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The AP6 model range included the Valiant Wayfarer, the first Valiant-based coupe utility to be built by Chrysler Australia. The AP6 was the first Australian-built Valiant to be offered with a V8 engine – the 273 cu in (4.47 L) LA V8 , introduced in American Valiants in 1964, and released in Australia in August 1965.
The Valiant was a good seller, but never quite gained the level of market acceptance as its major competitors—the Holden and the Falcon. In 1971, Chrysler Australia released the Valiant VH model (still based on the US A-Body platform), it was significantly wider than earlier Valiants, with the lineup including the memorable Valiant Charger.
The coupe utility or "ute" (car-based pickup truck), the Valiant Charger coupe, and the Chrysler by Chrysler luxury car were all Valiant-based models unique to Australia. Australian Valiants were locally built in New Zealand and South Africa; [ citation needed ] and were exported to the United Kingdom, Japan, and other right-hand drive markets.
However, the Ford Australia engine and vehicle plants closed in October 2016 and the Holden and Toyota Australia factories closed in late 2017. [3] [4] [5] Only Ford's design and development facilities remain in operation, leaving Australia as one of 13 countries with the capabilities to design and develop mass market cars from scratch.
It was the first Australian Chrysler Valiant model. [1] The Valiant RV1 (or Valiant R Series) [7] was launched in Australia in January 1962. [8] Completely knocked down (CKD) packs were imported from Windsor in Canada, bodies were painted at Chrysler Australia's Mile End facility and final assembly was undertaken at Tonsley Park. [2]
The Chrysler Valiant (SV1) is an automobile which was produced in Australia from March 1962 to April 1963 by Chrysler Australia. It was the second Australian Chrysler Valiant model, replacing the RV1 (R series)
The Chrysler CM Valiant is an automobile that was produced in Australia by Chrysler Australia from 1978 to 1980 and subsequently by Mitsubishi Australia from 1980 to 1981. It was a facelifted and revised version of the Chrysler CL Valiant , which it replaced.
Chrysler VF VIP. The VF series Chrysler VIP was introduced in May 1969 and was marketed as the “VIP by Chrysler”, [3] without the Valiant name. It was intended to fill a gap in Chrysler Australia’s lineup between the Chrysler Valiant and the Dodge Phoenix and it would compete directly against two other Australian designed luxury vehicles, the Ford Fairlane and the Holden Brougham. [3]