Back in the mid 70s there was a very special silver charger on our driveway an E49 car #43 what made more special was it was a big tank fillers on both sides Owned but Jim Bramwell Jim and my father took it Levels with a tow bar with a bike trailer it used most of the fuel tank 36 gallons from Dunedin to Timaru So the story goes Jim was driving when a "wanker" in a Jaguar passed them Jimmy put the foot the floor and pasted the Jag with bike trailer with bikes doing in 130MPH mark Hope he sees this post and fills us in more I was 15 at the time
My family had a blue Pontiac Trans am from America and a Jet black valiant charger with the doors welded shut so you had to climb in throw the passenger window the charger and Trans am were my brother's welding the passenger door up the idea came from the Dukes of Hazzard t.v show ahhh the memories hey charger
Anyone know where to find the rest of this series? Episode 2 used to be on Vimeo but has been deleted - fortunately I saved a hard copy a few years ago but these are the only 2 episodes I've seen, and can find.
Thanks for the memories......My father was an exec at Tonsley Park so we had new Chargers and Valiants every year as family cars...very lucky....
I had no idea these Chargers were so big in New Zealand. Very nice to see our brothers appreciate these Aussie icons...
Cheers bro
Back in the mid 70s there was a very special silver charger on our driveway an E49 car #43 what made more special was it was a big tank fillers on both sides Owned but Jim Bramwell Jim and my father took it Levels with a tow bar with a bike trailer it used most of the fuel tank 36 gallons from Dunedin to Timaru So the story goes Jim was driving when a "wanker" in a Jaguar passed them Jimmy put the
foot the floor and pasted the Jag with bike trailer with bikes doing in 130MPH mark Hope he sees this post and fills us in more I was 15 at the time
Fantastic work mate, so glad I found this. Thank you
These chargers set and held records for ages.
Moffat fans need to see this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.
Got one it's still great and running strong only 50yrs old don't see many old Toyota s
I had a Leo Leonard Silver E38 big tank which he had race and sold it for $6500 in about 1986....silly me!
RIP Stan Dorsey
I was lucky enough to own a Charger as an 18 year old in Nelson back in the 80's . Only car I regret selling
Hey Charger
Ah, trust our Kiwi brothers and sisters
to appreciate the old Charger,
as much as us Aussies.
Go the old Hemi six.👍
My family had a blue Pontiac Trans am from America and a Jet black valiant charger with the doors welded shut so you had to climb in throw the passenger window the charger and Trans am were my brother's welding the passenger door up the idea came from the Dukes of Hazzard t.v show ahhh the memories hey charger
Amazing story, brilliant. He was dead right with the comment about motor racing is as expensive as you will let it be.
Shared to NZHRM forum.
I miss my e49
AWESOME
Anyone know where to find the rest of this series? Episode 2 used to be on Vimeo but has been deleted - fortunately I saved a hard copy a few years ago but these are the only 2 episodes I've seen, and can find.
Episode 2 and 3 are both on here.
Fantastic.
Remember watching chargers dominating the benson and hedges 500 at pukekohe great cars good times
those Chargers were the 770, single card and 3 speed auto, standard production, NZ assembled cars.
Killer charge
Brilliant 👍
I can't understand why these cars were named Valiant when the company that produced them were called Chrysler.
So cool awsome
Where can I read all about chargers NZ domination?
that was cool
I got one for sale in Australia
got to say New Zealand whats with the Ugly # Plates?
Chargers are Australian. Could not understand a word of this. Subtitles please
That charger is only a six cylinder..
That one over there is a V8., heavy piece of shit... but... they tried
Breathe m9 triple side draughts
And make that hemi do what a hemi can do