The Stolen Monaro
NSW Highway Patrol Charger
Monaro HK GTS 140 MPH Speedo
I hope you enjoy my stylised car-toon using 1/43 scale diecast models. As you can see the theme is a NSW Highway Patrol Valiant Charger in pursuit of a stolen HK GTS Monaro, complete with the GTS 140 MPH speedo.
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Cheers, Doogie.
Greetings diecast fans. I have been wanting to do an entry on the Trax 1/43 Diecast Aussie Muscle Car Set for sometime so here it is. There has been a lot written about the so-called super-car scare of the early 1970’s and I will be providing some good links so you can do your own research, but suffice it to say this set is ultimate for the collector who wants to own the cars (in model form 🙂 ) that fuelled that argument. The set includes models of:
Enjoy the photos and I will give some good links at the bottom of the page for you to research the war, one which is quite current.
Ford Falcon GTHO Phase 111
Holden Monaro HK Coupe
Trax Diecast Aussie Muscle Set 1/43 Scale Holden Ford Valiant
Monaro Drag Wheelstand
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What you get in the Trax 1/43 Scale Aussie Muscle Car War Set Holden Monaro Ford Falcon Valiant Charger
There is a fair amount of info on the internet about the muscle car/supercar scare of the early 70’s in Australia so you can use google to find them. Below I offer links to a few of them.
Aussie Muscle Car War Box
1971 VH Valiant Charger R/T (Road/Track)
My love affair with Australian Valiants began after we left Australia and settled in New Zealand. There had been some buzz among my school-mates about this awesome new Valiant Coupe coming out soon; The Charger. Now there was no internet in those days, so information was scarce but with the scrap of a magazine article here or a rumour there, the excitement grew. And then, there it was. Here’s how it happened. One lovely sunny day on a school excursion to the Bee-Hive (New Zealand’s Parliament Building at that time) a busload of kiddies were rolling down the highway and I was one of them. I scored a window seat and was trying to ignore the general hubbub and commotion and was staring out the window, and there it was, coming out of a side road somewhere around Paraparumu (try saying that one with a mouthful of Jaffas). My first ever sighting of a Charger. It was an R/T Six Pack, Yellow, brand spanking new. I excitedly shouted to my mates, “look, look, a Charger!”. And so begun the dream; “I’m going to own one someday”. At a later date I will go into the details of how that dream came true but for now, enjoy the pics of my Trax 1/43 scale VH Valiant Charger R/T.
VH Valiant Charger R/T
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