1966 Gallaher 500
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The 1966 Gallaher 500 was an endurance motor race for production cars, held on 2 October 1966 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales in Australia. It was the seventh running of the Bathurst 500 race [1] and the first time that the event had been staged under the Gallaher 500 name. 250 examples of a particular model had to be registered for a vehicle to be eligible for the race, up from the 100 examples required in previous years.[2]
The race was dominated by the Morris Cooper S. It was won by the BMC entered example of Finnish rally star Rauno Aaltonen and experienced Australian Mini racer Bob Holden a lap ahead of Fred Gibson and Bill Stanley, leading home a flotilla of Cooper Ss that filled the first nine outright race positions. The best non-Mini was a Chrysler Valiant, some six laps behind Aaltonen and Holden in tenth position.
Contents
1 Class structure
1.1 Class A
1.2 Class B
1.3 Class C
1.4 Class D
2 Results
3 Statistics
4 References
5 Further reading
6 External links
Class structure
Cars competed in four classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian dollars.
Class A
The Up to $1,800 class was contested by Datsun 1300, Fiat 850, 1.2 litre Ford Cortina, Morris Mini De Luxe and Morris 850.
Class B
The $1,801 to $2,040 class featured 1.5 litre Ford Cortina, Hillman Minx, Isuzu Bellett, Morris Cooper, Prince Skyline, Renault R8 and Toyota Corona.
Class C
The $2,041 to $2,700 class entry list was dominated by the Morris Cooper S, but also included a Fiat 1500, and a Toyota Crown.
Class D
The $2,701 to $4,000 class featured Chrysler Valiant, Holden HD X2, Studebaker Lark, Triumph 2000 and Volvo 122S.
Results
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | 13 | BMC Australia [3] |  Rauno Aaltonen Bob Holden | Morris Cooper S | 130 |
| 2 | C | 17 | Vaughan & Lane BMC [3] | Fred Gibson Bill Stanley | Morris Cooper S | 129 |
| 3 | C | 22 | Regal Motors [3] | Bruce McPhee Barry Mulholland | Morris Cooper S | 129 |
| 4 | C | 27 | Marque Motors [3] | Arthur Davis Paul Mander | Morris Cooper S | 128 |
| 5 | C | 10 | Baulkham Hills Service Station [3] | Peter Brown Bob Cook | Morris Cooper S | 128 |
| 6 | C | 9 | Dents Motors [3] | Harry Firth Ern Abbott | Morris Cooper S | 128 |
| 7 | C | 24 | W Jamison [3] | John Leffler Bill Jamison | Morris Cooper S | 127 |
| 8 | C | 23 | BMC Australia [3] | John French Steve Harvey | Morris Cooper S | 127 |
| 9 | C | 16 | B Arentz [3] | Barry Arentz Barry Seton | Morris Cooper S | 125 |
| 10 | D | 5 | Eiffel Tower Motors [4] | Jack Nougher David O'Keefe | Chrysler VC Valiant V8 Automatic | 124 |
| 11 | D | 6 | Advanx (Godford) Motor Service [4] | Alton Boddenberg Digby Cooke | Chrysler VC Valiant V8 Automatic | 122 |
| 12 | B | 41 | Stewarts Sports Car Centre [4] | Don Holland Peter Cray | Morris Cooper | 120 |
| 13 | D | 3 | AMI [4] | Max Stewart Bob Young | Triumph 2000 | 120 |
| 14 | C | 20 | Ron Kearns Barry Quayle | Fiat 1500 | 120 | |
| 15 | D | 8 | Kevin Bartlett John Harvey | Volvo 122S | 119 | |
| 16 | C | 14 | Bill Buckle Allan Mottram | Toyota Crown | 119 | |
| 17 | B | 33 | Vern Potts [4] | Doug Chivas Doug Chivas, Jr. | Morris Cooper | 119 |
| 18 | B | 42 | Brian Foley Motors [4] | Laurie Stewart Ray Morris | Morris Cooper | 119 |
| 19 | D | 7 | Mike Savva Herb Taylor | Holden HD X2 | 118 | |
| 20 | B | 37 | Australian Motor Industries [5] | Brian Reed Des Kelly | Toyota Corona | 117 |
| 21 | B | 29 | George Reynolds Barry Ferguson | Isuzu Bellett 1500 | 117 | |
| 22 | A | 54 | Nissan Motor Co [4] |  Moto Kitano Kunimitsu Takahashi | Datsun 1300 | 117 |
| 23 | A | 49 | Nissan Motor Co [4] | John Roxburgh Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1300 | 116 |
| 24 | A | 53 | Peakhurst Tyre Service [4] | Brian Lawler Harry Gapps | Ford Cortina Mk.I 220 | 116 |
| 25 | B | 45 | Lionel Ayers Max Volkers | Hillman Minx Series 6 | 116 | |
| 26 | A | 51 | Nissan Motor Co [2] | John Colwell Fred Sutherland | Datsun 1300 | 116 |
| 27 | B | 32 | Australian Motor Industries [5] | Brian Sampson Lew Marshall | Toyota Corona | 116 |
| 28 | A | 47 | Trevor Meehan Ian Hindmarsh | Fiat 850 | 113 | |
| 29 | A | 55 | Mike Schneider Bruce Wright | Morris Mini De Luxe | 113 | |
| 30 | B | 40 | John Rhodin [2] | Arthur Treloar Colin Bond | Isuzu Bellett 1500 | 111 |
| 31 | A | 56 | George Garth Ray Marquet | Ford Cortina Mk.I 1200 | 110 | |
| 32 | A | 50 | Ken Lindsay Des West | Ford Cortina Mk.I 1200 | 110 | |
| 33 | B | 34 | Peter Williamson Alex Macarthur | Toyota Corona | 110 | |
| 34 | A | 57 | John T. Smith Dennis Gregory | Morris Mini De Luxe | 109 | |
| 35 | B | 43 | Bob Edgerton Ross Edgerton | Renault R8 | 106 | |
| 36 | B | 31 | John Prisk Mike Martin | Morris Cooper | 105 | |
| 37 | B | 35 | Bruce Darke Don James | Isuzu Bellett 1500 | 104 | |
| 38 | D | 2 | Warren Weldon Bill Slattery | Studebaker Lark | 88 | |
| 39 | A | 48 | Malcolm Bailey John Hicks | Morris 850 | 87 | |
| 40 | B | 38 | Carl Kennedy Doug Stewart | Prince Skyline 1500 | 82 | |
| 41 | B | 30 | Gary Hodge Denis Geary | Ford Cortina Mk.I 1500 | 74 | |
| DNF | C | 21 | Vaughan & Lane [2] | Frank Matich Bruce Demuth | Morris Cooper S | 126 |
| DNF | A | 46 | Bill Burns Alex Lazich | Fiat 850 | ||
| DNF | A | 58 | Gary Shoesmith Tony Robards | Vauxhall Viva | 94 | |
| DNF | C | 26 | Mick Crampton Geoff Leeds | Morris Cooper S | ||
| DNF | C | 18 | P&R Williams [2] | Charlie Smith Ron Haylen | Morris Cooper S | 64 |
| NC | C | 19 | Rick Radford David Bye | Morris Cooper S | 54 | |
| DNF | D | 4 | Gerry Lister Graham Porter | Volvo 122S | 52 | |
| DNF | C | 15 | Ken Stacey Mal Henderson | Morris Cooper S | ||
| DNF | C | 28 | BMC Australia [3] |  Paddy Hopkirk Brian Foley | Morris Cooper S | 28 |
| DNF | C | 12 | Ron Hodgson Bob Beasely | Morris Cooper S | 15 | |
| DNF | C | 25 | George Forrest Frank Hann | Morris Cooper S | 12 | |
| DNF | C | 39 | Jack Murray Bill Ford | Prince Skyline 1500 |
Statistics
- Fastest Lap - #21 Frank Matich - 3:10 (lap record)
- Average Speed - 112 km/h
- Race Time - 7:11:29.1
References
^ Includes 1960, 1961 & 1962 Armstrong 500 races held at Phillip Island
^ abcde Bill Tuckey, Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1981, pages 114-121
^ abcdefghij Craig Watson, The Giant Killers, Motor Sport Legends, August / Oct 2008, pages 40-45
^ abcdefghi Evan Green, Evan Green's World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 191
^ ab Romsey Quints, Looking Back At Bathurst, Sports Car World, December 1966, pages 30-32 + 55-56
Further reading
Greenhalgh, David; Thomas B. Floyd; Bill Tuckey (2000). "1966 The first international race". Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999 The first 40 years. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited. pp. 138–145 & 454. ISBN 1-875221-12-3..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
- Race results at www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au
- Race images at www.autopics.com.au
