Limited Edition Chrysler Valiant Charger
At SSGT Angel Vale yesterday .
Great day for a drive then in to the pit stop
Drive in to Gawler for a subway and a coffee.
Bought this car a few months ago in Newcastle flew over from Adelaide drove it back not a problem. Had a full restoration a few years ago all matching numbers 4 speed. While in Newcastle stayed at a mates place Andrew Clark the charger guru. Couldn’t be happier with the purchase
I’ve only just bought it and drove it back from Yass. Awesome drive.
It’s originally from Western Australia and has all documentation and receipt’s from day one
Matching numbers with refurbished motor. Air conditioning added later on.
An update on my VK White Knight Charger – re engine cutting out/total power loss while driving but then restarts again.
So last weekend i changed alternators, took dash out to check wires behind amps gauge and starter motor wires. Red wire on amps gauge was firm ‘ish’ but the nut tightened up almost one turn. Wires on starter motor were all ok. Spare alternator that i fitted is charging and seems to be working as it should.
It wasn’t until yesterday that i was able to take it for a drive as i hadn’t paid the rego yet. So after the rego was sorted me n Red dog went on a 120 klm drive and it didn’t cut out at all. Without getting too excited i was quietly confident the problem was fixed as on previous drives in the last 12 months it certainly would have cut out well before 120 klm’s.
Red dog wasn’t so sure so today he made me take it for another drive to see what happens. We went up to Dungog for a coffee, over the mountain to Stroud and back down the highway towards Newcastle and did a total of 154 klm’s by the time we got home and…it didn’t cut out or lose power at all!????????
Looks like after 12 months of frustration and not even wanting to drive it the problem may be fixed, i love driving this car it drives so well apart from that problem! Over the last 12 months i changed dizzy, coil, ballast resistor, electronic ignition box, fusible link, re55 reg. etc.
Thanks to all those that gave their advice i really appreciate it.
It certainly got me motivated again in to trying to diagnose the problem.
Oh, and yes obviously Red dog IS allowed in the White Knight now with a huge car cover sprawled over the seat and carpet. I couldn’t stand the filthy look he gave me whenever i drove off from the house without him????????????✌️
WKS: Thanks for the update Andrew
A White Knight Charger, White 4 speed VIN is VK7-M-29/GG22-00464
I have a new photo of mine here, my WKS has been on display at the Motor Museum of W.A. at Whiteman Park for the last three months.
The museum curator had seen it at one of our club shows and asked if I would put it on display there to highlight this model and it has been well received apparently.
It is due out in a week or two.
in a Queensland panel shop being restored.
Whitemans Park 2021
On a club run recently – Noble Falls
Out for a rego check today in the White Knight with Red dog then a coffee
May 11, 2023
Seems I took Red dog out this morning (and every other day!), he let me take this out for a drive this arvo (he knows he’s not allowed in this one). First time out since January 26. I forgot how much i love driving this car!
October 31, 2015
Planning to get get a heap done on the White Knight this weekend…including putting the front spoiler on which it hasn’t seen for 39 years!
April 29,2018
Fitted the ‘original style’ reproduction window weather strips to the White Knight today.
May 27, 2018
Slowly getting there with the White Knight decals just got the rear quarter section to go for the passenger side then driver’s side tomorrow
June 24, 2018
Great arvo for a cruise and a coffee, first in 4 years since the White Knight was finished and Julie’s first drive in it
August 25,2019
Put the 8″ ‘fatties’ on the White Knight and went down to Newy for some lunch by the harbour, beautiful day for it
March 22, 2020
We took the White Knight out for a cruise today, not a great start with a flat tyre in Maitland thanks to a nail
Put the spare on, came home, plugged the hole then went up to Dungog.
D331H00937 (Original Engine)
Complete with White Knight Special decals!
Applying Decals
From the Valiant Infobase archives: In Hamilton 1986.
We weren’t aware of just how special this Charger was when we purchase her for a lady in 1998 It was her husband’s car and she thought it was a police car or something special. Also hinted that it may have featured in a magazine at some time.
Ready to leave for work to start on back-to-metal restoration with Kool Kustoms in Gloucester in 2014.
Back to metal
Engine Rebuild
Mild E49 spec
On to the dyno
Sorry – not the actual run!
Android, Radio, GPS, Bluetooth etc Head Unit with steering wheel controls with front speakers in extended console unit.
Out in the light of day and nearly ready for the White Knight Special decals to be fitted. Thanks to Mark Dixon for your invaluable help with preparing the car (endless mscle building blocking) and then painting with gloss-off-the-gun Protec Paraglaze over Protec Multiprime.
Paraglaze Gloss is a premium two pack acrylic urethane single layer topcoat developed specifically to give solid and metallic colours the durability to withstand the harsh Australian conditions.
Paraglaze Multiprime is a two pack acrylic urethane primer specifically designed for application under Paraglaze Basecoat and Paraglaze Gloss.
The paints were provided by PPG Paint Powerhouse 26 Hudson Stree Hamilton, NSW, Australia, 2303 Tel: 02 4962 6572| Mobile: 0407 810670 where Warren Walters helped us in the process.
I chose that paint system because I wanted a good hard waring robust surface with no clear coat.
Interior is all done. Stripped to bare metal. New boot and plenum and rust taken out and sitting in primer. Underneath is all done in kbs. Just needs blocking and base coat and assembly.
Much to the annoyance of my wife, and without my children’s permission, I have spent some of their inheritance and bought myself something to keep myself busy when I eventually retire. The first picture is what she will look like when she is completed. The others is what she looks like now. She is a Valiant Charger White Knight Special. Only 200 made, 100 in white and 100 in red, 120 as auto and 80 as 4 speed manual…….and just to make this special, she is the very first one built 01/200. And my wife MIGHT be talking to me when I finish her
Well my journey into car restoration is about to commence. My project is packed and ready for transporting next week. Should have her mid to late next week and then the fun starts……..bring it on
Day 1 of what I am sure will be the first of many. Car stripped and parts sorted. Current debate is whether to have car sandblasted back to bare metal for painting or just paint what’s needed and detail rest. Overall, very happy with what I have got.
Well a big weekend of working on the Charger. We spent Saturday scrubbing the roof lining and treating it and it now looks like new. Perfect job. Today I removed a diff on my own (with a little help) managed to remove the front end.
Next job will be to clean and check if diff is ok, replace rear brakes and lines and all the rubber joints and then paint it all black.
Very pleased with my work.
The White Knight is white again. Big long day of sanding and spraying after yesterday’s disappointments but it looks great after 3 coats of colour and 2 of clear. Still have to sand and buff but look at that gloss off the gun. Can’t wait to see it in the sun
Put in a big day today. Had to do some surgery on the front after discovering that the nose was not put on correctly and wouldn’t allow the chrome to be attached. After 10 cuts and some bending of metal, we have the front looking respectable.
Then onto the last of the noise deadening on the floor. As usual, nothing goes to plan. It looks like the black that I got originally has now been superseded with silver….oh well. No one will notice, it will be under the carpet. And now I have excess so it looks like the boot will get done also.
Finally finished her……now for a drive.
Cyclones Show and Shine over with another nice win. Best Australian Mopar with the red VJ Charger taking out Runner Up.
This “Virtual Tour” was produced way back in 2004 using the technology of the time in a really creative way. Well done Bill!
The WKS virtual tour was developed by Bill Papanicolaou as a feature of his original WKS site. Click Here to take a trip back in time and experience his Virtual Tour of the WKS. It has a few surprises!
