Issue 152

Issue 152

 

16 The Pauper King

Celebrating half a century since Brock’s remarkable privateer Bathurst 1000 win in 1975

 

30 1975 - ’75 Snapshot

The Great Race 50 years ago was an old style long distance race and a proper test of endurance - nearly half the field didn’t finish  

 

44 Bondy’s boilover

The infamous thermostat affair, the little Alfa that could (but didn’t), and Colin Bond’s Australian Touring Car Championship victory 

 

56 Mal Wood  

How a small country Queensland transmission specialist helped Ford develop a six-speed gearbox for the  turbo-six FPV F6 Typhoon

 

64 Wayne Negus

Wayne Negus went close to winning Bathurst in 1974 in a career that uniquely saw him employed by the HDT as a driver and a mechanic at different times

 

82 Gnoo-Blas

Newly uncovered results details shed new light on the inaugural running of the Australian Touring Car Championship at Orange’s Gnoo-Blas circuit

 

84 E Series Senator

E Series Senator Signature Series - a HSV to take on BMW, Mercedes and Audi