1965 Armstrong 500


















1965 Armstrong 500
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The winning Ford Cortina GT500 of Seton & Bosworth


The 1965 Armstrong 500 was the sixth running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 3 October 1965 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. The race was open to Australian assembled or manufactured vehicles and, for the first time, to imported vehicles, of which at least 100 examples and 250 examples respectively had been registered in Australia.[1] Cars competed in four classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian pounds. Prize money was on offer only for class placings however the Armstrong Trophy was presented to the entrant of the outright winning car, this being the first time in the history of the event that there had been an official award for the outright winner.[1]


The outright winning car was the Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500 entered by Fairfield Motors and driven by Barry Seton and emerging young driver Midge Bosworth. Second was another Ford car dealer entered Cortina driven mainly by Bruce McPhee with one lap driven by Barry Mulholland. Third, and one lap behind the two Cortina was the factory entered Morris Cooper S of Brian Foley and Peter Manton.




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



Class A


The smallest class was for cars under £920. It was made of Datsun 1300, Fiat 850, 1.5 litre Ford Cortina 220, Morris Mini de Luxe and Vauxhall Viva, although all the Datsun's were withdrawn prior to race start due to wheel cracking failures.



Class B


The £921 to £1,020 class featured 1.5 litre Ford Cortina 240, Isuzu Bellett, Morris Cooper, Renault R8 and Toyota Corona.



Class C


The £1,021 to £1,300 class was dominated by the Morris Cooper S, but also contained Chrysler Valiant, Ford Cortina GT and Holden HD X2.



Class D


The £1,301 to £2,000 class featured the first of what came to be known as the 'Bathurst specials', the Ford Cortina GT500 named for the race. The class also contained Fiat 2300, Humber Vogue, Studebaker Lark, Triumph 2000 and Volvo 122.



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Pos
 Class
 Class
Pos
 No
 Team
 Drivers
 Car
 Laps
1
 D
 1
 11
 Fairfield Motors Pty Ltd
Australia Barry Seton
Australia Midge Bosworth
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 130
2
 D
 2
 4
 Grawill Motors Pty Ltd
Australia Bruce McPhee
Australia Barry Mulholland
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 130
3
 C
 1
 29
 BMC
Australia Brian Foley
Australia Peter Manton
Morris Cooper S
 129
4
 C
 2
 21
 L and D Motors Pty Ltd
Australia Lindsay Little
Australia Stan Pomroy
Morris Cooper S
 129
5
 D
 3
 12
 Hunt Bros. Pty Ltd
Australia Jack Murray
Australia Bill McLachlan
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 128
6
 C
 3
 30
 BMC
United Kingdom Paddy Hopkirk
Finland Timo Makinen
Morris Cooper S
 128
7
 C
 4
 18
 Marque Motors
Australia Bill Stanley
Australia Ralph Sach
Morris Cooper S
 128
8
 C
 5
 19
 College Auto Port
Australia Ray Kaleda
Australia Graham Moore
Morris Cooper S
 125
9
 C
 6
 24
 Killara Motor Garage
Australia Greg Cusack
Australia Bob Holden
Morris Cooper S
 125
10
 D
 4
 7
Australian Motor Industries
Australia Max Stewart
Australia Bob Young
Triumph 2000
 124
11
 C
 7
 26
Ford Motor Co
Australia Barry Arentz
Australia Geoff Russell
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT
 124
12
 D
 5
 3
 British & Continental Cars
Australia Bill Ford
Australia Des West
Volvo 122S
 121
13
 D
 6
 2
 Continental & General Distributors Pty Ltd
Australia Fred Sutherland
Australia Allan Mottram
Studebaker Lark
 120
14
 A
 1
 45
Ford Motor Co
Australia Harry Firth
Australia John Reaburn
Ford Cortina Mk.I 220
 119
15
 A
 2
 54
 Ray Morris Motors
Australia Bruce Maher
Australia Ray Morris
Ford Cortina Mk.I 220
 119
16
 D
 7
 5

Australia Graham Ward
Australia Barry Collerson
Volvo 122S
 118
17
 B
 1
 40
Ford Motor Co
Australia Glyn Scott
Australia Max Volkers
Ford Cortina Mk.I 240
 118
18
 B
 2
 39
Australian Motor Industries
Australia Brian Reed
Australia Des Kelly
Toyota Corona
 118
19
 A
 3
 53
 H and G Taylor
Australia John Hall
Australia Herb Taylor
Ford Cortina Mk.I 220
 118
20
 B
 3
 41
Australian Motor Industries
Australia Bill Buckle
Australia Neil McKay
Toyota Corona
 117
21
 C
 8
 22

Australia Alton Boddenberg
Australia Digby Cooke
Chrysler Valiant
 116
22
 C
 9
 31

Australia Don Smith
Australia Bruce Stewart
Holden HD X2
 116
23
 B
 4
 36
Australian Motor Industries
Australia Brian Sampson
Australia Ern Abbott
Toyota Corona
 116
24
 B
 5
 29
 BMC
Australia Barry Ferguson
Australia Charlie Smith
Morris Cooper
 115
25
 A
 4
 43
 Griffith Barke Service
Australia Ken Harrison
Australia Bruce Hodgson
Ford Cortina Mk.I 220
 114
26
 A
 5
 52
 G Shoesmith
Australia Gary Shoesmith
Australia Tony Robards
Vauxhall Viva
 113
27
 D
 8
 10

Australia Warren Weldon
Australia Bill Slattery
Studebaker Lark
 112
28
 A
 6
 55
 BMC
Australia Kevin Bartlett
Australia Ron Haylen
Morris Mini de Luxe
 111
29
 A
 7
 47

Australia John Marchiori
Australia Arnold Ahrenfeld
Ford Cortina Mk.I 220
 111
30
 B
 6
 32
 John Rhodin Pty ltd
Australia Arthur Treloar
Australia Colin Bond
Isuzu Bellett 1500
 109
31
 A
 8
 50

Australia P.Taylor
Australia T.Egan
Morris Mini de Luxe
 109
32
 B
 7
 34

Australia John Connolly
Australia Rex Emmett
Renault R8
 108
33
 A
 9
 49

Australia Bill Daly
Australia Ray Heffernan
Fiat 850
 106
34
 D
 9
 6

Australia Peter Brown
Australia Ray Gulson
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 106
35
 A
 10
 44
 BMC
Australia Steve Harvey
Australia Laurie Stewart
Morris Mini de Luxe
 105
36
 B
 8
 37

Australia Peter Cray
Australia Don Holland
Morris Cooper
 99
37
 D
 10
 13

Australia Bob Salter
Australia Ken Wiggins
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 94
38
 C
 10
 28

Australia Evan Thomas
Australia Lionel Williams
Holden HD X2
 84
39
 B
 9
 35

Australia George Forrest
Australia Frank Hann
Morris Cooper
 81
40
 D
 11
 8

Australia Carl Kennedy
Australia David Walker
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 64
DNF
 D
23

Australia Bill Barnett
Australia Don Johnston
Humber Vogue
 106
DNF
 D
16

Australia Fred Otten
Australia Mick Crampton
Fiat 2300
 65
DNF
 D
9

Australia Keith Russell
Australia Colin Wear
Triumph 2000
 60
DNF
 D
14
Ford Motor Co
Australia Bob Jane
Australia George Reynolds
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 58
DNF
 D
15

Australia Ron Hodgson
Australia Bob Beasely
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 54
DNF
 A
46

Australia Bill Burns
Australia Brian Lawler
Fiat 850
 54
DNF
 A
58

Australia Don Mudd
Australia Tony Kavanagh
Vauxhall Viva
 48
DNF
 B
38

Australia Brian McGrath
Australia David Frazer
Renault R8
 42
DNF
 B
33

Australia Ron Clarke
Australia John Prisk
Morris Cooper
 25
DNF
 C
25
 BMC
Australia John French
Australia John Harvey
Morris Cooper S
 24
DNF
 D
17

Australia Arthur Davis
Australia Paul Mander
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 14
DNF
 C
20

Australia Ian Cook
Australia Ken Lindsay
Morris Cooper S
 11
DNF
 C
27

Australia Doug Chivas
Australia Phil Barnes
Morris Cooper S
 10
DNF
 A
59

Australia Trevor Meehan
Australia Pat Holmes
Fiat 850
 6
DSQ
 D
1
Ford Motor Co
Australia Ian Geoghegan
Australia Leo Geoghegan
Ford Cortina Mk.I GT500
 130
DNS
 A
46
Scuderia Veloce
Datsun Racing Team
Australia Spencer Martin
Australia Bill Brown
Datsun 1300
DNS
 A
48
Scuderia Veloce
Datsun Racing Team
Australia Tony Simmons
Australia Mike Champion
Datsun 1300
DNS
 A
51
Scuderia Veloce
Datsun Racing Team
Australia Bruce Demuth
Australia Bill Orr
Datsun 1300


Statistics



  • Fastest Lap - #29 Brian Foley - 3:13.7 (lap record)

  • Average Speed - 110 km/h

  • Race Time - 7:16:45.1



References


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  • Greenhalgh, David; Thomas B. Floyd; Bill Tuckey (2000). "1965 Ah-so; maybe next year". Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999 The first 40 years. Hornsby: Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited. pp. 130–137 & 453. 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}





  1. ^ ab Australian Motor Manual, August 1965, page 4




Further reading


  • Australian Motor Manual, December 1965, page 47


External links



  • CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles

  • www.touringcarracing.net

  • race results

  • Autopics Bathurst images










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