Top 5 Aussie Cars Of All Time: Part 1 | ReDriven
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- We are working our bums off to make ReDriven an international platform for cars lovers all around the world to embrace and enjoy.
But as you can probably tell from my accent and the locations we film in, I and ReDriven are Australian, and we’ve received loads of requests from viewers all over the world to feature more Aussie content and we do have some special stuff coming up with a few Aussie cars…
So, welcome to Part 1 because after reaching out to loads of ReDriven viewers, car fans, various motoring journalists and even the dozens of mechanics and industry experts we talk to every week when researching our videos, it quickly became apparent, this needs to be a multi-part series.
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It's just sad that the automotive manufacturing in Australia is all gone
Thanks Tony.
it needs to come back, although the future of cars is Electric vehicles and if Australia were to start making cars again EV is what they would be building, family sedans have also died.......the market is mostly small cars and SUV now
@@dalesmith4985 Family sedans were terminally ill when GMH started drawing up the VE.
As much as loathe our government for throwing the industry to the scrap heap, product planning and investment were not exactly the hallmark of our industry.
@@dalesmith4985 I agree it would also help us to increase jobs and make the cars just that little bit more affordable through government incentives (hopefully) for buying Australia Made cars
Some thoughts on some iconic cars:
VK Group A
Brock Director
FPV BF F6'
A9X Torana
If you want to do track day cars. We can look at some of the old brabham stuff or some of the Concept cars ( torana X )
Would love to see the Ford TE50 TS50 T3 on this list. If there was ever a Ford deserving of the GT badge it’s this beast!
I’m from UK but have always loved Australian muscle cars. For me I’ve always loved the monaro (it came out in UK) and, well maybe not a real car but mad max’s interceptor should be an honorary member of this series, it’s Australia’s version of the batmobile
No, the most exciting car to come out of Mitsubishi's operations in Australia was the Sprintex Magna, developed by Sprintex in Perth. Supercharged and AWD.....it flew AND handled like it was on rails. I know because I owned it once. Such a machine!
How about XF Dick Johnson Grand Prix Special with a 4.1l straight 6 turbo? A forgotten car really as everyone at the time loved the VL, or EA Falcon Peter Brock edition, just a few options thinking outside the square
Thank you for listening to our requests! Our cars are truely special machines and we should say RIP to the Aussie automotive industry we once had...
Great to see the the underrated Magna. They're called Diamante in NZ, I have 2004 AWD VR-X. Great family car, but a bit slow with the extra weight
cn confirm. Great cars. Sticks to wet and windy roads like the bigger, slower, comfier Evo that it is. But very heavy. And very very thirsty.
Adelaide's finest have always been underrated.
Got a ralliart magna love it too death hence my username lol
Very pleased to see a Territory mentioned, as it is one of the few cars that was entirely designed and built in Australia from the ground up.
So were the 6cyl Falcons
If the VH Valiant Charger isn't in this list I'm rioting
Part 2 maybe?🤷🏽
By yourself ?
@@anthonykennedy5324 He's not alone.
Great video as always digging the Ozzyness in some of the speach sneaking in.
Got to have the A9X or SLR in the next part ( and im a ford guy ) and the XE ESP !!
Fun Fact: the Walkinshaw VL had an bolt-on intake restrictor that you "definitely weren't" supposed to remove. But somehow removing it was made as easy as possible. Doing so safely increased power by at least 25%. It's similar to the wire in the R32 GT-R engine bay that was marked with yellow tape - "don't cut this wire unless you want an extra 50hp".
Good to see the magna rallyart getting some love. That and the VRX were alot faster than people realize
True mate, I had a tj vrx , so much smoother n faster than its ford n Holden sixes.
Love the magnas. Fwd means not so far for the power to go before it gets to the wheels
I worked for MMAL for 20 years and I still have my Ralliart Magna.......Yes your right a very under estimated vehicle for sure.
Im sure its been kept in pristine condition would love to see it!
Thank you for making my 380. Extremely reliable.
@@perpetualgrin5804 the pleasure is all ours…. I still remember loading the clay model of the 380 on the canteen stage to show the employees at a factory meeting…..the engineers at the time are like “ don’t drop it it’s worth 3 million dollars “ as I have it on a forklift lifting onto the stage ….One of many stories working there !
Respect to your channel for featuring the Ralliart Magna. Lesser channels would simply dismiss the Ralliart because it’s front wheel drive, from a Japanese brand and because it’s a Magna.
I always thought that the Ralliart magnas looked by far better than the VL walkinshaw commos! The Holden’s to me always looked like it had a tacked on JDM body kit in which I thought made them look cheap.
But when it comes to value,unfortunately the commo wins. Gross
Sandman panel van, HQ Monaro, Valiant Charger, XB GT hardtop (The Mighty Interceptor), Torana GTR XU1, Torana SLR5000, VZ Monaro, VK Blue Meanie, and the VE Commodore SSV because I’m biased and I own one!
Ahh thanks to this channel opening my eyes. They did a video on alternatives to the GR86/BRZ that I wanted… i went out and bought a 2 year old Lexus RC350 F Sport. Keep up the good work! 👍
Mate thank you so so much. - AK
Would love to see the little LC Torana XU1 appear in the next one, triple carby holden 202 straight six putting out 140kw in a chassis that weighs only 800kgs in 1972. Defo one of my favourites
Yeah would also like too see the 1972 holden HQ monaro or even the HK or VY monaro's or even better a hsv coupé4 seen one a few weeks ago in black non modified and just an amazing piece of Aussie engineering
yeah and the hemi 265 that ate torana's for breakfast aha
you would be out of luck finding a 202 lc. They ran a 186
Fabulous, thank you!
As a kid of the seventies I'm really hoping the XC Cobra makes a mention. Sure it was more a marketing ploy to unload a backlog of Falcon coupes, but everyone can remember the first time they saw one.
Awesome list guys - love the videos.
Gotta put a basic BA XR6/ XR6 Turbo on the list - not exactly an insane race car for the road but the way the motor and chassis of those cars changed the aussie car scene is absolutely unmatched. The fact that now, 20 years after it's release, you're still hard pressed to find a more capable motor than the turbocharged Barra should be enough in itself, I think. The hype and community around the motors in these cars back when they released and even now is crazy. Definitely deserves a spot.
Love your channel, content and purpose..fantastic. You deserve a lot of praise for the good job you have been doing
I knew you guys would pull through and make a video that really deserved it
Another awesome video, keep up the great work 🙂
E49 R/T charger. Was the fastest accelerating Aussie car of its time… quicker then the GT falcon. I believe it held the best qtr mile time for about 20 years…
More like 30 years on contemporary rubber until the Falcon turbo came along
My favourite car, the Charger.
My dads got one, 265 hemi with tripple webbers. Floats over the road, heaps of road noise and an absolute blast to drive. Its what a car should be 💪
@@nathanatkinson446 Put something in his food, then the Charger will be yours.all worth it.
🤣👍
Oh that was bloody awesome.
The six pack Charger, Holden Brougham,XU1, A9X,4.1 Cortina are all great cars!!!!
Excellent content
The bloopers are the best part
The Ralliart Magna is a cracker of a car, fast too.
The engines are BMW smooth and punchy, but with more low down torque.
Had a surprising amount of kit too, factory Koni suspension, hi compression pistons from Germany, bigger cams and head work, Momo steering wheel, manual LSD, plus they handled great too.
With only 500 numbered cars ever made I’d say they will skyrocket in price.
Well done ReDriven for recognising this underrated Aussie performance car.
@@jamestorrens645 I agree 100%, I definitely want one I’m my garage
Great cars these. Styling was up there.
@@Tk-ou9ec true, Mitsubishi definitely wanted the Ralliart to have a body kit that matched its performance
@@jamestorrens645 It is following the evo 6.5 styling that was being made at the same time.
HQ Holden, vl turbo, skyline GTS and vh charger have to be added in pt2
I’ve always had a soft spot for the Ralliart Magna, but my mate’s dad had one for a company car, he said it went alright but wasn’t overly impressed with it. That said, his 18 year old daughter had a new XR6 turbo so he probably judged it harshly.
Thanks mate love the Aussie
I got chopped by a sleeper territory, only had a tiny tuning sticker on the back window.. well i could only see the back window after the light went green
Woohoo! So glad you are making this series!
Still can’t believe Holden is no more😢. Looking forward to the next episode!
I own a 1980 CM Chrysler regal V8. Whilst it may not be a memorable classic I feel it’s a great comfortable cruiser that was assembled here in Adelaide! And has quite a few mod cons such as air con,power steering,electric windows,smooth automatic,inertia reel seat belts and radial tuned suspension and a 4 speaker radio cassette player and interior wrapped in satin parchment leather. A bit of a limo really.
Awesome channel and good vidoes keep up the good work
I’ve got a 09’ Territory Ghia for the family car. I love that Barra 4lt.
In my most desirable top ten cars. The F6X is one of them. (For the school & grocery run of course.)
Took a long time to go faster than a GTHO. Thank you for the GTHO.
Love the videos from this channel 👍
Thanks so much mate. - AK
An awesome list for some Australian greats
I'm an absolute car nut, but part 2 I feel needs to have the xu1, where Holden outsmarted the number 1 from this video, and handed Brock his first Bathurst... The HK Monaro GTS, for going outside the Aussie norm, making a beautiful coupe, which also won Bathurst... The Moffat GT coupe that dominated Bathurst in 77 with their infamous finish, and of course perhaps the most dominant Bathurst winner of all time, the A9X... So much better than the rest, it not only won by a country mile, but Australia's greatest touring car driver ever, broke the lap record on the last lap, just to prove how much better it was.
Great video. One correction: the Phase III had a 5.8L engine, not a 5.7L.
My apologies mate, I dropped the ball there, slip of the tongue. - AK
@@ReDriven all good.
If by Australian you mean assembled here using both local and imported parts, then the Peugeot 504 should be on the list, for its handling, cruising, durability and comfort qualities.
Definitely agree on Magna
Had 1 n Loved it
Left field suggestion, Land Rover Perentie. Built for the army and now sold on but most still going strong.
you could also add to the same list the Ford XY ute 4x4 which ford built for the Australian army!
The Ralliart Magna! Great choice!
FPV BF F6 2006 is an amazing vehicle for its time, i think back then it had the most torque of any Aussie built car.
Shameless own car plug. VL Calais Turbo manual. Bit of a Leb mobile but I love it.
needed an Australian car reviewer like you
Ah thanks mate! - AK
Good to see the Ralliart Magna on the list. 👌
Amazing video, well set example of these icons!
Was expecting to see a Hilux or some bogan-like ute though ahah
Holden thought it could sell 750 of these but could only sell 500 of the VL Group 'A' . So the rest were changed back to Calais spec. The thing is though you could only tell these special Calais by the fact they had to keep the bonnet scoop to allow clearance of the throttle body. So they are even more rare they the Group A's. Only ever saw one on the road once.
Heyy, what about the TRD Aurion. Assembled in Australia, made in limited numbers🎉
I love those. I'm pretty sure its the most powerful Australian-built Toyota.
Can confirm some VL SS Group A's were converted to a standard Calais style body (keeping the wheels and bonnet thingy), saw a few when doing work experience at Sutton's Holden in Arncliffe NSW in 88.
Also, the locally developed Magna with all wheel drive was awesome to drive as was the Aurion TRD.
Though this video is old, Sean on Moroting Box has been fixing up a Magna Ralliart. He's done a bloody good job so far.
I’m 2 seconds in, if the Mitsubishi Magna doesn’t get a mention I will fucking riot
Fuck yeah!
Bahaha I was the same
AGREED about the WS. Amen !
The camshafts from the raliart Magna were used in the 380 engine.
Great vid. I was thinking about the XA Phase 4 and bam there it is. Since they were banned for being "too fast" and there was only four ever made (I think), it has to be very near the top of the list. RIP Australian designed and built.
1 out of 5 good start 🤣 GTHO III
Here are 5 more Wrong ones 🤣🤣
In no order🤞
Monaro
Charger
Nagari
Purvis Eureka
Number one: THE UTE!❤❤
Can't wait for part 2.
The last VF2 Commodore Motorsport 2017 special edition with the magneride suspension, seats that went into the US Chevy export editions, plus the forged alloy wheels and additional engine and transmission cooling. An Aussie weapon…
I reckon the Brabham BT62 and BT62R deserve a shoutout in part 2 or 3 for being the most powerful and hardcore thing to come out of Australia since ever pretty much. Also I’m pretty sure it’s the only car that is made here, in Adelaide for context.
Built in a bus building factory to match haha.
Awesome cars though.
Don't know my Holdens too well so I'll leave those to others. But the XA XB XC Falcon coupes, The Ford Landau, the XP Falcon (the endurance testing they did on that was pretty amazing) and there was a Chrysler coupe that the name escapes me.
I think you're talking about the Valiant Charger. 😉
Or perhaps the CXC hardtop?
Part 2 should include the FPV GTF 351, any FGX Spint and HSV Clubsports
Torana A9C ❤❤❤
I have 3 in mind be nice to see one of these make it on the list
1. The HSV VE W427, 2 The HSV VE Super Clubsport, 3 The VE 7.0L supercharged 6 speed manual blue meanie retro.....
Loving the content guys first time viewer life time subscriber
Fpv fg f6 for me
Valiant Charger R/T E49 pack needs to be in the next part
I thought this list might ruffle feathers and I wasn't wrong lol 😆 🤣.
Some cars that deserve to be in future lists are;
Holden Sandman
Ford Sundowner
Chrysler Drifter
XA, XB & XC Ford Fatbirds
Chrysler Valient Charger
Rambler Matador
R31 Skyline/Pintara
Nissan Bluebird
Humber Super Snipe
Singer Gazelle
Sunbeam Alpine
VW Country Buggy
P76 Leyland
Studebaker Silver Hawk
GT-HO Phase IV Shaker
Good work as always guys keep it up and congrats on 72k subscribers now 👍. As for Friday's car I'm guessing it's either something European or a Ford.
On the money once again, mate 😉
@@ReDriven the car my dad has is an Aussie built 1984 Holden Rodeo 2000 as a family heirloom that's just off clocking 133.5k kms yet lol and she's a column shift manual too boot
I think some of those can make an underrated Aussie car list...
@@MartinJones123 or forgotten Aussie made cars
@@TwistedDonners 👍
Bolwell Nagari, 351, 4-speed, factory built coupe or convertible, or, home build kit with whatever engine you wanted to use... 1969 to 1974. I think of them as Australia's Corvette.
HSV GTSR W1...the name sounds like a WiFi password.😁😀. On a more serious note though, isn't the LS9 the same one in the Chevrolet Camaro ZR1?
Corvette ZR1, not the Camaro!
Torana A9X surely the king of 70’s muscle and racing.
It won three championships in three years, was on pole position at all of its Bathurst outings and scored two Bathurst wins - the latter by a never-to-be-repeated margin. It is the epitome of late-1970s Australian muscle-car performance and simply destroyed its opposition in the hands of Brock, Jim Richards and John Harvey at HDT, or privateers Bob Morris and Allan Grice.
I'm glad I've seen the best of Australian motoring, form 1999 to 2012... Todays car choice for under $40k is horrendous and for HSV GTS that in 2010 you could buy brand new for 80-90k, today you need min of 170k.
Back when I was about 10 or so, Subaru was so synonymous with Australia that I genuinely thought it was an Australian company. That said, the Commodore and Falcon were always my favorite Aussie cars. Muscle car go brrr.
This is certainly a great retrospective of some of Australia's performance cars. That said however, I don't think that any sort of homage can be paid to Australia's automotive industry with out mentioning the 48-215 (FX) Holden. Monocoque construction in 1948 was a rarity and created a strong but light weight vehicle. It's 2.2 litre OHV six was not only buttery smooth but also provided plenty of low RPM torque and, for the time, exceptional fuel economy. Yes, they only had a top speed of 80 mph. and it took about a day and a half to get to that speed but an all day cruising speed of 60mph. was nothing to laugh at. And they would run on all but kerosene. Independent coil sprung front suspension and good ground clearance were a boon. And for the wealthy, an aftermarket radio and heater weren't out of the question in a bid to optimise cabin ambience. Evaporative air conditioning is something we don't think about these days but in the FX it came standard. By reversing the quarter window to direct air onto your sweaty face you would be as cool as anyone could be back in the day.
E49
That Commodore looks like an ikea cupboard with wheels.
Surely the XR6 sprint will get a mention. The pinnacle of the Aussie made, Aussie developed, engineered and built Barra that changed the way all petrol heads thought about sixes.
What about the TMR 380? Super rare Mitsi!
I reckon the VK blue meanie should be on the list .I had a VK Brock but always lusted after a VK blue meanie , never did get one and i've got two hopes of getting one now .
had one pull up next to me at adelaide lights me in stock charger,looked over at driver said to missus its him,missus goes peter and beverly,lights hit green and he was gone,will never forget the nod.respect.
The turning point for Ford finally having a performance car was the EB-ED XR series. The V8 made a welcome return and the XR6 changed the way we looked at the 6 pot. The evolution of the XR6 lead Ford to produce Australia’s best home grown engines ever made ,it’s code name was Gull , but everyone affectionately call it ,The Barra turbo.
That was great thanks mate. Good to see the Magna and yep, the body kit ruined an otherwise attractive car. However, compared to the VL Walkinsure Commodore the Ralli Art Magna was a thing of beauty. Can I suggest for future episodes the VG Valiant Pacer, Bolwell Nagari and the EH Holden S4? Cheers mate and thanks again for the enjoyable video.
Thanks so much mate. - AK
I actulay like the look of it, fits Mitsubishi styling at the time.
Only one REAL car, in there, the last one!! 👍👍
Would have loved to see the final fgx falcon xr8 sprint
Waiting on more Ford, especially the last lot of the Sprints
the XC falcon coupe with the 351. Good series you are doing. Were 440 cortinas (1964 ish) made here?
They were good....particularily the GT versions...or was it lotus???
first one to win bathurst 2door coupe all aliminium panels. only three made.
Holy shit.
These Bogan Cars are the best ☺️
GTR-XU1 ,, XY GT351 ,, VALIANT CHANGER ,, SLR 5000 , GROUP A COMMODORE ,, these are australia's best cars of all time ,
Charger/Pacer. XU-1s , Nagari Bolwell.
You must include a HK Holden Monaro GTS.
Maybe the next video could include the Holden Monaro?
Sorry but the Gen 3 Vy commodore was the top echelons of Australian building
Asking price and selling price two different things
Any of the Boss 335 FPV’s, especially the GT-F.
Include NISSAN DATSUN 120Y for us Bogans and Peasants....it dosnt cost a body organ to buy 🤣
and the mighty 180b.
My mate owns one of those F6X and he doesn’t drive due to the ball joint problem 30,000km per set
Can change it over to the corrected setup of the 09/10 Territories/SY II series to alleviate
"Holden, as Australian as McDonald's"
A quote from a brutally honest journalist.
Though incorrect, originally. As I’m sure you know
5.7 litre thought they were 5.8 litres but your the expert
Add the Torana XU1 and A9X in the second list
Toyota Aurion TRD was a good 1 as well. Too bad it was fwd
VT 2 GTS - I still remember the edition of Motor Magazine in 2000 when it was compared to the M5 & E55
I would love to own an FG Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo here in the UK, its different to our usual posh percieved over priced Euro boxes that would compete such as BMW 5 series or Jag XF. Its the sort of honest working class blokes car I like, but sadly we never got them here ☹️. These were/possibly still are common in OZ and that straight 6 is a great unit, pity they were all autos from what I can gather.I like large comfy classic shaped salloons/sedans and the Falcon and Commodore both filled that brief easily. The Falcon interior was a little too hard plastic, but sure I could live with that. Did own a 99 AU Ford Falcon wagon when on a working holiday visa in 2011, it was OK 🤔.
They did offer manuals for the XR6T though they're fairly rare...
No, they came in manuals, I’d put say 70-80 percent of them are autos though