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Location: Penrith ,NSW
Car(s): 2x 1964/5 ' Teardrops' & 1967 Bellett &too many Valiants
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Thought I would share some photos of my Ford and Holden killers :lol:
They are my little Belletts big brothers.

Orange one is a factory 'six-pack' 1971 Charger 770.The six-pack cars were all triple Weber 265 Hemi's.
Normally an RT Charger engine option,this is one of 100 of the 'luxury ' 770 models built. I bought it 6 years ago from the Dubbo area where it sat in a shed since 1981! (due to a holed piston).Motor now rebuilt back to factory stock ( and a bigger cam :) )
Colour is called ' Vitamin C'. Has the original 'hens teeth' Bathurst 3 speed box (Good for 95 mph in 2nd gear ,though I haven't tried that out yet),original extractors, dealer fitted LSD,and factory dual exhausts.

Sherwood Green one a 1973 VJ Charger XL. Was a roughy (still has the paint to prove it !) 265 Hemi ,column auto 6 seater when I got it about 4 years ago .
Now a hot 265, 'six-pack' Weber setup, engineered as a 2 seater, roll cage and race seats.
Has a Borg Warner 4 speed box, LSD, big exhaust,many suspension mods and has been lightened by more than 100 kg.
Handles like a go cart ,and goes like the clappers,( but needs a bit more grunt ! ) Its got 200 HP at the wheels.
Plans were to race it in supersprints, but haven't got around to it yet .... :(
Oran Park closing sort of put a damper on that :(

I have another Charger and a Pacer stored,will post them up another day........
Cheers !
Rod.


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Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:44 pm
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Car(s): 2 GT Belletts bellett sedan . Florian.gt project.fj Holden. Gemini.lc gtr.datsun240 z
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Nice . If you ever come to the Chrysler show in albury look me up . Gricey


Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:34 pm
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very nice :D


Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:49 pm
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Car(s): 67 Bellett Auto Sedan, 65 Wasp, 73 Chev Luv, 1/2 A Chev Luv, VX Commodore
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WOW they are Great :D :D


Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:41 pm
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Car(s): 1966 TEARDROP ...MANUAL ...
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a little bit faster than the teardrops ................not much .........great lookin cars mate cant wait to see when you finish one of your teardrops cheers davo


Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:45 am
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Car(s): 1965 Wasp, 1966 Bellett, 1967 Bellett, 1969 Florian, 1973 Bellett GTR, 1976 Buick Opel by Isuzu, 1978 Gemini van
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My first ever 1:43 scale Trax model was a Charger in the exact green as yours!

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Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:08 am
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Location: Rye Park, N.S.W.
Car(s): Doris, AuntyMary, Shrek, Jimmy; GT, Wasp, Flo & Sed unrestos; 65 Elf; 82 Rodeo, 60 TX550, 72 Sport, & a Sigma.
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Thanks for showing us these beauties Rod, they're real nice. I'm looking forward to checking them in the metal, if that's OK.

My family has had a few Vals over time. Dad bought a Ranger XL new in 1971, before the Chargers were released. Try as I might, I couldn't talk him into trading it on one. I collected a scrapbook of every brochure & advertisement pic I could find.(I think brother Greg still has it.) Dad traded our '66 1/2 column change on the Ranger. Then Greg bought the Bellett, so it stayed in the family. ;)
I had a '71 Phoenix for a while, then a '68 440 Monaco - very Valiant, just bigger & louder!

Cheers mate,
Matt.

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Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:34 am
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Car(s): Hillman (Bellett ancestor), Rallied a Bellett in the 1970s, Owned a Gemini, Bellett GTR 1:43
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I have a mate in Canberra with a 770 Charger (I believe it’s among the first 20 built) that he is doing a very serious resto on. By serious I mean everything stripped out and cutting out rust and welding in steel in the basic structure. When finished it will be Vitamin C. He already has a matching Chrysler Hunter 660 (he points out to me that it hasn’t got the word ‘Hillman’ on it anywhere). Here's the Hunter at a Chrysler day in Sydney

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50415738@N04/6336418139/

Cheers, Vic

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Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:01 am
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