Issue 132

Issue 132

Brock’s first Bathurst

It was the first of his nine wins, a race that changed Peter Brock’s life. Brock biographer David Hassall reflects on the weekend that was the making of the King of the Mountain

Charger E49

As a six-cylinder muscle car the Charger E49 was a magnifcent high performance Australian coupe - and it might just have won Bathurst had Chrysler’s management not quit racing

The 340 turn

The Supercar Scare didn’t stop the six-cylinder Charger E49 from racing at Bathurst in ‘72 - but it did kill off the 340 V8 version which Chrysler was planning for the next year

‘72 Bathurst 500

Bathurst 1972 loomed as an anti-climax with the axing of the V8 XU-1 and Phase IV GTHO, and yet it turned out to be easily the most exciting contest in the race’s history to that point

Falcon EB GT

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the EB Falcon GT 25th Anniversary - or to be more succinct, the Ford model that brought back the Falcon GT name

Sharp dressed man

Our Muscle Racer this issue was not a driver, but a retailer of mens’ fashion - who back in the day launched the careers of a series of drivers with his innovative sponsorship campaigns

Party House

Team Party House was something of an institution – in more ways than one – in the Sydney motorsport scene in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s