American Reacts to Australian Car Meet - Sydney Burnouts, Accelerations 

Hope these help. 3:35 LH Torana. 7:16 Mopar. (Chrysler/Valiant Charger) 8:48 LX Torana Hatch. 9:16 FB Holden Sedan. 10:10 FC Holden Sedan (Pulling in). LJ Torana passing. 11:44 Leyland P76 14:33 HR Holden 14:46 LJ Torana 16:20 1959 Cadillac 17:46 MG Midget? 19:56 Chrysler Regal

Wow! This is a surprise! Thanks for featuring my video on your channel! I appreciate it! Apologies to the Chrysler fans and all viewers for calling out that Leyland P76 as a Chrysler. My English teacher back in high school had one and I did know this car. But I must admit, having been away from Australia for 20 years has jolted my memory with some model cars and for some reason, as I saw this car, I immediately thought Chrysler. Thankfully I have awesome viewers in the know with their great feedback that correct me and this helps me to get better at identifying. Tomorrow 29 December, at roughly 1.30pm Australian Eastern time, I'll be posting a walkaround video on my channel of these same cars and more cars Aus, US, Euro, JDM, Rotaries, etc, that were in the parking lot at Greenway, Wetherill Park. So for those interested you can get a closer look at them. Once again a massive thank you Ian (IWrocker) for featuring my video on your channel! I highly appreciate it buddy! Keep up the great work! All the best with the growth of your channel! And I wish you and all the viewers a Happy New Year!! Cheers, George.

I'm a Holden guy , but I've gotta say that yellow Ford was just jawdroppingly beautiful.

In nsw we now have “international” style plates, so we have the American style ones on the 57 chev and we also have Japanese, European and a few others as well Also where this was filmed is 5 mins down the road from where I grew up

I worked with an American motor head (petrol head) from Virginia and we spoke about cars often. He said that when he was younger and still in VA, he and his buddies (mates) honestly believed that the US was the only country in the world to have a car culture and more specifically, a muscle car industry. He met an Australian girl (sheila) in the US and they decided they'd live in Australia because of our wages and holidays. If they lived here, he could go home to see his family but if they lived in the US, she would never see her family. Anyway, when he arrived here he saw Falcons, Monaros, Toranas, Chargers, etc. and couldn't believe his eyes. He wrote to his friends at home, telling them that the US doesn't have a monopoly on muscle cars. As an aside, there are more hot rods in Australia per head of population than in the US.

I love that this really shows the awesome car culture in Australia, some people just love cars. I have N/A 4cyl, Turbo 4s and 6s and V8s in the driveway.

I am now a 61 year old mum from Australia who still loves a hot car. I would totally go to watch this. Loved them when I was yOung and had an XU1 Torana which I owned in my 20’s. Loved dragging off guys at the lights. It never leaves your blood. Still turn my head if I hear that beautiful rumble.

he was quoting the aussie classic car movie "running on empty" when he said spotto a blown 57 chevy. even had the right accent for it.

At the 11:45 mark was a Leyland P76. A car ahead of its time....

"Some sort of ute" at 5.40 is a 1966/67 HR Holden. 9:17 "cool color" is a 1959-1960 FB Holden, 9:20 is most definitely a US Dodge Charger. It wears about 50 square feet more sheet metal than our Aussie Charger. The last one, white sedan turning left, was a 1976-77 CL Valiant. Almost identical to the last model Valiant built here, the CM built from 1978-81.

Man i love car meets in Australia, there are some beautys.

7:20 is basically a Mopar. its an Aussie charger. 9:40 is an american charger

Nice to see that Leyland P76 go past (the guy called it a Chrysler). Ian, you missed a nice Torana Hatchback prior to those 2 sedans, and the car when you asked for some help was a Torana sedan, LH I think, but no rear spoiler. In NSW you can option a personalised plate in US or Japanese styles

The ESP was the deluxe version of Dicks Greens Tuff XE Falcon, Scheel seats, fancy wheels, not the ones in the video, two tone paint, sports steering wheel, and I think they may have had a suspension upgrade as well. ESP was supposed to be modern equivalent of a GT but had no real performance mods, mainly just cosmetics. Grey car with all the plastic spoiler bits was a Walkinshaw VL Commodore, he took over where Brock and HDT left off. Blue Group A SS was a Peter Brock special. Next blue car with the big gold wheels was an RX3. Black car with the power was a Valiant Charger, that's why you liked it. lol. Blue 2 Door Torana, just before the white 4 door. Yes, US Charger. Yellow LC/LJ Torana, Brock won Bathurst in an XU1 version that had triple carbies on the straight 6. Lime Green Leyland P76, 4.4L V8 and you could fit a 44/55 Gallon drum in the boot with a bail of hay. HD/HR 65/66 Holden with the blower. Was the beautiful car with the fins a Cadillac? Either a Datsun Roadster as raced by the other Pete Brock in the US, or an MG which the datsun was copied from. White Chrysler by Chrysler with L plates and no lights right at the end.

Awesome vid, we just had a massive classic car cruise on the 26th down in Adelaide (well down at the bay at Glenelg and along the esplanades) must have been 150 plus classics cars out! So much fun to watch. Certainly can appreciate all the dollars, blood, sweat and tears put into these beauties!

At 11:45-11:47 That was the best car in the world at the wrong time. The Leyland P76

That guy commentating called the car at 11:45 a Chrysler… it is actually a Leyland P76. Not a fan of the P76… but it’s annoying hearing someone call it a chrysler

Those VK commodores look damn good

The XA GT Hardtop you liked the most is the best looking car Ford released over here. Hardtop (coupe) and the sedan also are just bloody great!

reminds me of when I was a kid and car-spotting was so much more fun than it is now because there were far cooler cars than what is being sold new these days

Most people don’t realise but the 2 door wrx at 10:20 is actually really rare we only ever got 399 in Australia. (I have read that 1 fell in the ocean on the way here but I have no idea if it’s actually true)

Good to see Mr GT getting recognized in U.S.! Love his videos! Hes always out and about getting great vids of all the car shows around NSW. Great work! Happy New Year to all car enthusiasts worldwide!!

It’s awesome seeing an American trip out at Aussie muscle cars. Great video bruz!

Pleasantly surprised at the restraint showed by most drivers as they exit the parking lot here! I also love a lot of these cars (especially that light blue SLR5000…wow!), but many owners drive them like absolute knobs much of the time.

Another thing about the P76 at 11:45 is that while even now some people are still repeating the Lemon propaganda , it was so good that it led an international very testing marathon rally through Europe and North Africa . Some of the story here : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o04tHPPflvk.html Much more of an Australian design than the first Holden, Falcon or Valiant. Even more recently a P76 won the Peking to Paris long distance Rally for classic cars several times to show it was not a fluke. Up against Porsches, Mercedes, BMW and numerous other more expensive cars. Some coverage : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RgyD-uTxiwo.html Not bad for an 87 year old driver. Most 87 year Olds struggle to keep driving let alone be part of a team winning a Peking to Paris rally several times in a so called lemon car.

4:53 The "Walkie" is a Walkinshaw. The "interesting blue car" at 6:35 was a Mazda RX3, rotary powered - we say maz-duh, not mahz-da. Yeah the XA "RAREGT" was bound to get pulses racing . The year before Mad Max's. Always good looking, but these days rare and expensive. 11:50 The Leyland P76 is an interesting Aussie car, might be worth looking into - it had a promising future but got canned before real production began. Lime green though, meh.

11:44 is a 1973/74 Leyland P76. Build by Leyland Australia. Only 18,000 produced, the popular ones have the 4.4ltr all aluminium V8 based on the Buick and rover V8's.

Yep, you were right, at 13-25 it was a Holden one tonner. love how you enjoy watching our cars and like them as much as we do.

Custom plates are a thing here, we also have Japanese style plates as well. least down in Victoria.

My Favs were the Ford Tudor's, Holden HR Blown and last was the 57 Chev fully sick!! Thanks for the share Ian loved it!! Running on Empty awesome movie this is why I love the 57 Chev!!

Love the video, lol, I’m an Aussie watching an American watching Aussie car videos. Yep our NSW plates are typically that size with 6 letters/numbers but usually black letters on yellow background but nowadays there are many Colour options. I worked with an old fella who waited years for one of them new Monaro’s and bought when 1st released, loved it, driven once a month, he had to hide keys from his adult son when on holidays, while drunk the son found keys, reversed out driveway straight into car across road, broke his dads heart. Can you still get Pontiac GTO’s in US? The new Holden Monaro was only available for a short time. I love the old Walkinshaw Commodore.

The "Chrysler" was actually a Leyland P76, they had the potential to be a great car but there were many contributing factors which led to their demise. The Force 7 coupes are rarer than rocking horse dung. Love Horsepower Addiction's vids.

Cool.There's a nice wide variety of muscle in that lot. The Charger wasn't an Australian model but I did see a Leyland P76. I learnt to drive in the back streets of Townsville in my parents FB Holden - had three on the column and NO synchromesh in first. Funnily enough one of the first cars I owned was a XA 4door with three on the column but it DID have the luxury of synchromesh in first. :) Cheers.

I agree with you Ian on the yellow falcon. Beautiful.

Hahah 14:33 the HR goes right Through a red Light 🤣🤣 Nice!

You should check out the old Aussie comedy the umbilical brothers, Kevin bloody Wilson, lano & woodley and the real classics fast forward and full frontal. True Aussie humour.

From Australia. Hi, at 11:46 is a Leyland P76 (technically a Bristish company) which tried to get a foothold into the Australian motoring industry. Never sold very well or for very long, but their advertising made a (true) claim that you could fit what we in Australia call a 44 gallon drum in to the boot/trunk. I never send any links to avoid any possible virus/malware issues, but I think it's safe to Google with any key words you see fit. It sounds like the car in video is V8 version. Take care. Love your channel.

I could be wrong, but that 57 Chevy could have club plates on. You can be in vintage car clubs in Australia that give special perks

The yellow car you liked so much was a Ford Falcom XA GT Hardtop. My favourite Australian car is closely followed by the XC Hardtop.

heres one you may like. i found an xc gt coupe left under a tree that was slowly covering it. in good nik but for the flat tyres. was on a military base in a restricted area. not because its were they kept the death rays but because of unsafe old buildings. alot of old cars here at this place that were left behind when the owners were sent off somwhere.

Brett, I found Mr. GT a few weeks ago. Great channel fun he has going. Then he comes your channel. Watching a few now over the NY weekend bing watching. Great to see your channel and awesome to see Mr. GT gain more support. I spent a lot of my younger years in Sydney in the '80s. Good to see a great car scene there still going. Happy New Year. Looking forward to more from your channel. Also hoping to grow my channel in the new year. I may need to do more car spotting in the Midwest this year!

Light blue one when u said u will need help identifying them was a LX torana, then white Ute was a HR Holden ute and the black one you really liked that took it really easy was none other than an Aussie chsrger

That yellow ford falcon that you really liked is nearly the same as Eric Bana's Beast. His ends up red

10:49 STATESMAN!!! I had one that cream colour and I have my Dads Burgundy 1977 HX 308 V8. Louver is a "tribute" coz they were kinda like Holden factory Caddys.. 11:47 P76 Leyland V8.. (UK company Leyland owned/made Austins, MGs, Jags, Rovers, Triumphs, Land Rover to name a few. It was the "British Motor Industry" company)

The yellow XA Falcon GT was a stunner. The XA was the most beautiful of all the factory GTs, whether the 2 door or 4 door. The doomed Phase IV GTHO was the XA.

You have great taste! I built 2 of those xa coupes you love and I painted the first one springtime yellow mustang colour. It looked unbelievable. It sold in 30 minutes after posting the ad. I wish I hadn't sold it now. An xa coupe just sold for 1 million dollars down here!

you NEED to check out Cooly Rocks On, thats a great south east queensland beach car show!

That yellow two door is an XA GT Falcon 351 cu V8, the NSW police used XC falcon coupes as highway patrol cars. The wedged shaped car he called a Chrysler is actually a Leyland Australia designed car called a P76 they came in an alloy V8 or a straight six and were built to compete against the Big Three (Ford Holden and Chrysler).

I live 5min away from where that video was shot. Every 3rd Thursday thru the summer they would be at greenway plaza

I think the Black Charger at 7:20 is a guy who grew up/lives around the corner from me and if it is him I'm pretty sure it was his first car, he has had it for about 30 years.

In Bondi, North Shore, Northern Beaches, Eastern suburbs, Mosman, North side of the harbour around Lane Cove & Ryde, Cronulla, Kangaroo Point, Brighton Le Sands, all have fancy cars being driven on the streets

Aussie number plates come in all sizes, colours and designs to compliment all styles of vehicles

This place is local, called Greenway Plaza in Smithfield/Wetherill Park (Sydney/Australia). This is a fairly small meet compared to others here.

The Green one he said was a Chrysler at about 11:50 was a Leyland P76. They are so rare now and in good condition can cost a lot.

The black car before that yellow xa ford just happens to be a valiant charger

I live 2 minutes down the road from Greenway Plaza. I grew up working on my brothers cars EK Holden, FJ Holden, Also, my fathers XT Falcon. My First car was an EH Holden.

Ian you have it all going on. A very nice family, you love Australia and you are a car head. You can't lose. Also that blue car with the blown motor, was a Holden HR '66

That nice yellow ford is like what I drove when I was learning. It was new back then. But the one I drove had black top. Nice very nice

Great to see the Leyland P76 at 11:44. My father used to have one, it had an alloy 4.1 litre V8 and a boot that was large enough to take a 44 gallon drum. Very collectible now.

Ahhh mate, the Ford falcon GTHO phase 3 and the torana A9X, SUCH a good rivalry

Nice cars, Australia's biggest meet would be Summernats which is held in Canberra after New Years

As long as I can remember we've had an unofficial car meet in Wollongong along the beach every Thursday night. Police tried shutting it down so many times but finally gave up haha. As long as there's respect its all good. The lads cruise around park their cars and chat. A bit of a rev now and then but nothing silly. Love the Aussie car culture just not the dickheads doing it at traffic lights. Once again love your video. Happy New year to you Ian and your family. X

At 8:00 My cousin owned a nice green one of those back in the day . It was a v6 but he made it look like a v8 . Sold it years ago . They are worth a fortune now

although I live in Braddon, Canberra Australia; and do not necessarily appreciate the noise or bogans....I do hope someone sends you a link to 2022 SummerNats or the supercruise on on the 7-8 January - love your channel and the fact you seem to love and appreciate all things Australia - Happy new year to you and your family!!!

At 9:25 it was a US market Charger and those Falcon Coupes are worth absolute blood money here, crazy prices.

7.18 is a Valiant Charger lol same fronts as a normal Valiant, but coupe back from a pillar,it was to compete with the Ford XA Falcon coupe and the Holden Monaro coupe in Aussie, the 4 doors before the Charger were GM Holden commodore

My dad used to own an xa gt, I wasn’t expecting to see one today in this video. Glad u could experience it 😮‍💨👌🤣

18:21 we have a thing where we have different number plate styles we can choose from like USA or japan, it is called myplates

Have you watched love the beast yet, it's Eric Bana's story about his GT Coupe which is the same as the one you love in this video, his is/was Red.

What the heck is a "Mopar"? And that yellow & black ford is an XB , possibly XC, Falcon with most likely the 351c.i. motor. In my youth I had the 4 door version. Emerald green with gold metal flecks, bone vinyl roof, 4 on the floor , and an early version of air conditioner! Sweet ride and bloody fast. Had Dunlop Wildcats on it and it stuck to the road like rare earth magnets to steel. God I wish I had kept it.

The one before the yellow Ford was a Charger And you saw a Leyland P76

Ian please proceed to the next level congratulations. LOL dude you now know more than me. A born and bread Westie from Sydney NSW.

In Australia the blue 1970 GTS Monaro 11:15 is now valued at over AUS $300,000.00 at a reputable car auction house. The insurance premium would be between $7,000.00 - $10,000.00 per annum.

I'm not reading through 891 messages to see if anyone else answered your questions but I will now just in case. Nissan - NOT pronounced 'neessan' (as in knee-san), + a short, sharp I as in NITWIT! Mazda is NOT 'marsda'! The 'a' is like the 'a' in Apple. Also, there are no 'pickups' in Australia. They are ALL Utes (short for Utility) and even that white holden kingswood with the tray back is still a Ute- but in it's case it's called a "1 tonner Ute" to differentiate from the usual Utes. I hope you get to see this, IWrocker, and that it helps. There are a lot of other things but this is plenty for now.

G'day Ian. 11.48 green car is a Leyland P76. Australian made and came with either a straight six or V8.

Anyone seen the latest Supercheap Auto ad featuring Mighty Car Mods?

In vic and nsw (possibly other states) you can get special order plates that are USA styled. You can also get Japanese style plates in vic(again not sure if other states). Most states also offer euro style plates Perfect if you have a car from one of those markets

That was a 71-2 USA charger

The third generation Monaro was exported from Australia to several overseas markets. It was also sold, in left-hand drive, in the Middle East as the Chevrolet Lumina Coupé, and in the United States as the Pontiac GTO, reviving another classic muscle car icon.

Its amazing how much you know about the aussie cars in this video, i have friends that wouldnt have any idea :D

90% sure The Black Car that left just before the Yellow Ford was a Chrysler Charger. Hard to see a black car at night. The Guy doing the talking sounds more like a kiwi than an Aussie.

12:10 American ford 1951 mercury!... I remember seeing one back in the 1980's and i was shocked on how thick the panels were on these beautiful cars!

That yellow car at 11.45 that he said was a Chrysler , was that a Leyland P76 ? Leyland in Australia , now thats a whole story on its own

you are right about most of the guesses, well done, the guy talking is from NZ not Aus, the small blue car was a rx4 rotary,

And the 1 tonners in the Holden Ute was also made a six-wheel car as well It had four on the back two on the front

The Chrysler before the GTO was a Valiant 770 which came with a Hemi 318. You can purchase personalised plates for your vehicle

People can pay for personalised plates, can choose from certain designs from American to Japanese plates for a fee. If the combination of letters and numbers you want are also available you can choose that too.

My Dad had a Ford Falcon XA station wagon, and it still looked as mean as hell with a fat back. Learned to drive in that car.

I miss most of the cars I've owned, when I was buying them in the early 80's they were worth peanuts. I've owned a HK GTS Monaro, an XB GT, an XRGT, about 6 289 powered XR Fairmonts, 2 SLR Torana's, all sold over the years, and now we have a 64 EH Holden wagon, a 63 EJ Holden Ute and a 66 HD Holden ute.... Love old Aussie muscle...!!! PS, loved your Bathurst stream, both of them..!!!!

We now have Registration plates available in US Sizes and Styles to suit imports and custom cars. We can also have custom Plate numbers... ie: I have a 2011 VE Holden Thunder SS V8 Ute with the Rego Plate - VE2011... I also have a 2012 VE Holden Thunder SS V8 Ute with the Rego Plate - 2012VE.... The 2011 model is mint condition with 80,000 ks and the 2012 is mint also with 125000 ks and both are for sale... I am happy to export these to the USA if buyers want these... the 2011 is factory original with only engine modifications making 325 rwkw and the 2012 is factory original with all factory options. The 2011 is Poison Ivy Green and the price is $40k USD plus shipping and the 2012 is Phantom Grey and the price is $32k USD plus shipping. I can send photos of these cars with Dyno sheets and receipts for all work done... love your reactions to Aussie cars and trucks..

7:32 ford XA GT, I had 4 of the XA GS versions. Pretty much full of GT gear but badged GS. My buddy had the XA GT.

The Ute at the 5.39 mark was an HD Holden from 1965

Spotto a blown 57 chevy, is a quote from "Running on Empty" a cult Aussie street racing movie

For only a small population , we did have a lot of cool cars in oz , while some of the late model stuff was good , i`m a bit partial to the oldies , 60`s 70`s metal . a few of the oldies i did not see represented there , still a good showing though . You would have liked a lot of our old cars Ian .

The green car he called a Chrysler looked like a Leyland P76

The older Fords often have 351 Clevelands ! I love the XA and XB Ford Falcon Coupes with 351s and even some big blocks !

I have a Ford F6 Typhoon, a lovely vehicle and love going to our meets here in Aus. So many awesome vehicles and so much love that good into them!

The G8 is a Holden Commodore SS equivalent. The G8 GXP is an VE HSV GTS/R8 equivalent, they are based on the Opel Omega chassis (EU) which is also from the VY/etc Holdens of the 90s. It's hilarious seeing Holden doors and body on cars in the middle of rural Germany where many were used (Opel). The GM Alpha platform (Camaro Gen 5) is based off the VE/Opel Omega evolution. I have completely dismantled a later HSV GTS and have the Opel Omega/VE service manual (covers US and AU variations), lot of the parts in the HSVs are (as you'd expect) are stock Commodore parts but with added upholstery insert or different cloth or plastic coatings. You can see the original Commodore part numbers on them with HSV part # stickers added often. If they make enough of them it has an HSV part in the plastic mold. Also you'll see the VE HSVs have different rear lights to the Commodores, it's the one part the guys who change body kits don't copy, because they are 1-2k just for the lights and at that point they may as well just look at buying a damn HSV lol.

at 11.44 that was an aussie built leyland p76,model variant called the targa florida with aluminium v8.

Thank you, Australia--for making four door cars cool!