As an Aussie I have to say I’m disappointed there hasn’t been an up to speed episode on the Ford Falcon yet. An absolute icon in Australia and the bread and butter of young car guys/gals all over the country. $500 AU falcon with a welded diff and stockies anyone?
Is the 'Up to speed' series coming back? I really miss it, and it is the series that got me into donut media and more into cars. I learned a lot thanks to it and i've been wondering where it went. God bless you James and Nolan and all the other people at donut
@Marcus Hutchison I'm looking at the rest of the replies, and it's pretty fair to say that the Escort and Cossi would have been amazing cars to us American car fans. The Focus RS was like 3 decades too late.
She was so spoiled , I don’t know why people pretend she was the second coming of Jesus, ooo she was rich and gave less then 1% of her wealth to charity, big frickin deal
In China, status symbol and prestige come on a long wheelbase sedan. Even on midsize sedan like e400L or passatL. Therefore, most major companies there have a version of long wheelbase only for china. Buick included.
Is dinosaur-list a metaphor for fossil fuels, and, by extension, oil? Is the show actually just a cover for more oil crisis videos?!?!?? 🔺️👁🔺️ illuminati confirmed
FINALLY the Aussie Falcon gets some love! The final edition came from the factory with a Supercharged 5.0 Coyote engine and 6 speed manual. Falcon and Commodore. May they RIP
@@Gnrnrvids I was going to say the same. Subaru Brumby 80's or even the Proton in the late 90's they tried pushing on us. Just looks like it's lifted a bit.
@@greenhouse3505 Proton Jumbuck was an interesting vehicle. a fair few farmers replaced their brumby's with those, even though they were front wheel drive (at least I thought they were... Going to have to google it now aren't I? :D)
@@ThebarricadeMT a ute is any car with a bed on the back... they also come in 4x4 and duel cab options Edit: fyi a pick up with a bed on it is technicly a ute too
@@ThebarricadeMT Americans don't know the difference between a box truck, a lorrey, 4x4 or ute...because to them it's a truck, truck, truck, truck or truck.
Americans really can't get over their love for v8s for some reason. They will praise german and JDM straight 6s but it's illeagal to have a muscle car with one. Also anyone else take issue with people calling the Australian designed and made falcon american just because Ford Australia and FPV were both owned by ford...
I'm from South Africa and it's Badged as an Opel Calibra here too not a Chevy ...my uncle had a white one...sadly he and my cousins where involved in an accident... thankfully they all survived but the car was beyond repair ...I remember as a child it was one of the coolest cars around
I was alt-tabbed when James suddenly talking about owning Nolan and his proof of ownership, didn't hear the Australian part. Glad it's about the kangaroo
Hey James can you please do a up to speed on the Aussie falcons I have really wanted an up to speed on them for forever and Finally seeing them on the channel is so cool and it would make a Unique and really good episode of up to speed👍
That's easy, they stopped making them in 2017. Now Australia's version of 'muscle' comes in the form of a US mustang and US camaro or you can buy 2nd hand, if you can find someone willing to sell one that doesn't need a complete ground up rebuild.
An up too speed on the “V8 super car” series that took over group A racing would be awesome, and how it influenced the Ford falcon and Holden commodore development
@David Baker look up how many school shootings happened this year compared to people killed in democratic cities. Huh they're not allowed to have guns and still kill,loot, and ransack. Nice try tho bub
Aus Charger Story "We gotta get something that'll have the Falcon and Torana for brekkie" "What about our Hillbilly cousins with that Charger they got?" "Yeah nah, that's too big to slap it around the mountain. But what if we made our own lightweight, mini Straya Charger out of a cut up Valiant?" "F*** yeah mate" "F*** yeah mate let's do it"
Story rates 8/10, gets higher if you mention: -Chrysler Aus did it behind ma mopars back by squirreling away 1/7th the budget (approx 1m) -the development of the 215 from its humble beginnings through the 245 all the way to the 265 all through boring it out on a block with already thin cylinder walls and having to re-tool to allow this. -the engine failures on the engine dyno (the Aussies went full send for 10 hours with standard plugs) (when the yanks said 10 hour test) -getting the Italians involved to fix the lean issues on the mixtures on one and 6 especially. The Charger has a heck of a story.
@@mitchellbaker4847 the hemi 6 didn't start out as a 215, the yanks originally designed it as a 4 litre (245) but chickened out in favour of a v8 for a base truck motor. The yanks told us it wouldn't handle boring bigger, but the 265 is not the same casting as the 245 so no problem there.
14:14 Great video as always, love your channel! But, the previous gen Chevropet Montana is way way better that the one on the video. The 1st. gen Montana is based on the Chevrolet Corsa II (in south america) or the Open Corsa C (in europe). Much better built quality and much better Chasis, bigger engine and better looks! Check for 2002-2008 Chevrolet Montana and the "Sport" version is beautifull. Greetings from Paysandu, Uruguay
Those kinds of small trucks like chevy Montana (here in Brazil we call it "picapes", a derivative pronunciation of pick-up trucks) are really common around cities here, big trucks are a little rare and there's a variety of kinds of these small ones like Fiat Strada and VW Saveiro
@@ng3027 yes, we all know this. But when it comes to mentioning a place or people, he does it in their accent. I've never head him speak in a Chinese accent when speaking about a Russian car. This accent was nothing like a a South African accent. And we have 11 official languages here so to miss an accent is hard 😂 But yeah.. The comment wasn't critical. Just a joke. That's all.. I, for one, really do appreciate his pronunciations. It sets him apart from every other show, who just sound like they're reading a script
Imagine listening to Donut Media making videos on Holden’s and American Ford falcons and me just waiting till they make something for Ford AUS. Thank you guys for making a video with the Ford falcon. I’m also super surprised to see Valiants there but I’m definitely not complaining.
Yes James, us Australian's would call the Chevy Montana a ute. Also, in regards to the Ford Falcon, they had a few engine options, a V8 version, as stated & a straight 6, in 2002 Ford Australia decided to put a turbo on the straight 6 (its called a Barra), they are insane engines, people are making HP figures above 600+ on stock internals, minus an oil gear pump & valve assembly upgrade.
Are you sure? Here in Argentina we have montanas and they belong to the cheap, light, fwd pick up segment, along with the vw saveiro, fiat strada, renault oroch, etc
@@heygek2769 Correct. Ford in Australia first brought out a car combined with a truck body and called it a sport-utility. Thus the ute was born. Australia really made some brilliant utes. Check out Falcon and Commodore utes.
Yep, I've been trying to convince my mother in Chicago to get one because she always talks about wanting another muscle car. I'm like "Look for a Chevy SS or a Caprice PPV." Ironically we talked for about 30 minutes on the SS alone
You are so right about no cool escorts in the US. Living in Germany I had a 89 turbo Escort convertible, and in the US I had a 96 escort talk about disappointment 😞
So ...SO wrong on the charger my man...we built our own hemi. The 265 hemi with 3 side draft Webbers. it was the charger R/T E49 and packed way more power than the v8 model, it had 303BHP for it's 4.3L inline 6 and a 4 speed manual. It's extremely sought after today.
This comment needs more likes. The E49 is a beast and highly underrated in Australia despite a highly successful racing career, especially in New Zealand. Also, they showed a 4 door Valiant Pacer for most of it.
Just like to point out, that when you talked about the Aussie Charger, the Ad Poster you showed was a Valiant Pacer. But bit pissed you did not mention the 1971 Ford XY GTHO built in Australia. That was a beast.
USA decided to cancel the Falcon in 1969. Australia had invested millions in making it a good seller. That's when Australia decided to just keep making it.
Laughs in Argentinian. We got the 1960s Falcons all the way up to the 1990s. Different front-ends, better suspensions, new interiors and unforgettable sporty versions.
The Falcon nameplate went away in the USA/Cdn market but; its basic platform lasted till 1980 under the Ford Granada, Mercury Monarch and Lincoln Versailles
When you bring up the Aussie Charger, but talk about the 340 (E55) equipped version, and not the 300+ HP 265 *straight six Hemi*... A car that was a better race car than the Falcon GTHO in every way minus the long straights and steep climb at Mt Panorama.
Those falcon gt's are seriously fast. The r-spec is pure madness quick and Shout out to the Aussie in line 6 in vct and turbo falcons for sheer Insane speed and power!
"it's a truckito" hahahaha made me spit my soda. Just a little fyi, it's called "tornado" here in Mexico, maube called Montana in other south-american countries. Peace.
grumpycarlsworld Ford under estimated the HP for the GTHO, to keep insurance costs down. At the time, insurance premiums were based on the power of the car. There were rumours that the true figures were closer to 400hp. You also missed a handful of other Falcons from the 70’s. The XA, XB and XC coupes were some of the sexiest cars to ever be produced. There was even a still born. A GTHO, only 4 were made
I've owned three Falcon V8's 67 Fairmont XR, 1968 XT and now i have a XC GS Rally Pack 1978. All have been ball tearing speed machines. Some Holden's have been up there with the power but have handling issues along with poor braking.
Fun Fact: My dad used to own 2 Chrysler Valiant Charger's in the late 80's early 90's, he was big on muscle cars before my sister was born and he was forced to get a family car... his picture of "Family car" was a Chevy Van from 1991, he had that till i was 5 year old little guy, i loved that Van, both of us including my older brother are gear heads, and i plan to get a chevy van like his old one before he turns 60, i have 10 years to find one in Finland
The E49 Charger R/T with the 265 Hemi is the Valiant I want ;-) . The Phase 3 GTHO was reportedly the fastest 4-door in the world at the time, good for 140mph from a 4-speed, and those power figures are said to be more like 385hp, but they downplayed it for "social and political responsibility". So much history.
Love how you can still see the cars through James chest. Seems like the Aussies got a lot of cool things we are not allowed to have. You should collaborate with Mighty Car Mods after the beer bug settles. Check on Nolan 2 also.
Ah the Calibra! I absolutely love these cars, I grew up around them in the early-late 2000s as my dad has had a Calibra Turbo 4x4 since 2000. Genuinely beautiful cars that are becoming rarer by the year, partially due to rust issues.
Cortinas were sold in the US at least for 67 and 68. My Father bought a 67 in Wichita. When I took it to school I met a kid that had a 68. The only 2 Cortinas I have ever laid eyes on.
@@aussieausdeutschland4245 not quite enough to keep up to a Centura with a 245 hemi though! I replaced my Centura's 245 with the 265 from my dad's VJ Ranger. Just because.
The lack of mentioning of the 1973 Ford Flacon XB. Yeah sure the one listed is nice, but holds nothing to the 1973 XB, a shrunk down Gran Torino without a better way to describe it. And obviously famous for its Roll as the Interceptor in the Mad Max films.
The XY Falcon GTHO (orange one shown in vid) is waaaay more famous in Australia than the XB. Its THE car everyone here thinks of when Aussie Muscle is mentioned.
I have one to ad to the list, the Chevy Opala, it was a Brazilian made Opel Record with a Chevy 4.1 i6, it was made from 1968 to 1992 in Brazil and its famous for wiping the ass of the for maverick here lol
I was looking for somebody mentioning the RS200. That car is fantastic but I suppose, as Rhino mentioned, it didn't make the list because it was a limited run rally car? They also failed to mention Mad Max's 1974 Ford Falcon XB GT when talking about the Falcon, which is just disappointing lol
I grew with my parents owning multiple Sierra Cosworths I remember my dad had a late 4x4 drive version with about 450bhp! I loved getting picked up from school in them, really turnt some heads. There very expensive and rare to own or see on the road now.
Always thought it was weird seeing one parked up in the council estate my grandparents used to live in. Always felt like it was the wrong place for it be.
The Calibra was an awesome car with tech way ahead of its time. Rebadged multiple times, South America is was Chevy, UK a Vauxhall, South Africa and Germany an Opel and in Australia it was a Holden. Also there was a Ford Sierra XR8 that was only built for South Africa, 250 were made with the same V8 as the Detomaso Pantera.
@@-hiltsey5646 No, it's Grand Touring Handling Option. I've got an XW Falcon workshop manual with a bunch of service bulletins, one of which announces the availability of the XW GTHO Phase I in mid-1969.
Need to change the background pic when talking about the charger. You have a picture of a VH Pacer, not a charger. Charger was a 2 door coupe, as shown when you show the back window pic.
If by “ute”, you mean a coupe utility, then the Montana is absolutely a ute. It’s a pickup based on a car (in this case, the Agile). It’s not built on a truck chassis, and it’s not based on a crossover (like the Honda Ridgeline or Hyundai Santa Fe). The doors and front clip are all Agile. It’s unquestionably a coupe utility. The thing is, many Australians today call any pickup a “ute”, even traditional trucks like the Toyota Hilux and Ford F-250. To them, it’s not a specific body style but a catchall term that describes anything with a bed (or tray, as they call it).
Sorry, but you're not entirely correct about what we Aussies call a ute. I should know, I own a 4wd ute/twin cab, and live in the outback. A true ute is usually a 2wd utility bodied vehicle based on a 4 door car, such as a commodore or falcon. This is what we exclusively call a ute. A Hilux or Navara you would call a ute, or a twin cab, or 4wd, or even some people would call it a truck. An F250 a ute or a truck. A tray back you would call a tray or a ute.
@@patrickarchibald6787 I know that it’s not universal, but I have encountered many Australians who will call anything with a bed/tray a ute. It may be a generational thing. As for what constitutes a true ute, you’re preaching to the choir, I’m simply relaying what the general consensus seems to be.
@@patrickarchibald6787We're not here to fuck spiders? Sooo where I live it's a bloody Ute usally if it's a holden or a Ford an other cars aren't true Ute's. However, call any vehicle a Ute if it has a tray or not the world won't bloody explode. And your right the general consensus is that we call most trucks utes anyways.
in brazil we actually have a very hot “truckito” market where chevy and fiat basically dominate everything. In the countryside, if they need heavy duty stuff done they’ll use somewhat of semi trucks but if they need something that’s not that big of a scale to be done quickly they’ll use a little truck like the montana and for that they became pretty popular even in the city. I guess brazilian people like having the practicality of a truck but don’t need those big trucks with bad mileage like the f150. Thanks for including part of our car culture in this vid ❤️ love from BR 🇧🇷
@@valentimsantiagosiqueira3894 esses americanos não sabem nada do que são os possantes nacionais. uma vez já vi um gringo falando mal do fiat uno... vê se pode... não sei como ousaram falar mal dessa lenda. Mas acho que não colocaram o opalao pq lá nos eua o que os caras mais tem é carro do tipo do opala e acho q o montana é algo mais diferente pra eles
@@FUNKOfilms not that horrible, shipping costs are worst propably, but we have really expensive gas, so owning american car i Europe is not cheap at all - so not so many people got american car + big part of Europe was under SSSR until start of 90s and that resulted in really small quantities of those cars (its getting better tho, I sometimes spot some american steel oven over here)
5:31 I appreciated seeing the bad end cut of you playing the son character, then turning around and flipping your cap to play the girl. It's like seeing how the sausage is made
Just wanted to let you know the black Ford Sierra in your background was actually a Sierra Sapphire, the sedan version of the Sierra. We got the Merkur XR4Ti as a consolation prize.
Chevy Calibra and Montana are sold here in Brasil! Montana's used as a ute for most of the time, there is some tuneds around too but the Calibra is really hard to find, and when you find it, there can be two situations: - Destroyed Calibra with no hope - Fine Calibra, but too expensive to buy and way more expensive to maintain xD
As an Aussie I have to say I’m disappointed there hasn’t been an up to speed episode on the Ford Falcon yet. An absolute icon in Australia and the bread and butter of young car guys/gals all over the country. $500 AU falcon with a welded diff and stockies anyone?
I agree. AU’s along side heaps of cars have gone up massively in recent times though
R.I.P falcon
Wanted to like your comment but I can't because it's already at sixty nice.
*Southern accent* a Ford hwhat now?
ngl im aussie and i dont like them, theres too many, very good cars just too many, there like a corolla just better for tuning and more powerful
Petition for James to say “buff roos” in place of “buff horses” when talking about Australia cars
I second that. All in favor say “Aye mate”
Imma sign it right now ✔ ✅
Fkn oath
Aye mate
Rogi
Australian here.
Yes it's a ute, but no it is not a truck.
Also the Falcon will always be an Australian car.
Rip no more Holden Vs ford in bathurst... :( as a kiwi and ford fan I will miss this
@@arnehurnik the ford sierra cosworth engine was designed by lotus :)
BA Falcon was tested on Nürburgring...so yeah.
@@lobsterwhisperer7932 ford Australia did some good shit lmao I love the barra 6 engine in the ba falcon
Here in latinoamerica is just a truck, a B class truck, montana as well as saveiro, fiorino, strada, toro, we have ute too!
"its a Truckito" im sure all Latin ppl watching this loved that comment as i did
As a Puerto Rican, I approve 😂
Paisa approved 👌🏾
Brazil approved
Venezuela approved 😂
Deez nuts aprove
Is the 'Up to speed' series coming back? I really miss it, and it is the series that got me into donut media and more into cars. I learned a lot thanks to it and i've been wondering where it went.
God bless you James and Nolan and all the other people at donut
I think they said they were taking a bit of a break from the show.
They're running out of things to get us up to speed on lol
they have no ideas for right now. i also really mess it too.
Love the constant south Africa references, but we call them chev utilities, and we also have a utility sport
Issa Chevy bakkie boss
The way this guy says South African 🤣
@@traviswright9224 🤣🤣🤣
Pity they don't mention polo tdi or seat cupra
@@jayjayvanvuuren9435 polo tdi is German
I haven't watched yet, but i know the Escort RS is here. Right?
Edit: Literally first car, thanks bud.
@Marcus Hutchison and gt
I was expecting a Ford wrangler
@Marcus Hutchison I'm looking at the rest of the replies, and it's pretty fair to say that the Escort and Cossi would have been amazing cars to us American car fans. The Focus RS was like 3 decades too late.
yee
rs200
"You can have any color you wish, as long as it's white ;-) "
Princess Di - "I'd like a different color, please..."
"fine"
This is actually brilliant 😂
She was so spoiled , I don’t know why people pretend she was the second coming of Jesus, ooo she was rich and gave less then 1% of her wealth to charity, big frickin deal
“One man's trash, is another man's Buick Park Ave." holy shit bro
Love it
you fricking kill him
Alienware man speaking facts
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In China, status symbol and prestige come on a long wheelbase sedan. Even on midsize sedan like e400L or passatL. Therefore, most major companies there have a version of long wheelbase only for china. Buick included.
Conspiracy theory: the D in "D-List" actually stands for Dinosaur.
Distinctive list?
@@crusty_ donut list?
@@davidbest1 (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞
Is dinosaur-list a metaphor for fossil fuels, and, by extension, oil? Is the show actually just a cover for more oil crisis videos?!?!?? 🔺️👁🔺️ illuminati confirmed
Dream-list?
FINALLY the Aussie Falcon gets some love!
The final edition came from the factory with a Supercharged 5.0 Coyote engine and 6 speed manual.
Falcon and Commodore.
May they RIP
The only car manufacturer making cars Australians want now is dodge, and we don't get them.
@@croweater6814 I miss the falcon too bad all people seem to buy nowadays are stupid SUVs
@@boblikepie station wagons, people are buying station wagons.
Because let's face it that's all an SUV is.
@@boblikepie how dare you call the jeep trackhawk stupid 😤
@@yungnerfgun its a brick on wheels, I hate sporty SUVs.
The montana is not a “ute”... it’s a “cute” compact-utility.
It's like a Rav, lol
bigger then the mighty boy :D About the same size as the Brumby?
@@Gnrnrvids I was going to say the same. Subaru Brumby 80's or even the Proton in the late 90's they tried pushing on us. Just looks like it's lifted a bit.
@@greenhouse3505 Proton Jumbuck was an interesting vehicle. a fair few farmers replaced their brumby's with those, even though they were front wheel drive (at least I thought they were... Going to have to google it now aren't I? :D)
Does that mean Imprezas are cutes?
James 2020: "Get yourself an Oil Crisis t-shirt"
Cyborg James 2060: "Get yourself your own COVID-19 t-shirt"
Cyber ware time!
I feel like everyone sleeps on Chrysler's Hemi 6 they made in Australia
Did you notice he had a hole in his shirt?!😂
Covid has been the best thing for car builds. More hours have been logged on project cars in 2020 than any decade in history. #provemewrong ha ha
The Chevrolet Montana also gets sold in South Africa as the Chevrolet Utility and we call “Pick-Ups” Bakkies
Ek het op die comments kom kyk of iemand iets gaan se 😂
Me too 😂
@@brandonbotha6514 lol I told him to refer to them as bakkies. Also why do we get ninja from die Atwood as our emblem 🤣🤣🤣
wow things must be weird down there in South Africa.
the Jeep in this video is actually armored, unlike the cybertruck
The cybertruck is armored except for the windows
Take that elon musk! EVs suck, Hemis rule!
@Neel Javia IDC if it gets banned. It's cooler, and at least it's in production unlike the simp truck and that's a dead meme.
Ford Falcon XB GT Pursuit Special. Now THAT is one helluva car !!
Once you noticed Jame's shirt you'll never unsee it
So true
Right tho
Australian here. I would say that the mini truck is a Ute. Also love the humour
nope, is a pickup.
Australians dont know the difference between a semi a pick up and a ute.
@@ThebarricadeMT a ute is any car with a bed on the back... they also come in 4x4 and duel cab options
Edit: fyi a pick up with a bed on it is technicly a ute too
As a fellow Aussie I can confirm this Aussie is spitting facts
@@ThebarricadeMT Americans don't know the difference between a box truck, a lorrey, 4x4 or ute...because to them it's a truck, truck, truck, truck or truck.
How can you talk about the Falcon with out mentioning it's legendary, and occasionally turbocharged inline-6. The Barra.
Honestly when is the up to speed on the Australian Ford falcon gonna be. Be wait since blocks use to called Castlemaine xxxx gold instead mangos now
At least the big three was kinda in the list
Oh hell yeah
Fukc yeah Barra the world
Americans really can't get over their love for v8s for some reason.
They will praise german and JDM straight 6s but it's illeagal to have a muscle car with one.
Also anyone else take issue with people calling the Australian designed and made falcon american just because Ford Australia and FPV were both owned by ford...
I'm from South Africa and it's Badged as an Opel Calibra here too not a Chevy ...my uncle had a white one...sadly he and my cousins where involved in an accident... thankfully they all survived but the car was beyond repair ...I remember as a child it was one of the coolest cars around
I was alt-tabbed when James suddenly talking about owning Nolan and his proof of ownership, didn't hear the Australian part.
Glad it's about the kangaroo
He should make a video with it
Y’all keep talkin about the “hole” in James shirt and he’ll put one through you💯🦍
He has a hole tho
@@jackmcdonald130 that is true
@@jackmcdonald130 well...
...ur not wrong
He wishes I’m chillin in the mexican jeep
I can see right through his shirt! It’s like he’s not wearing a thing!
"Longitudinal opulence" is one of the coolest combinations of words ever
Facts
How can you seriously go through this whole video without a single Mad Max reference?
Hey James can you please do a up to speed on the Aussie falcons I have really wanted an up to speed on them for forever and Finally seeing them on the channel is so cool and it would make a Unique and really good episode of up to speed👍
Weve been asking for that for ages, if more specifically just a Ford Aust U2S ep at least.
That's easy, they stopped making them in 2017. Now Australia's version of 'muscle' comes in the form of a US mustang and US camaro or you can buy 2nd hand, if you can find someone willing to sell one that doesn't need a complete ground up rebuild.
@@maxnaz47 2016*
hell yeah brother.
An up too speed on the “V8 super car” series that took over group A racing would be awesome, and how it influenced the Ford falcon and Holden commodore development
Surely we need an Up to Speed on the Australian Ford Falcon (so much lightning)
How about an up to speed on everyone on the donut squad.
We need a dose of up to speed
past and present
Fr, I gotta find out what happened to Tony Blade :(
That would be sick ngl
Please donut do this
Holden badged Calibra in Australia too. We really wanted a Torana V8, yet another you missed.
SLR5000 and A9X were heroes
I feel like everyone sleeps on Chrysler's Hemi 6 they made in Australia
That six pack is pretty potent !
It’s a good motor
Yes the E49 charger
One of the fastest straight 6 cars ever built
Id own a 245 or 265 hemi before the 340 mentioned in this vid. They raced 6's around bathurst for a reason
I feel like America is gonna need that armored Cherokee soon...
Lots of angry people with assault rifles? What could go wrong?😐😐
I mean they probably need to upgrade the armor to stop 7.62x39 and Nato 5.56
Ehh the people with guns werent the ones destroying America for 4 years
@@coddieneerings8023 What? It sometimes seems like there is a school shooting every wèek!
@David Baker look up how many school shootings happened this year compared to people killed in democratic cities. Huh they're not allowed to have guns and still kill,loot, and ransack. Nice try tho bub
Aus Charger Story
"We gotta get something that'll have the Falcon and Torana for brekkie"
"What about our Hillbilly cousins with that Charger they got?"
"Yeah nah, that's too big to slap it around the mountain. But what if we made our own lightweight, mini Straya Charger out of a cut up Valiant?"
"F*** yeah mate"
"F*** yeah mate let's do it"
Story rates 8/10, gets higher if you mention:
-Chrysler Aus did it behind ma mopars back by squirreling away 1/7th the budget (approx 1m)
-the development of the 215 from its humble beginnings through the 245 all the way to the 265 all through boring it out on a block with already thin cylinder walls and having to re-tool to allow this.
-the engine failures on the engine dyno (the Aussies went full send for 10 hours with standard plugs) (when the yanks said 10 hour test)
-getting the Italians involved to fix the lean issues on the mixtures on one and 6 especially.
The Charger has a heck of a story.
pretty accurate mate haha
69th like
@@mitchellbaker4847 the hemi 6 didn't start out as a 215, the yanks originally designed it as a 4 litre (245) but chickened out in favour of a v8 for a base truck motor. The yanks told us it wouldn't handle boring bigger, but the 265 is not the same casting as the 245 so no problem there.
14:14 Great video as always, love your channel!
But, the previous gen Chevropet Montana is way way better that the one on the video. The 1st. gen Montana is based on the Chevrolet Corsa II (in south america) or the Open Corsa C (in europe). Much better built quality and much better Chasis, bigger engine and better looks!
Check for 2002-2008 Chevrolet Montana and the "Sport" version is beautifull.
Greetings from Paysandu, Uruguay
Those kinds of small trucks like chevy Montana (here in Brazil we call it "picapes", a derivative pronunciation of pick-up trucks) are really common around cities here, big trucks are a little rare and there's a variety of kinds of these small ones like Fiat Strada and VW Saveiro
As a South African, I can safely say that LITERALLY NO ONE here pronounces it that way 😂
truth be told ekse oum
Fauort Aief Won FeeTee
I’m on my moms ipad. Finally a another South African
James does pronunciations his own way, always has, always will.
@@ng3027 yes, we all know this. But when it comes to mentioning a place or people, he does it in their accent. I've never head him speak in a Chinese accent when speaking about a Russian car. This accent was nothing like a a South African accent. And we have 11 official languages here so to miss an accent is hard 😂
But yeah.. The comment wasn't critical. Just a joke. That's all..
I, for one, really do appreciate his pronunciations. It sets him apart from every other show, who just sound like they're reading a script
Imagine listening to Donut Media making videos on Holden’s and American Ford falcons and me just waiting till they make something for Ford AUS.
Thank you guys for making a video with the Ford falcon. I’m also super surprised to see Valiants there but I’m definitely not complaining.
6:06 - THIS, IS ONE OF THE CUTEST LOOKING MUSCLE CAR (inhales deeply) PERIOOOOOOD!!!!
Yes James, us Australian's would call the Chevy Montana a ute.
Also, in regards to the Ford Falcon, they had a few engine options, a V8 version, as stated & a straight 6, in 2002 Ford Australia decided to put a turbo on the straight 6 (its called a Barra), they are insane engines, people are making HP figures above 600+ on stock internals, minus an oil gear pump & valve assembly upgrade.
Are you sure? Here in Argentina we have montanas and they belong to the cheap, light, fwd pick up segment, along with the vw saveiro, fiat strada, renault oroch, etc
aren't utes supposed to be more like a coupe with a truckbed?
@@heygek2769 a ute is any car with a bed on the back... they also come in 4x4 and duel cab
@@Abide51 utes don't have beds they have trays.
@@heygek2769 Correct. Ford in Australia first brought out a car combined with a truck body and called it a sport-utility. Thus the ute was born. Australia really made some brilliant utes. Check out Falcon and Commodore utes.
We all know the armored Jeep in Mexico wasn’t made for kidnapping 😂💀
Facts I seen enough cartel tik tok to see who’s that’s for
Frrr 😂😂😭😭😭😭narcos loved it
Also was available since a few years ago
The Holden Caprice was actually sold in the US as the Chevrolet Caprice PPV, as a stripped down cop car.
The shorter version of the car (the Commodore) was also sold here as the Pontiac G8.
@@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342 ..
And as the Chevrolet SS
Yep, I've been trying to convince my mother in Chicago to get one because she always talks about wanting another muscle car. I'm like "Look for a Chevy SS or a Caprice PPV." Ironically we talked for about 30 minutes on the SS alone
That was the VE model tho not the VF.
Holden is SOLD as Chevy badge such as the Commodore dubbed Lumina here in Middle East Arabia
You are so right about no cool escorts in the US. Living in Germany I had a 89 turbo Escort convertible, and in the US I had a 96 escort talk about disappointment 😞
Fun fact: The Buick Park Avenue was also sold as a Daewoo Veritas in South Korea
Isn’t Daewoo a washing machine company lol
@@eurysalas5637 Oh sure, and they produced firearms too.
@@eurysalas5637 We have a Deawoo microwave at home
No. Don't turn my baby holden into a fucking Daewoo
@@eurysalas5637 They make buses too.
So
...SO wrong on the charger my man...we built our own hemi. The 265 hemi with 3 side draft Webbers. it was the charger R/T E49 and packed way more power than the v8 model, it had 303BHP for it's 4.3L inline 6 and a 4 speed manual. It's extremely sought after today.
Maybe if the spent more time researching the car instead of Kangaroo’s they might have discovered that info 🤦🏼♂️
This comment needs more likes. The E49 is a beast and highly underrated in Australia despite a highly successful racing career, especially in New Zealand. Also, they showed a 4 door Valiant Pacer for most of it.
@@dmica07 yeah i also noticed that, but figured i would address the greater travesty
They were awesome at Bathurst.
also had a larger factory fuel tank for bathurst.
When Donut covers a Falcon and it's not an AU on chopped springs with a welded diff T_T
He ain't a bogan 😂
No mention of Mad Max either, just the ones we haven't heard of.
@@grumpyoldman3458 good old Ford falcon Xb GT
Just like to point out, that when you talked about the Aussie Charger, the Ad Poster you showed was a Valiant Pacer. But bit pissed you did not mention the 1971 Ford XY GTHO built in Australia. That was a beast.
Ford Falcons haven't been 'American' since 1965, thats when they became Australian.
USA decided to cancel the Falcon in 1969. Australia had invested millions in making it a good seller. That's when Australia decided to just keep making it.
Laughs in Argentinian.
We got the 1960s Falcons all the way up to the 1990s. Different front-ends, better suspensions, new interiors and unforgettable sporty versions.
@@kruleworld the falcon was last sold in the us as a 1970 model year car, which were just leftover 69s re-vinned. Same with the 70 Shelby mustang.
The Falcon nameplate went away in the USA/Cdn market but; its basic platform lasted till 1980 under the Ford Granada, Mercury Monarch and Lincoln Versailles
@@piercehawke8021 &,CROWN VICTORIA. same as our 90 au,ba,ect, falcons.
Me: (an australian with a falcon ute smaller than the south american one)
Is My LIfE A FriCkiNN JokE To YoU JAmeS!
Falcon Ute lol, xr6?
In Namibia, we call them bakkies instead of ute's
But the south american didnt have a V8
@@raulsonn ye xr6 50th anniversary
Bet it’s not an AU
Me: beardless James doesn't exist, it was just a fever dream, he can't hurt you
Beardless James: Oi m8, I got me a roo, call him Nolan, noice roight?
Why do i read this in mike Nolan‘s voice?
'ery noic
What's the episode in which he talks about the roo?
When you bring up the Aussie Charger, but talk about the 340 (E55) equipped version, and not the 300+ HP 265 *straight six Hemi*... A car that was a better race car than the Falcon GTHO in every way minus the long straights and steep climb at Mt Panorama.
Day 26 of asking Nolan to make donuts for the crew
Up to speed on your Kangaroo?
Up to Speed on Renault kangoo LOL
That Jeep’s biggest clients are gonna be drug lords lol.
3:18 valiant pacer is 4 door. valiant charger is 2 door. also look up the e49 valiant charger. you'll find interesting things. lol
the 6 cylinder Charger is what you want could match the XY Falcon phase 3 GTHO over the 1/4
James "Kentucky Cobra" Pumphery should win "Most Handsome Man Of 2020" Award
Change My Mind
Im just replying to get notifications
Nolan ... Lol
James "James Pumphery" Pumphery
Nah...
Those falcon gt's are seriously fast. The r-spec is pure madness quick and Shout out to the Aussie in line 6 in vct and turbo falcons for sheer Insane speed and power!
Announcing the Valiant Charger: shows picture of the 4 door pacer 🤣
I know btw are you Aussie like me?
@@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760 sure am
And WHY would you want the V8, when the E49 spec 265 Hemi 6 packed WAAAAY more punch? And they wonder why we call them seppos.
Haha that cracked me up
glad to see others mention the 265
The level of relatability on the family road trip skit is insane. Well deserving of a like.
so your dad routinely threatened to burn the house down if you didn't behave
@@oliviersavard8676 you'd be surprised
3:08 You should see the Dodge GTX from argentina and the Dodge Charger from Brazil
In argentina the third gen Chevy Nova was in production until 1979
about that small "truck" yes it's a ute. anything with a tray/bed is a ute in straya
so a ute is a same as what americans call a truck? because a truck here in GB is a smaller lorry, usually fixed (the trailer doesn't pivot)
@@Solidcancer07 yea basically. in Australia a truck for us is what you would call a big rig or obviously a lorry
Technically, a ute has a styleside tray that is integral with the body ( one piece body)
@@rossbrumby1957 Ute is short for Utility... bro
"it's a truckito" hahahaha made me spit my soda. Just a little fyi, it's called "tornado" here in Mexico, maube called Montana in other south-american countries. Peace.
Lmfao "I'll duct tape you to the banister and burn the house down!" I'm dying dude omg 🤣😂
If they call your bluff that puts you in a really difficult spot
Producer: James is your shirt green in the middle of your chest?
James: Yes, why?
Producer: No reason (looks like a key hole)
That was bothering me the entire video
I noticed about halfway through then started scrolling through comments to see if anyone else noticed too.
He forgot to mention that the GTHO was the fastest sedan in the world.
I know right the GTHO was one of the best car of the time.
gtho xy phase 3 to be exact
And only 'published' as producing 300 neddies. Reality was around 380HP out of the box, before being made race spec ready,
grumpycarlsworld Ford under estimated the HP for the GTHO, to keep insurance costs down. At the time, insurance premiums were based on the power of the car. There were rumours that the true figures were closer to 400hp.
You also missed a handful of other Falcons from the 70’s. The XA, XB and XC coupes were some of the sexiest cars to ever be produced. There was even a still born. A GTHO, only 4 were made
@@fordmangtho351 Correct
As an aussie i got really happy when I heard that a touring car legend dropped a holden v8 into a chevy to win a race in south africa
I've owned three Falcon V8's 67 Fairmont XR, 1968 XT and now i have a XC GS Rally Pack 1978.
All have been ball tearing speed machines.
Some Holden's have been up there with the power but have handling issues along with poor braking.
“Imagine dressing up as a green screen and talking, when nobody sees you”.
You know your a talented, Big Bain
@@shadowgarden_47 Thank you, Bart.
Chevy Montana is called "tornado" her in Mexico,. And you where pretty accurate to say truckito, we say "troquita\trockita" (depends on the region)
Fun Fact: My dad used to own 2 Chrysler Valiant Charger's in the late 80's early 90's, he was big on muscle cars before my sister was born and he was forced to get a family car... his picture of "Family car" was a Chevy Van from 1991, he had that till i was 5 year old little guy, i loved that Van, both of us including my older brother are gear heads, and i plan to get a chevy van like his old one before he turns 60, i have 10 years to find one in Finland
The E49 Charger R/T with the 265 Hemi is the Valiant I want ;-) .
The Phase 3 GTHO was reportedly the fastest 4-door in the world at the time, good for 140mph from a 4-speed, and those power figures are said to be more like 385hp, but they downplayed it for "social and political responsibility".
So much history.
Love how you can still see the cars through James chest. Seems like the Aussies got a lot of cool things we are not allowed to have. You should collaborate with Mighty Car Mods after the beer bug settles. Check on Nolan 2 also.
There's a hole in my chest where my heart used to be because America never got these cool cars!
Great idea, donut and mighty car mods would be the greatest Collab ever
4:03 "...and 2 different colors of pee."
technically everything there is the color of pee if you're brave enough
U are in some tuff games bruh!!
That’s not true, the blood of drowns out all of the other colors in my pee
If this ends up on cursed comments. can i be included in the pic please thank you.
Did you notice the passport of Republic of India at 0:23
Your name seems to be Indian that's why I asked
@@Ap-tq7gh yes...yes I did and was deeply confused
I needed to get my ford escort worked on so I looked up “escort service”. Got weird results.
Ohh boy
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I wonder why 😂 same though every time I look up ford escort it's blocked on my phone
VERY OLD JOKE
Oh hell no 😂
French canadian here (Québécois) Thank you for André The Giant!
New Zealander living in Australia here, thank you for Allan Moffat, the Falcon driver
Escort Cosworth:
"Am I a joke to you?"
I know right?!
Escort cossie was sold in the states. Imported in very limited numbers, but still officially by a 3rd party. Mike brewer found one in wheeler dealers
Plot twist: the chevy montana is a spark with a pickup bed
Thats what I thought
Actually, it is an Opel Corsa with a bed
@@isabellab617 aka "tornado" xD
@@rivahoff Eres de Meméxico, bro? 👀
@@isabellab617 sí, pero no el que hizo un capítulo de Pokémon diabólico en la rosa de Guadalupe... 🙄 el otro México
Nolan: "Ford Falcon is the most famous muscle car of all time"
Holden Commodore: "Am I a joke to you???"
They did get them in the USA. Pontiac G8 and GTO and Chevy SS
Ford Falcon AU: Yes.
Ah, the "Holden Commode". Shit can on wheels
2 words......mad....max ........I rest my case. yes the v8 interceptor was a ford falcon.
I think it's fair to say they share the throne
Ah the Calibra! I absolutely love these cars, I grew up around them in the early-late 2000s as my dad has had a Calibra Turbo 4x4 since 2000.
Genuinely beautiful cars that are becoming rarer by the year, partially due to rust issues.
My buddy had one when we were stationed in Germany. It was nice until it met a patch of snow on the Autobahn one night.
Kinda surprised you didn't mention the Ford Cortina, made my Hyundai in the 70s before they came up with the Pony!
The Aussie built Cortina was the most potent with the big Falcon 4.1ltr in line 6. Would whip most V8s in a straight line
Cortinas were sold in the US at least for 67 and 68. My Father bought a 67 in Wichita. When I took it to school I met a kid that had a 68. The only 2 Cortinas I have ever laid eyes on.
In the movie Christine, there was a mk2 Cortina in Darnell's garage that Christine pasted onto a pole.
@@aussieausdeutschland4245 not quite enough to keep up to a Centura with a 245 hemi though! I replaced my Centura's 245 with the 265 from my dad's VJ Ranger. Just because.
The lack of mentioning of the 1973 Ford Flacon XB. Yeah sure the one listed is nice, but holds nothing to the 1973 XB, a shrunk down Gran Torino without a better way to describe it. And obviously famous for its Roll as the Interceptor in the Mad Max films.
Right? The whole list I was waiting for it and then he did end with the Falcon and didn't even mention it.
The XY Falcon GTHO (orange one shown in vid) is waaaay more famous in Australia than the XB. Its THE car everyone here thinks of when Aussie Muscle is mentioned.
@@TheMrBeefChief Yeah it's still cool but he even made a Mad Max reference earlier in the video.
Also petition for people to stop importing our XBs and turning them into Mad Max replicas. We only have so many, they don't all need Monza front ends.
@@mecklas I can fully sympathize with your position. That being said, if I had the opportunity I would deffinitely do that so I can't talk.
Donut Media: Cars US did not get
Me: Top trim Japanese cars
I have one to ad to the list, the Chevy Opala, it was a Brazilian made Opel Record with a Chevy 4.1 i6, it was made from 1968 to 1992 in Brazil and its famous for wiping the ass of the for maverick here lol
Honorable mentions: Ford Cortina, Ford RS200
Oh, right, the RS200! Why wasn't the equally bonkers RS200 even mentioned in the list?
@@edwardfrennmariano2951 because it was a limited production rally car lol
I was looking for somebody mentioning the RS200. That car is fantastic but I suppose, as Rhino mentioned, it didn't make the list because it was a limited run rally car? They also failed to mention Mad Max's 1974 Ford Falcon XB GT when talking about the Falcon, which is just disappointing lol
Ford "lotus" Cortina Aluminum doors/guards. Twin cam motor. Etc.
I feel like an honorable mention should be: Chevy’s Cheyenne that is now only made in Mexico 🇲🇽
Well, it is just a Silverado’s version made for hard work
That’s just a cheap Silverado.
bruh they just have different names. ex: the ford f-150 is called a ford lobo.
You should of mentioned the Chevy hunter instead bro but I get the idea💯
Se pronuncia chayanne para el que pregunte
I grew with my parents owning multiple Sierra Cosworths I remember my dad had a late 4x4 drive version with about 450bhp! I loved getting picked up from school in them, really turnt some heads. There very expensive and rare to own or see on the road now.
Always thought it was weird seeing one parked up in the council estate my grandparents used to live in. Always felt like it was the wrong place for it be.
No.1. You got that right, mate! The 1971 XY Ford Falcon 351 GTHO Phase 3 SUPER ROO, to be exact 😉.
It’s rightful place
The Calibra was an awesome car with tech way ahead of its time. Rebadged multiple times, South America is was Chevy, UK a Vauxhall, South Africa and Germany an Opel and in Australia it was a Holden.
Also there was a Ford Sierra XR8 that was only built for South Africa, 250 were made with the same V8 as the Detomaso Pantera.
just realized that the Chevy Caliber is a completely different car lol
Actually, the GTHO in “Ford Falcon GTHO” stands for Grand Touring Handling Option.
Thought was Get The Hell Out...
No its Grand Touring High Output
I never knew that
@@dieseldabz7104 that was a good one
@@-hiltsey5646 No, it's Grand Touring Handling Option. I've got an XW Falcon workshop manual with a bunch of service bulletins, one of which announces the availability of the XW GTHO Phase I in mid-1969.
James:"RAMCHARGER"
RAMCHARGERS
RAM CHARGER
RAM CHARGER
RAM CHARGER
🙌🙌🙌
I love the way the editor made James say “Black” so mysteriously
Need to change the background pic when talking about the charger. You have a picture of a VH Pacer, not a charger. Charger was a 2 door coupe, as shown when you show the back window pic.
Yeah your right.
@@rebelliousreptile7336 you’re*
That annoyed me the whole video
We have one the exact same colour downstairs in the garage!
Covered, with a cord constantly charging the battery
If by “ute”, you mean a coupe utility, then the Montana is absolutely a ute. It’s a pickup based on a car (in this case, the Agile). It’s not built on a truck chassis, and it’s not based on a crossover (like the Honda Ridgeline or Hyundai Santa Fe). The doors and front clip are all Agile. It’s unquestionably a coupe utility.
The thing is, many Australians today call any pickup a “ute”, even traditional trucks like the Toyota Hilux and Ford F-250. To them, it’s not a specific body style but a catchall term that describes anything with a bed (or tray, as they call it).
Sorry, but you're not entirely correct about what we Aussies call a ute. I should know, I own a 4wd ute/twin cab, and live in the outback.
A true ute is usually a 2wd utility bodied vehicle based on a 4 door car, such as a commodore or falcon. This is what we exclusively call a ute.
A Hilux or Navara you would call a ute, or a twin cab, or 4wd, or even some people would call it a truck.
An F250 a ute or a truck.
A tray back you would call a tray or a ute.
@@patrickarchibald6787 I know that it’s not universal, but I have encountered many Australians who will call anything with a bed/tray a ute. It may be a generational thing. As for what constitutes a true ute, you’re preaching to the choir, I’m simply relaying what the general consensus seems to be.
@@patrickarchibald6787We're not here to fuck spiders? Sooo where I live it's a bloody Ute usally if it's a holden or a Ford an other cars aren't true Ute's. However, call any vehicle a Ute if it has a tray or not the world won't bloody explode. And your right the general consensus is that we call most trucks utes anyways.
Generally if the ute is able to carry a truck trailer with the special hitch located in the back, then its a truck in most peoples books
As an aussie, I find everything you said pretty damn wrong
Mentions the valiant charger w/out mentioning the HEMI 6 ;-;
Also shows a 4 door when talking about the charger
Don't forget the big block holden v8
HEMI 6?! Like a straight six hemi or a gen six hemi !?
@@bb.6969 slant 6 is the hemi
@@L1FEL1KE02 Nah. Hemi 6 is a 4.0 or 4.3 litre inline six that was a whole new engine. Nothing to do with the slant 6.
Friggin hilarious the way he holds the microphone
Yes the barina Ute is a Ute. Or when sold in South Africa a “Bakkie” but as an Australian. Ute.
in brazil we actually have a very hot “truckito” market where chevy and fiat basically dominate everything. In the countryside, if they need heavy duty stuff done they’ll use somewhat of semi trucks but if they need something that’s not that big of a scale to be done quickly they’ll use a little truck like the montana and for that they became pretty popular even in the city. I guess brazilian people like having the practicality of a truck but don’t need those big trucks with bad mileage like the f150. Thanks for including part of our car culture in this vid ❤️ love from BR 🇧🇷
Não acredito que eles colocaram uma Montana ao invés de um Opala kkkkkkkkk
IIRC In Brazil they did a pickup version of the GM T car (Chevrolet Chevette etc.).
@@grumpyoldman3458 sorry to to say, but an Opala is way more awesome than an chevette
@@lucasfalcao2901 We never got the Opala in the UK so I wouldn't know.
@@valentimsantiagosiqueira3894 esses americanos não sabem nada do que são os possantes nacionais. uma vez já vi um gringo falando mal do fiat uno... vê se pode... não sei como ousaram falar mal dessa lenda. Mas acho que não colocaram o opalao pq lá nos eua o que os caras mais tem é carro do tipo do opala e acho q o montana é algo mais diferente pra eles
Video: American cars that America never got
Me: Cries in European at getting next to no cool American cars
Do you guys have awful import laws like us?
me in the corner of portugal crying for not getting any of the cool American buff ponies...
@@Vashcao The mustang is over there now isn't it? But ypu guys don't get any of our ridiculous Mopar machines and that's a damn travesty.
Because non of the American cars would fit in european parking lot spaces. Where mid size sedan is considered spacious...
@@FUNKOfilms not that horrible, shipping costs are worst propably, but we have really expensive gas, so owning american car i Europe is not cheap at all - so not so many people got american car + big part of Europe was under SSSR until start of 90s and that resulted in really small quantities of those cars (its getting better tho, I sometimes spot some american steel oven over here)
5:31 I appreciated seeing the bad end cut of you playing the son character, then turning around and flipping your cap to play the girl. It's like seeing how the sausage is made
Calibra was my first car, so I love them.
Just wanted to let you know the black Ford Sierra in your background was actually a Sierra Sapphire, the sedan version of the Sierra. We got the Merkur XR4Ti as a consolation prize.
Day 89 of asking James to do an uptospeed on himself
This should be done for all of them, and for the Land Rover Defender ahah
They always ask “how James?” But never “how is James”💔
"this is everything you need to know to get up to speed on ME!"
-james
Chevy Calibra and Montana are sold here in Brasil!
Montana's used as a ute for most of the time, there is some tuneds around too
but the Calibra is really hard to find, and when you find it, there can be two situations:
- Destroyed Calibra with no hope
- Fine Calibra, but too expensive to buy and way more expensive to maintain xD