1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500


The 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the 11th running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1970 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to standard production sedans competing in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle.
Allan Moffat won his first Bathurst enduro leading home Bruce McPhee in a one-two result for the Ford Works Team and their Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II's. It was the fifth Phillip Island / Bathurst 500 victory for the factory team. Third, a lap behind the Fords, was Don Holland driving a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1.
Defending winners Colin Bond and Tony Roberts drove separate cars in the event. Bond finished 16th in his Holden Dealer Team Torana GTR XU-1 after having led the early laps, while Roberts was lucky to survive what was the biggest accident in the races history to that point when his GTHO Falcon crashed at Skyline only 6 laps from the finish. The Falcon spun backwards, leapt over the guard rail and rolled about 50 metres down the mountain before being stopped by a tree.

Class structure

Class A

For cars up to $1,960. It was made up of Datsun 1200, 1.3 litre Ford Escort 1300, Mazda 1300 and Toyota Corolla.

Class B

The $1,961 to $2,400 class consisted of Datsun 1600, Fiat 128, Ford Cortina and 2.6 litre Holden Torana.

Class C

The $2,401 to $3,150 class saw a mix of two barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, 1.6 litre Ford Escort, 3.1 litre Holden Torana and Morris Cooper S.

Class D

The $3,151 to $4,100 class featured only the four barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer, a Fiat 125 and a Triumph 2.5 PI although a Ford Capri was also entered but did not start.

Class E

For cars over $4,100. Apart from a single BMW 2800 and a Holden Monaro the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GTHO Phase II.

Top 10 Qualifiers

Results

PosClassNoEntrantDriversCarLapsQual
Pos
1E64Ford Motor Co of Australia Allan MoffatFord XW Falcon GTHO Phase II1301
2E63Ford Motor Co of Australia Bruce McPheeFord XW Falcon GTHO Phase II1302
3C30Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd Don HollandHolden LC Torana GTR XU-11295
4C35Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Doug Chivas
Graham Ryan
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrell12925
5C34Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Leo Geoghegan
Nick Ledingham
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrell12822
6C33McLeod Kelso & Lee Pty Ltd George Garth
John Hall
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-112819
7D51Geoghegan's Sporty Cars Peter Brown
Des West
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell12711
8C31Booran Motors Pty Ltd Brian Reed
Bob Watson
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-112714
9E53McLeod Ford Pty Ltd John Goss
Bob Skelton
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II12732
10C28Waterloo High Performance Centre Ron Gillard
Warren Gracie
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-112630
11C37Boyded Pty Ltd Bob Martin
Spencer Martin
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-112516
12E66Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited Bill Ford
Hans Tholstrup
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II12521
13C38Holden Dealer Team Sandra Bennett
Christine Cole
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-112324
14E65Alto Ford Racing Pty Ltd Bob Holden
Bill Fanning
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II12326
15D46Central Motors Pty Ltd Bob Cook
Alan Cant
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell12131
16C39Holden Dealer Team Colin BondHolden LC Torana GTR XU-11194
17C36Thomson Ford Pty Ltd Bob DraneFord Escort Twin Cam Mk.I11934
18E54Rowell Thiele Ford Pty Ltd Trevor Meehan
Peter Wherrett
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II11815
19B23W.H. Motors Pty Ltd Don Smith
Herb Taylor
Datsun 160011738
20B20Datsun Racing Team Doug WhitefordDatsun 160011739
21C42Muir Motors Pty Ltd Martin Cortese
Chris Cronan
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-111729
22E58Eiffeltower Group Jack Nougher
David O'Keefe
BMW 280011733
23D47John McNicol Pty Ltd
Zanardo & Rodriguez
Ron Kearns
Gerry Lister
Fiat 125S11640
24A6Datsun Racing Team Jon Leighton
Barry Tapsall
Datsun 120011443
25A1Denlo Motors Pty Ltd Bernie Haehnle
Neil Revell
Mazda 130011447
26A12John Palmer Motors Gary Hodge
John Leffler
Mazda 130011345
27A10AMI Racing Team Brian Sampson
Dick Thurston
Toyota Corolla11348
28A7Mazda House Pty Ltd Barry Ferguson
Jim Laing-Peach
Mazda 130011250
29B21Kloster Pty Ltd Ray Marquet
Geoff Westbury
Ford Cortina 240 Mk.II11253
30A9AMI Racing Team Max Stewart
Dick Young
Toyota Corolla11251
31D48TVW 7 Perth
Artransa Park Television
Brian Culcheth
Lyndon McLeod
Triumph 2.5 PI11137
32A13Tynan Motors Ray MorrisMazda 130011154
33A4Parry's Car Sales Pty Ltd Trevor MasonMazda 130011155
34C32Fair Deal Car Sales Pty Ltd Digby Cooke
David Seldon
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-110813
35A14C Kennedy Carl Kennedy
Bill Slattery
Datsun 120010856
36C26P & R Williams Lyn Keefe
Arthur Olsen
10757
37C40Holden Dealer Team Peter Brock
Bob Morris
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-11076
38A2Marque Motors Bill Stanley
Mike Kable
Toyota Corolla10652
39B22Grenville Motors Pty Ltd Peter Finlay
Bob Forbes
Fiat 12810658
40C43BP Muirfield Service Station Ross Hewison
Brian Hones
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I10536
41A8Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd Harry Gapps
Frank Hann
Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I10359
42A15Woman's Day Carole Corness
Gloria Taylor
Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I10360
43D49J Butta Joe Butta
Bob Genders
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell6318
DNFE67The Tony Roberts Team Tony RobertsFord XW Falcon GTHO Phase II1247
DNFA5Datsun Racing Team John RoxburghDatsun 120010046
DNFA11AMI Racing Team Bill Evans
Gary Cooke
Toyota Corolla9849
DNFC27Les Grose Racing Division Les Grose
Keith Grose
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-18127
DNFB19G Moore Graham Moore
Bill Brown
Holden LC Torana 2600S5242
DNFE56Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd Graham Ritter
Richard Knight
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II498
DNFD50N Beechey Norm Beechey
Bruce Hindhaugh
Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell3917
DNFC29Pat Cullen's Garage John Keran
Clyde Hodgins
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-13823
DNFE62Ford Motor Co of Australia Fred Gibson
Barry Seton
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II333
DNFB24W.H. Motors Pty Ltd Bruce Stewart
Iain Corness
Datsun 16003241
DNFE61Byrt Ford Pty Ltd Garry Rush
Martin Chenery
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II2712
DNFE55Finnie Ford Pty Ltd David McKayFord XW Falcon GTHO Phase II239
DNFE57Aunger Accessories
Fairway Ford
Kym Aunger
Johnnie Walker
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II1828
DNFE59Southern Motors Pty Ltd Bruce HodgsonFord XW Falcon GTHO Phase II1635
DNFE69EL Hugo David SheldonHolden HT Monaro GTS 3501120
DNFE60Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd Bob Beasley
Bob Muir
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II610
DNFA3Tynan Motors Geoff Leeds
Les Carne
Mazda 1300344
DNSE70Rollington Pty Ltd Murray CarterFord XW Falcon GTHO Phase II
DNSE71Ira L & AC Birk Pty Ltd Nick Petrilli
Mike Savva
Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II
DNSD52B Arentz Barry Arentz
Brian Michelmore
Ford Capri V6 GT
DNSC45Sydney Speed Shop Pty Ltd Scott McNaughton
Bob Inglis
Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
DNSC44R Radford Rick RadfordHolden LC Torana GTR XU-1
DNSA17M Daddo M Daddo
P Ulbrich
DNSA18RG Lanyon A Barrett
R Withers
Mazda 1300

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