1967 Gallaher 500
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The 1967 Gallaher 500 was the eighth running of the Bathurst 500
production car race. It was held on 1 October 1967 at the Mount Panorama Circuit
just outside Bathurst
. Cars competed in five classes based on purchase price (Australian dollars) of the vehicle.
In a seminal moment for the race, the first Australian built V8 muscle cars appeared in the first Ford Falcon GT
. In a race long duel against three dealer entered Alfa Romeo GTV
s, the Ford Works Team
raced home for a one-two finish with Harry Firth
and Fred Gibson
acknowledged as race winners after some confusion over lap scoring briefly left question marks over the result. Brothers Leo
and Ian Geoghegan
finished second with the two Alec Mildren entered Alfa Romeos of Doug Chivas
/ Max Stewart
and Kevin Bartlett
/ Laurie Stewart all finishing on the same lap. It was Firth's fourth victory, equalling former teammate Bob Jane
's record.
and 1300
, Hillman GT
, Holden Torana
and Toyota Corolla
.
, Hillman Arrow
, and Morris Cooper
and 1100S
, Renault R8 and Toyota Corona
.
, but also contained Fiat 124
and 850
, an automatic gearbox Ford Falcon
, Holden HD X2 and Prince Skyline
.
, but also contained a single, Alfa Romeo Giulia
, Audi Super 90
, Studebaker Lark
, Triumph 2000
and Volvo 122
.
and a single Dodge Phoenix TD2
.
Bathurst 1000
The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...
production car race. It was held on 1 October 1967 at the Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit
Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...
just outside Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
. Cars competed in five classes based on purchase price (Australian dollars) of the vehicle.
In a seminal moment for the race, the first Australian built V8 muscle cars appeared in the first Ford Falcon GT
Ford Falcon GT
The Ford Falcon GT is an automobile which was produced by Ford Australia from 1967 to 1976 and 2003 to the present day with intermittent limited edition anniversary models offered in between. Since 2003 the car has been marketed as the FPV GT but FPV continue to release anniversary editions based...
. In a race long duel against three dealer entered Alfa Romeo GTV
Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce)
The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car....
s, the Ford Works Team
Ford Works Team (Australia)
The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973...
raced home for a one-two finish with Harry Firth
Harry Firth
Harry L. Firth is an Australian former racing driver and team manager. Firth was a leading race and rally driver during the 1950s and 1960s and continued as an influential team manager well into the 1970s...
and Fred Gibson
Fred Gibson (motor racing)
Fred Gibson is a former Australian racing driver and race team owner.-Competitor:After a career that began in small production sports cars, first an MGA, and later the first Lotus Elan to run in Australian competition , Gibson quickly moved up into the touring car ranks...
acknowledged as race winners after some confusion over lap scoring briefly left question marks over the result. Brothers Leo
Leo Geoghegan
Leo Geoghegan is a retired Australian racing driver.Geoghegan is the elder of two sons of New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, who went on to become two of the dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s...
and Ian Geoghegan
Ian Geoghegan
Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene...
finished second with the two Alec Mildren entered Alfa Romeos of Doug Chivas
Doug Chivas
Doug Chivas was an Australian rally and racing car driver. Chivas drove the first Lotus Mark 6 in Australia in the early 1950s winning many races....
/ Max Stewart
Max Stewart
Malcolm Clarke Stewart was an Australian racecar driver....
and Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett (race driver)
Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50...
/ Laurie Stewart all finishing on the same lap. It was Firth's fourth victory, equalling former teammate Bob Jane
Bob Jane
Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,...
's record.
Class A
The smallest class was for under cars the cost less $1,800. It was made up of Datsun 1000Nissan Sunny
The Nissan Sunny is a small car from Nissan. It was launched in 1966 as the Datsun 1000 and although production in Japan ended in 2004, it remains in production today for the African, American and Sri Lankan markets. In the US, the later models were known as the Nissan Sentra; in Mexico, the Sunny...
and 1300
Nissan Bluebird
Although Nissan's own materials indicate that the Bluebird name emerged in 1959, some records show that the name first adorned a 988 cc, four-door sedan in 1957, which was part of the company's 210 series...
, Hillman GT
Hillman Imp
The Hillman Imp is a compact, rear-engined saloon car that was manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group from 1963 to 1976...
, Holden Torana
Holden Torana
The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the...
and Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...
.
Class B
The $1,801 to $2,100 class featured Ford CortinaFord Cortina
As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era...
, Hillman Arrow
Hillman Hunter
Rootes Arrow was the manufacturer's name for a range of cars produced under several badge-engineered marques by the Rootes Group from 1966 to 1979. It is amongst the last Rootes designs, developed with no influence from future owner Chrysler...
, and Morris Cooper
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
and 1100S
BMC ADO16
ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation and, later, British Leyland...
, Renault R8 and Toyota Corona
Toyota Corona
The Toyota Corona is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota between 1957 and 2002. Traditionally, the competitor from Nissan was the Nissan Bluebird. The word Corona is Latin for "crown"...
.
Class C
The $2,101 to $3,000 class was dominated by the Morris Cooper SMini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
, but also contained Fiat 124
Fiat 124
The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500...
and 850
Fiat 850
The Fiat 850 is a small longitudinal-rear-engined rear wheel drive car which was produced between 1964 and 1973.-Overview:Its technical design was an evolution of the very successful Fiat 600. The internal name for the Fiat 600 development project was "Project 100" and consequently, the internal...
, an automatic gearbox Ford Falcon
Ford Falcon (Australia)
The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered...
, Holden HD X2 and Prince Skyline
Nissan Skyline
The first Skyline was introduced in April 1957, by the Prince Motor Company, and was marketed as a luxury car. It featured a 1.5 L GA-30 engine producing 44 kW @ 4400 rpm. It used a de Dion tube rear suspension and was capable of 140 km/h . The car weighed around 1300 kg...
.
Class D
The $3,001 to $4,500 class featured the debut of the 'Australian V8's which would dominate the history of the race, represented by, Ford Falcon GTFord Falcon GT
The Ford Falcon GT is an automobile which was produced by Ford Australia from 1967 to 1976 and 2003 to the present day with intermittent limited edition anniversary models offered in between. Since 2003 the car has been marketed as the FPV GT but FPV continue to release anniversary editions based...
, but also contained a single, Alfa Romeo Giulia
Alfa Romeo Giulia
The Alfa Romeo Giulia is an Alfa Romeo automobile. Alfa was one of the first manufacturers to put a powerful engine in a light-weight car for mainstream production. The Giulia weighed about . The car was equipped with a light alloy twin overhead camshaft four-cylinder engine, similar to that of...
, Audi Super 90
Audi F103
F103 is the internal designation for a series of car models produced by Auto Union in West Germany from 1965 to 1972, derived from the earlier DKW F102...
, Studebaker Lark
Studebaker Lark
The Studebaker Lark is a "compact car" which was produced by Studebaker from 1959 to 1966.From its introduction in early 1959 until 1962, the Lark was a product of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. In mid-1962, the company dropped "Packard" from its name and reverted to its pre-1954 name, the...
, Triumph 2000
Triumph 2000
The Triumph 2000 is a mid-sized, rear wheel drive automobile which was produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. Larger-engined models, known as the Triumph 2.5 PI and Triumph 2500 were also produced.-Engine:...
and Volvo 122
Volvo Amazon
The Volvo Amazon was a mid-size car manufactured by Volvo Cars from 1956 to 1970, and introduced in the USA, as the 122S at the New York International Auto Show in April 1959....
.
Class E
For the first time an unlimited class, for cars over $4,500, was included and while many exotic cars were rumoured the class contained Alfa Romeo 1600 GTVAlfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce)
The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car....
and a single Dodge Phoenix TD2
Dodge Phoenix (Australia)
The Dodge Phoenix is an automobile which was produced by Chrysler Australia from 1960 to 1973.The Phoenix was introduced in May 1960 as an Australian assembled version of the American Dodge Dart, positioned above the locally developed Chrysler Royal as Chrysler Australia’s luxury model...
.
Top 10 Qualifiers
The 1967 Gallaher 500 was the first time the grid was decided on qualifying times, regardless of class. Prior to 1967 the cars were gridded according to practice times but in their respective classes with the fastest class starting at the front of the grid and so on.| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 53 | Ford Australia Ford Works Team (Australia) The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973... |
 Ian GeogheganIan Geoghegan Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene... |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
3:03.0 |
| 2 | 52 | Ford Australia Ford Works Team (Australia) The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973... |
Fred Gibson Fred Gibson (motor racing) Fred Gibson is a former Australian racing driver and race team owner.-Competitor:After a career that began in small production sports cars, first an MGA, and later the first Lotus Elan to run in Australian competition , Gibson quickly moved up into the touring car ranks... |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
3:03.2 |
| 3 | 61 | Alec Mildren Alfa Romeo | Kevin Bartlett Kevin Bartlett (race driver) Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50... |
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.... |
3:03.5 |
| 4 | 60 | Alec Mildren Alfa Romeo | Doug Chivas Doug Chivas Doug Chivas was an Australian rally and racing car driver. Chivas drove the first Lotus Mark 6 in Australia in the early 1950s winning many races.... |
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.... |
3:05.2 |
| 5 | 54 | Ford Australia Ford Works Team (Australia) The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973... |
Bob Jane Bob Jane Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,... |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
3:05.2 |
| 6 | 62 | M.W. Motors | Paul Hawkins |
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.... |
3:05.7 |
| 7 | 51 | Des West |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
3:06.0 | |
| 8 | 49 | Mike Savva |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
3:06.8 | |
| 9 | 50 | Greg Cusack |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
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| 10 | 55 | Needham Motors | Warren Weldon |
Studebaker Lark Studebaker Lark The Studebaker Lark is a "compact car" which was produced by Studebaker from 1959 to 1966.From its introduction in early 1959 until 1962, the Lark was a product of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. In mid-1962, the company dropped "Packard" from its name and reverted to its pre-1954 name, the... |
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Results
| Pos | Class | Class Pos |
No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | 1 | 52 | Ford Australia Ford Works Team (Australia) The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973... |
Harry Firth Harry Firth Harry L. Firth is an Australian former racing driver and team manager. Firth was a leading race and rally driver during the 1950s and 1960s and continued as an influential team manager well into the 1970s... Fred GibsonFred Gibson (motor racing) Fred Gibson is a former Australian racing driver and race team owner.-Competitor:After a career that began in small production sports cars, first an MGA, and later the first Lotus Elan to run in Australian competition , Gibson quickly moved up into the touring car ranks... |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
130 | 2 |
| 2 | D | 2 | 53 | Ford Australia Ford Works Team (Australia) The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973... |
Ian Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene... Leo GeogheganLeo Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan is a retired Australian racing driver.Geoghegan is the elder of two sons of New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, who went on to become two of the dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s... |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
130 | 1 |
| 3 | E | 1 | 60 | Alec Mildren Alfa Romeo | Doug Chivas Doug Chivas Doug Chivas was an Australian rally and racing car driver. Chivas drove the first Lotus Mark 6 in Australia in the early 1950s winning many races.... Max StewartMax Stewart Malcolm Clarke Stewart was an Australian racecar driver.... |
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.... |
130 | 4 |
| 4 | E | 2 | 61 | Alec Mildren Alfa Romeo | Kevin Bartlett Kevin Bartlett (race driver) Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50... Laurie Stewart |
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.... |
130 | 3 |
| 5 | C | 1 | 30 | BMC Works Team |  Tony FallTony Fall Richard Anthony Fall was a British rally driver. He was born in Bradford. He began his rallying career as a club rally driver in a Mini. He was considerably better than his peers, however, and was soon spotted by the BMC team; this led to a drive in their works team alongside Paddy Hopkirk, Timo... Bob HoldenBob Holden (racing driver) Robin John Holden born December 1, 1932, is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australias racing program for Minis which... |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
128 | 14 |
| 6 | C | 2 | 37 | C Smith | Charlie Smith Barry Seton Barry Seton Barry Seton , , is an Australian racing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth driving a Ford Cortina GT500. He has competed in the Bathurst 500 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984, and completing the race in fifteen of those... |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
127 | 15 |
| 7 | C | 3 | 29 | BMC Works Team |  Timo MakinenTimo Mäkinen Timo Mäkinen was one of the original "Flying Finns" of motor rallying. He is most famous for his hat-tricks of wins in the RAC Rally and the 1000 Lakes Rally-Career:... John FrenchJohn French (racing driver) John French is a retired Australian racing driver.French had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s and the early 80s. He won the 1962 Australian GT Championship driving a Centaur-Waggott and in 1969 French paired with Allan Moffat to win the Sandown Three Hour race in a Ford Falcon GTHO... |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
127 | 12 |
| 8 | C | 4 | 28 | BMC Works Team | Paddy Hopkirk Paddy Hopkirk Patrick Barron "Paddy" Hopkirk is a former rally driver from Northern Ireland.He was born in Belfast and educated at Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare from 1945 – 1949 before attending Trinity College, Dublin until 1953. He started his winning career in professional racing and rally driving... Brian Foley |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
126 | 11 |
| 9 | E | 3 | 63 | STP | Arthur Davis Paul Mander |
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.... |
126 | 20 |
| 10 | C | 5 | 40 | Damon Beck Lakis Manticas |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
125 | 18 | |
| 11 | D | 3 | 55 | Needham Motors | Warren Weldon John Hall |
Studebaker Lark Studebaker Lark The Studebaker Lark is a "compact car" which was produced by Studebaker from 1959 to 1966.From its introduction in early 1959 until 1962, the Lark was a product of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. In mid-1962, the company dropped "Packard" from its name and reverted to its pre-1954 name, the... |
124 | 10 |
| 12 | C | 6 | 45 | John Millyard Anndy Frankel |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
124 | 16 | |
| 13 | D | 4 | 49 | Mike Savva Bob Wilkinson |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
124 | 8 | |
| 14 | C | 7 | 36 | Peter Brown Bob Cook |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
123 | 21 | |
| 15 | D | 5 | 58 | Bill Burns Chris Brauer |
Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Alfa Romeo Giulia The Alfa Romeo Giulia is an Alfa Romeo automobile. Alfa was one of the first manufacturers to put a powerful engine in a light-weight car for mainstream production. The Giulia weighed about . The car was equipped with a light alloy twin overhead camshaft four-cylinder engine, similar to that of... |
122 | 23 | |
| 16 | D | 6 | 57 | Scuderia Veloce Scuderia Veloce Scuderia Veloce was an Australian motor racing team founded by journalist racer David McKay that competed in many motor racing categories in the 1960s. The team is regarded as the first professional motor racing operation in Australia.... |
David McKay George Reynolds George Reynolds (racing driver) George Reynolds is a retired Australian racing driver.The career of Reynolds, who was born on 8 May 1928, extended from the late 1950s into the late 1960s... |
Audi Super 90 Audi F103 F103 is the internal designation for a series of car models produced by Auto Union in West Germany from 1965 to 1972, derived from the earlier DKW F102... |
122 | 25 |
| 17 | D | 7 | 50 | Greg Cusack Bill Brown |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
121 | 9 | |
| 18 | D | 8 | 54 | Ford Australia Ford Works Team (Australia) The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973... |
Bob Jane Bob Jane Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,... Spencer Martin |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
118 | 5 |
| 19 | E | 4 | 64 | Barry Sharp Lindsay Derriman |
Dodge Phoenix TD2 Dodge Phoenix (Australia) The Dodge Phoenix is an automobile which was produced by Chrysler Australia from 1960 to 1973.The Phoenix was introduced in May 1960 as an Australian assembled version of the American Dodge Dart, positioned above the locally developed Chrysler Royal as Chrysler Australia’s luxury model... |
118 | 29 | |
| 20 | C | 8 | 42 | Scuderia Veloce Scuderia Veloce Scuderia Veloce was an Australian motor racing team founded by journalist racer David McKay that competed in many motor racing categories in the 1960s. The team is regarded as the first professional motor racing operation in Australia.... |
Bill Tuckey Max Stahl |
Fiat 124 Fiat 124 The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500... |
118 | 31 |
| 21 | C | 9 | 27 | Fred Sutherland Allan Mottram |
Ford XR Falcon Automatic Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
117 | 22 | |
| 22 | D | 9 | 48 | Bob Young Bob Sorrenson |
Triumph 2000 Triumph 2000 The Triumph 2000 is a mid-sized, rear wheel drive automobile which was produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. Larger-engined models, known as the Triumph 2.5 PI and Triumph 2500 were also produced.-Engine:... |
117 | 33 | |
| 23 | A | 1 | 2 | Datsun Racing Team | John Roxburgh John Roxburgh (racing driver) John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 , co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta with Frank Coad... Doug WhitefordDoug Whiteford Doug Whiteford was an Australian racing driver.Whiteford was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix which he won three times in four years. He was fondly remember for his Talbot-Lago T26 Formula One car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the... |
Datsun 1000 Nissan Sunny The Nissan Sunny is a small car from Nissan. It was launched in 1966 as the Datsun 1000 and although production in Japan ended in 2004, it remains in production today for the African, American and Sri Lankan markets. In the US, the later models were known as the Nissan Sentra; in Mexico, the Sunny... |
117 | 38 |
| 24 | C | 10 | 47 | Bill Daly George Murray |
Fiat 124 Fiat 124 The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500... |
117 | 37 | |
| 25 | E | 5 | 62 | M.W. Motors | Paul Hawkins Syd Fisher |
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTV Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce) The Alfa Romeo 105/115 series Coupés were a range of cars made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977. They were the successors to the celebrated Giulietta Sprint coupé and used a shortened floorpan from the Giulia Berlina car.... |
117 | 6 |
| 26 | A | 2 | 12 | AMI Toyota Australian Motor Industries Australian Motor Industries was an automobile assembly firm that was significant in the early history of the automobile industry in Australia.- Start of production :... |
Dick Thurston Bill Buckle |
Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
116 | 44 |
| 27 | B | 1 | 30 | Gordon Stewart’s Sports Car Centre | Don Holland Peter Cray |
Morris Cooper Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
116 | 36 |
| 28 | A | 3 | 1 | Datsun Racing Team |  Kunimitsu TakahashiKunimitsu Takahashi is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Japan who is also considered as the "father of drifting". He was the chairman of the GT-Association, the organizers of the Super GT series, from 1993 to 2007.-Motorcycle racing:... Hideo Oishi |
Datsun 1000 Nissan Sunny The Nissan Sunny is a small car from Nissan. It was launched in 1966 as the Datsun 1000 and although production in Japan ended in 2004, it remains in production today for the African, American and Sri Lankan markets. In the US, the later models were known as the Nissan Sentra; in Mexico, the Sunny... |
116 | 40 |
| 29 | C | 11 | 41 | Scuderia Veloce Scuderia Veloce Scuderia Veloce was an Australian motor racing team founded by journalist racer David McKay that competed in many motor racing categories in the 1960s. The team is regarded as the first professional motor racing operation in Australia.... |
Mike Kable John Smailes |
Fiat 124 Fiat 124 The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500... |
115 | 32 |
| 30 | A | 4 | 8 | Jack Nougher David O'Keefe |
Hillman GT Hillman Imp The Hillman Imp is a compact, rear-engined saloon car that was manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group from 1963 to 1976... |
114 | 42 | |
| 31 | A | 5 | 9 | Bob Edgerton David Toshack |
Hillman GT Hillman Imp The Hillman Imp is a compact, rear-engined saloon car that was manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group from 1963 to 1976... |
114 | 51 | |
| 32 | B | 2 | 24 | Shorton Motors | George Garth Geoff Westbury |
Hillman Arrow Hillman Hunter Rootes Arrow was the manufacturer's name for a range of cars produced under several badge-engineered marques by the Rootes Group from 1966 to 1979. It is amongst the last Rootes designs, developed with no influence from future owner Chrysler... |
114 | 47 |
| 33 | C | 12 | 35 | Gary Cooke Trevor Meehan |
Fiat 124 Fiat 124 The Fiat 124 is a mid-sized family car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1966 and 1974. It was the replacement of the Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500... |
113 | 30 | |
| 34 | C | 13 | 31 | Carl Kennedy Jack Murray |
Prince Skyline GT Nissan Skyline The first Skyline was introduced in April 1957, by the Prince Motor Company, and was marketed as a luxury car. It featured a 1.5 L GA-30 engine producing 44 kW @ 4400 rpm. It used a de Dion tube rear suspension and was capable of 140 km/h . The car weighed around 1300 kg... |
113 | 39 | |
| 35 | B | 3 | 15 | A Treloar | Doug Macarthur Arthur Treloar |
Hillman Arrow Hillman Hunter Rootes Arrow was the manufacturer's name for a range of cars produced under several badge-engineered marques by the Rootes Group from 1966 to 1979. It is amongst the last Rootes designs, developed with no influence from future owner Chrysler... |
111 | 48 |
| 36 | B | 4 | 25 | Jane Richardson Midge Whiteman |
Morris 1100S BMC ADO16 ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation and, later, British Leyland... |
110 | 58 | |
| 37 | B | 5 | 18 | David Frazer Bernie Breen |
Renault R8 | 109 | 57 | |
| 38 | C | 14 | 34 | Lynn Brown David Bye |
Fiat 850 Fiat 850 The Fiat 850 is a small longitudinal-rear-engined rear wheel drive car which was produced between 1964 and 1973.-Overview:Its technical design was an evolution of the very successful Fiat 600. The internal name for the Fiat 600 development project was "Project 100" and consequently, the internal... |
109 | 55 | |
| 39 | B | 6 | 13 | Clyde Hodgins Kevin Nipperess |
Morris 1100S BMC ADO16 ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation and, later, British Leyland... |
108 | 56 | |
| 40 | D | 10 | 59 | Bruce McIntyre Ken Stacey |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
106 | 13 | |
| 41 | A | 6 | 5 | Chris Cronan Steve Parkes |
Holden HB Torana Holden Torana The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the... |
103 | 60 | |
| 42 | A | 7 | 6 | Bruce Darke Bill Ford |
Datsun 1300 Nissan Bluebird Although Nissan's own materials indicate that the Bluebird name emerged in 1959, some records show that the name first adorned a 988 cc, four-door sedan in 1957, which was part of the company's 210 series... |
102 | 59 | |
| 43 | B | 7 | 20 | Lindsay Adcock Mike Schneider |
Morris Cooper Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
100 | 35 | |
| 44 | A | 8 | 3 | Datsun Racing Team | Jim Smith John Colwell |
Datsun 1300 Nissan Bluebird Although Nissan's own materials indicate that the Bluebird name emerged in 1959, some records show that the name first adorned a 988 cc, four-door sedan in 1957, which was part of the company's 210 series... |
100 | 52 |
| 45 | B | 8 | 17 | Bill Stanley Digby Cooke |
Morris Cooper Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
96 | 43 | |
| 46 | B | 9 | 19 | Jeff Thompson Bob Romano |
Ford Cortina Mk.I 1500 Ford Cortina As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era... |
96 | 49 | |
| 47 | D | 11 | 56 | Gerry Lister David Seldon |
Volvo 122S Volvo Amazon The Volvo Amazon was a mid-size car manufactured by Volvo Cars from 1956 to 1970, and introduced in the USA, as the 122S at the New York International Auto Show in April 1959.... |
86 | 26 | |
| 48 | C | 15 | 44 | Don Smith Herb Taylor |
Holden HD X2 | 75 | 27 | |
| DNF | A | 7 | Lindsay Little Stan Pomroy |
Hillman GT Hillman Imp The Hillman Imp is a compact, rear-engined saloon car that was manufactured under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group from 1963 to 1976... |
53 | |||
| DNF | A | 4 | Datsun Racing Team | Barry Tapsall Bevan Gibson |
Datsun 1300 Nissan Bluebird Although Nissan's own materials indicate that the Bluebird name emerged in 1959, some records show that the name first adorned a 988 cc, four-door sedan in 1957, which was part of the company's 210 series... |
50 | ||
| DNF | B | 22 | Glen Mackinnon John T. Smith |
Ford Cortina Mk.I 1500 Ford Cortina As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era... |
54 | |||
| DNF | B | 23 | Varsity Auto Centre | Rick Radford John Prisk |
Morris Cooper Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
64 | 28 | |
| DNF | C | 33 | Mal Brewster Bob Skelton |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
17 | |||
| DNF | C | 32 | Murray Bailey John Hicks |
Prince Skyline GT Nissan Skyline The first Skyline was introduced in April 1957, by the Prince Motor Company, and was marketed as a luxury car. It featured a 1.5 L GA-30 engine producing 44 kW @ 4400 rpm. It used a de Dion tube rear suspension and was capable of 140 km/h . The car weighed around 1300 kg... |
34 | |||
| DNF | C | 46 | Gary Hodge Glyn Scott |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
24 | |||
| DNF | C | 26 | John Leffler John Leffler John Leffler is a former Australian racing driver. Leffler is best known for driving open-wheelers and winning the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1976.Leffler drove Morris Coopers for many years in the 1960s... Les Carne |
Morris Cooper S Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
116 | 19 | ||
| DSQ | D | 51 | Bob Beasely Des West |
Ford XR Falcon GT Ford XR Falcon The Ford XR Falcon is a car which was produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia between 1966 and 1968.The XR series was introduced in September 1966. Styling was based on the third generation 1966 US Ford Falcon and it was promoted as the "Mustang bred Falcon". It was the first Australian... |
128 | 7 | ||
| DSQ | A | 11 | AMI Toyota Australian Motor Industries Australian Motor Industries was an automobile assembly firm that was significant in the early history of the automobile industry in Australia.- Start of production :... |
Barry Ferguson Brian Sampson Brian Sampson (racing driver) Brian Sampson is a retired Australian racing driver.Sampson had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s, which he still continues as a hobby... |
Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
117 | 45 | |
| DSQ | A | 10 | AMI Toyota Australian Motor Industries Australian Motor Industries was an automobile assembly firm that was significant in the early history of the automobile industry in Australia.- Start of production :... |
Bruce Hindhaugh Peter Macrow |
Toyota Corolla Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million... |
116 | 46 | |
| DSQ | B | 21 | Peter Williamson Alex Macarthur |
Toyota Corona Toyota Corona The Toyota Corona is an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota between 1957 and 2002. Traditionally, the competitor from Nissan was the Nissan Bluebird. The word Corona is Latin for "crown"... |
116 | 41 | ||
Statistics
- Pole Position - #53 Ian Geoghegan - 3:03.0
- Fastest Lap - #52 Fred Gibson - 3:03 (lap record)
- Average Speed - 116 km/h