White Knight Special Builds – White Knight Special

VK8-M-29-GH26-00580

D331H00937 (Original Engine)

There were only 200 White Knight Specials made. They were a limited production of the VK Charger model.
This vehicle is the 580th produced car in the VK model type VK0-M-29
This vehicle is 1 of 211 with this engine & transmission combination.
Of these, 1 of 69 with the body paint.
Of these, it is just 1 of 60 with identical build option specifications.

This is one of only 23 known remaining and registered – on the road.

15 July 2024

Complete with White Knight Special decals!

Applying Decals

Back in 1986

From the Valiant Infobase archives: In Hamilton 1986.

We weren’t aware of just how special this Charger was when we purchase her from 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.

Friday 17 May 2024

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.

March 6,2020

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

March 29, 2020

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.

August 6,2020

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.