"What If" The Australians Got Their Own Winged Charger?

In 1969, Dodge was in a head-to-head battle with Ford on the NASCAR scene. Dodge struggled on bigger super-speedway tracks due to the poor aerodynamics of its popular Dodge Charger. After failing to dominate with its more aerodynamic Charger 500 model, Chrysler Corporation put its best engineering on a project that would ultimately turn the … (read full article...)

 

[jal11180]

No V8 means no true muscle car, and there were also Chrysler (Australia/Oceania) Valiant models that did, in fact, have V8 Hemi power under the hood, and ditto for Chrysler (Brazil/South America)/Dodge (Brazil/South America) Dart Charger models as well. Moreover, I am convinced that Chrysler (Australia/Oceania), would have been using a modified B-body vehicle frame for the Chrysler (Australia/Oceania) Valiant Charger Bathurst, while the Dodge (Brazil/South America) Dart Charger would already have the necessary V8 Hemi engine, as well as B-body parts and frame, that were in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, and it would have most likely had the designations of Dodge (Brazil/South America) Dart Charger Interlagos, the Dodge (Brazil/South America) Dart Charger Tarumã, or the Dodge (Brazil/South America) Dart Charger Autódromo.

 

[Mike201]

Never liked these Australian Dodges. They look to much like the U.S. 1968-70 Ford Torino’s.

 

[jal11180]

Never liked these Australian Dodges. They look to much like the U.S. 1968-70 Ford Torino’s.

Maybe, but I like their designs, even IF I am from the USA. Basically, I consider the Chrysler (Australia/Oceania) Valiant/Valiant Charger to be essentially their version of the Dodge (North America) Challenger/Plymouth 'Cuda/Barracuda of the time. Also, one could argue that the Dodge (North America) Colt/Challenger, Plymouth (North America) Sapporo, Mitsubishi (Australia/Oceania) Scorpion, Chrysler (Australia/Oceania) Scorpion, Chrysler (Australia/Oceania) Sigma Scorpion, Colt (UK) Scorpion, and Mitsubishi (North America/Japan) Galant Lambda are all too similar in appearance to the Third Generation (USA/Canada) Ford Mustang, the Third Generation (Mexico) Ford Mustang, and the Second Generation Mercury (USA) Capri as well if you want to toss around that argument.