Oh man, I remember those days... so much more laid-back and, at least in my memory, far more exciting than today's Bathurst with it's "all the same" supercars. So great to see Holdens (anyone remember them?) Fords, Fiats, Minis, Imps, Citroens, Datsuns and all the same cars we used to drive to work every day. Kind of amazing to see lap-diagonal seatbelts, laid-back pit-stops and open-face helmets being the norm. Somehow, today's supercar racing just doesn't have the same connection, with all the cars being purpose-built racing machines and everything now so clinical. Back then it was just driver-skill, preparation and sweat.
Yeah agreed. Except not all the same cars exactly. I think I remember that at least Ford and Holden would produce their 'super cars' and would have to produce 500 road going versions to qualify. Things got a bit out of control with the power these cars made versus the handling and braking capabilities. Great days indeed. Some time later I had a '69 Monaro.... livin' the dream!
Wow. The monaros had the 327 Chevy V8 with a 36 GALLON fuel tank in the boot. Believe it or not, I was there in 1968. I was 16 years old. Back in the late 1980's on the mid north coast of NSW I had the pleasure to visit a garage of a guy which housed one of these 1968 yellow monaros. He popped the boot to show me the huge 36 gallon square fuel tank. Thanks for the memories.
well,, did he show you the 9'' diff.. u.s. import engine, & gearbox.. holdens cheated every fkn yr..stoped watching in 1988,,just a bs race.. boo hoo fkn holden sht scammers..
Correct me if I’m wrong.. but my memory is that the HK Monaro’s ‘extended range’ fuel tank option was 25 gallons.. Later the XW Falcon GTHOs came with a 36 gallon tank..
Great stuff, including the fake sounds. Dad was a Holden mechanic and I learned to drive in the family HR - 186 bored out to 190, Yella Terra Head, 350 Holley, 3 on the tree etc. 🙂 Dad sold it in the 90s and it's still driving around somewhere. Lovely car. We were Bathurst fanatics and later I had a few stints as an official photographer, getting up close and personal with Brocky (who knew dad) and other big names of the time. Sadly Dad left us a few months ago and so it's very nostalgic for me to watch this. Many thanks for the memories - Dave
When racing was really about cars and the drivers were just that, really drivers!!! Without forgetting that most of them also understood mechanics!!! Congratulations for putting this valuable material!!! ❤
I was involved in the American and Canadian Trans-Am and Can-Am series in the very early 1970s . A couple of race car driver/builders from Down Under ( New Zealand ) added much to the development of the series : Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme . Both died much too young . Now another New Zealander has come to America to show our NASCAR drivers how to navigate a road course -- Shane Van Gisbergen . Very impressive !
The kiwis have been driving rings around Australian race tracks for decades. So many great New Zealanders come to mind. Way more than the population of the country would suggest. There must be something in the water.
yeh,but.. without 9'' diffs, 327,s. u.s. gearboxes, they have no fkn hope.. bathurst is rigged.. torana drop tanks hide 9'' diffs, 6 cyl holdens had v8 breakes, 3 degree camber.. its a fkn sham. 327 , 350, not sold in aus.. in mass.. all ford motors available. sierra, banned for being 4 laps ahead, 1/4'' too wide rear guards,,what fkn bs.. they come up with,,poor brocki,, drove sierra without ford badges,, died in a ford,, thank fk..mate had a hot monaro,, kept blowing 12 , 14 bolt diffs,, 9'' cured it.. funny how holdens win,,eh..
Memories! I went to boarding school in Bathurst and we used to drive down the main straight to get to the rifle range next door for target practice. I went to the race in 1964 and 1965, Falcon, Mini, Cortina, Vauxhall, and all sorts flying down Conrod straight when it was straight. There was some sort of bunk type accommodation on the right hand side of con-rod straight and we were easily able to walk to the track. Good days but everything changes.
Those were the days when motor racing was motor racing. Bathurst just isn't the same since the purpose built "Super Cars" made their appearance. Its feels weird every time I watch this and seeing the HK Holden (the monaro here) being mentiined as "new". My first car was a HK Kingswood with 3 speed manual behind a 186.. I still miss that car to this day. I sold it back in the late 90's..
The skidding tire/car-crash Foley on this film is simply hilarious. I wish we could have actually heard what those cars sounded like rather than those sound effects.
At the end, of the first eight cars - THREE of them were Alfa’s with engines of just 1750 cc One of them was only one lap behind the winning Monaro with its 327 V8, at 5.4 litres … over three times larger And that Alfa was two laps ahead of the best placed Falcon GT. If I were in the Ford team, I would have been mighty embarrassed
Alpha did 3 less pit stops due to using less fuel, not having to change brakes. That saved them around 10 laps alone. The Fords suffered badly with brake issues.
@@margaretfrew6661 that makes perfect sense. If you were using the race results as a guide to buying a fast car for long trips, you’d be better with the Alfa than the Ford, which isn’t what I would have thought. Though for drives shorter than the Ford’s fuel tank gets you, you’d be better with the Ford
In my mind, it's a toss-up between HK 327 and A9X hatchback for best ever race car in Aust, at the time of its racing. OK Ford guys, Phase 3 was the fastest in its day but I love the look of these two Holdens.
Great to see the large aray of cars which made this race the legendary event it was....the datsun 1600 were better on the dirt ,the citrone😂😂..a hilman minx, a couple of fiats the alphas😅😅😅 the VE vals and did i see a HK premier? Wonder if it was a 186? It would have its glory time later
“the Monaro’s were achieving 125-128 mph on Conrod Straight, whereas the Falcons could only manage around 121 mph, 4 mph slower than in 1967” How did Ford manage that???
Today's cars can't be tuned up except with the proper program on a computer . And they are more fragile & break when crashed . Simple has it's advantages .
How many people noticed the rego plates on some of the cars? Those were the days of real racing. Drive to the track, race, if you and the car survive, drive it back home. Bathurst, you need to get rid of the dog and pony show you've got now, and bring it back to the real world. Can you imagine a grid filled with everyday drivers, tuned to run at their best? 4,6, and 8 cylinders, throw in a couple of Tesla's and you've got something that people will watch even more than the two trick pony you've got. And if you go ahead and do it, you heard it here first.
Mc Phees 327 was doing well considering the fact it wasn't a performance 327 judging by the head ID ; 3917290: 1967 and 1968 307ci and 327ci, 1.72/1.50-inch valves.70CC combustion chamber too. More of a smogger than a hauler.
Priceless coverage of the power of racers and crews don't you love the wheel brace for changing tyres top stuff my Home Town many thanks for your down LOAD ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Oh man, I remember those days... so much more laid-back and, at least in my memory, far more exciting than today's Bathurst with it's "all the same" supercars.
So great to see Holdens (anyone remember them?) Fords, Fiats, Minis, Imps, Citroens, Datsuns and all the same cars we used to drive to work every day.
Kind of amazing to see lap-diagonal seatbelts, laid-back pit-stops and open-face helmets being the norm.
Somehow, today's supercar racing just doesn't have the same connection, with all the cars being purpose-built racing machines and everything now so clinical. Back then it was just driver-skill, preparation and sweat.
I noticed that there were no roll-cage except for one Alpha Romeo.
I bought an old citroen ds last year Awesome car but certainly no speedster Love Bathurst cracked up seeing a DS there
Firmly agree!! Today's Bathurst just isn't the same. These old films of "the race" at Bathurst are so much better.
Yeah agreed. Except not all the same cars exactly. I think I remember that at least Ford and Holden would produce their 'super cars' and would have to produce 500 road going versions to qualify. Things got a bit out of control with the power these cars made versus the handling and braking capabilities. Great days indeed. Some time later I had a '69 Monaro.... livin' the dream!
@@Colstah Ah yes, the Torana XU1 was every schoolboy's dream car back then!
Wow. The monaros had the 327 Chevy V8 with a 36 GALLON fuel tank in the boot. Believe it or not, I was there in 1968. I was 16 years old. Back in the late 1980's on the mid north coast of NSW I had the pleasure to visit a garage of a guy which housed one of these 1968 yellow monaros. He popped the boot to show me the huge 36 gallon square fuel tank. Thanks for the memories.
well,, did he show you the 9'' diff.. u.s. import engine, & gearbox.. holdens cheated every fkn yr..stoped watching in 1988,,just a bs race.. boo hoo fkn holden sht scammers..
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Correct me if I’m wrong.. but my memory is that the HK Monaro’s ‘extended range’ fuel tank option was 25 gallons..
Later the XW Falcon GTHOs came with a 36 gallon tank..
@@Perusalstein you may be correct. I may have been given the incorrect info.
Awesome 😊
How cool to see a citroen in there !! Probably the slowest but most comfortable !!
To see a Citroen at Bathurst made my day.
Great stuff, including the fake sounds. Dad was a Holden mechanic and I learned to drive in the family HR - 186 bored out to 190, Yella Terra Head, 350 Holley, 3 on the tree etc. 🙂 Dad sold it in the 90s and it's still driving around somewhere. Lovely car. We were Bathurst fanatics and later I had a few stints as an official photographer, getting up close and personal with Brocky (who knew dad) and other big names of the time. Sadly Dad left us a few months ago and so it's very nostalgic for me to watch this. Many thanks for the memories - Dave
When racing was really about cars and the drivers were just that, really drivers!!! Without forgetting that most of them also understood mechanics!!! Congratulations for putting this valuable material!!! ❤
I was involved in the American and Canadian Trans-Am and Can-Am series in the very early 1970s . A couple of race car driver/builders from Down Under ( New Zealand ) added much to the development of the series : Bruce McLaren and Denny Hulme . Both died much too young . Now another New Zealander has come to America to show our NASCAR drivers how to navigate a road course -- Shane Van Gisbergen . Very impressive !
The kiwis have been driving rings around Australian race tracks for decades. So many great New Zealanders come to mind. Way more than the population of the country would suggest. There must be something in the water.
Watched the CanAm at Mosport a few times, remember McLaren, Porsche and the small Shadow race team battling it out.
Eu assisti,o cara pilota muito. Do rio de janeiro, brasil
This is when it was a great race. Standard Australian cars on a race track. The October long weekend was always the weekend in front of the TV.
In Northern Vic it would have had TV coverage in the early seventies I THINK.
Maurice Dent as I grew up it as the best weekend on TV but now days I don't bother watching it.
@@stephanburgess654 When I say "I love it" I am refering to the 60s & 70s mate.
I know what you mean.
Those were the days. Classes racing. I still watch the race every year. But l love the old days.
I am 73 and remember this. It was great. Raw and Real. No Cotton Balls. Showroom cars. A bit of madness too.Just do it.
I was in Vietnam at this time and missed it.
right or wrong those days are gone however Aussies who were alive at that time even the protesters are proud of you
Thank-you for your service 🇦🇺👍
@@eoin1959 Thank you but that was not what I was on about. If I had been home I would have watched it at the movies on the movie tone news
Yes, your service to your country is very much appreciated.
Love the Monaro. Best car Holden ever made. I used to drive a HQ 2 door V8 Monaro. Good times.
yeh,but.. without 9'' diffs, 327,s. u.s. gearboxes, they have no fkn hope.. bathurst is rigged.. torana drop tanks hide 9'' diffs, 6 cyl holdens had v8 breakes, 3 degree camber.. its a fkn sham. 327 , 350, not sold in aus.. in mass.. all ford motors available. sierra, banned for being 4 laps ahead, 1/4'' too wide rear guards,,what fkn bs.. they come up with,,poor brocki,, drove sierra without ford badges,, died in a ford,, thank fk..mate had a hot monaro,, kept blowing 12 , 14 bolt diffs,, 9'' cured it.. funny how holdens win,,eh..
Yes I would say so. Looked good too
Loved the racing when the mini's were in the races.
Memories! I went to boarding school in Bathurst and we used to drive down the main straight to get to the rifle range next door for target practice. I went to the race in 1964 and 1965, Falcon, Mini, Cortina, Vauxhall, and all sorts flying down Conrod straight when it was straight. There was some sort of bunk type accommodation on the right hand side of con-rod straight and we were easily able to walk to the track. Good days but everything changes.
A 2.58 lap record. Those drivers would be amazed at the current race lap of 2.05. And Jenson Buttons F1 lap of 1.50. Those were the days.🇦🇺
The Monaro GTS 327, my first love❤
The track and cars progressed nicely from this by 1977, the start of the golden era.
Those were the days when motor racing was motor racing. Bathurst just isn't the same since the purpose built "Super Cars" made their appearance.
Its feels weird every time I watch this and seeing the HK Holden (the monaro here) being mentiined as "new". My first car was a HK Kingswood with 3 speed manual behind a 186.. I still miss that car to this day. I sold it back in the late 90's..
Purpose built racing cars started to appear in the late 70's. And the VB Commodores were nothing like the road car under the skin.
Back then you'd only see this at the pictures or the drive in
The early days of sound effects. That canned tire screeching is painful
OMG an Imp in this one, I sort of remember that rrace back then.
Not sure if the Imp or Citroen was more entertaining. Great times.
No ego drivers then not the mummy's boys today.K308.
how good do those monaros sound coming off the start finish straight...
2:48 Here comes a badly-driven Lada! Some things never change.
It's a FIAT 124 S
@@i-am-that-what-i-am Indeed a FIAT 124S, but FIAT did licence it for the Russians to build.
I still love it!
i drove a new monaro in 70 a dog then and a dog now , big dog of a mill couldn't even crack the ton
2 speed auto powerglide 186s 4speed monaro good for 100mph nice little engine
They couldn't replace them with the XU-1 quick enough.
Have yet to watch the show, but already like the stated duration: 13.27!
I miss those days,
Glorious.
Amazing to see the Conrod Straight lined by all those safety……. trees!
Top stuff 👍💯
No “safety first” BS back in the 60s 👌🙈
That sound effects man was working overtime.
The skidding tire/car-crash Foley on this film is simply hilarious. I wish we could have actually heard what those cars sounded like rather than those sound effects.
Wow, 2:56, and now they're crackin 2:04. Still, the bangers back then and the 70s were better racing than today. It's not all about road speed.
At the end, of the first eight cars - THREE of them were Alfa’s with engines of just 1750 cc
One of them was only one lap behind the winning Monaro with its 327 V8, at 5.4 litres … over three times larger
And that Alfa was two laps ahead of the best placed Falcon GT. If I were in the Ford team, I would have been mighty embarrassed
Alpha did 3 less pit stops due to using less fuel, not having to change brakes. That saved them around 10 laps alone. The Fords suffered badly with brake issues.
@@margaretfrew6661 Three less pit stops sounds right - those 60s V8s drank juice like an alcoholic at a party.
@@margaretfrew6661 that makes perfect sense. If you were using the race results as a guide to buying a fast car for long trips, you’d be better with the Alfa than the Ford, which isn’t what I would have thought. Though for drives shorter than the Ford’s fuel tank gets you, you’d be better with the Ford
Going over the Skyline and through the Esses is scary enough at the speed limit, never mind doing it at race speed !
That was the Australia I loved, No non sense back then.
In my mind, it's a toss-up between HK 327 and A9X hatchback for best ever race car in Aust, at the time of its racing. OK Ford guys, Phase 3 was the fastest in its day but I love the look of these two Holdens.
HK 327 the best, especially when you take shape in to consideration. 👍👍👍
Great to see the large aray of cars which made this race the legendary event it was....the datsun 1600 were better on the dirt ,the citrone😂😂..a hilman minx, a couple of fiats the alphas😅😅😅 the VE vals and did i see a HK premier? Wonder if it was a 186? It would have its glory time later
When Brocky won in the Torana in 72, it had a 202 in it. No one used the 186. That HK Prem would have had a 327 in it.
Back in a time when men were men, and safety cars were something they would have laughed at. Poor old tyres are screaming their heads off.
good time's
I wonder how many Bathurst model Citroens there are?, or was this the only one?
“the Monaro’s were achieving 125-128 mph on Conrod Straight, whereas the Falcons could only manage around 121 mph, 4 mph slower than in 1967”
How did Ford manage that???
Holden were running 327, fords 302 boss. May have been the difference. XT GT was a delight to drive
Miller Tripods👍
No roll cages, standard seats, big ol steering wheels, minimal safety gear and crappy tyres n brakes.
Men were men. And don't bother with h&s, yes, all good I admit, it's the spirit side of things. They were daring.
@@jyrkiaaltonen9298 I know how it was, I raced and rallied cars in the early 80s
"Safety fence" 😂 You mean the guard rail that's been there for normal traffic?
Today's cars can't be tuned up except with the proper program on a computer . And they are more fragile & break when crashed . Simple has it's advantages .
The year I was born
you missed zilch, cars were dogs, dogs the n now, that's why Holden are outta business
How many people noticed the rego plates on some of the cars? Those were the days of real racing. Drive to the track, race, if you and the car survive, drive it back home. Bathurst, you need to get rid of the dog and pony show you've got now, and bring it back to the real world. Can you imagine a grid filled with everyday drivers, tuned to run at their best? 4,6, and 8 cylinders, throw in a couple of Tesla's and you've got something that people will watch even more than the two trick pony you've got. And if you go ahead and do it, you heard it here first.
Mc Phees 327 was doing well considering the fact it wasn't a performance 327 judging by the head ID ; 3917290: 1967 and 1968 307ci and 327ci, 1.72/1.50-inch valves.70CC combustion chamber too. More of a smogger than a hauler.
It looks like the german roller coaster „the Green hell“👍
Not even roll cages as safety just a helmut, you took your life in your hands racing back then.
When the race was exciting, not too many distractions like sponsors signs everywhere, today they are everywhere and all the other crap.
Dick Johnson 😀🏆
Now it is nascar watched all the old races not now
I would prefer to watch this all day than the modern race. This was awesome. Now it is boring.
mmm those Alfa Gt
昭和43年、この頃の金持ちはアメ車を良く買っていました。😢
Good old fashion pit stops
Ha Ray Gulson with Canberra plates 261 (Fyshwick car dealer) worst cars Hillman imp and the Citroen DS cheers
Priceless coverage of the power of racers and crews don't you love the wheel brace for changing tyres top stuff my Home Town many thanks for your down LOAD ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The Citroen DS was a brilliant car, just not suited to circuit racing. It did have success in rallying.
Once it became a two horse race, I refused to watch Bathurst.
😂Ils se battaient contre des mini coupers 😅
there was an austin 1100 there must have been the 1300 much bigger engine LOL
Roll cage-who needs it.
When racing was sponsored by mesothelioma.
Nuthin like a good ol dose of brake dust when pulling those hot dusty pads out.
It wasn't intentional, just unknown. People had morals and had they known would've stopped it. Not same anymore.
@@jyrkiaaltonen9298 Not so. The dangers of asbestos were known in the early 1900's. Hardies suppressed any info about the dangers, even to employees.
Ford v8 auto ?? 😂
From the time before bogans stole Australian Motorsport and installed V8 stupid cars.
Eu bi um lada da uniao sovietica ali
Take that la frog!!