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] |
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Morris Cooper S |
130 |
2 |
C |
17 |
Vaughan & Lane BMC [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
129 |
3 |
C |
22 |
Regal Motors [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
129 |
4 |
C |
27 |
Marque Motors [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
128 |
5 |
C |
10 |
Baulkham Hills Service Station [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
128 |
6 |
C |
9 |
Dents Motors [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
128 |
7 |
C |
24 |
W Jamison [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
127 |
8 |
C |
23 |
BMC Australia [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
127 |
9 |
C |
16 |
B Arentz [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
125 |
10 |
D |
5 |
Eiffel Tower Motors [4] |
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Chrysler VC Valiant V8 Automatic |
124 |
11 |
D |
6 |
Advanx (Godford) Motor Service [4] |
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Chrysler VC Valiant V8 Automatic |
122 |
12 |
B |
41 |
Stewarts Sports Car Centre [4] |
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Morris Cooper |
120 |
13 |
D |
3 |
AMI [4] |
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Triumph 2000 |
120 |
14 |
C |
20 |
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Fiat 1500 |
120 |
|
15 |
D |
8 |
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Volvo 122S |
119 |
|
16 |
C |
14 |
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Toyota Crown |
119 |
|
17 |
B |
33 |
Vern Potts [4] |
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Morris Cooper |
119 |
18 |
B |
42 |
Brian Foley Motors [4] |
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Morris Cooper |
119 |
19 |
D |
7 |
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Holden HD X2 |
118 |
|
20 |
B |
37 |
Australian Motor Industries [5] |
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Toyota Corona |
117 |
21 |
B |
29 |
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Isuzu Bellett 1500 |
117 |
|
22 |
A |
54 |
Nissan Motor Co [4] |
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Datsun 1300 |
117 |
23 |
A |
49 |
Nissan Motor Co [4] |
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Datsun 1300 |
116 |
24 |
A |
53 |
Peakhurst Tyre Service [4] |
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Ford Cortina Mk.I 220 |
116 |
25 |
B |
45 |
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Hillman Minx Series 6 |
116 |
|
26 |
A |
51 |
Nissan Motor Co [2] |
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Datsun 1300 |
116 |
27 |
B |
32 |
Australian Motor Industries [5] |
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Toyota Corona |
116 |
28 |
A |
47 |
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Fiat 850 |
113 |
|
29 |
A |
55 |
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Morris Mini De Luxe |
113 |
|
30 |
B |
40 |
John Rhodin [2] |
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Isuzu Bellett 1500 |
111 |
31 |
A |
56 |
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Ford Cortina Mk.I 1200 |
110 |
|
32 |
A |
50 |
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Ford Cortina Mk.I 1200 |
110 |
|
33 |
B |
34 |
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Toyota Corona |
110 |
|
34 |
A |
57 |
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Morris Mini De Luxe |
109 |
|
35 |
B |
43 |
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Renault R8 |
106 |
|
36 |
B |
31 |
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Morris Cooper |
105 |
|
37 |
B |
35 |
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Isuzu Bellett 1500 |
104 |
|
38 |
D |
2 |
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Studebaker Lark |
88 |
|
39 |
A |
48 |
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Morris 850 |
87 |
|
40 |
B |
38 |
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Prince Skyline 1500 |
82 |
|
41 |
B |
30 |
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Ford Cortina Mk.I 1500 |
74 |
|
DNF |
C |
21 |
Vaughan & Lane [2] |
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Morris Cooper S |
126 |
DNF |
A |
46 |
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Fiat 850 |
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DNF |
A |
58 |
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Vauxhall Viva |
94 |
|
DNF |
C |
26 |
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Morris Cooper S |
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DNF |
C |
18 |
P&R Williams [2] |
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Morris Cooper S |
64 |
NC |
C |
19 |
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Morris Cooper S |
54 |
|
DNF |
D |
4 |
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Volvo 122S |
52 |
|
DNF |
C |
15 |
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Morris Cooper S |
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DNF |
C |
28 |
BMC Australia [3] |
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Morris Cooper S |
28 |
DNF |
C |
12 |
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Morris Cooper S |
15 |
|
DNF |
C |
25 |
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Morris Cooper S |
12 |
|
DNF |
C |
39 |
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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
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