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1970: Duster coupe was introduced in the Valiant line for 1970 as well as the new E-body Barracuda. 1971: The British Hillman Avenger was imported as the Plymouth Cricket; it was discontinued in mid-1973. The new Valiant Scamp two-door hardtop was a badge-engineered Dodge Dart Swinger. 1973: Plymouth production hit an all-time peak of 973,000.
36,672 CL Valiants – including the last-ever Chargers – were built. The CL was the last Valiant series assembled in New Zealand – by now the Chargers and Ranger were gone and the Regal and the Regal SE, replacing the 770, were the only models. The Regal SE was the first car to be assembled in the country with standard air conditioning.
The AP5 Valiant was released in May 1963, replacing the SV1 Valiant. [1] It was the first Valiant model to be manufactured in Australia rather than just assembled there. [ 4 ] The AP5 featured entirely new sheet-metal, with most body panels produced in Australia. [ 4 ]
The 318 cu in (5.2 L), 230 bhp (170 kW) V8 was a Valiant option for the first time. All North American Chrysler products got front and rear side marker lights, amber in front, red in the rear. These were round in shape, surrounded by an attractive chrome bezel. Valiants built after January 1, 1968, also got new front shoulder belts as standard.
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]
The Chrysler VJ Valiant is an automobile which was produced by Chrysler Australia from 1973 to 1975. It replaced the Chrysler VH Valiant and was a facelifted and revised version of that model. The VJ series Valiant was the tenth Chrysler Valiant model from Chrysler Australia.
The Valiant VG was a facelifted version of the Valiant VF with a restyled front grille and rectangular headlights. [2] Sedans were also given new horizontal taillights. [ 2 ] Rear end styling on the utility remained virtually the same for the third consecutive model series. [ 3 ]
1970–1971 Valiant VG; This list is not complete: A-platform vehicles not included on this list were sold in some countries until 1981. [1] Wheelbases: 106.5 in 1960–1962 Valiant, Chrysler Valiant, and Plymouth Valiant (worldwide) 1961–1962 Dodge Lancer; 1961–1963 DeSoto Rebel (South Africa) 106 in 1963–1966 Plymouth Valiant (USA ...