Don't forget most of the vehicle entries drove to the track from locations far n wide , TAS, SA , VIC , NSW, and QLD , then drove home if race car was fit for purpose. Amazing times . Real hero driving.

I was there because I lived there.I was 11 yrs old

I met a gentleman today, got on the topic of life, he showed me a few of the cars he used to have. Told me he used to race, even raced with Bob Jane. He was the driver of number 38, that crashed due to a tyre exploding. Such a sweet man, what a pleasure.

Now this is what Motorsport is about

Geez the guys in the foley department had an absolute field day adding the tyre screeches...even when traveling in a straight line

true production car racing.... always worth watching coz lots could happen.

The days when I loved watching Bathurst. My last year of school then. The next year I owned a Mini. All so boring now.

Those were the days! When you could race the same car you drove to work!

Bob Jane wearing a race harness to drive the truck after wearing a lap sash to race!!

Holden asked Scuderia Veloce Team owner David McKay to run a Vauxhall Viva in class A, against a flock of VWs. After testing he agreed and Holden entered six of them. They finished 1 to 6 in Class A. Holden is rumored to have sold lots of Vauxhall Vivas on Monday..

"16 different models either made or assembled in Australia", with a population of about 9 or 10 million. Where and when did we go wrong?

The Cortina GT disc brake advantage played a big part in the Cortina winning three years in a row 63,64 and 65 before a rule change excluded them. Three in a row not matched for many years. Harry Firth recognised this early on when the Cortinas were released and was recently quoted as saying about his choice to a four cylinder car to develop for Bathurst in preference to larger motored heavier cars : " No, this new little car with disc brakes will go just as fast round a track as what a V8 will, and it won't wear itself out. It weighs nothing and you'll never have brake trouble with it" This was the Firth thinking when people thought the Studebaker V8 power and higher speed on the straights would make them sure winners. So yes drum brakes did give lots of problems for the early V8 entries of Studebaker, Dodge Phoenix and the first Valiant V8 models. Heavy cars stressing tyres and wheels a big problem too. Disc brakes and light weight were the not so secret weapons of the Cortina GT and later Mini Cooper S wins. Harry Firth went back to his light car preference later convincing Holden to make and race the Torana GTR XU1 models.

My father, George Reynolds, co-drove with Bob Jane, to win in the 1964 race

This how Bathurst should be today

The Cortina GT disc brake advantage played a big part in the Cortina winning three years in a row 63,64 and 65 before a rule change excluded them. Harry Firth recognised this early on and was more recently quoted as saying : " No, this new little car with disc brakes will go just as fast round a track as what a V8 will, and it won't wear itself out. It weighs nothing and you'll never have brake trouble with it" This was the Firth thinking when people thought the Studebaker V8 power and higher speed on the straights would make them sure winners. So yes drum brakes did give lots of problems for the early V8 entries of Studebaker, Dodge Phoenix and the first Valiant V8 models. Heavy cars stressing tyres and wheels a big problem too. Disc brakes and light weight were the not so secret weapons of the Cortina GT and later Mini Cooper S wins. Harry Firth went back to his light car preference later convincing Holden to make and race the Torana GTR XU1 models.

It was a shame the Barry seaton co driver was not mentioned his name was herb Taylor he’s my neighbour today and he’s 88 I believe he tells me the story of Harry firth being a dobber and going to the stewards over their car running 145 perelli tyres and the rest had 155 Dunlop and they were originally disqualified but reinstated after appeals and proving the tyre was the same just a different brand he tells me he’s a great old fellow and I love hearing him tell me of the history of Liverpool nsw and his life experiences of a more elegant time

WOW....JUST WOW.👍

All those brands made in Australia. Now we have none. The great race it was then now a boring race.

All it is today is computers on wheels.

Its nice that the names are still the same alot of places change over 60yrs

I can't get over the roll on the cars

What we went on to term, 'Series Production. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday

All that and not a radial tyre in sight. I'm surprised the VWs didn't have the same handling weight distribution problems those Hillman Imps were having. Driving fast on crossply tyres was an art form in itself.

At 12:01 four times Australian Grand Prix winner Lex Davison having problems with his expensive but off the pace locally assembled Triumph 2000 six. His grandsons Will and Alex Davison would much later race in the Bathurst 1000. With Will Davison being part of the winning team in 2009 and 2016. Might even see a Davison team pairing win this year. Unfortunately Lex Davison killed soon after racing open wheel cars at Sandown.

Scary cars to be racing!!

Yes, George Reynolds deserved more credit for the Bathurst win also, being a skilled driver. He (who I worked for over a few years) said the 1500 engine in the Cortina with the 5 bearing crankshaft made a strong reliable engine. Still racing them today (historically).

I love it.

Thanks for the upload .. way before my time but it sure is amazing to watch..

Proper!!

Panorama was ORIGINALLY designed as a road circuit to replace the old ‘Vale’ circuit. The races track was for MOTOR CYCLES NOT CARS!

Scrutinizing was pretty full on back then, checking jet sizes.

His seems to run out of cans, we'll leave and go down to merry's corner. 😂

...and Bob drives himself home, and the winning car.

They did this with drum brakes with no cooling. I'll wager many a short was soiled when fade set in at the conclusion of con rod straight.

This was the era of real skill totally standard cars and that was double checked at the end, it was simply down the the overall ability of the carto last the distance and the driver

This footage is amazing, talk about fly by the seat of your pants. We can blame successive governments for the demise of the Australian auto industry for removing tariffs on imported cars and Ford and General Motors in Detroit. None of the cars at Bathurst now are cars that you can drive on the road now they are all so modified.................

Lol that oversteer

True production cars racing. Bit hairy on the corner at the end of Conrod. All the corners come to that.

' Two miles per minute down Conrod Straight ' . That's traveling .

I lost interest in Bathurst when the competing cars had to remove number plates to race :-(

What about the red Citroen at the finish because i don't understand...

Those were the days. Citroens racing at Bathurst! Unheard of. I see it was a sedan. Something like a DS. By bloody jingoes they're ugly. At least the cortinas had style and appeal. Studes had style too. EH Holdens did well. This was long before my time. What year did norm Beechey first race at Bathurst?

No v8s

Pre global warming.