Vauxhall Monaro V8 | Aussie Rules | Future Classics with Becky Evans S2 E4
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Who doesn't love a V8? The Vauxhall/Holden Monaro, with its LS1 engine, is an utter brute. There are not many words more fitting than this to describe this Australian working-class hero.
The owner of this Monaro is no stranger to powerful cars. Andy Robinson, owner of Robinson Race Cars, produces some of the craziest drag cars the UK has seen.
Do you think the Monaro is a future classic?
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I had a 2006 a Pontiac GTO (the American version of this car, basically just a rebadged Monaro with the steering wheel on the left) and I LOVED that car. The only thing I regret in life, is selling it. I eventually boosted it and made over 700whp.
It's a shame those, and the later Chevy SS, weren't more popular. We'll never see cars like those again.
I remember that Corvette powered Aussie from my childhood. This car was the centerpiece of the 2004 Universal Studios TV movie, "The Last Ride," with Dennis Hopper (produced by Stu Segall and shown on the USA Network) Plus, A paramedic from my hometown of Salem, NJ, has the very last Pontiac ever made. A Holden based G8 (white with black striping and an LS3)
everyone regrets selling a 2000's car with a V8.
This car was built by Holden in Australia. Vauxhall just put their badge on it.
most manufacturers do that these days .....
Didn't they get a V8 and we got stuck with a V6
@@wellok1012Im pretty sure the UK got the V8. We got V8 and supercharged V6s in Australia.
Classic Badge Engineering. Done for decades.
@@BlueHopi144Manufacturers have doing it for decades.
Being an Australian you are bringing a tear to my eyes . I was 13 when Bathurst production racing started 1963 .
Mate, have a fantastic day.
"I drive 3000hp drag cars and my daily is a Monaro...HOLDEN!...rebadged!!"
How to win every Aussies heart...Andy could go to Aussie & he would never have to buy a beer!! 🍻
Kia Kaha Andy...she's a friggin beaut!
I'm a UK Monaro owner, and one of my biggest regrets is selling the supercharged one i had, it was 615 hp and absolutely immaculate - easily one of the best in the country. Three years on and i have another Facelift CV8 which is standard power-wise but has pedders lowered suspension, rip shifter and a catback exhaust and is still quick enough with its 350hp to give you a bit of a shove when you plant the throttle. Awesome cars, and i'll quite often go into the garage with a beer and just sit and look at it.
Great to see some recognition for our cars. It's always an event taking the Monaro out and everybody seems to love it from shows to driving through towns. The car featured is the Monaro CV8, if you want more standard power and a bit more aggressive looks, check out the LS2 powered VXR with 400bhp standard.
Still see plenty of 2004 Holden Monaro’s driving around Brisbane.
A Jeremy Clarkson le encantaba este coche.
I have a supercharged vxr8, most enjoyable car I've ever owned. Far more entertaining than the e63 or rs4 I owned before
Otherwise known as the Pontiac GTO in America, and built by Holden of Australia
I like its got the proper Holden badge on it. These things are absolutely silly cheap in the UK for what you get.
Great video and very knowledgeable background and commentary from Becky. Well done. Overseas reviewers of Aussie cars often get the details wrong but this was spot on. As an Aussie living in Aust and having Holdens all my life, it's great to see the love of the brand, especially the Monaro, travels far and still holds even after Holden's demise. Long Live the V8!
I have a vt2 HSV here in the U.K. it’s got all the Aussie mods, haltech, proflow, RHDengineering throttles bodies 😁
Just need the simmonds rims , but it’s got some other wheels
All the performance modifications done to this Monaro the best one is the Holden badges and these are valuable in Australia
Seems very wrong to hear a Monaro being called a Vauxhall. The first Monaro was produced in 1968, the Holden HK Monaro.
It would be cheaper to buy one from the UK and then ship it to Australia. That's insanely cheap.
@@jean-lucfacade6219 how cheap is that FFS try buying an unmolested one here for that. Or it's last cousin 1.1 mill for that LS9 Ute
Come on, give this beast some respect and call it by its real name. She’s a Holden Monaro through and through 😊.
Nothing wrong with rebranding, Australia got plenty of holden branded UK cars, mostly opel/vauxhall.
The 'best' Monaro had the 427 in it.
Last of the V8 interceptors…
Aussie Holden Monaro! 💪
Im so sad I sold my Devil Yellow CV8. Brilliant car.
I have a LS1 Statesman.
Tuned with OTR and 3” exhaust.
Lowered suspension.
But otherwise stock.
The ultimate sleeper.
I always wanted to buy a WH/WH II Statesman or Caprice and manual swap it just for something different. Being the same wheelbase as the Commodore wagons, I’m pretty sure you could do it.
@@15sixmedia I did this to a VX calais series two which woke it up bigtime, but work injuries forced me to return it to auto sadly.
But she still fun as she loves going saideways & the best smiles per mile you will ever get from a car this big.
🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 oi, oi, oi
Great review, Becky. Enjoyable watch.
If I had known that basically past around 2015 there'd be almost no cars worth owning, I would have married my Monaro and got a backup one too.
most tragic part of this is its labelled a "Vauxhall" which brings back memories of such junk as the Vauxhall Viva here in Oz back in the 60's & 70's . Just the sound of the name , it sounds like a pain killer tablet ...
Blowing out 2004 vx front , didn’t we go vy by 2004 well mine is 2004 Awd crewman ls1 auto , an the ve ssv stashed in the shed 💪🏻🍻
It's not a Vauxhall rebadged as a Holden - it's a Holden and I owned a series 3 from new for 17 years.
Sick of this crap calling them vauxhaul or chevrolet. HOLDEN !!!!!
One of my iconic childhood memories was driving in the Northern Territory, around Tenant Creek/Daly Waters in our family Pajero. There was no speed limit back then. So we were doing about 120-130km/h to save fuel... dad said he could see the fuel gauge go down if we went any faster ha. Think we topped out at 160km/h once. Anyway, this yellow Monaro flew past us, overtaking at about 200km/h. It kept going until it finally disappeared from view over the horizon.
I recently purchased a land yacht (2005 WL Caprice) with the 5.7L LS1 with 338,000 km on the clock. I gotta say it runs as fresh as the day the wheels did their lap around the axles.
Nice one Becky
Missing the Harrop supercharge. Love it anyway!
Lol I didn't know you Poms used Yobbo over there...pretty gooood
She knows her cars . Great video
We loved our V8 etc Holden's and Fords that were built here in Australia. Unfortunately, we no longer have a new car industry on any large scale which is a shame.
It sounds glorious.
I`d love to see you have a go in a Chevrolet Lumina SS UTE...the 6L version that we had in South Africa...bonkers machine...massive power with virtually no weight at the rear...soooo much fun to drive!
just a holden ss. which is the base model for Holden. HSV were better
@@brocksinclair66More expensive too
I own all versions of these Holden utes. VY 2003 SS UTE VE SS UTE 6l and VF SS UTE LS3 and 2 1970'S Holden utes one with a 454 Big Block Chev and other is a 308 Holden.
And you are wtong about no weight in rear as these were built with a weight distribution ratio of 50/47 and the chassis makes them not light in the rear.. but yes they are very tail happy still...
Doesn't she babble a lot of nonsense... 07:25 - No, this engine is _not_ "really harking back to the Holden V8s, the Commodores..." or to the 'Supercars' racing series.
The LS1 is a U.S. motor, while the Holden V8 was an entirely Australuan design, sharing not a single component with the U.S. powerplant.
Also, Holden's V8 Supercars entries didnt use the Holden V8 _or_ the LS V8. Nor did any race team ever race with this model Holden Monaro
Welllll, no the Holden 253/308 ci original V8 came about after Holden engineers went to GM USA in the late 1960s looking to design a V8 for Australia, they picked what they thought were the best parts of Chev, Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile and Caddy V8s of the time , in fact more Oldsmobile V8 than anything , Olds intake /exhaust port locations only Holden and Olds use these locations of all GM V8s, same uprite 6 deg valve angles same as Olds, same Valve gear and alloy bridge rocker design, same intake manifold design and starter location , then they used small block chev bore spacing , and Caddy V8 oiling system . ! So it's a combination of many GM V8s. Holden raced this Monaro in the 12 hour series and 2 427 Monaros came first .
Put it back on a ship to Australia and triple your money
These cars do not go up in value when modified.
down under that car is loved more than any other
Still loving this UN of muscle cars. Definitely in my list, especially the VXR 500 version.
VXR500 can be done better these days. Buy a standard car for a lot less and modify it to surpass the 500.
I like it a lot. Great video as well. Always top content from Goodwood along with the best racing today. 😊
I would ride it alllll day
9thousand pounds thats cheap
m3 was $120000 & Moanro c8 $60000 back then 2002 ! Australia has luxury car tax 33% & 10% import duty that kills the price of a bmw m3 in Australia
Isn't Vauxhall a British car
its holden manaro in Australia and nz
Oh so becoming rare in OZ too. One of only a handful I've seen lately burnt out on a bush road, obviously stolen! Also, check out "The Story of the Holden Monaro 427C".
Manufactured at Elizabeth (named after the late Queen Elizabeth) in Adelaide, South Australia!
A muscle car coupe? with a simple chassis, uncomplicated drivetrain but plenty of potential, power and reliability? a classic you say? Yes indeed.
I *Looooooove* Assuie cars.
In South Africa it was called chevrolet Lumina SS....unfortunatly we never got the 2 door
Wow a wolf in sheep's clothing!,330 hp to 700hp what a jump
Cool coupe
I have the station wagon from that coupe under the name of chevrolet lumina which came for GCC only
Pure Aussie grunt, we also had 4 door saloon,and the ute (pick up) versions fantastic freeway cruiser. BMW M5 killer
Thankfully we got the Ute too.
Not really 'pure Aussie' it's gotta Yank engine upfront!
@@davekennedy6315 so a Aussie designed the 2015 Chev Comaro and uses the Aussie zeta chassis platform,, so you going to say it is not a American muscle car. the Aussie who designed these and that 5th Gen Camaro and Cadillac CTSV is now vice president of General Motors world wide design, so all GM cars are Aussie muscle now lol..
Built in Australia and engineered so get over it. probably still have a Holden V8 in it if GM did not end Australian Holden v8 designs...
A difference in the GTO market is that non-modified or minor mods specimen sells for far more than a modded one. also, the prices are generally higher here than in the video. understood that he quoted prices in pounds not US dollars.
"I feel like I'm driving an absolute weapon" you are darling❤❤ I have the 4 door sedan SS version and they're"definitely a weapon" The sports/racing version VXR monaro came standard with a Harrop supercharger this version is just the standard Vauxhall Monaro( holden Monaro CV8) but the owner has done an excellent job on upgades👍
Awesome
In Australia they had an all wheel drive version called the Coupe 4 but they are very rare - I have no idea how many they made but it's not many.
@@kelstra1997 I've seen one in my life. I've been told they are incredibly understeering
They didn't get great reviews or write ups when they came out, too heavy and the handling wasn't wonderful but you'd have to imagine they're worth a bit today due to the rarity.
In Australia they go for a minimum of 35 K for a 6
Nice stock V8 80k
HSV +++
40k -50k
@@orion5813 in 2016
@@dazaspc nobody is buying a 02 cv8 for over 45k if they arent a moron
@@orion5813 Indeed it does however matter condition and mileage wise.
I have a 2000 commodore. Manual. On throttle bodies
I genuinely thought we might have an appearance from Papa Evans on this one LOL
Sounds a lot like the Holden club sport now you've modified it
The Maloo (pick up) version already is a classic check the prices!!!!
You could get away with calling an executive sedan (bargain spec) optioned with the LS and a manual a muscle car.
The Monaro though, nope. It was made with an intent to perform well in every aspect. Good handling, very predictable. Forgiving despite the torque. Not cheap. This was never a poor mans car.
The 427 variant was a weapon at Le Mans. That version was a homologation special. That would fall into the sports car category. It was built to go racing. Nothing else.
The mass produced Monaro was a sports tourer. Not even close to enough power to be considered muscle. Too well mannered as well. It was made to take corners well. It had appropriate brakes for the performance. It was made specifically to handle the power it was delivered with. It was a long distance car. It was not terrifyingly dangerous at the speeds it could achieve. It was not just a drag car ill suited to much else.
Muscle cars are cool. This Monaro is cool. Still not a muscle car.
i love this car just got a 05 from mw perfomance and give out 700 hp
Bring it back to Australia....80k plus au
Based on the VT commodore, not VX...
The showcar was based on the VT but by the time the Monaro was released to the public, the VX was already in production.
Concept model was based on the VT but 2000 Holden Monaro was based on the VX as was the model in production at the time...
just call it a MONARO Vauxhall cheapens it
I have a super charged manual 06 gto with the ls2
Ah, a Westie Bogan favourite!
This is really sad, as an Aussie all I've ever owned was Holden commodores. Now they've closed down in Australia and being hailed as this amazing vehicle all over the world. The whole Auto Industry in Oz is dead. I still drive my SVZ but no one will ever make a Holden again.
@@danw3735 general motors dropped right hand drive cars so Holden had nowhere to go
I dread to think what that costs to keep on the road in the uk. Fuel and tax etc.
Australian corvette lol
If Sassy was to drive a car it would be this vehicle. 😊
If it's not broken ... DONT FIX IT!
Ah the elusive quick steering rack
A beautiful car🎼😎🤘🏻
I remeber this car from NFSMW❤
Oh Becky your a goddess! ❤
sold in the USA as a Pontiac
Becky did an amazing job in this video
Aussie Aussie Aussie 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
i hope the car comes up for sale !
How can i ship it though?
oi oi oi
Sounds ausome
Holden*
Well done Becky
Contrary to what many think, they do have proper IRS
Yes they do..
🖤
Been looking at these, but they suffer from rust issues from what I researched online
Any 20 year old car would.
Get it undersealed they bought them over and vauxhall never undersealed them
A few rules about modifying performance cars for road use: it has to look stock standard or close to it. Nothing that draws attention. It must still have a very flat torque curve. Flexibility is super important. You should be able to do long distance drives (> 1,000km per day) in comfort and still have the ability to fang it. That basically rules out M3s and M5s. Too harsh and jiggly. You shouldn't feel like you need a kidney replacement after a drive. Looks like this Monaro ticks most of the boxes.
PS. I know someone with a highly modified LS3 Commodore. Now that is a beast 😁😃
Always love to see Beckt behind the wheel :)
This is great ....Even though I'm a huge Ford fan and have a FG XR6 I also really like plenty of Holdens and the last few years via VE and VF were world class..Also though with Ford the last Falcons were the same either via the 5.0 supercharged V8 or the incredible Barra 4;0 litre Turbo ..Our Aussie cars were and still are gems ...with character as opposed to the crap they build now with the charm of a wet sponge ..
All wrong! The Monaro was built by Morris Industries Hong Kong and exported to Australia with Morris Holden badges, UK with Morris Leyland badges as the Morris Leyland MG Vauxhall Monaro and to US with Oldsmobile Tesla Silverado Pontiac badges as the GTO. GTO was the name of the country in Hong Kong where the Morris factory lives (Guong Tong Owong). There is no such place as Adelaide or South Australia in Australia which is in New Zealand. Every Holden from the Morris 48/215 (FX) to the Morris VF Commodore was made in Hong Kong and exported to Australia with Holden badges. The only cars made in Adelaide New Zealand Australia are Hyundai and Great Wall.
Built by Holden in Adelaide South Australia 😂🤣Yeh right. Next they'll probably say there was a Morris Holden factory in some place called Elizabeth in Adelaide South Australia. As if a town would be called a girls name, I mean come on.
Are you seriously on drugs lil girl, Holden factory is in Elizabeth a suburb in Adelaide South Australia. i was born there written on my birth certificate.
Holdesn are built in Australia lil crack smoker..
Chinese build shitboxes and could never build a muscle car...
The sad thing about the Holden ignoring build quality is even the OEM cars can’t put their power down in any gear… and that’s NA but the v8 6.2 litre is it’s best feature.
Terrible host…
She's terrific but okay, misogynist.
Hello there man loving woman hater 🧔❤🧔
Had one back in 2005, it was rubbish. A new steering rack each year, $1000 worth of tyres every year, new brake discs every two years, city driving refill the tank (75L) every 3 days, it was nothing but a money pit.
That all sounds more like your driving habits. I have a 2001 SS Ute with the 5.7 on 19 x 8.5 rims, and in the 18 years I have had it, one steering rack, tires last 3 to 4 years and in city driving I fill up once every 8 to 10 days. I paid $23K for the car, in the time I have had it, have spent around $5K on new parts.
Not heard of anyone needing a steering rack every year! You either had some very bad luck or something else was going on!
Sounds like you were driving like a total plank the entire time then.😂
Now, don't me. You now have a 4x4 living in suburbia ? (A highway pony)
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