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    KING MOPAR

    Dec 10, 2020 4 minutes
    WORDS MARK HIGGINS
    PHOTOS
    MARK BEAN

    Hey Charger! It was the simple catch cry of the famous TV ad that thrust the Chrysler Valiant Charger into the motoring and motorsport spotlight in August 1971. Sitting on a shortened wheelbase of the current Valiant sedan of the time, the Charger was introduced within the VH series and its success was immediate.

    Demand swamped supply. It won a major touring car race on debut. Wheels magazine awarded it the 1971 Car of the Year and its popularity was such that at one point it accounted for 80 per cent of all Australian VH Valiant production.

    The Charger was with us for just seven years and was initially built to suit many budgets. In 1971 the $2795 base model was exactly

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