Acadian and Beaumont ended when the tax laws were amended, after the car companies invested more in producing cars within Canada. GM would revive the Acadian name in the 70s when they introduced the Pontiac sister car version of the Chevette. It's the same reason why Ford had a Mercury truck division (just rebadged Ford trucks and vans, with Mercury even calling the van the Econoline), and Chrysler had a Fargo truck division (sold at Plymouth dealers). No taking away from the Beaumont, though - it was a very striking looking car. And it was very popular as a mod platform for teen hot rodders in the seventies.
The only brand new car, straight from the factory, that my dad ever owned was a 1967 Pontiac Beaumont. Unfortunately he sold it the year I was born to accommodate his growing family. I still have a picture of it above my desk - it was a beautiful car. (The year I turned 18, dad bought a 1968 Beaumont that I did get to drive. First car I did 100mph in)
Well, the Buick Grand National doesn't have a V8 either... Muscle Car is not about a V8, but about put a larger engine on a smaller car thinking about performance, just like put a 4.1L on a car that usually had a 1.7L on Europe. Technically Opala is the substitute for the Chevrolet Nova in Brazil... (Chevrolet Chevy 250/Serie 2 for Argentinean friends)
Fun fact: The 6 cylinder Chevrolet Opala SS was FASTER than the Ford Maverick GT. The Opel german body was lighter and offered a better handling. The 250ci engine was actually a bit too big for the car. Also, the 250ci Chevrolet engine cold easily produce 50% more power with a proper carburettor and few other upgrades.
Quite a few, in fact, this engine had a weak bottom end, to add to it's woes as a low rent engine crankshafts and connecting rods often failed; unusual for such a low powered engine. It was the cheapest engine in the Chevy lineup to build.
You have forgotten Argentinean made muscle cars, like IKA Renault Torino, Dodge GTX V8, Ford Falcon Sprint , Chevrolet Chevy (68 Nova) Serie 2 and Valiant GT.
That falcon is an Aussie car tho, if anything Australians got better at making cars that american's shouldve been making after 1970s all the way to 2017. General Motors ruined Holden by not selling all of their lineup in north america and europe, same with Ford of australia.
I met a guy at the out of the way drag strip near my town .He was blowing away GTO Chevys and big block Mopars.Ask what he had in the maverick here it was 351 cleveland built and a 2 sp posi .He offered a ride after seeing him run i passed.
Ya I remember lots of those here in Canada too, the cars looked just like those ones same engines etc - left hand drive though obviously. There is one I see at meets still to this day
In the video it's stated that the Beaumont "met it's end in 1970 when GM Canada opted to sell the Chevrolet Chevelle and Pontiac Lemans" . Not quite accurate. We always had the Chevelles here in Canada from the start in '64. One plant in Ontario and another in Quebec pumping out as many Chevelles as they could sell.
why is it that in all these "top 10" lists or so, the writers never consider cars made in spanish speaking countries? I was eagerly watching the video, waiting for the appearance of Shelby products made just south of the US border. These Shelby products were not cheap, unauthorized versions of US Shelby cars, but were directly sanctioned products by Carrol Shelby himself. I do hope that there is a part 2 for this subject.
That Aussy Charger engine shown was not the Hemi-6 , it was a modified regular 6 , it did not have the top loading spark plug wires , could have been replaced cylinder head ? Or blown up engine replaced or just cosmetic clone .
0:42 - As good looking as any Mustang of the same period, and they were all Falcon based in the beginning, so the performance could easily be the same.
??? Canada had Comet GT's, as well as Maverick GRABBER's, both with 302ci......4sp manuals were same tranny as earlier 6o's mustangs through to 1980 2.3l Pinto (had one)...
Typical first world car enthusiasts. Never mentioned the IKA Torino GS200, the Dodge GTX V8 (230hp), the Chevy Serie 2 or the Falcon Sprint from Argentina.
I consider it unforgivable that the Ford Maverick wasn't available in the USA with the same performance features that were available in South America. Why the hell was that? Another Ford Maverick that seemed to not be available in the USA was the Maverick station wagon. I also remember seeing the Ford Capri sold here in the USA as the Mercury Capri. Why its styling didn't last very long, from the early 1970s to the early 1980s, when the name carried over to the Fox bodied design, similar to the Ford Mustang. My favourite was the Beaumont. Its styling was similar to the Chevy Chevelle sold here in the USA, and had a better looking front end appearance (for 1967) than our Chevelle.
I agree, the '67 Beaumont was prettier than the Chevelle of the same year. I'd say it was a tie for '68 and then Chevelle takes it in the looks department for '69.
They didn't sell the sportiest versions of the Maverick in the U.S. because if they did, they would've accidentally built a better and cheaper car than the Mustang in the process. So they purposely limited the amount of sporty features you could get on Mavericks in the U.S. to protect Mustang sales, while other countries got the fastest Mavericks since they didn't sell Mustangs there.
Why? Stricter emissions and safety requirements, and insurance expense too high in the US I would guess. Same things that killed the more famous muscle cars.
not only could you get the maverick grabber but you could get just the maverick gt plus FORD didn't use the quadra jet carb, that was chevy, FORD used the fomoco holley 4 barrel carb... seriously if you don't know ford don't just make crap up.
VERY INTERSTING, never knew Brazil had a big racing culture going on back then, Ford Mavricks & Pintos were weak junk but those race ready units were a force to be respected.
Dipstick got this wrong . GTHO XA Phase 1V is the .... NUMBER ONE ...IN Australia pommie bloke.. 160mph ... Private sale $1.75m, surpassed the previous highest the GTHO Phase 111...
Great to see 2 South African icons here- The Capri Perana and the Chev Firenza . The Firenza was a really an Opel which GM rebadged as Chev. The engine was a Corvette 357 not 302. And the Aussie cars are Aussie cars not American at all.
@@xaingwu We had Holden Monaro's in South Africa, but then there was the identical Chev SS. Only difference was the Chev SS had double headlights and different grill.
@@SeanGavin-rf5vd South Africa Is not America. Holdens have never been sold in the United States under the Holden brand. Yes the Monaro and the Commodore were rebadged as Pontiacs in the mid 2000's but they were named the GTO and G8 respectivly.
The Holden's that were sent to South Africa were called Chevrolet's, that is the American brand name you are looking for...yes? They were also sent to the Middle East as Chevrolet's@@xaingwu
Here is the story if the Fallon and sprint. They didn't catch on IN the US. FOR some reason the Mustang catch in the US and Falcon down under. And the reverse Mustang didn't catch on down under My pops had an original Falcon sprint. Brand new. I know. The Falcon you see there was like a Toronto. But at first it was same size as a mustangs Also. The Mach one was like the Torino as well. Not a pony car. Hinge why Americans didn't know that Mad Max car was a Falcon. Yeap in fact the intercepter was a Falcon. The Torino was the same car in the US. BODY was a slight difference. But frame and drive train. The same. Torino had an Intersector package for US COPS also. Oh and that South African car. Can you say Vega? Another Aunt other side had a V8 VEGA. On a guess 74. You really can't compare 70s cars. Since us cars had to have stuff on them. A great number of 70s cars were dogs because of the laws they had to abide by in the US. And Frankly you had a lot of old farts. Refusing to change things. There were carbs back then that would give a V8 like 40 mpg. And preform well. But the big three were too greedy. Plus refuse to look at New ideas. Like I said old farts. Refusing to budge. Their mind set was. Oh well if they want us to change then we will punish the buyer. After all they have no choose but to take our shiza. This was part of the story behind the DMC . The big three also destroyed some car companies that challenged then. I can't remember vthe company... Hold that tiger... Is an example. They were ruthless I mean really look at his car. Seat belts. Great lighting. Suspension. All where a head of the time. I was surprised they allowed AMC. But they view AMC as a company that would fail on its own. It ended up as a Chrysler product. I didn't realize it but I owned Quite a few AMC over the years. Concord Eagle And others. ,
With the exception of the Maverick (which you could get equally equipped in the US with a different name) none of these cars were “American”. All of these cars were designed and built by separate divisions of American companies.
The Beaumont was 100% Chevy Chevelle with Pontiac-ish badges made by Oshawa for the Canadian market. Canada didn't get any real Pontiacs until the 1970's unless they paid duty to get a Pontiac imported.
Greetings from Brazil and i love our muscle cars and the american too. I wanna the 2nd part with the Holden Monaro (AUS), Ford Sierra XR V8 (RSA), (Brazilian) Dodge Charger R/T and the Argentinian Ford Falcon Sprint
Brazilian base model Maverick had a 6 cylinder version with a 3.0 liter engine from Willys overland (Willys bf184) originally made for Ford (Willys) Itamarati and Ford aerowillys (which were like a 2nd generation of aero ace made only here), which went out of production in 1971, they used this engine on Maverick from 1973 to 1975, when it was replaced by a 4 cylinder engine (2.3 ohc), and the Windsor 302 V8 had an alcohol powered version (offered in galaxie Landau lineup from 1979 to 1983)
The 4cc came to late
Even the 6-cylinder Mavericks were pretty quick and snappy. That V-8 turned that light little car into a beast, though.
My maverick was called the Gratiot Ave. Maverick cause I put a 351 Cleveland in it with boss 302 heads ported. The car weighed 2675 from the factory with a 302 so they are very light, handling was terrible but in a straight line nobody could beat my maverick, never lost a race. One time it did a wheelie so high that it broke the lower control arm in half. What a awesome ride !!! It was a 1973
I had 2 friends in high school(USA) that had Maverics that had 302's put in them, .One was pretty stock 4 bbl and It was in a Mav. Grabber so it had the look and man It had the power. The other was built to the hilt Badassery .One of the sickest cars I ever road in . We are still Great friend s to this day.
The Chrysler SIX CYLINDER favourite...Cheers from Sunny Australia!
I think you'd like this one from North America too:
69 Dart GTS with the 440 Magnum. 640 of them were made.
Or....
The LO23 Dart from 68. 80 were produced, all with the 610 HP, A-990 426 HEMI.
One of those 400 Falcon XC Cobras is in the Seattle metro area. It was directly in front of me on I-405 one day a few years ago. white /blue stripes with spoiler. Not a common sight in the NW US.
Not surprised, there is a hotrod shop in Bellview (I believe) that imports Falcons and makes Mad Max interceptors
3:41 opala was made from 1968 to 1992, with l4 2.5L (151in³), l6 3.8L (230in³) and 4.1L (250in³), the 3.8 was available in gasoline powered only, the 2.5 and 4.1 had an alcohol powered versions (1980-1992), In in october 15th, 1991, on BR-101 highway, in são paulo, a pilot Fábio Souto in a Opala Stock Car (wich uses same 4.1L n/a engine with some modifications in carburators, head, wich still uses siamese port, custom camshaft) alcohol powered, reached a top speed of 315 km/h (196mph) with 303 km/h (188mph) average speed, brake the Brazilian speed record at the time
Yes!
I was going to say that the Maverick wasn’t exactly a muscle car when it had a V-8 as a buyer could essentially get the same package with a 302 2V in the Grabber package, but then mentioned adding a 4V and 4 speed - something we didn’t get that would have been nice.
Yeah I remember those grabber hoods, and at the time we didn't think much of anyone's v8 Maverick, because why wouldn't ya just get a mustang overall better car, more power options
@@pauls5745 The first years when you could get V8s in Mavericks were the years when it was MUCH smaller and lighter than the Mustang. The last years... the other option was the Mustang II, which wasn't bad per se but you'd still be closer to the original 'stang in the Maverick.
'71 Maverick grabber 302/auto was 2800 pounds, a similar '71 Mustang was around 3200 pounds. By '73 the Mav was near 3000, the 'stang was still 3200 but you could stick another 100 in there with AC. And the chassis were so similar you basically ended up with "smallstang" and "largestang".
Heck, the names even.... a mustang is a wild horse, a maverick is basically a wild cow.
My shop has worked on two Maverick GTs. Both had the 302.
Ae you sure it was a Maverick GT? They made Ford Maverick Grabbers with a 302 and a Mercury Comet GT with the same 302. Both were essentially the same car but one was Ford badged and the other Mercury
@@vinceblanchard1069 one was yellow and one was orange. Both had the same exact flat black hood stripe in the center with GT cut out/body color. Nothing else on them said GT. Could have been a dealer option for all I know, as one was all checked.
You could get a 302 Maverick in the US, but this one is slightly different. So, technically they are right when they say you couldn't get "this" Maverick. The photos of some of the Mavs look like the owner added some aftermarket items so it makes it hard to differentiate. What stands out to me are the front driving lights in the grill, hood pins, lack of side marker lights, body decals, center console, 4 speed, glove box (?), steering wheel, etc. I think you get the point. BTW, I had a 70 Mav in high school with the 170, 6 banger and swapped in a used 302 that I bought from some guy for $150. The Mav was the cheap man's Mustang. That was a fun car. My friend has it now and it still looks great after 53 years.
That center console sure looked sweet, didn't it?
The "Maverick Grabber"
front driving lights in the grill, hood pins, body decals, center console, 4 speed, glove box and steering wheel are all from factory. The lack of side marker lights is because the local regulations didn't require them at the time.
I'd imagine that the 302s in Brazil were somewhat more free breathing than the the US version, especially by 1975. Also, by '74 you could say a Mustang was a cheap man's Maverick.
Same here. Had a '70 Mav in high school with the 250 L6. That was a torquey motor but I swapped it out with a 302.
75 opalal is beautiful, too bad we didn’t get them here. It’s like someone took a nova and charger and made a car out of them
In Brazil, Opala is not just a car... it's a religion
If you include the Falcon GTHO and the Charger what the mighty Torana A9X?
I really like this is video pd evolution 😀👍
The Mercury Silver E49 Charger with the black bonnet (the last car shown) is my dream car, I think it's the most beautiful car Australia ever built. I'd sell my Ferrari for a chance to buy it.
I could just imagine if it came to the biggest skunk works projects from Chrysler here in North America:
69 Dart GTS with the 440 Magnum (yes, there were 640 of them built. 12.1 seconds in the 1/4 mike @ 117 MPH
68 HEMI Dart with the A-990 (drag racing version) 426 HEMI. 10.2 seconds @ 132 MPH. Only 80 were built.
I really like that Pontiac Beaumont and the styling.
Opala is the one of most beloved old cars in Brazil, all versions. As well as Maverick GT V8 and Dodge Charger V8.
There were also non grabber Mavericks that came stock with 302 2V engine. I owned 2 in high school. All of the V8 models had 5 lug wheels. I my friends 64 Mustang with one because he assumed I had a six cylinder which accounted for about 80% of the Mavericks.
True! I owned a non-Grabber with a factory 302 back in 1989. The thing even had a bench seat! I miss that car.
My grandmother bought a gold maverick v8 when i was 7 years old and that car hauled ass! That was 1978.
It was just as fast as my other grandmother who bought her 1971 Camaro brand new but not as cool looking. Both of em were always afraid to actually go fast and uncle's on both sides would tell my grandmother's they were helping by racing up n down highway 401 clean junk and build up in the motor. Both of those cars were awesome
What about GM Holden HG and HT GTS Monaro; or their SLR 5000 and A9X Torana designed and built to beat the Ford GTHO models at Bathurst here in Australia. Holden also made an S3 Turbo 6 cylinder Commodore it didn't sell well but was very quick.
Holden is not ane American car company. Note the title and the names of the cars shown. Ford, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Dodge.
@@xaingwu Holden is a derivative of General Motors who own Chevrolet etc. So I suggest you check your facts first as technically the Australian Fords shown were built by Ford Australia not Ford.
I should add further Holden's were rebadged as Pontiacs
@@nevilleburley8760 Doesn't matter. HOLDEN Is Purely Australian. There have never been any HOLDEN dealerships in the united states... Ever.
@@xaingwu there have they are called Pontiac or Buick check your facts Holden's official name is General Motors Holden. General motors make many brands including Opel from Germany and sell them as whatever they want to call them in whatever country they land in. In addition there are no Ford Australia dealerships in America either so your point is ridiculous.
I had the VH 2 door Hardtop which is even rarer than the Charger at number 1. The Charger was awesome though (Hey Charger)..... used to see them all the time where I lived. Loved the magenta coloured ones.
A couoke gripes:
1. No Monaro
2. Mexican VAM Motors (AMC but Mexican) used 4.6L I6 engines on Gremlins.
3. Ford SA built another V8 miscle car, the Sierra XR8.
4. Opel made KAD cars with GM small blocks.
Holden, Opel and Vam are not an American car company. Note the title and the names of the cars shown. Ford, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Dodge.
Holden and Opel were GM owned. Last time I checked, GM is American. @@xaingwu
@@brianlove8413
Lamborghini is owned by Volkswagen, does that mean that Lamborghini is not Italian? Holden existed way before GM existed in 1856
@@theangxldxvil-eq6jp I know the history of Holden, thanks anyway! It was taken over and was wholly owned by GM USA, this at the start of the Great Depression.
Yes nice video, BUUUUUUUUUUUT so many also missed, eg the Holden LC & LC Torana GTR-XU1's, the Chryslers VC-VH Valiant RT Pacer's, the Chevrolet SS from South Africa based upon the Holden HK-HG Monaro's, the HQ-HZ Monaro's, the Holden HQ SS and the VC-VF Holden Commodore SS's.
Real men's cars; NO power steering, NO ABS, or traction control, And vinyl bench seats to slide around on, ha ha.
Holden is not an American car company. Note the title and the names of the cars shown. Ford, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Dodge.
whatever @@xaingwu
@@Kamina1703 (facepalm) Holden ok H O L D E N has never had a dealership in the United states it is Strictly an Australian Company. I mean would you consider Hungry Jack's to be an American company?
@@barryphillips7327 Wasn't talking to you.
My wife drove a 1971 Maverick Grabber which was the last year of the high compression 302" V8 in a Maverick .
Many of this are Opel based, making them German cars with (perhaps) American derived engines. Also the Aussie cars are pretty much Aussie cars with American influenced styling (and often American run styling depts)
Exactly. If anything aussies made cars that american makes shouldve been making all the way from 1970s to 2017, all the while american manufacturers were failing to deal with japanese imports and making shoddy verhicles.
For all El Camino's, fun wagons of the 60s, america had nothing by the 90s and early 2000s and aside of drip feeding few models like Pontiac GTO rebadge of Holden Monaro or Chevy SS sedan, they done nothing of note.
All the great wagons, UTEs and sedans of all trim levels that aussie Ford and Holden were making and none of it left their shores because GM and Ford of america were affraid of what it could do on their home market or europe.
Which is also why they effectively killed aussie branches by suffocating them by limiting them to australia and new zealand instead of selling all other output worldwide.
The S.A. Firenza was the only surprise ( new to me Info ) on this list. Wow ! 290 H.P. Hi performance 302 chevy and all 😮👍🏁really cool
Having been fascinated ever since first seeing that Mad Max Interceptor in the movies, I would take one of those Aussie FAlcon XB's
Some mistakes about our Ford maverick gt:
1: between 73/77 there is no front disk
2: there is no limitad axls
3: exhaust whas s “Y”, not dual exhaust
4: 4barrel was a very limites edition to be aprove this modifies on local category race
5: curiosity: the Ford maverick on front page was made for me ❤
Nice tips
Duh. That Ford Maverick? It's the same as the Ford Maverick Grabber that WAS readily available in America. In-fact, the Mercury Division of Ford also marketed the Comet GT (built upon the same platform as the Maverick), with the same performance enhancements. Do your research properly next time before placing this stuff on UA-cam!
Technically he was correct, the Maverick GT was not offered in the US. The virtually identical car, the Maverick Grabber, was offered in the US.
I was getting ready to say something myself having had a 1971 Ford maverick grabber 302 4 barrel, and yes, in America
The styling is considerably different, not to mention that i never seen a american Maverick Grabber reach the Boss 302 levels of performance from the brazilian Maverick GT, nor a see a Grabber have 250hp from the factory...
sounds like an who gives a fcuk anyway situation! dont reco channel
And in Brazil we had a wagon 4 door version too with a v8, another Fun fact, ford made a alcohol fueled Windsor 302 here, from 1979 to 1983
6:32 - Ford Falcon XC Cobra - I remember reading a restoration piece years ago, which said the Cobra is actually a blue car with white painted over it... which is a bit strange :)
That is correct the car is painted blue with the white painted over it my son a panel beater had to do some minor work on one and the painter had to paint both the blue first then the white
@@adriaandeleeuw8339 Thanks... I might be old, but it seems my memory is still working :)
Great video, but you missed one model to complete the Brazilian muscle cars trio:
The Brazilian version of Dodge Charger R/T.
I think you might of miss about the Mexican Duster known as the Plymouth Valiant Duster SuperBee made from 1970-76 only made in Mexico with a SuperBee package for a Plymouth and not a Dodge.
Then there's the Mexican Falcon GT, very similar equipment to the Australian 1967 XR and 1968 XT Falcon GT's
Also there is another Mopar in Mexico known as the Dodge GTX from 1970-76 a GTX for Dodge instead of Plymouth on a A-Body platform and it the only GTX that came with a 318 SBM = Small Block Mopar.
In North America we had the Maverick grabber. It had the same signature "nostrils" in the hood that the Mustang GT had. Mercury made the Comet GT. It had one hood scoop that spread all across the raised portion of the stock hood. I have to admit, I never even heard of a Maverick GT but if it did exist in south america, it was a mashup version of the Maverick grabber and the Comet GT. Both of which I have owned and to this day are the most favorite cars I have ever owned. I still have diecast models of them.
Th XC Cobra was a road going Allan Moffat road/race car ( think it won in 72?? but not the following year, i could be wrong ) power to weight ratio; the E49 had less power but it weighed less than the V8 cars, Australia made MANY good Muscle cars!!!! Australian Govt put an END to that!! They said'' stop building 160mph supercars, or we buy our Police elsewhere''!! Game over, shame really!! I have been to Bathurst ''live'' 1999, for ANY petrol head it is ABSOLUTELY AWESOME the Sounds, Smell, speed, LIVE just a few feet away from you ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The XC in these colours won Bathurst in 1977, the Cobra was introduced to help offload coupe bodies in 1978
I had a 6cyl Maverick tree speed. It ran pretty good and with just decent tires it would handle pretty good also. And it was in America.
You need to do a little bit of more research in Argentina we have the Dodge GTX and Polara sedan 4 door, Ford Falcon Spring 1970, Ford Taunus and Chevrolet 400 sedan.
Cool video, but there is one major mistake in the title. They are not "American" muscle car's if it wasn't build in the USA. They are muscle car's of their respective countries. IE Brazil, Australia, Germany, England ECT!
My buddy got 2 Mavericks. One is a stick shift and the other one is a automatic. He is a master mechanic.
Love the old mavricks
The last version of the Pontiac GTO coupe was sourced from Pontiac of Australia known there as the Monero. Sadly, when it came here the horsepower was "dumbed down" along with changes to the interior and exterior lighting made to conform to US standards. In Australian trim it was a fast car........
No such thing as Pontiac of Australia. They were never built nor sold in Australia.
The Monaro was unpopular crap.
They were built by Holden in Australia and were fast. Wouldn't say they were crap but had issues with the motor that were rectified. It was involved in some good racing with Dodge Vipers over here
Chevrolet and Pontiac were selling the Chevelle and LeMans respectively in Canada at the same time that the Beaumont was being produced. The reason was Canada had certain tax laws at the time regarding car companies needing to offer Canadian model cars. GM solved that by producing the Beaumont (and the Chevy II/Nova derived Acadian and Canso), even though those cars were actually built in the US on the same assembly lines as the American models and imported exclusively for Canada - I think they found a loophole. Both the Acadian and Beaumont ended when the tax laws were amended, after the car companies invested more in producing cars within Canada. GM would revive the Acadian name in the 70s when they introduced the Pontiac sister car version of the Chevette.
It's the same reason why Ford had a Mercury truck division (just rebadged Ford trucks and vans, with Mercury even calling the van the Econoline), and Chrysler had a Fargo truck division (sold at Plymouth dealers).
No taking away from the Beaumont, though - it was a very striking looking car. And it was very popular as a mod platform for teen hot rodders in the seventies.
Actually we didn't get the mid-size Pontiacs like the Lemans in Canada until the 1970 model year . That's why no Beaumonts after '69.
the falcon cobra looks amazing
The only brand new car, straight from the factory, that my dad ever owned was a 1967 Pontiac Beaumont. Unfortunately he sold it the year I was born to accommodate his growing family. I still have a picture of it above my desk - it was a beautiful car. (The year I turned 18, dad bought a 1968 Beaumont that I did get to drive. First car I did 100mph in)
4:23 Comparison of the magazine Quatro Rodas ( Four wheels ) do Brazil.
No mention of the Australian Ford Landau, that’s a unique looking car.
Yes please! One of each will do. After all, I am not greedy!
Awesome mention of the Opala! IT IS A Muscle car! Even if it doesnt """Fit"""" in the v8 category, it IS a MUSCLE CAR!
Awesome cars! Never head of them Except the Maverick and Opala!
The Opala SS was said to OUTPERFORM the V8 from the Maverick!
Well, the Buick Grand National doesn't have a V8 either... Muscle Car is not about a V8, but about put a larger engine on a smaller car thinking about performance, just like put a 4.1L on a car that usually had a 1.7L on Europe.
Technically Opala is the substitute for the Chevrolet Nova in Brazil... (Chevrolet Chevy 250/Serie 2 for Argentinean friends)
The Maverick could be bought as the Grabber. Or you could get the Comet GT.
nice greetings from Berlin Germany
Dodge GTX (318 cu in Chrysler LA V8)
Argentina, 1970-1979.
Fun fact: The 6 cylinder Chevrolet Opala SS was FASTER than the Ford Maverick GT. The Opel german body was lighter and offered a better handling. The 250ci engine was actually a bit too big for the car. Also, the 250ci Chevrolet engine cold easily produce 50% more power with a proper carburettor and few other upgrades.
Quite a few, in fact, this engine had a weak bottom end, to add to it's woes as a low rent engine crankshafts and connecting rods often failed; unusual for such a low powered engine. It was the cheapest engine in the Chevy lineup to build.
You have forgotten Argentinean made muscle cars, like IKA Renault Torino, Dodge GTX V8, Ford Falcon Sprint , Chevrolet Chevy (68 Nova) Serie 2 and Valiant GT.
That's twice this gear head has heard the 302 referred to as the Windsor, never heard this used before and I'm talking decades.
That falcon is an Aussie car tho, if anything Australians got better at making cars that american's shouldve been making after 1970s all the way to 2017. General Motors ruined Holden by not selling all of their lineup in north america and europe, same with Ford of australia.
Perana Granada is a beast. Lee Iacocca had one in his personal use
Not many Granada Perana's were made. I owned a Capri Perana for a few years.
The Ford Capri was adapted and sold as Mercury Capri in the US.
They also missed the Mexican Dodge superbees, Valiant GTs and Polara GT 2 doors from South America and BRazil
The Ford Maverick GT V8 looks like the Capri from Ford Europe
No, it looks like the regular old Maverick that you COULD get in the U.S.
Nothing like it.
I met a guy at the out of the way drag strip near my town .He was blowing away GTO Chevys and big block Mopars.Ask what he had in the maverick here it was 351 cleveland built and a 2 sp posi .He offered a ride after seeing him run i passed.
You we're wrong you can get a Maverick Grabber with 302 V8
Absolutely!
The Maverick Grabber is not a Maverick GT
Ya I remember lots of those here in Canada too, the cars looked just like those ones same engines etc - left hand drive though obviously. There is one I see at meets still to this day
I agree I had a 1973 Mercury Comet GT. 302 V8 2 barrel. Maybe they should’ve said we had the low compression 302. I think my car only made 140 HP.
In the video it's stated that the Beaumont "met it's end in 1970 when GM Canada opted to sell the Chevrolet Chevelle and Pontiac Lemans" . Not quite accurate. We always had the Chevelles here in Canada from the start in '64.
One plant in Ontario and another in Quebec pumping out as many Chevelles as they could sell.
The #8 car was available here in the U.S..... In the form of the 1971 Mercury Comet GT. With a 302 & 4 speed.
The '73 Falcon XB though........I think we all know that one..Right?
why is it that in all these "top 10" lists or so, the writers never consider cars made in spanish speaking countries? I was eagerly watching the video, waiting for the appearance of Shelby products made just south of the US border. These Shelby products were not cheap, unauthorized versions of US Shelby cars, but were directly sanctioned products by Carrol Shelby himself. I do hope that there is a part 2 for this subject.
I think the point of the cars on this list is that they were unavailable in the US market. Weren't those Shelbys sold in America?
@@seed_drill7135 No. They were mostly sold for the mexican market. There was a Shelby Mustang with a faux fastback and a Shelby Maverick.
Another Canada only car that should be on this list is the Pontiac Acadian which is basically a Nova, unless you don't think a Nova SS is a muscle car
The Maverick GT V8 was available in Canada.
That Aussy Charger engine shown was not the Hemi-6 , it was a modified regular 6 , it did not have the top loading spark plug wires , could have been replaced cylinder head ? Or blown up engine replaced or just cosmetic clone .
The Aussie Chrysler 6's were a Hemi
They were a hemispherical combustion chamber with a side entry spark plug, the plug location doesn't make it a hemi.
I had one with a 302 in it back in 1980.
Aussie muscle cars are awesome!
And NOT Americam.
@johnt.848 ahhhh but they ARE American companies. Ford, Chrysler and General Motors Holden.
@@aussieausdeutschland4245 No, GMH is Australian, as is Ford Australia. they only share a parent company by name.
@@aussieausdeutschland4245 Parent companies.
@johnt.848 They are both Yank companies, controlled from the usa
Another Brilliant Video PD Evolution! You can tell you've done your research- WELL DONE!😉😏👍
Yes and no.
Except he hasn't. Not all are "American muscle" as the headline incorrectly states.
Except for errors.
0:42 - As good looking as any Mustang of the same period, and they were all Falcon based in the beginning, so the performance could easily be the same.
You forgot the brazilian charger
The phase 3 is aussie you cant change my mind
??? Canada had Comet GT's, as well as Maverick GRABBER's, both with 302ci......4sp manuals were same tranny as earlier 6o's mustangs through to 1980 2.3l Pinto (had one)...
Typical first world car enthusiasts. Never mentioned the IKA Torino GS200, the Dodge GTX V8 (230hp), the Chevy Serie 2 or the Falcon Sprint from Argentina.
I consider it unforgivable that the Ford Maverick wasn't available in the USA with the same performance features that were available in South America. Why the hell was that? Another Ford Maverick that seemed to not be available in the USA was the Maverick station wagon. I also remember seeing the Ford Capri sold here in the USA as the Mercury Capri. Why its styling didn't last very long, from the early 1970s to the early 1980s, when the name carried over to the Fox bodied design, similar to the Ford Mustang. My favourite was the Beaumont. Its styling was similar to the Chevy Chevelle sold here in the USA, and had a better looking front end appearance (for 1967) than our Chevelle.
I agree, the '67 Beaumont was prettier than the Chevelle of the same year. I'd say it was a tie for '68 and then Chevelle takes it in the looks department for '69.
They didn't sell the sportiest versions of the Maverick in the U.S. because if they did, they would've accidentally built a better and cheaper car than the Mustang in the process. So they purposely limited the amount of sporty features you could get on Mavericks in the U.S. to protect Mustang sales, while other countries got the fastest Mavericks since they didn't sell Mustangs there.
The purpose was different. In the US the Maverick was slightly above an economy car. If you wanted better you ended up in a Mustang or a Torino.
Why? Stricter emissions and safety requirements, and insurance expense too high in the US I would guess. Same things that killed the more famous muscle cars.
Just because they have American brands doesn't make them "American". The fact that they were never sold in the USA should've been a dead giveaway.
I had a mavric grabber just like your first car.
I'm from Florida
What no Holden Torana?
not only could you get the maverick grabber but you could get just the maverick gt plus FORD didn't use the quadra jet carb, that was chevy, FORD used the fomoco holley 4 barrel carb... seriously if you don't know ford don't just make crap up.
Canada had a maverick GTv8.
VERY INTERSTING, never knew Brazil had a big racing culture going on back then, Ford Mavricks & Pintos were weak junk but those race ready units were a force to be respected.
Wow!
Dipstick got this wrong .
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Why is there no love for the South African specials also forgot the sierra xr8 which used a 302 and 5 speed from a mustang
No 4 speed in the Mavericks
LMAO THE MAVS ARE ALL OVER THE BAY AREA LMAO
Great to see 2 South African icons here- The Capri Perana and the Chev Firenza . The Firenza was a really an Opel which GM rebadged as Chev. The engine was a Corvette 357 not 302. And the Aussie cars are Aussie cars not American at all.
Ford and Chevy = American car Company.
You left out the Holden Monaro!
Holden is not an American car company. Note the title and the names of the cars shown. Ford, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Dodge.
@@xaingwu We had Holden Monaro's in South Africa, but then there was the identical Chev SS. Only difference was the Chev SS had double headlights and different grill.
@@SeanGavin-rf5vd South Africa Is not America. Holdens have never been sold in the United States under the Holden brand. Yes the Monaro and the Commodore were rebadged as Pontiacs in the mid 2000's but they were named the GTO and G8 respectivly.
The Holden's that were sent to South Africa were called Chevrolet's, that is the American brand name you are looking for...yes? They were also sent to the Middle East as Chevrolet's@@xaingwu
Quadrajet on a ford maverick???
Ford used quadrant carbs a few times. 71 mustang boss 351
You forgot dodge gtx 🇦🇷
Here is the story if the Fallon and sprint.
They didn't catch on IN the US.
FOR some reason the Mustang catch in the US and Falcon down under.
And the reverse Mustang didn't catch on down under
My pops had an original Falcon sprint. Brand new.
I know. The Falcon you see there was like a Toronto. But at first it was same size as a mustangs
Also. The Mach one was like the Torino as well. Not a pony car.
Hinge why Americans didn't know that Mad Max car was a Falcon. Yeap in fact the intercepter was a Falcon.
The Torino was the same car in the US.
BODY was a slight difference. But frame and drive train. The same.
Torino had an Intersector package for US COPS also.
Oh and that South African car. Can you say Vega?
Another Aunt other side had a V8 VEGA. On a guess 74.
You really can't compare 70s cars. Since us cars had to have stuff on them.
A great number of 70s cars were dogs because of the laws they had to abide by in the US.
And Frankly you had a lot of old farts. Refusing to change things.
There were carbs back then that would give a V8 like 40 mpg. And preform well. But the big three were too greedy. Plus refuse to look at New ideas.
Like I said old farts. Refusing to budge.
Their mind set was. Oh well if they want us to change then we will punish the buyer. After all they have no choose but to take our shiza.
This was part of the story behind the DMC .
The big three also destroyed some car companies that challenged then. I can't remember vthe company... Hold that tiger... Is an example. They were ruthless
I mean really look at his car. Seat belts. Great lighting. Suspension. All where a head of the time.
I was surprised they allowed AMC. But they view AMC as a company that would fail on its own. It ended up as a Chrysler product.
I didn't realize it but I owned Quite a few AMC over the years.
Concord
Eagle
And others.
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I've never heard of a 302 Windsor.
Meaning it's based on the original engine block produced in Windsor, Ontario. Cleveland blocks originated in Cleveland, Ohio.
That Chevy forenea ran the fastest out of all 0-60 @5.4 seconds. I have a few 302 dz engines. They definitely rev
Yo we had a maverick gt in nc .
You Forgot
1.- Dodge Polara GTX Argentina
2.- Dodge Charger Brazilian Version
the USA got the Grabber, 302 Boss, much mo betta
#6 wrong intro second time the 1973 chevy Firenza Can AM
With the exception of the Maverick (which you could get equally equipped in the US with a different name) none of these cars were “American”. All of these cars were designed and built by separate divisions of American companies.
The Beaumont was 100% Chevy Chevelle with Pontiac-ish badges made by Oshawa for the Canadian market. Canada didn't get any real Pontiacs until the 1970's unless they paid duty to get a Pontiac imported.
Puma GTB? Santa Matilde?
Any car that is over 25 years old. You can legally get it imported
No shit, that's not what the video is about.