As a 53 year old mechanic, I'm with you-old school. Yeh slightly lowered, widened rims or period mags, brake/suspension upgrade & sweet running gear! But be it cars or bikes ensure they can always be returned to standard.
I'm from Canada and I love the Slant 6 too my first car had a Super 6 slant and since then I just love these die hard engines I have a 1983 D100 truck with a 225 in it and a 1964 Dart GT with a 225 slant too.
Had a 62 S Series as my second car, Dad was a panel beater & had bought this to repair the rear door. I bought it from him and we added some custom touches - removed the rear badges, added AP5 taillights and fender skirts/ whitewalls as well as adding an R series boot. Changed the colour from Grey to Midnight blue with Silver highlights on the doors. Drove well and never let me down. Biggest regret was trading it in... would love to have it back now. This car of your is just stunning Glenn and well worth the money & love you have bestowed on it
My mom's car in 64 was a 61 Valiant. She loved that car. Ours was also black with a red interior which is a very beautiful car. Thanks for sharing yours.
Stunning shape that. She's a keeper for sure. Love those leaning towers of power as well, bulletproof. We had 3 Valiants during the 70's & 80's, very reliable cars
as a kid I remember an Aunt who drove to our house in Jersey every summer from southeast Pennsylvania. She had a 60 Falcon and said it just couldn't climb the hill in Hershey Pa without dropping to about 20 mph. She ditched the Falcon and got a Valiant, no problem with that girl getting up the hill!
Thanks for a very entertaining video! I also drive slant sixes back in the 70's, but in Valiant's cousin Lancer. Had 3 of those, one was a GT hardtop. I throw in a 273 V8 from Barracuda, that car went fast! I was chasing Mustangs... 😁 Cheers from Sweden!
Beautiful car glen👌👌 these old vals were way before my time as I’m only a young fella at 23 but my dad got me a vc regal safari project for my 18th, shortly after picking up the car I met a bloke in the Main Street of my local in south Gippsland and I had a chat with him and it turned out he owned the blue s series that your old man owned, very nice old Val👌👌
It's a beautiful car and obviously holds great nostalgia for you. It's hard to avoid the odd tweak here and there and your modifications sound like a plan to me. Who doesn't love a sleeper. 👍😊
Mate, this would have to the best video of yours yet. WHAT a beautiful car to own. What ever you do KEEP the sun vizor on it as they are a part of that era so much (regardless) of the make. I myself would only go as far as extractors and a 2" system but its your car.
I used to own a slant 6 valliant 63 I think, a model or 2 after this one. It had the push button tranny selector. The good part about it was the gear selector which i had to use my right hand as my left was in a cast for 3 months after a motorcycle accident and I couldnt bend my left arm to change gears on a standard 3 on the tree.
Amazing. What a find ! My Dad (deceased in 2014) was a huge Valiant fan back in the days when it wasn’t trendy to like MOPAR in the 60’s and 70’s. He worked at Blue Point Motors Lakemba for Frank Illich (deceased 2020). IMO opinion the R Series (closely followed by S Series) is best looking 4 door of its period despite what yanks think. Interesting that you got an S Series and Fletch built a ripper Dart. It’s your car, mod it however you want. Lovit.
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines An American wagon of that series would be the holy grail. Must be as rare as rocking horse poop these days. I've only ever seen pictures of them.
Great story Glenn! This all looks familiar to me and brings back memories! My parents bought a brand new 1962 Dodge Dart when I was a kid. I rode a LOT of miles in the back of that car. It had the same slant 6 and push button auto - even had the rubber floor mats. 😄 It was a good car and ran forever. I think it had upwards of 200K miles on it when we finally sold it.
Great video Glenn. Beautiful example of a very rare car. My father has the R Series in the 3 speed manual. Owned it since 1963, second only owner. I could send you some pics if you want or need some more encouragement to finish off your one. You will freak out at the state of his car.
That's awesome Glenn.... Piece of art and a beautiful car. Do what YOU want and what makes YOU happy. If that's a hot engine and means you'll drive it more..Do it.
Hey Glenn. My second car was a 66 VE Valiant sedan. In 1976. Blue, white interior with Hustler 7" mags. Bloke down the street used to have a R series valiant with twin Hitachi dual throat carbies with manifold, which i had never heard of, lumpy solid camshaft and extractors that came from a car that was in a panel beating shop that burnt down in Rockhampton Qld years ago. I bought the parts from him and they were 'stored' in the back yard under a tarp. Had them reconditioned and installed. Man o man. I still remember at the lights and going to a servo to fuel up and watching the faces of people there listening to that idle. Three on the tree. Had the wide hardwall Posi-traction tyres on the back, good in the dry, don't even think about any tricks in the wet!. MOPAR. Love what u do on here mate.
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines Yeah mate . Back in the day you could do lappies in East St. Back then it was all very simple. 4 blocks. I remember 4 of us had to push a stock looking sand coloured 1972 SS HQ Monaro into a corner servo .Out of fuel. That baby could perform ' modified and thirsty. We only had $3 between us and off we went. I was driving cos i waited my chance to drive the bugger cos they're were all stoned. Dedicated driver on many occasions! I'm smiling.
Great old car Glen, I remember really admiring these in the late 1980's, ther were still quite a few around at that time but they didn't get the fame of the Holdens and Fords. (I had an XT Fairmont at the time and it seemed decades ahead in looks at the time but the old Vals were just so unique. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea of putting in a bigger donk and probably upgrading the brakes to discs as well, then you can really enjoy it and drive it, preserve the old motor for the next generation! All the best Colin.
Sorry to hear about your Dad mate - I am glad to hear that you are sharing your find piece of machinery( Chrysler Valiant ) going back to your old childhood days as we all do from time to time... Abit like my self given I was born in May 1987... Going back to my old Childhood day's... My Dad had a 1983 Nissan Bluebird station wagon 5-speed manual in Nissan Blue... Since new... Me remembering with something similar eventhough it's abit different " I have now got a White 1984 Nissan Urvan Diesel-Camper " 5-speed manual - column shift... We are all doing similar things in a way... Cheers mate from Bill...
Thanks Bill. You’ll be interested to know that my Dad had a 1983 TRX Bluebird brand new and had it turbocharged, inspired by George Fury’s race car in the period.
Great story Glenn. Over the decades I've heard the story of the leaning slant six for lower bonnet line repeated and I've always thought there is more to it than that, after all anyone that's messed with Valiants knows there is no issue at all of fitting an upright straight six such as the Australian Hemi six under the bonnet of any Valiant including the S and R series. You could picture a slant being mounted vertically and they would still fit. They were absolutely lost in the engine bays of some of the full sized Chrysler vehicles as a base engine rather than V8, and there's no issue with them in any of the many trucks they were in installed in. I can't remember whether the slant was first used in the Valiant and or designed for it but here's a possibility if it was designed for the Valiant... LH drive driver on left side. Weight of engine biased towards right side to counter driver? I believe the A bodies transmission tunnel was biased towards one side as well rather than being dead center.??
That’s a good point! I suppose either way the centre of gravity would still be a little lower at the engine point, which assists handling, and another thing that slant format easily allowed was a nice long intake manifold runner, something the Chrysler engineers were well known for, even on some of their V8’s in that period.
Goodday Glenn, Definitely a keeper, definitely drop a 8 under it. They don't make them like that anymore a definite museum piece. I owned & sold a very rare triple black AP6 V8, apparently 1 of 3 back in the early 90's. Saw it a couple of years ago at Mid State Mopars at Bendigo. The guy I sold it to still had it. Cheers Louis 👍
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines Hi Glenn, Just watched it great episode. Back in the early 90's I moved from Melbourne to Adelaide. Between my brother & I we would buy early model V8 Valiant's I would drive them overnight to Adelaide & sell them, also imported high performance Mopar Parts from Hamburger Mopar in the states. Bought in a whole heap of 440's Magnum's, the first set of W2 race heads etc. Kept a diary of all the cars I sold including a photo album of all the cars to. Some of the stories I can tell you driving those old Mopars back in the days. Bought & sold plenty of VC & AP6 V8's, rare VF & VG 770 V8 Sedans to. Now apparently I bought the first AP6 V8. It was bought & owned by the Chrysler dealer in Richmond, anyway I swapped it for a VG 770 V8 Hardtop. The AP6 was written off in an accident in Melton in 1995 unfortunately. Hope to catch up with you someday. Cheers Louis 👍
Nice one Glen, credit to you great looking car. Always great to see another Valiant out on the road so hope to see you out there stretching her legs one day soon. Cheers Peter
Very nice. They were better than the later cars. I had a 76 VK 265 and it fell apart the seat broke , couple head bolts snapped, transmission crapped after its first service , that went to Borg Warner in Vic Park for them to inspect why. The regulator cover fell off and burnt wiring out back to key and the body snapped. Had 11 years from new . Was fun while it lasted.
Beautiful car Glenn. If you’re going to swap out the motor you may as well go with a nice 318-360. It doesn’t take much to get them going really well. In the meantime enjoy it the way it is. Cheers😊
Very nice car for sure! I saw a white 1962 in the Valiant with red interior at a car show in 1973 when I was a kid I fell in love, that sound of the slant-6 is music to the ears. :-)
I can see why you wanted it. Probably my favourite series. Glenn, leave the battle scars on it, however I get what you are saying about the motor. I have always been a sucker for a sleeper.
I’ve heard that black painted s series ap5 and ap6 models were for the bosses and managers at chrysler back then, might be why it has so few miles on it too.great car anyhow👍
Pristine mate, Thankyou u for showing 1 of ur personal pride n joys.... My father had a smick as 1975 kb centura sports pack when we lived in melbourne.. replaced the slant donk for the 318.. I can remember as a 8-9yr kid getting out the car and my legs would still be vibrating for the next 20mins. Atm im trying to convince my father to give me his Datsun 280zx turbo so I can save a datto
Isnt it funny. We were only talking about this exact type of car this week at work as most of the youngens were laughing at the thought of a push button auto system and couldnt imagine it. Love the golden (or in this case black) oldies..... stock is nice but modifying something to exactly how you want it will make it your own individual masterpiece... thanks for sharing...one of the best down to earth YTch... have a safe long weekend mate.
I used to own a '67 VE four door with the 225 motor. It was a bit of a frankenstein, with a disc brake front end and interior from a VIP model. Sky blue paint, Black interior, and eight hole Octopus mags similar to yours. It had a modified suspension for towing a 22-foot sailing boat safely. I loved that car.
My friend's brother had one. I'm a .Mopar or no car person. This one had low miles and a 198ci. He let me drive it and I was blown away. It would have beat up my 318 scamp. I've been around them since childhood and they were all weak and tired, obviously. I had a 76 Volare and yanked the 225 and 360 swapped it but I always wondered if I should've rebuilt it. Fugly car's but when ripe, they haul the hay!
My dad had an AP6 he bought new in 1966. In 1976 he bought a new HJ Kingswood so at age 10 I ended up being a Holden Kid rather than a Valiant one. What your dad drives has a big influence on the kids.
I do like the idea of the hot engine down the track exactly the sort of thing I do hot them up in a way that I can be put back practically without sign of change but so you can fully enjoy them yourself also.
Excellent. I wouldn't be selling it either. What a find! I'm not old enough to remember these when they were new, but they were still around when I was a teenager and looked like they had arrived from outer space. They must have made the EK/EJ Holdens look pretty tame by comparison and that slant six motor probably had GMH taking a long, hard look at the wheezy, old grey motors that they were still foisting on the public.
Glenn, let me know if you would be interested in hearing about the mods I've done to my '62 V-200 (essentially an "S"-series): V8, 727 trans, 8-3/4" positraction, front discs, 15 X8 wheels, rear leaf relocation, subframe connectors.
@@JayGuitars1 No, that is incorrect. Originally, before Chrysler developed its Suregrip differential, they used the Dana Power Lock, which operates by an entirely different principle than does the Suregrip. That's what I have in my Valiant. So you really need to make sure you know what you are talking about before criticizing others.
What a gem Glen tree stump pulling engine and bullet proof trans, I did alot of work on s-r serves as an apprentice mech also did alot of four speed conversations with my own hand made adapta plate . Sadly cars like this will never be built again .
I can't actually remember (born in 1962), but from what I read, there was a long waiting queue for purchasers of these vehicles. Certainly a 'trailblazer' when Chrysler introduced it in Australia, with an alternator, torsion bar suspension (front end + boot lid spring) as features unique to it, as standard items. Reviews at the time mentioned the high torque of the 225 cu. in. engine (215 lb.ft @ 2000 rpm) which made it favourable for towing... I would say those who departed the long queue to purchase one had to 'make do' with a Holden or a Ford, and to this day, regret it...
yes I remember my dad had one, and what always fascinated me was the push button gear select down on the right side of the dash with 4 buttons ( i think, it was long ago), love it.
Beautiful car. You were making alot of sense to me in the few minutes of video pertaining to your plans for the car. It's easy to tell that if you mod the car, you're going to do it in good taste. As you say, it's your car. Enjoy.
G'day Glen. Mmm a very nice example of the bygone era quality build. How fortunate are you to snap up this example in such original condition. It must've broken the old man's heart to see it go from his possession. Well it's in good loving and caring hands still and we know how much you appreciate a moving motor museum such as this darling old girl.. She's quite some ride and still sporting her paint and blingy bits and pieces. If you're going to "Tart" her up a bit, then keep her a Sleeper with a nice set of Fat Steelies, caps and dress rims, an off the line "Seeyaz" surpriser shall we say... 👍😁 I have many fond memories watching the Appendix J Val's racing around Oran Park coming out of the last corner heading onto the straight and seeing the driver's right hand pushing the Drive button up shift. Who does that now I ask you?? When I was a kid these were known as Wog Chariots because every fruit n veg, greasy takeaway and corner convenience shop owner was of ethnic origin and owned a Valiant and on Sundays would have 6 kids crammed in the back heading off to the relo's for the family get-together lunch. My cardio vascular surgeon, who just happens to be Italian... has a VIP Val sporting a 273 V8, auto in white paint and he's so proud of her. She does Wedding Rides when Covid is quiet. We discuss her first up at appointments before my issues. I hope you found the time to read all of this. Cheers Glen.
Hi John! Yes, I used to follow the Appendix J Valiants too, early 80's, the Tilley Family had some super quick examples. I enjoyed seeing them take it up to the V8s, the underdogs. :-)
Beautiful Car, Cutting edge design, twice the horsepower of Holden & Ford at the time & tough as teak, if your car wasn't so original I'd drop a 340ci V8 in the old girl 👊🇦🇺👍
Good stuff. Gives me inspiration to finish my garage renovation so I can get started on my S Series restoration. Has original everything except paint and missing a couple stainless bits. Alpine white with red and grey interior just like this!.Need to find photos of an original engine bay , as I think there is a couple non stock holes in there.
Nice wheels. They look good lowered too. They used to bore these and put 179 pistons in with triples and a cam. Went well. You might want to upgrade the brakes. Won't be standard, but safer if you go I increasing the power. Hate to run out of space and crumple that front end. Best of luck with it. Enjoy it.
Take the rubber mat out and replace with carpet that will breath as the rubber mats will sweat under them and thus be a source of rust. All cars in the U.S. state of Georgia will rust under those rubber mats.
I'm with you Glen, old cars are meant to be driven, and the hotties get driven more. Mate I would even look at putting disc brakes on the front at least. Will later model discs adapt to the earlier drum models? Keeping it Valiant of course. My old man was a sales manager for BMC in the 60s, and had the pick of the trade-in yard, would bring home a different "soon-to-be-classic" car every night, but S and R types were something very special to a kid approaching puberty, different somehow to all the others, in a class of their own really.
If they wanted to keep a low engine height, I don't understand why they made the air filter element so very tall, makes no sense. Beautiful car mate! Thanks for the good video.
Glenn, your plan for a tuned sleeper sounds great. I think it hits that sweet spot of stock appearance but with an improved stance & the goodies under the hood with the original motor put aside should you ever wish to refit it.
The S Series was the first car I was in that did 100 mph,I think I was 9 or 10.In latter year I was buying them for a few hundred dollar,could beat any stock Holden or Falcon with ease.
I also really Love the S-Model Valiants . Very Classy looking Units . Pure Art . Those 225's are a MIGHTY engine . Punch well above their weight . For a Mild Rod upgrade I would , Yes , leave the Body alone . 318 , or better yet , 340 V-8 through a Tremec Box to 3.07 Rear end . Or even 2.97 . 15 x 9 Steelies would be excellent , but the Old ROH wheels look right as well . Dealers choice I guess . Springs , Dampers and Sway-Bars upgraded .
Love the Val Glenn. I’ve got two toys as well as I couldn’t help myself either! One is not very common at all nowadays. They’re on my channel. See what you think.
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As a 53 year old mechanic, I'm with you-old school. Yeh slightly lowered, widened rims or period mags, brake/suspension upgrade & sweet running gear! But be it cars or bikes ensure they can always be returned to standard.
The bulletproof slant six. That thing is indestructible . One of the best engines ever made IMHO.
I'm from Canada and I love the Slant 6 too my first car had a Super 6 slant and since then I just love these die hard engines I have a 1983 D100 truck with a 225 in it and a 1964 Dart GT with a 225 slant too.
Had a 62 S Series as my second car, Dad was a panel beater & had bought this to repair the rear door. I bought it from him and we added some custom touches - removed the rear badges, added AP5 taillights and fender skirts/ whitewalls as well as adding an R series boot. Changed the colour from Grey to Midnight blue with Silver highlights on the doors. Drove well and never let me down. Biggest regret was trading it in... would love to have it back now.
This car of your is just stunning Glenn and well worth the money & love you have bestowed on it
My mom's car in 64 was a 61 Valiant. She loved that car. Ours was also black with a red interior which is a very beautiful car. Thanks for sharing yours.
Stunning shape that. She's a keeper for sure. Love those leaning towers of power as well, bulletproof. We had 3 Valiants during the 70's & 80's, very reliable cars
I never really gave these old girls much thought but yours just opened my eyes. What a beauty!
as a kid I remember an Aunt who drove to our house in Jersey every summer from southeast Pennsylvania. She had a 60 Falcon and said it just couldn't climb the hill in Hershey Pa without dropping to about 20 mph. She ditched the Falcon and got a Valiant, no problem with that girl getting up the hill!
Your dad would be proud Glenn. Such a beautiful vehicle ❤️
Merry Christmas big fella.
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Thanks for producing an awesome channel to which any pure Australian engineer to rev head appreciates.
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Nice.
I've had a couple great usable classic. High performance options are virtually unlimited with them. Enjoy & know old Mopar men are all jealous.
Thanks for a very entertaining video!
I also drive slant sixes back in the 70's, but in Valiant's cousin Lancer.
Had 3 of those, one was a GT hardtop. I throw in a 273 V8 from Barracuda, that car went fast! I was chasing Mustangs... 😁
Cheers from Sweden!
Great show and Great story.
Beautiful car glen👌👌 these old vals were way before my time as I’m only a young fella at 23 but my dad got me a vc regal safari project for my 18th, shortly after picking up the car I met a bloke in the Main Street of my local in south Gippsland and I had a chat with him and it turned out he owned the blue s series that your old man owned, very nice old Val👌👌
Thanks for sharing Glenn, as a teen I was always fascinated with the push button auto, a warm slant 6 sounds 👍
Great car. I have a green VC valiant regal 225 with 42 000 miles on her, In similar condition.
Great car and great advice
Enjoy your collection
Looking forward to your other two cars
Nothing beats a good impulse buy, especially when it is that good. She is an absolute treasure mate and thanks for sharing her with us.
It's a beautiful car and obviously holds great nostalgia for you. It's hard to avoid the odd tweak here and there and your modifications sound like a plan to me. Who doesn't love a sleeper. 👍😊
Take it from a guy in the old USA - that car is definitely a keeper! Enjoy and post some more when you get around to improving the car.
Mate, this would have to the best video of yours yet.
WHAT a beautiful car to own. What ever you do KEEP the sun vizor on it as they are a part of that era so much (regardless) of the make.
I myself would only go as far as extractors and a 2" system but its your car.
Damn right it's a keeper!!!!!!
I used to own a slant 6 valliant 63 I think, a model or 2 after this one. It had the push button tranny selector. The good part about it was the gear selector which i had to use my right hand as my left was in a cast for 3 months after a motorcycle accident and I couldnt bend my left arm to change gears on a standard 3 on the tree.
my dad owned one when I was a baby! he still talks about it! ""I''me 56""
Amazing. What a find ! My Dad (deceased in 2014) was a huge Valiant fan back in the days when it wasn’t trendy to like MOPAR in the 60’s and 70’s. He worked at Blue Point Motors Lakemba for Frank Illich (deceased 2020).
IMO opinion the R Series (closely followed by S Series) is best looking 4 door of its period despite what yanks think.
Interesting that you got an S Series and Fletch built a ripper Dart.
It’s your car, mod it however you want. Lovit.
Thanks for sharing your Dads story mate. I agree, the R Series is the holy grail in these early Valliant's. I'd love to own both! haha!
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines An American wagon of that series would be the holy grail. Must be as rare as rocking horse poop these days. I've only ever seen pictures of them.
@@erroneouscode , very rare here in Aus. I’ve only ever seen one in the flesh many years ago. Imported from the States.
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines Make a fantastic story if it could be tracked down, hint hint 😉
I have a blue 1963 it had broken /weak seat springs replaced with coil springs 3 both sides common problem turned out great.
Great story Glenn! This all looks familiar to me and brings back memories! My parents bought a brand new 1962 Dodge Dart when I was a kid. I rode a LOT of miles in the back of that car. It had the same slant 6 and push button auto - even had the rubber floor mats. 😄 It was a good car and ran forever. I think it had upwards of 200K miles on it when we finally sold it.
Great video Glenn. Beautiful example of a very rare car. My father has the R Series in the 3 speed manual. Owned it since 1963, second only owner. I could send you some pics if you want or need some more encouragement to finish off your one. You will freak out at the state of his car.
Wow, that’s awesome! Since 63! Yes please send me some pics. You can contact me via www.everforgemedia.com
Glenn. just sent you an email with some images.
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That's awesome Glenn.... Piece of art and a beautiful car. Do what YOU want and what makes YOU happy. If that's a hot engine and means you'll drive it more..Do it.
Hey Glenn. My second car was a 66 VE Valiant sedan. In 1976. Blue, white interior with Hustler 7" mags. Bloke down the street used to have a R series valiant with twin Hitachi dual throat carbies with manifold, which i had never heard of, lumpy solid camshaft and extractors that came from a car that was in a panel beating shop that burnt down in Rockhampton Qld years ago. I bought the parts from him and they were 'stored' in the back yard under a tarp. Had them reconditioned and installed. Man o man. I still remember at the lights and going to a servo to fuel up and watching the faces of people there listening to that idle. Three on the tree. Had the wide hardwall Posi-traction tyres on the back, good in the dry, don't even think about any tricks in the wet!. MOPAR. Love what u do on here mate.
Mate, that would have been wild! Glad you're enjoying the channel, it means a lot.
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines Yeah mate . Back in the day you could do lappies in East St. Back then it was all very simple. 4 blocks. I remember 4 of us had to push a stock looking sand coloured 1972 SS HQ Monaro into a corner servo .Out of fuel. That baby could perform ' modified and thirsty. We only had $3 between us and off we went. I was driving cos i waited my chance to drive the bugger cos they're were all stoned. Dedicated driver on many occasions! I'm smiling.
Great show, Glenn. And good sentiments. Enjoy muchly
She's a nice old bird! Love these more personal vids and info.
Glad you liked it mate. I thought I’d try a raw vlog style vid. Hope you’re well. As you know I’m a massive fan of your work. 👍
Great old car Glen, I remember really admiring these in the late 1980's, ther were still quite a few around at that time but they didn't get the fame of the Holdens and Fords. (I had an XT Fairmont at the time and it seemed decades ahead in looks at the time but the old Vals were just so unique. I agree wholeheartedly with the idea of putting in a bigger donk and probably upgrading the brakes to discs as well, then you can really enjoy it and drive it, preserve the old motor for the next generation! All the best Colin.
Beautiful car
Great to see one again
What styling
Beautiful
Years ahead of everything else
Awesome car. I had an AP6 with I think the same motor. In stock form that thing had huge torque and was great off the lights. Total sleeper.
Sorry to hear about your Dad mate - I am glad to hear that you are sharing your find piece of machinery( Chrysler Valiant ) going back to your old childhood days as we all do from time to time...
Abit like my self given I was born in May 1987... Going back to my old Childhood day's...
My Dad had a 1983 Nissan Bluebird station wagon 5-speed manual in Nissan Blue...
Since new...
Me remembering with something similar eventhough it's abit different " I have now got a White 1984 Nissan Urvan Diesel-Camper " 5-speed manual - column shift...
We are all doing similar things in a way...
Cheers mate from Bill...
Thanks Bill. You’ll be interested to know that my Dad had a 1983 TRX Bluebird brand new and had it turbocharged, inspired by George Fury’s race car in the period.
Ah Cool...
It's a small world we live in sometimes 😎
Great story Glenn. Over the decades I've heard the story of the leaning slant six for lower bonnet line repeated and I've always thought there is more to it than that, after all anyone that's messed with Valiants knows there is no issue at all of fitting an upright straight six such as the Australian Hemi six under the bonnet of any Valiant including the S and R series. You could picture a slant being mounted vertically and they would still fit. They were absolutely lost in the engine bays of some of the full sized Chrysler vehicles as a base engine rather than V8, and there's no issue with them in any of the many trucks they were in installed in. I can't remember whether the slant was first used in the Valiant and or designed for it but here's a possibility if it was designed for the Valiant... LH drive driver on left side. Weight of engine biased towards right side to counter driver? I believe the A bodies transmission tunnel was biased towards one side as well rather than being dead center.??
That’s a good point! I suppose either way the centre of gravity would still be a little lower at the engine point, which assists handling, and another thing that slant format easily allowed was a nice long intake manifold runner, something the Chrysler engineers were well known for, even on some of their V8’s in that period.
Hi glen it’s Brad son jackson love the s series valiant six can’t wait to see you at the show and shine show I love all your videos
Goodday Glenn,
Definitely a keeper, definitely drop a 8 under it.
They don't make them like that anymore a definite museum piece.
I owned & sold a very rare triple black
AP6 V8, apparently 1 of 3 back in the early 90's.
Saw it a couple of years ago at Mid State Mopars at Bendigo.
The guy I sold it to still had it.
Cheers
Louis 👍
Wow, triple black! Have you seen the AP6 V8 feature on my channel?
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Hi Glenn,
Just watched it great episode. Back in the early 90's I moved from Melbourne to Adelaide. Between my brother & I we would buy early model V8 Valiant's I would drive them overnight to Adelaide & sell them, also imported high performance Mopar Parts from Hamburger Mopar in the states.
Bought in a whole heap of 440's Magnum's, the first set of W2 race heads etc.
Kept a diary of all the cars I sold including a photo album of all the cars to.
Some of the stories I can tell you driving those old Mopars back in the days.
Bought & sold plenty of VC & AP6 V8's, rare VF & VG 770 V8 Sedans to.
Now apparently I bought the first AP6 V8. It was bought & owned by the Chrysler dealer in Richmond, anyway I swapped it for a VG 770 V8 Hardtop.
The AP6 was written off in an accident in Melton in 1995 unfortunately.
Hope to catch up with you someday.
Cheers
Louis 👍
Nice one Glen, credit to you great looking car. Always great to see another Valiant out on the road so hope to see you out there stretching her legs one day soon. Cheers Peter
Lovely video Glen. Really appreciate you sharing this gorgeous car and your love of its history along with your families past with the marque.
Thanks Andrew, glad you liked it, great to have you here.
Number 1 fan agrees, more revs👍. Sorry for your loss. Hope the rest of the family is doing good tho mate🇦🇺👍
Love it! My dad has a s series in black, he put a 318 into it. Love the valiants.
Great story and tribute to your Dad. Really enjoying the Chrysler stuff on your channel, especially the /6's
Very nice. They were better than the later cars. I had a 76 VK 265 and it fell apart the seat broke , couple head bolts snapped, transmission crapped after its first service , that went to Borg Warner in Vic Park for them to inspect why. The regulator cover fell off and burnt wiring out back to key and the body snapped. Had 11 years from new . Was fun while it lasted.
Beautiful car Glenn. If you’re going to swap out the motor you may as well go with a nice 318-360. It doesn’t take much to get them going really well. In the meantime enjoy it the way it is.
Cheers😊
BLASPHEMY!!! Why would you want to feed 2 extra cylinders and have a less reliable engine???
Your Dad would love it!!
Love these things
I have had a 62 Lancer and a 61 valiant 2 door sedan, great cars!
Very nice car for sure! I saw a white 1962 in the Valiant with red interior at a car show in 1973 when I was a kid I fell in love, that sound of the slant-6 is music to the ears. :-)
I can see why you wanted it. Probably my favourite series. Glenn, leave the battle scars on it, however I get what you are saying about the motor. I have always been a sucker for a sleeper.
Oh man this is the best video!
I’ve heard that black painted s series ap5 and ap6 models were for the bosses and managers at chrysler back then, might be why it has so few miles on it too.great car anyhow👍
Beautiful car Glenn, got to love the classics!
Pristine mate, Thankyou u for showing 1 of ur personal pride n joys.... My father had a smick as 1975 kb centura sports pack when we lived in melbourne.. replaced the slant donk for the 318.. I can remember as a 8-9yr kid getting out the car and my legs would still be vibrating for the next 20mins. Atm im trying to convince my father to give me his Datsun 280zx turbo so I can save a datto
Love this shape ,classic Exner style.
Love this format of video. Good job Glenn and lovely car
Beautiful Val mate. One day I'll get one plus a few others that I'm fond of.
Had an R-series, an AP-5, a VG. Moved on to the 'Hemi' engines later.
Isnt it funny. We were only talking about this exact type of car this week at work as most of the youngens were laughing at the thought of a push button auto system and couldnt imagine it. Love the golden (or in this case black) oldies..... stock is nice but modifying something to exactly how you want it will make it your own individual masterpiece... thanks for sharing...one of the best down to earth YTch... have a safe long weekend mate.
Right on the money Glen. Add stock hub caps. Perfect.
I used to own a '67 VE four door with the 225 motor. It was a bit of a frankenstein, with a disc brake front end and interior from a VIP model. Sky blue paint, Black interior, and eight hole Octopus mags similar to yours. It had a modified suspension for towing a 22-foot sailing boat safely. I loved that car.
I am sooo envious Glenn, hope you drive the Val every day ! (I would) 👍
My friend's brother had one. I'm a .Mopar or no car person. This one had low miles and a 198ci. He let me drive it and I was blown away. It would have beat up my 318 scamp. I've been around them since childhood and they were all weak and tired, obviously. I had a 76 Volare and yanked the 225 and 360 swapped it but I always wondered if I should've rebuilt it. Fugly car's but when ripe, they haul the hay!
Fantastic! Get stuck into it mate. I'll be doing the same with my AP5.
Classic looking Valiant, build the car you want to drive Glenn, you only live once.
My dad had an AP6 he bought new in 1966. In 1976 he bought a new HJ Kingswood so at age 10 I ended up being a Holden Kid rather than a Valiant one. What your dad drives has a big influence on the kids.
Nice car Glen looking forward to seeing the other two.
Thanks mate. R31? As in Skyline?
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines Yeah R31skyline mate was a pretty stock drift car now a dust collector.
@@MrR31power , Ive always loved the R31’s. We had a Silhouette, then the SVD GTS 1 & 2 back in the day.
I do like the idea of the hot engine down the track exactly the sort of thing I do hot them up in a way that I can be put back practically without sign of change but so you can fully enjoy them yourself also.
Excellent. I wouldn't be selling it either. What a find! I'm not old enough to remember these when they were new, but they were still around when I was a teenager and looked like they had arrived from outer space. They must have made the EK/EJ Holdens look pretty tame by comparison and that slant six motor probably had GMH taking a long, hard look at the wheezy, old grey motors that they were still foisting on the public.
Been waiting pal. As i have an el i6 i can appreciate the val, stunning piece of museum quality and agree with the performance reasoning thanks buddy
Thanks for that Glen !
Glenn, let me know if you would be interested in hearing about the mods I've done to my '62 V-200 (essentially an "S"-series): V8, 727 trans, 8-3/4" positraction, front discs, 15 X8 wheels, rear leaf relocation, subframe connectors.
Mate, Mopar is suregrip. Posi is gm…
@@JayGuitars1 No, that is incorrect. Originally, before Chrysler developed its Suregrip differential, they used the Dana Power Lock, which operates by an entirely different principle than does the Suregrip. That's what I have in my Valiant. So you really need to make sure you know what you are talking about before criticizing others.
What a gem Glen tree stump pulling engine and bullet proof trans, I did alot of work on s-r serves as an apprentice mech also did alot of four speed conversations with my own hand made adapta plate . Sadly cars like this will never be built again .
I can't actually remember (born in 1962), but from what I read, there was a long waiting queue for purchasers of these vehicles. Certainly a 'trailblazer' when Chrysler introduced it in Australia, with an alternator, torsion bar suspension (front end + boot lid spring) as features unique to it, as standard items. Reviews at the time mentioned the high torque of the 225 cu. in. engine (215 lb.ft @ 2000 rpm) which made it favourable for towing... I would say those who departed the long queue to purchase one had to 'make do' with a Holden or a Ford, and to this day, regret it...
They were certainly a game-changer for us here in Aus. Superior ergonomics, road-holding and near double the power of its closest competitor.
Glenn you must be very proud,that is a beautiful car.I had a green AP5 station wagon 273 for 7 years,but I didn’t value it at the time.
yes I remember my dad had one, and what always fascinated me was the push button gear select down on the right side of the dash with 4 buttons ( i think, it was long ago), love it.
👍👌👏😊❤️🇺🇸 My first car was a 4 year old 1962 Plymouth Valiant V100 with the 170 and 3 speed manual
Beautiful car. You were making alot of sense to me in the few minutes of video pertaining to your plans for the car.
It's easy to tell that if you mod the car, you're going to do it in good taste. As you say, it's your car. Enjoy.
Awesome car ...love the plan ..
My uncle owned one, we loved that car
G'day Glen. Mmm a very nice example of the bygone era quality build. How fortunate are you to snap up this example in such original condition. It must've broken the old man's heart to see it go from his possession. Well it's in good loving and caring hands still and we know how much you appreciate a moving motor museum such as this darling old girl.. She's quite some ride and still sporting her paint and blingy bits and pieces. If you're going to "Tart" her up a bit, then keep her a Sleeper with a nice set of Fat Steelies, caps and dress rims, an off the line "Seeyaz" surpriser shall we say... 👍😁 I have many fond memories watching the Appendix J Val's racing around Oran Park coming out of the last corner heading onto the straight and seeing the driver's right hand pushing the Drive button up shift. Who does that now I ask you?? When I was a kid these were known as Wog Chariots because every fruit n veg, greasy takeaway and corner convenience shop owner was of ethnic origin and owned a Valiant and on Sundays would have 6 kids crammed in the back heading off to the relo's for the family get-together lunch. My cardio vascular surgeon, who just happens to be Italian... has a VIP Val sporting a 273 V8, auto in white paint and he's so proud of her. She does Wedding Rides when Covid is quiet. We discuss her first up at appointments before my issues. I hope you found the time to read all of this. Cheers Glen.
Hi John! Yes, I used to follow the Appendix J Valiants too, early 80's, the Tilley Family had some super quick examples. I enjoyed seeing them take it up to the V8s, the underdogs. :-)
You're a lucky man Glenn, she's a beauty.
Great car i owned my 1st slant 6 back in 1974 a AP5 push button Auto great engines
Beautiful Car, Cutting edge design, twice the horsepower of Holden & Ford at the time & tough as teak, if your car wasn't so original I'd drop a 340ci V8 in the old girl 👊🇦🇺👍
Good stuff. Gives me inspiration to finish my garage renovation so I can get started on my S Series restoration. Has original everything except paint and missing a couple stainless bits. Alpine white with red and grey interior just like this!.Need to find photos of an original engine bay , as I think there is a couple non stock holes in there.
Nice wheels. They look good lowered too. They used to bore these and put 179 pistons in with triples and a cam. Went well. You might want to upgrade the brakes. Won't be standard, but safer if you go I increasing the power. Hate to run out of space and crumple that front end. Best of luck with it. Enjoy it.
Not into Australian cars but I know of one of these here in Melbourne that is a daily driver. Typical elderly Italian stereotype , very original
I agree i prefer slant 6 to a hemi 6 any day
Take the rubber mat out and replace with carpet that will breath as the rubber mats will sweat under them and thus be a source of rust. All cars in the U.S. state of Georgia will rust under those rubber mats.
I'm with you Glen, old cars are meant to be driven, and the hotties get driven more.
Mate I would even look at putting disc brakes on the front at least. Will later model discs adapt to the earlier drum models? Keeping it Valiant of course.
My old man was a sales manager for BMC in the 60s, and had the pick of the trade-in yard, would bring home a different "soon-to-be-classic" car every night, but S and R types were something very special to a kid approaching puberty, different somehow to all the others, in a class of their own really.
Good idea on the disc brake front end JB. I'm sure it'd be a straightforward conversion.
If they wanted to keep a low engine height, I don't understand why they made the air filter element so very tall, makes no sense. Beautiful car mate! Thanks for the good video.
Glenn, your plan for a tuned sleeper sounds great. I think it hits that sweet spot of stock appearance but with an improved stance & the goodies under the hood with the original motor put aside should you ever wish to refit it.
The S Series was the first car I was in that did 100 mph,I think I was 9 or 10.In latter year I was buying them for a few hundred dollar,could beat any stock Holden or Falcon with ease.
Maybe a 273, if you can find one. Great condition inside and out. Congrats.
Beautiful car! Enjoy it!
I also really Love the S-Model Valiants . Very Classy looking Units . Pure Art . Those 225's are a MIGHTY engine . Punch well above their weight .
For a Mild Rod upgrade I would , Yes , leave the Body alone . 318 , or better yet , 340 V-8 through a Tremec Box to 3.07 Rear end . Or even 2.97 .
15 x 9 Steelies would be excellent , but the Old ROH wheels look right as well . Dealers choice I guess . Springs , Dampers and Sway-Bars upgraded .
classy looking car with style.
Doing an 170 cid engine to my 1962 up here in northern Finland, so rare novadays..
If it wasn't for rare spares we would struggle to b able to restore classic solid cars. A modest 440 or a 392 in the future?
Love the Val Glenn. I’ve got two toys as well as I couldn’t help myself either!
One is not very common at all nowadays. They’re on my channel.
See what you think.
Great cars! How cool is the Datsun!!! Rare car!
@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines thank you kind sir