The Big Aussie Six vs American V8 Muscle - E49 Charger ONBOARD!

ONBOARD with Les Walmsley's 440hp 1972 E49 Hemi Six Valiant Charger. Australian Muscle Car vs American Muscle Car, angry Valiant Charger takes on a wild 67 Chevy Camaro driven by Tony Hubbard. @ Winton Motor Raceway. The Valiant Charger was raced in Australia with a factory backed effort for 1971 and 1972, with most effort concentrated upon the series and the annual Bathurst 500 mile touring car event. Chrysler Australia employed the services of racing driver Leo Geoghegan to assist in the development of the Charger as a touring car racer. The Charger won the first race in which it was entered, the Toby Lee 100 at Oran Park, driven by Doug Chivas. In the 1972 Hardie-Ferodo 500 at Bathurst, a VH Charger R/T E49 driven by Doug Chivas placed third outright behind a Ford XY Falcon GTHO and a Holden Torana GTR XU-1 At Master of Machines, we love cars, in fact, we love anything with wheels or an engine, from American Muscle Cars to Australian Muscle Cars, Race Cars and Classic Cars of all kinds and even Barn Finds. If it's fast, powerful, restored or hidden away in hibernation then we'll cover it, and in most cases, we'll even drive them! Thumbnail pic by: SDPICS

Added 1 Apr 2026