1970 Hemi Valient VG

1970 Hemi Valient VG

You might be curious why this car was a part of my collection.  The short answer is that I couldn’t find an Australian Hemi Charger.

Years ago, I was at a car show and saw a very strange sight.  I saw a car that was badged as a Charger, but not like one I had seen before.  It had a completely different body style, the steering wheel was on the wrong side and it had a straight 6 cylinder engine.  To be honest, the car looked more like a barracuda fastback than a Charger.  It turns out that it was an Australian Charger, which was made from 1971 – 1978.  The really strange part was that the straight 6 motor was actually a Hemi.  Never released in the US, Chrysler had an inline 6 cylinder Hemi motor.

I looked for a Charger for a long time, but couldn’t find one.  A friend of mine found this Valiant VG, which is also an Australian car and has the inline Hemi.  I bought the car and never did anything with it other than take it for an occasional drive.  It’s amazing that I never even changed the oil, but the car always started and ran just fine.  It has the appearance of a Dodge Dart, but has enough changes that it draws strange looks from people.  Maybe it’s because I’m sitting on the wrong side of the car!

Bill Sefton
Bill Sefton
Bill Sefton, Chicago native, and passionate car collector. Currently retired, but still involved in the car collection community. Reach out, happy to connect!