Issue 157

Issue 157

18 Pre-Cobra

Lifting the veil on the mystery of the 1977 Bathurst homologation Falcons - the so-called Pre-Cobras

 

32 Monaro

This dusty Monaro might look like a barn-find when in reality it’s more a time capsule
- a HJ GTS that’s been hidden away in a darkened shed for more than 30 years...

 

42 Phil Brock

Looking back on the career of Phil ‘Splitpin’ Brock

 

48 By George

The first part of our Muscle Man feature on the late George Shepheard, rally co-driver and car preparer extraordinare, and architect of Holdens ’79 Repco Trial Commodore VB 1-2-3

 

62 Back in the day 

From wooden posts and hessian walls to today’s ultra-modern complex - the
near-90 year evolution of the Mount Panorama pit/paddock facilities 

 

68 The 3-litre threat

Hard as it is to believe 50 years on, but in 1975 it looked like the V8s would be banned from the
Bathurst 1000 as the ARDC pushed ahead with plans to limit the race to under 3.0-litre cars

 

82 Don Elliott

Looking back on the life of legendary Tasmanian motor racing entrant and
patron Don Elliott, and the cars and drivers with which he went racing