This weeks feature creature is something you might not have seen before (1 of only 400?). There cannot be a whole lot of these on New Zealand roads, let alone in this extremely tidy original condition.
Proud owner - lets call him J. grew up in the V8 era and was introduced to Valiants by a family member (didn't we all have a Dad, Grandad, Uncle. Cousin or Brother with a Valiant?).
This car is a numbers matching, ridgy didge Aussie import. Silver with blue roof/trim option, it runs factory 318 and trusty torque flight.
This '78 CL Valiant Le Baron is a great example of a good looking CL. Lets face it, they're not everyone's favourite model, but we can all appreciate a minter. Personally I found that it wasn't until I owned a CL of my own that the styling grew on me. This would have to be one of the sexiest big-arse Vals I have seen. The louvres and mags are just right and the blue vinyl sits beautifully. I have never been a big fan of vinyl roofs on the earlier wide body models, the CL has got the vinyl cut and chrome trims right.
A look at the motor shows all the fruit. The car was the bees knees in its day.
mmmmmm . . .
Thanks J
Comments welcome.
Labels: 318, chrysler valiant, CL, le baron, v8, valiant
