Chrysler Valiant (RV1)

[8] Completely knocked down (CKD) packs were imported from Windsor in Canada, bodies were painted at Chrysler Australia's Mile End facility and final assembly was undertaken at Tonsley Park.

The manual transmission was a 3 speed floor shift, with a "curvy" style gearstick that wrapped abound the edge of the bench seat, and sat next to the drivers leg.

It wasn't until the introduction of the S Series Valiant ( SV1) that the shifter moved to the steering column.

The automatic Chrysler Torqueflite transmission had an excellent reputation for service and smoothness.

Gears were selected via pushbuttons which sat to the edge of the cars dash gauges.