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ChryslerValiant

1962–1981 United States passenger car 20 production years
Production1962–1981
Recorded originUnited States
Classpassenger car
Background

The Chrysler Valiant is a full-size car which was sold by Chrysler Australia between 1962 and 1981. Initially a rebadged locally assembled Plymouth Valiant from the United States, from the second generation launched in 1963, the Valiant was fully manufactured in Australia. It was sold locally but also in New Zealand and South Africa, with smaller numbers also exported to South-East Asia and the United Kingdom.

Text adapted from “Chrysler Valiant” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1962–1981

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗20 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1961–1973

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗13 years