THE BIG AUSSIE MOPAR SIX! - Wild 1972 E49 Charger Racer ONBOARD.
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- This Chrysler Australia 1972 E49 Charger's 450HP Naturally Aspirated 265 Hemi Six packs a mean punch on the racetrack, competing in the Group Nc Historic Touring Car category . The Valiant Charger E49 R/T was always seen as the underdog in series production car racing during the early 70's here in Aus, competing against some fierce V8 opposition. The E49's 265 Cubic Inch inline six made 302 Horsepower stock, and ran a very brisk 14.4 Sec quarter mile, even while struggling for traction on a narrow production tyre. At one point this iconic Australian Muscle Car was the fastest accelerating six-cylinder powered production car in the world, and was famous for its trio of 45mm Weber carburettors hanging off the side of the engine, an intake system that was prototyped and developed at Weber in Italy. Although the Hemi designation is not completely correct with the engine only featuring a semi Hemispherical combustion chamber, Chrysler Australia used the mighty Hemi 426 branding as leverage, as it was after all a relative in the Mopar performance family.
At Master of Machines, we love cars, in fact, we love anything with wheels or an engine, from American Muscle Cars to Australian Muscle Cars, Race Cars and Classic Cars of all kinds and even Barn Finds. If it's fast, powerful, restored or hidden away in hibernation then we'll cover it, and in most cases, we'll even drive them!
See that wild little orange MAZDA RX2 Capella right here in Part 3 of this 2021 Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport series - ua-cam.com/video/CGqJN2PVhEk/v-deo.html
What abreast noise. She definitely sounds like an old 1970s sixpot.
The whole line-up of cars is amazing! Always a fan of RX-2s, Boss Mustangs, Cortinas, BMW 2002s but this Charger is just so unique and unknown to an American. It really looks and sounds the business!
Every American Mopar fan needs to see this video..the 265 is the engine they "gave away".
well at least we were able to reap the benefits of it here.have owned 2 265's. first was in a VJ Charger 'Sportsman" pack..the other was in a CL Chrysler Regal Station wagon... the surprise package for me though was another VJ Charger I had. only had the little 215 Hemi in it, yet that thing embarrassed quite a few V8's in the time I owned it..as far as I know it was stock, yet that little motor was an absolute screamer that revved its heart out and flew along.
Chrysler Australia got shafted over hemi pull out.Never know had the deal gone ahead Chrysler AUS may have raced a V8 and had a proper racing budget.
probably tom hoover, scared it might beat his little baby 340. same reason the ball stud hemi never came to be. decided to can the hemi idea entirely out of arrogance.
They made one prototype vg 340 4 speed before the charger was even built....the vg was a very good handling car that was gonna be the next race car but they already used the body shape for 3 models and flagged it for the charger shape model. Who drove the 340 4 speed said it was mentalthere is not much about this car to find but it's a true story.
As a Mopar guy from the states who grew up on Carroll Shelby, vipers and big blocks. it’s good to see our Australia mates give the bulletproof six some love!👍🏾👌🏽
The Aussie chargers came in a few engine configurations..including 215 245 265 six cylinder..some also ran 318 340 and 360 v8 engines..the cars overall weight where relatively light approximately 2850lbs..
@@hoey3510 nice! How many years were they built? And what years, I want one😂
@@tomcollierblognation136 from 1971 to early 1978.. the car featured in this video is a 1971-2 vh charger..the cars where raced for several years by factory teams and some privateers.. the 265 6 cylinder engines where making around 320hp at the time..they featured a unique triple weber induction system..these cars where actually quicker and handled better than the v8 powered cars..mainly due to their lighter weight .. I have one myself.. its making approximately 400hp.. and runs consistent low 12sec quarter mile with factory 4 speed gearbox and 3.23 diff ratio.. and very streetable..
@@hoey3510 nice! I have a 1971 Dodge Dart drag car. It’s a tube chassis car, with a 1000hp 500 cubic inch predator motor. We do bracket racing and a little grudge racing hear and there, right now good for high 7’s. Thanks for the information 👍🏾 I love old school mid to compact sized mopars. This is one of my new favorites. Mad we didn’t get them in the states
@@hoey3510 sounds like a great car. Which championship did they beat the Holden’s and Fords in?
They really are the pick of the Aussie 2 doors.
Love the sound of that six and love how he passed the Mazda in the second race on the straight, nothing like high horsepower and buckets of torque.
Cubic inches rule on the big tracks. 😊
I have grown tired of watching American NASCAR. I started watching the racing in Australia about a year ago and absolutely love it. I especially love watching the older cars. I still haven't figured out all the makes and models yet, but every race is very good.
>>I have grown tired of watching American NASCAR
Little did we envision that we were working on a future race engine when we developed the "Australian 6", known as project A-167, back at Central Engineering In Highland Park, Michigan, many years ago. My boss spent some time in Adelaide to help see this engine into production.
Wow! Thanks for sharing! Was it Pete Hagenbuck?
Thats pretty cool I've heard it was designed in usa but never put into play.
Love it, the Hemi six sounds like a spitfire going at full song
The 265 while being a remarkable engine doesn't have hemispherical combustion chambers. The designation "HEMI" was only a marketing tool.
Sounds more like a Ferrari 250 to me.
As a Mopar guy I'm surprised I had never heard of a 265cu 6 cylinder before!
The Hemi 265 was a Chrysler US project, which was given to Chrysler Oz to develop. In it's ultimate form in the Charger E49, it was the quickest Australian made car over the 1/4 mile, quicker than the Ford Falcon GTHO phase III with a Cleveland 351, although admittedly, it had a pretty tall diff.
@@elroyfudbucker6806yes it held the fastest Australian production cars 0 to 100 kmh for 30 years which is insane against many 6'sand v8's
A very nice and good running Aussie Mopar. Even with an inline six banger under the hood, I mean bonnet, it still can outrun any other car out on the track. And I'm speaking as a YANK when I'm saying this. Greetings from the U.S.
That sound and the gearing made that track really exciting, was waiting for that rotary to dive on the inside but the mopar power smashed it.
Now, THAT's the DEAL! 450HP! That engine could/should 'find its way' into 6-cylinder Mopar cars, here in the 'States. Now you're COOKING!
Having lived on both continents during the Muscle Car era, I have to say the Valiant Charger R/T is arguably the best of the lot. Some of the Mustangs are undoubtedly great & the beautiful XB Falcon is more famous. Chrysler was cash strapped, but the Charger has the correct proportions and powerplant that giving the Charger R/T the perfect balance. Not overly wide like the 'Cuda + more fit & trim than America's beasts.
Well said! Agreed.
Chargers dominated racing so much in NZ back in the 70s the controlling body wanted them punted to Sports Sedans.
Aussie Muscle on display, have loved Australian cars since watching Mad Max in 1979.
Thanks Glenn, I did ask you to cover the old Valliant / Mopar. You've done well mate.
as a kid in Lalor Park, early 70's, there was a chap a few streets away who opened his garage door while I bicycled past. Stuck my nose in to see a mint E38. They were exciting years for production racing!
Beautiful car indeed! You Aussies rock! Great Video!
Look stunning, sounds great.
that car, stock, was as fast as my brother's '69 340 Dart Swinger...DANG!
Awesome Charger! Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "Buzzin half dozen!"
That's o sweet ass car love the way that 6 is just singing through the revs
Back in late 90s I purchased a e38 big tank track pack back off some speedway dude up ner bundy was genuine e38 hemi orange was painted magenta all faded some years back, had floor chopped for the 4 speed and disc rear ford 9 inch ,had lots of chassis work V8 torsion rods ,rose joined braced chassis rails roll cage think he built it for hill climbs , ,that charger railed corners like my XU1 torana ,handing was incredible ,who ever set it up new what he was doing, not sure on engine work 265 60 over had triple Webber's and big cam head work not original block ,, think i payed under 3k for it was pretty ruff few rust holes no carpet trim was average ,be worth a bit now has was taged A84 big tank e38
Glenn, Good to see coverage of our Chargers.
I think you missed a trick leaving the magic HEMI name out of the title.
We know, but people searching around the world often do not and will likely be pleased to find out something new they knew little about.
Glenn, you can add HEMI to the title I believe.
@@johnd8892 , I almost added it to the title but had concerns that the US audience might have just thought it was another 426 using a 6 pack carb combo. Hence why I put Hemi Six in the thumbnail image but just the word ‘big six’ in the title to cover both bases. 😊
While the 265 is a remarkable engine it's not really a 'hemi'. It's kind of a 'semi-hemi & even that is stretching it a bit.
@@autodidact537 , it was more of a marketing ploy really.
@@autodidact537 no Chrysler hemi head is actually half a sphere. The early ones were only close to it. A true hemi head's large volume needs a longer stroke to allow a decent compression ratio, but long strokes aren't optimal for racing. Alternatively, high dome pistons have poor swirl effects and makes for a motor that is less efficient and harder to meet pollution requirements. They're not the ultimate design- crossflow and overhead cam would be better, but as they were, the fuel economy was excellent, had loads of power and torque, and were reliable. Not bad for what was originally meant to be a truck motor.
How could you not love the sound of the hot Mopar six. Potentially a race winner.
Great clip, fantastic to see the old E49 racing still. Spent a bit of time in them back in the day.
I had the privilege of vacationing in Australia 🇦🇺 back in the mid-80’s when my Marine/State dept. buddy got me to come. I thought Americans were automotive nuts, nothing compared with Aussies. Except for driving on the wrong side of the road, everything else was good.
God bless you❤️ and your family best of luck 🍀Keep the wheels spinning, the girls grinning, and in the races, keep winning.🤙🏻
They talk about how dominant the Nissan Hakosuka was in Japan touring car. I’d love to see a xU1 or a Charger like this one strut it’s stuff against a Hakosuka. Imagine if Nissan raced at the mountain in the early 70s!
sadly nissan didnt start till 1981, hard to believe they raced the Bluebirds back then.
They raced a Datsun 1200 and a Datsun 240K (Skyline) in the early 1970s.
I met Leo Geoghegan at a chrysler day
He told me when he raced the VF pacer for the first time and one if the wheels fell off and all the Chrysler officials were there at the track.In the pitts the officials said to Leo
Don't worry there are better things to come.
Lol.. They were talking about the Charger.
RIP..Mr geoghegan.
I think the wheel failure caused a change to a wider stud pattern soon after.
pacer pulled centre out of steel wheel cost pacer first place.chrysler had ROH mags for charger.
@@kyrenwelsh8410 Cheers thanks for explanation
Met him at Chryslers on the Murray several times. Amazing bloke full of so many stories. Saw him just 4 years before he died. He didn't look well back then, but he still went to every show that he could to see the fans and the cars.
Oh the benefit of hindsight!!
Let me tell you the tale of 3 dumb dad's
My dad traded in a Pacer 2 door on a SIGMA yes a Sigma
A guy at high school, his dad traded in a Ford XC Cobra on a TELSTAR.
And another guy his dad traded in a HZ Premier wagon on a CAMIRA.
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
I can tell you exactly what happened in all 3 cases.
The wife told them get rid the old shit box and get something family friendly.
All 3 stayed loyal to their brand.
The real question is how many of them stayed married?
Love the sound of that motor. It sure likes to rev!
Wow what a weapon chargers were unstoppable here in new Zealand in the 70s on the race track
Only stopped by the mighty GTHO's in Australia.
Ford nz sent an sos to Australia because the Chargers were winning everything, so they sent over Allen Moffet and his GT Falcon to sort them out, only promlem the Chargers whipped him to, kiwis had the quickest Chargers.
@@AUmarcus Aussie GTHO's only stopped by Chargers in N.Z.
NZ is not big enough for a decent length track.
@@jefftheaussie2225😂😂😂 I love your humor our country isnt that small.
I have meet one of 4 engineers who design and built the hemi 6 cly in Australia, he lived in Perth and came to Darwin on holidays, I meet him when I had vc valiant v8 , 4 speed box ,he was called dodgy john ,and told me all about the hemi, all so about v8 in the charger should off been put back a little bit more in engine bay then would off handle better testing was done in the Ute's in south Australia
Glenn you do an amazing job with your interviews , you ask the right questions and show genuine enthusiasm for all the cars and owners! Congratulations on a top notch video and looking forward to the day when you have a million subs! You deserve it.
Cheers!
Thanks mate, you've made my day! Hopefully we can grow the channel into a monster. There's so much we can do, given the budget to do so.
Like how the door don't line up perfect with the front guard,.... just like my VG Hardtop 👍👍
It's a race car that has probably had more hits then the Beatles, my E49 gaps where perfect.
The E49 RT Charger was a much underrated car. They went like stink but suffered from the Vince Valiant thing at the time, you were either a Holden or Ford man or a try-hard. A mate of mine turned up with an E49 one day in 1977 and it made us all sit up and take notice though. You had to take a spare pair of undies when you went in that bastard. Bathurst was to good for them though, the mighty 265 ran out of puff and the V8s just kept on pulling. The XU1s were a lot lighter which is what made them pocket rockets with their magnificent 186 and 202 motors. Jeff
to be fair if it wasnt for them having crossbraces welded to a steering wheel to get the nuts on and off the wheels they would of definately won Bathurst with ease. Everyone else had rattle guns, but due to stingy management they were deliberately sabotaged and never had a chance because of it. They did well getting back to 3rd or 4th place, i cant remember which though.
he certainly is trying hard. That six sounds nice.
Classic bandaid job, love the chain holding the muffler up 😂
Looks great with the Globe mags.
Hi Glenn, Awesome as ever. These guys are great characters.
Still remember the 72 motor show in Melbourne, the Charger pulled in such a crowd😅.
I have been going back and watching Allen Moffitt and wow he terrorised the v8 and the sixes BMW also those Nissan turbocharged bluebirds caused damage to these bigger cars
Top vid Glenn - no waffle, just what we needed to know and letting the car do the talking - great work maate!
Love the Charger and that little Capella has some beans too.
Yes, the Capella story is due for upload shortly. :-)
MOPAR or no car. What's the prognosis on the Val Glenny? Gee that Capellas an awesome little car.
Not sure what happened, it was an unknown when it left on the trailer, such a shame. Yes, the RX2 is amazing, and is to be featured on the next episode. Must say, I'm pretty happy to have a Group Nc Rx2 parked in the shed, almost ready to race. :-)
So great to see a 6cyl back up there again ,
If only they would let us little Zcars play too,
Thanks so much for your Videos Glenn i had a 65 in a Centura in the late 80's. just a bit of headwork extractors 4 speed single rail 5oo holley stock cam pulled 15.6 at calder great donk the ol 265 would eat 253's and some bigger 8's.
Glad you're enjoying them Robbie. I had a Centura back in the 80's too. It was a bog stock 245 manual. It went extremely well, and did the best burnouts ever! haha! I'd planned to slot a killer 265 into it but it never happened.
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines cOOL Glenn yep they laid a good patch check ya later thanks Buddy
A 4sp 265 would eat a 308 with a q-jet no probs at all. Would do 100mph in 3rd a 265.
@@ThePaulv12 yep i wasted a few 08's mate
Long time ago a mate had great Centura sleeper, looked like a crappy family car but with the worked 265 it left everything behind at a set of traffic lights, would have outdone an HO phase 3 in standing quarter :)
Love Mopar dearly if only I had kept my hardtops
Your not wrong mate,you could pick up two door and v8 vals for 4-5 grand in the 90s try buying something now...forget about it
@@andrewh9613
I bought one for $400 in the 80's....VF 770 318.
When a grease monkey knows how to make small engines make big horsepower,is one real wise guy.
The E49 Charger was the fastest accelerating six cylinder car in the world way back in the day as I remember as a young bloke this was all the talk when I worked for Collins Chrysler here in Melbourne and as an aside I got to drive heaps of all sorts of Australian Chrysler products from 215 slugs to an E55 or two, great days indeed and the best era to have experienced! unfortunately the younger amongst us can only imagine what these great times were like and make no mistake there will never ever be another 1970’s in our future “WOKE” shitty times to look forward to!
Such an amazing era to be alive back then.
Anyone who has a 265 with some work done KNOWS traction is the biggest problem....sandbags work a treat. Or they did for me in the early 80's
They sure do make some savage torque 😊
What an awesome charger one of my favourite looking cars,450hp in 265 cubes amazing.bad luck about the race,it seems to be an reoccurring problem with Chrysler’s in racing.
103bhp/litre - pretty good going, but no-one would look twice at a Lotus Cortina producing 155bhp....also 103bhp/litre (and they were sold to the public with that power)
And the Tilley TCM Pacer made 550hp and revved to 8000rpm, still with webers, but adding an alloy head etc
@@stephenscholes4758 was that in race tune? I thought the road going cars sold to the public made about 106bhp..??
@@johnchurch4705 Big valve head option on showroom Elan's and Cortina. Race-orientated but they had to start off as road cars
@@stephenscholes4758 I was aware of the big valve heads on the Elan and Europa twin cams, I think those put about 130bhp..??
such a cool car! I dig the shifter handle too, who needs a shifter knob, that's just extra weight.
Dam when you hear her go from 75%\80% throttle to 💯 the first time mmmmmmmmm sooooo sweet!!!
Great to see the cars I used to watch racing as a young kid still on the track and doing well
Aussie classic. And a part of Australian history
That right mate its to bad in the end that tony abbott stuffed holden on the end.
a straight 6 sounds soooo much better than the V8's
See Part One of our Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport feature here - E49 CHARGER vs 69 MUSTANG & Joe Calleja's incredible racer collection - ua-cam.com/video/i0GlkcbR-BY/v-deo.html
When I was growing up my best mates Mum had a purple Charger. Unfortunately, it was in a poor state back in the 80s. I sometimes wonder what happened to that car, if it were fixed up it would have been a beautiful car
If it was anything like mine, the panel carrying the lower door hinge rusted out and the sear back broke - I also had 4 wheel studs break on a 300 km trip. A mongrel that didn't give me more than 18 mpg until I put a Holley 350 on it. It went sideways on me just coming out of the used car lot and since it was my wife's car, i went home and immediately put two more springs on the throttle linkage. The car was fun and looked crazy good and great fun playing with the front torsion bars and jacking up the rear with air shocks. Standard Mag wheels and nearly 30 mpg in highway mode. I didn't mention the 265 cu inch six that eventually i had to carry spare spark plugs for since it wouldn't get 300 km without oiling them up
The Mazda is a fright.
I bought a brand new E39 in 1971 or 72 can't remember now, (right after they were introduced), in magenta colour, fully spec, $5240.00 full price.....
Would have been an E38 or E49. (there were tamed down versions too, the E37 and E48). Not too many had the privilege to own such a car, thanks for sharing. Awesome colour too.
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines Yeah it was the 3 speed so a E38 I guess. The old brain is a bit hazy now. I bought it new from Fields Motors in Mackay. I was one of 6 press release cars I believe and appeared on the cover of Motor magazine at the time. Cheers mate for the videos, great to see these machines again.
Little Capella holding it's own 👍👍
An interesting car... I have not seen a Charger that looked like that... It must have been an Austrailian thing by Chrysler, for Austrailia... The custom 265 Hemi 6 sounded very nice... I wonder what caused the car to DNF the race?
If this guy's name is Robert Burns, I wonder if his mates call him "Haggis"?
Heh heh, sounds like a hopped up Detroit 6-71! Tough little engines for sure!😁👍
Very cool !!!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍 😉
What a car, man it pulls, sounds like its very fragile and hard to keep going. Nice life long project.
A 265 Hemi 6 fragile?
I had a vg Valiant coupe with a 250hp 265hemi with a roller cam and 350holley and flat top pistons
There was a Hilmen Avenger or Chrysler Avenger with Triple carbed 265HEMI that Blew the doors off GTHO’s GTS’s XU1s Camaros Mustangs You Fucking name it, That HEMI powerd Heap of Shit smoked ‘em, in New Zealand Pukekohe!!! Rapid as Fuck that car
you guys just made my day👍🏻
Those Rx2s are quick, they were just as quick back in the 70s here in NZ giving the Chargers n XUIs etc a hurry up
gearing to high all revs,xu1s were using 2'90's at bathurst and most tracks.
Hey Charger
This vid should be getting more famous now.
Real Cars
I don't recognize that motor even in the slightest. Was it available in North America?
I would love to get my hands on one of those 265 CI engine the thing is I got to go down under to get one because Chrysler here in North America did not make them 170,198 and the 225 slants yeah but not the 265 and that's the problem. I have played with every Mopar engine except the 265 and I need to get one I have a nice 68 Dart to toss in into and everyone will think it's a slant until I pop the hood and surprise them with the 265 instead
I own Slant and love them too. These 265’s are just next level. Should see if you can import one over. 😊
The big problem you will run into is that the bonnet line for a slant 6 is lower than the bonnet line for the hemi. It's a straight up fit with the right k-frame, here in Australia the clutch is almost the same between the two (throw out bearings are different) and if you're using the gearbox from the slant 6 (if you're going manual) you'll need the bellhousing from the hemi and have it redrilled to suit.
@@chrisjohnston9454 not so. I had an AP5 as a swamp car in 1995. Dropped a 245 2bbl in on the slant k member, left side bolted straight in, right side I welded in a straight rectangle tube wirh a hole for the engine mount to bolt to. 3 on the tree manual, same mechanical clutch linkages- no drilling. Only engine length meant no mechanical fan. Height was completely fine. I also cut 800mm out of the middle of the car, cut and joined the doors to work less window frames. Back seat now the driver's seat. Tailshaft now 500mm between unis- only just didn't knock (vj diff welded under springs for the 10r15's to clear flared out guards)
There was a 245 & 215 HEMI also
Wow!
Love those wheels.
If you haven't been in touch with Chris Mirabito, re-engine particularly, it won't be as competitive as it could be.
I was like no.266 funny enuf it was at 265 when I was watching the vid..hey charger ✌
Haha, well done!
Me dad let me drive ours in the 90s...
The most beautiful feeling in the world. I had been in alot of holdens by then because my uncles had a few. But when dad pulled up in a white Valiant Ranger after work... wow... i fell in love. The most closest thing to a 69 or whatever american dodge lol gee thanks dukes 😊 im 48 now, but wow that feeling when i started her up 😍😍😍 318, 3 on the tree, black louvers, bench seats. Stay loyal.
Every time I see the Aussie 2 dr fastback Charger , I think ....Ford must of sold an over surplus of North American Torino bodies to MOPAR for that car .......
I watched your develop this motor, I didn't see if y'all had a windage tray, I was told 40 years ago, develop the same motor, running nitrous in the street legal Dodge dart, he said the custom windage tray made over 60 more horsepower
As far as I know the stock E49's had a windage tray.
cool
Mopar is American...265s arent
I'd be dam proud to own that six any day the charger body is just a bonus although a big bonus
So there's very few Chrysler parts in it then.
Always loved the outside look of the R/T Charger the dash was to plain for what it was but what a car.❤
265? Used to have a 225 slant in the ol ap6
Just watched. Bloody decent build on the 265. Hope you get it sorted and back out on the track soon mate.
my girlfriend in the late 70s had a slant six 225 AP5, great car. Three on the tree it was great and a Holley standard
Im devastated , How did you loose that race MALAKA
Hi Glenn PG has those photos and graveyard info for you on a stick. Too big to email
Thanks mate, will give you a call.
This amazing I’m a big fan
Sticking a camera up into people's faces like that is rude. Get your filming together. This should be a great channel
When you run a shotgun mic at a noisy racetrack vlog-style, it's the only option if you want to hear the person being interviewed. Watch all of my other content if you want a true indication of how we operate production-wise when I have a crew on deck.
Awesome ❤️
❤💣🇦🇺❤👂❤❤👀🌄🇦🇺
Feed it to her she can handle it
Has anyone ever made 2x 265's into an 8.6L V12 before? And if not, why not?
cool
Never knew they could be so mean
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