Bring back the good old days of racing 🏁 ❤

Wow, just wow. The sound of that V8 howling away was just pure music to my ears

Great racing. That HQ was set up real nice. The drivers skills are awesome. Nice pass under brakes. Pulled away in all the right places, leaving the XY too far behind for the straights to be of any help. The winner in this case though, was the full noise Cleveland singing its song. Long live the V8!

God I LOVE this video. Watch all day. Miss so much my childhood watching Holden, Ford, Bluebirds, BMW and Camaro racing around this track. Oh that sound. And that A9X Torana in 79. My earliest memory. Raw the way it used to be and still should be now.

You may not be Moffat but I've driven over the mountain in my xw at 60kmph and i can tell you at race speed i would need new undies after every corner, so i reckon its a fkn ballsy effort brother man, keep up the good work and the epic vids...

Great to see the Holden boys making a race. This video shows just how hard the XY was to drive. It wasn't so easy getting the thing into top at high speed. Going over the crests was like a hovercraft, driver hanging on and trying to feel what the car is going to do, it can even come down to a changing crosswind. Stepping out on the corners, well you just had to try and judge it, tire wear and temp, versus track grip and camber. This driver did very well to bring it home. Got a little over excited on the first lap, then managed to pull himself back together and get it under control. I think this portrays what it must of been like racing one of these things in the early seventies. The XA's were a lot more steamlined and had a slightly wider wheel track, resulting in a vastly more controllable car at high speed. Even flat out in the XA you could steer the thing and put it where you want. In the XY you would just pray to try and keep it on the black stuff.

"The Kingswood, you're not taking the Kingswood, I just polished the tow bar"

There's some well sorted vintage iron there. The Ford sounds terrific, even down to the occasional missed shift in the 4 speed top loader, it takes real passion to race something irreplaceable and worth more than a city penthouse flat knacker around Bathhurst. May they roar on for decades yet.

That was some amazing driving. What a beautiful car as well. That ford xy gt ho phase 3 had so much horsepower and torque. It is absolutely amazing. That was a one of a kind vehicle, you won’t ever find cars like that anymore. Thank you so much for sharing this video.

Thank you so much for this vid. Gives you a very good impression of how Bathurst feels like !! And the sound of that engine !!!!! Would love to come " down under " and see by myself but ...... any way ...Great vid !!!!

all i can say is THANK YOU...RIP THE AUSSIE FALCON.....even the holden ppl will agree

I loved watching that, thanks. The HQ Holden, whether it was a Monaro, Kingswood or Statesman were gorgeous looking cars. Still are :)

Wow. What a great clip ! I have watched this a few times, months between and always watched it to the end. here's another...... Yager Performance, XY-GTHO, Race 3 "no music"

The Monster of Bathurst!!! The anger and savagery of that Cleveland is So Aussie. Big fan here

Brings back childhood memories sitting as a passenger in one of these on UK roads in mums taxi love that sound !

I have both HQ Monaro and Falcon XW 351. Both win... win my heart... 😂😂✌🏼✌🏼

I "drove" a Phase 3 and an XU-1 on a simulator once. Made me understand what might men those drivers were back in the '70's. Those beasts were a handful - next to impossible to control at full throttle!

That black HQ had some go.

What a stunning noise.. Thanks from the U.K. 😁

Thanks mate... this'll only be more awesome in another 40 years...

That grip & control👌🏽 well done!!

Truely glorious sound....

Bloody awesome!👍🏼😎 Not sure how much your GT was twitching but those guy’s driving the Monaro’s were working their arses off! Great video & thanks for sharing your Aussie muscle!😎💪🏼

Man that black 4 door monaro had some sting!!!!

Fucking Excellent.

It seems like the black Holden Kingswood had him all the way around the track and I'm guessing it was possibly due to the 350 Chevy which would probably wind up a little quicker. It also handled a fair bit better than both the GT and the Monaro. The Gt was almost floating on the humps!

Mate... that's good quality video for several years ago 👍... that 4door hq was quick

THAT RAW no other engine will ever make that sound without being naturally aspirated

This pleases me 10/10 will watch again

Sitting on the edge of my seat all the way, just didn’t want you to smash it.

Put head phone son and watch full screen! awesome- that Black HQ was quicker into and out of the corners. The Night Rider driving like Max was hot in pursuit..

There is nothing, and I mean nothing like the sound of a roaring V8, and this guy doing the double shuffle down shifting is beautiful.

I had the flying brick hq god they taught you to drive. Still cant beat those years of falcons and holdens

Nothings better sounding than a Cleavland at full song! 😎

Sounds AMAZING! Great Driving too!

I am a Ford fan but the HQ is a great looking car. Good race, what a pity there are no new Falcon and Holden V8s.

Balls of steel mate, she is a handful & the noise omg the noise. Great video.

Just need pizza and beer and I could watch all day

That's one good sounding ford mate thanks for sharing

this video nearly took down the internet its that damn good

Is it just me or does that engine sound as sharp as can be The cam head combo calculated to produce enough torque to carry the huge set of balls it takes to drive it....... Bloody good driving. That would be a hand full.

Sweet music to the ears👂 The mighty Cleveland

Stop missing gears and better downshifts and you'll be number 1 :D

Loved that. How good is that sound. 🤙🏼

" what the fuck !" Holden is " pulling away ?" Laugh 😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣

Thankyou for sharing this footage 👍

Great video. Was awesome seeing the old girl get thrown through those bends. She looks and sounds like a beast.

So want to do this. .. great video.

This driver does know how to shift gears !!!

Nice job bro, enjoyed the sound and the view!

Nice driving, awesome sound!

Sounds like heaven👍🏼

When these monsters roared the mountain shook. Great driving in ferocious 🚘

Sweet Music !

Fucking awesome,, these new supercars might be fast, but theu don't compare to these old muscle cars,, that sound is insane 👌👌 loved seeing that black Hq rip past him thou, smacked him all over the top section 💪

whoa. Hear the wheelspin as it crests the hill going up the Mountain straight under the SuperCharge bridge.

well boys and girls get in sit down and enjoy

There is no better view or sound than this video😍

What a beast oh my god that’s brave especially seeing your bestowed with caring for an Australian motoring classic just don’t bend it please you might own it but it belongs to all

i watched this for the sound

Oh man, just glorious. 🇦🇺

That change of colour mid race on that HQ made all the difference.

Wow that was fun,well done,good driving car sounds good too

Just like my old 351 and top loader, pulls like mad in 3rd.

Having owned both xy,s and hq,s im impressed that those guys can get a hq to handle well enough not to go straight into the concrete wall at turn one!

Sounds fab.

What a beast - constantly having to catch it as tries to bite him!

Best car vid I have ever seen

Moffat in one of these at Bathurst brings back fond memories.

Wow that's music to my ears man

Loved those days.

What a handful. Easily confused steering and snap oversteer. Imagine doing that for seven or more hours...

Theres nothing like the sound of a good 351 Cleveland V8 at full song.

Man, an XY and it has a heater AND a radio!

Great video thanks for sharing. I wish that I was in the passenger seat 👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌

It makes me feel so proud to watch Australian muscle car

Forth gear wheel spin up that long straight? Wow brave driver made it look easy. Sounds fabulous.

Now that’s something you don’t here anymore.. Top video,you can actually see him having to back off cause it keeps cutting loose🔥 Ford baby ford 🚙 💨

Great video and awesome xy! top job

What a wonderful world, and, what a wonderful sound that 1:36 Cleveland has

From the dealer to the track back in the day. Guts

That ford v8 sounds incredible

Lovely sound

7:38 Love that one handed correction.

Its no wonder those GT's had such a strong fan base .. they sound so strong on full noise .. imagine how quick they would have been if they had an aerodynamic body

Do they get airborne on the front straight???

I would rather listen to these beautiful old girls than today's rubbish.

Very nice! Liked and subbed👍

Let’s just realise….THIS GUY IS LITERALLY PUTTING HIS LIFE ONTHE LINE.Guts.

That thing sounds tougher than ten bears fighting.

Awesome!

Just want to say once ❤again that GT of Michael Anderson,s has the most beautiful sound to it, guys and girls, don't get me wrong, the Chevrolet has great sound to it as well, and the good old 308 cubic five litre had a nice sound to, but I would have to say that 351 4V CLEVELAND, really does sound terrific, and of course you know it does go like a rocket, straight line speed, you know it's incredible 50 odd years ago the things could have been pushing 300 kmh, if it wasn't for the super car scare in around 1972,73 give or take , that's what those cars would have been capable of, yes the Chevrolet ,the the pace hemi 6 cylinder motors, xu1 torana 6 cylinder as well both of the 6 cylinder engine s Holden and the valiant, had some puch especially the 245,or 265 hemi donks , .

What a sound😍

I love how it plays out just like it always did on the mountain. Holden giving Ford the good ol face dusting then see ya later. Shows how the skill gets watered down over time to. Don't get me wrong... Murph and all those later icons are mad drivers but that was skill at its finest. The feel you have to get in tune with between your car and the road not to mention braking distances and pushing it to that fine point just before lock up then off the pedal within that split second. They tuned that into there own heart rate and senses and were in tune to the T. In a way the driver was the computer that kicked everything in the right timing to keep it planted and in that perfect line to get those vital split seconds. You really had to push your mind body and soul in those days to win a race... It was earnt 10 fold by pure skill. You'd really feel that tyre choice to and you'd know really quick if youve chose the right set of shoes. Can defintly see how Brocky and Larry made it look like a pleasure cruise in the later years with the VN's and such.... That skil you honed in them earlier cars would make you feel like you can push so much more in then later models.

I once had a nice clean 173ci, Holden Belmont, it loved to rev, I also found the boot lid very heavy when unassisted.

gorgeous sound v8 nothing but nothing like it

I jizzed listening to that Clevo. An absolute beautiful piece of machinery 😍

would love to watch the full race

Sounds great mate

Red lining a Henry, the best sound ever. (anyone know the times of laps done today in an XY compared to 1971 laps? understanding the change to the back straight may increase a lap time)