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19/08/2025 5:48 am
Yes, I found the styling of the Valiant wagon quite interesting and unusual, which inspired me to do a conversion on the Trax sedan.
Anyone else who fancied a model of it had to wait a few years more until Neo came out with one.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
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19/08/2025 2:50 pm
The Valiant thus established its position as the third of the "Big 3" Australian-made vehicles behind the Holden Kingswood and Ford Falcon.
Off topic, but I am curious to know if Ford is the last one standing of the Big 3? Curious because neighbor has a Holden-produced 2005 Pontiac GTO, and didn't Holden cease operations altogether a few years ago?
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19/08/2025 10:50 pm
@carcrazyinarkansas General Motors pulled out in 2017 shutting down Holden and the sale of all GM products, Ford ceased manufacturing vehicles in 2016, with all Ford products now fully imported, there are now no vehicles manufactured in Australia.
NB. GM is now back in Australia with the Electric Cadillac Lyric, soon to be followed by the Optiq & Vistiq in 2026, all manufactured in China.. I wish them luck, there is a lot of competition in the form of the new Chinese brands.
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20/08/2025 1:29 pm
@diecast1-24cars It will be interesting to see what happens if tariff problems surface in your country.
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