This is Jeremy Sullivan and his 1971 VH Valiant Pacer which he has owned for the last three years.
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Anybody who knows Jeremy will agree that he’s a self confessed Valiant nut.
He’s had a passion for Valiants ever since 1990 when he bought his first – a VC Valiant ute (which eventually became a farm hack and then ended up competing in no less than eight demolition derbies in Parkes and Eugowra in various forms).
There’s probably something in the genes with these Valiants too , because we’ve previously featured Jeremy’s parents, John and Lenette Sullivan’s Valiant as well.
In fact Jeremy claims that it was he that re-ignited the Valiant bug in his dad, John, when he bought that ute - but we’ll let the two of them fight that one over!
Having had a succession of Valiant Chargers and Pacers, it comes as no surprise that Jeremy searched for a VH Pacer.
The VH model in 1971 was touted as the first “All Australian” Valiant built by Chrysler Australia.
In its day, it apparently set the record for the fastest mass produced six cylinder four-door sedan built in Australia - a record that stood for another 17 years until the arrival of the XR6 Falcon.
Jeremy’s car has the high performance 265 Hemi 6 cylinder motor running through a 3 speed manual floor shift.
He is ever proud to lift the bonnet and show off the triple Weber carbies that have been retro fitted.
The triple carbies were a feature on the hot Valiant Chargers however research shows that there were four VH Pacers which had them factory fitted – sadly Jeremy’s wasn’t one of them.
That doesn’t stop Jeremy from driving his Pacer though.
He loves to get it out on the open road and regularly drives it on club runs with the CWCC.
Soon after buying the Pacer Jeremy had the original colour repainted complete with the distinctive bonnet blackouts and Pacer stripes.
The colour is called Vitamin C and I’m sure you’ll agree that it makes the big Valiant stand out.
His plans are to keep tidying up the car and drive it as much as he can.
For anybody interested, the Central West Car Club holds regular meetings at the Parkes Leagues Club at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of the month and welcomes visitors.
More information can be found at their website www.centralwestcarclub.com .
