ROSENBERGER

Any one know when valiant made the 1st ute in aus.
Was it AP5 ? or AP6
And with what options.
Seen one in kingaroy top condition.
Is this how it goes. RV1, SV1, AP5, AP6, VE, VF, VG, VH, VJ, VK, CL, CM.
SLANT 6 up to just the start of the VG. then 215 and 245 hemi, with 2barrel and 4barrel option on the 245.
265 hemi 1st came in the VH.
273 V8 from VE on. all V8 in valiants are auto only.
318 VG? 360VH and 240 VH?
Push button auto from RV1 to ?
When did the VIP come in. VF?
1st 4 sp box VH ?
Did the 225 come with the 2 barrel carb and when?
1st p van, CL ?
Can any one add to this.

evl1308

they made a ve vip, did they not?

GTMaster

Check out uniquecarsandparts.com.au Good site, has info on Holdens and Fords too (full list of specs as well); under car reviews.

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Hemiway

check out these Guys hemi6pack.com if they dont know nobody does
but be ready for some differance of opinion

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wabbit

the first 273 was in the AP6
318 in the VF
340/360 in the VH series

Slant 6 did have a 2 barrel carter(?) in the 160hp VE(?)

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ROSENBERGER

I seen a AP6 ute today. but i dont know if there was a v8 option in them.

GTMaster

Yes there was! A 4.4 ltr V8, also you could get the slant six in them.
Here's the link: Valiant AP6 Specifications

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Hemiway

Hey GTMaster I had a look aroung the site you recomended and it has pretty much everything you would want to know.
Very handy one to remember

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ROSENBERGER

The only valiant V8 ute,s are.
VE wayfarer ute 273 V8 195 HP.
VF wayfarer ute 318 V8 210 HP.
VF 'pacer' wagon 160 HP manual these must be rare as hens teeth.
the first valiant ute was. a AP6, on april 1965. 145 HP. 225 slant 6.

BossHoggett

Its somewhat believed that a couple of barges of Valiant engine parts was dumped out to sea as an artificial reef. somewhere in the vicinity off the end of Semaphore or Brighton jetty. I even heard stories that scuba divers had found this area, sounds to me today as a exceptional wifes tale.....( but we wernt so environmental back then either )

And another story from an older bloke i worked with years ago, who left when it closed. ( i grew up as a kid around same area Tonsley Park, Adelaide.)

Anyone else hear the story about the mildly down syndrome bloke who worked there and his job was to put the knobs on the stereos and heater elements and that sorts stuff..... there 20+ years and always dreamed of owning a car he made.....But his parents sucked alot of his cash from him........ so when they closed the company the managment decided to give him a standard no frills CM or CL valiant...and not money..... He wanted a purple one.

So as this val came down the line, they blokes said "psssst this is Wallys car" so out came the tipples, then Psssssst came the bucket seats, Pssssssst came the whatever.... and when it rolled out the line into the yard all the knobs had come done for the presentation and out rolled this 4 door auto charger with all the fruit and legally badged from the factory.....??????????? apparently the car was sold by the parents a year or 2 later and some bloke wrapped it around a tree in the Adelaide hills.

God Teenagers are gullible ! but hey thats where legends come from dont they. Theres probably the same story at Fishermans bend !