1966 Gallaher 500


















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]
Finland Rauno Aaltonen
Australia Bob Holden
Morris Cooper S
 130
2
 C
 17
 Vaughan & Lane BMC [3]
Australia Fred Gibson
Australia Bill Stanley
Morris Cooper S
 129
3
 C
 22
 Regal Motors [3]
Australia Bruce McPhee
Australia Barry Mulholland
Morris Cooper S
 129
4
 C
 27
 Marque Motors [3]
Australia Arthur Davis
Australia Paul Mander
Morris Cooper S
 128
5
 C
 10
 Baulkham Hills Service Station [3]
Australia Peter Brown
Australia Bob Cook
Morris Cooper S
 128
6
 C
 9
 Dents Motors [3]
Australia Harry Firth
Australia Ern Abbott
Morris Cooper S
 128
7
 C
 24
 W Jamison [3]
Australia John Leffler
Australia Bill Jamison
Morris Cooper S
 127
8
 C
 23
BMC Australia [3]
Australia John French
Australia Steve Harvey
Morris Cooper S
 127
9
 C
 16
 B Arentz [3]
Australia Barry Arentz
Australia Barry Seton
Morris Cooper S
 125
10
 D
 5
 Eiffel Tower Motors [4]
Australia Jack Nougher
Australia David O'Keefe
Chrysler VC Valiant V8 Automatic
 124
11
 D
 6
 Advanx (Godford) Motor Service [4]
Australia Alton Boddenberg
Australia Digby Cooke
Chrysler VC Valiant V8 Automatic
 122
12
 B
 41
 Stewarts Sports Car Centre [4]
Australia Don Holland
Australia Peter Cray
Morris Cooper
 120
13
 D
 3
AMI [4]
Australia Max Stewart
Australia Bob Young
Triumph 2000
 120
14
 C
 20

Australia Ron Kearns
Australia Barry Quayle
Fiat 1500
 120
15
 D
 8

Australia Kevin Bartlett
Australia John Harvey
Volvo 122S
 119
16
 C
 14

Australia Bill Buckle
Australia Allan Mottram
Toyota Crown
 119
17
 B
 33
 Vern Potts [4]
Australia Doug Chivas
Australia Doug Chivas, Jr.
Morris Cooper
 119
18
 B
 42
 Brian Foley Motors [4]
Australia Laurie Stewart
Australia Ray Morris
Morris Cooper
 119
19
 D
 7

Australia Mike Savva
Australia Herb Taylor
Holden HD X2
 118
20
 B
 37
Australian Motor Industries [5]
Australia Brian Reed
Australia Des Kelly
Toyota Corona
 117
21
 B
 29

Australia George Reynolds
Australia Barry Ferguson
Isuzu Bellett 1500
 117
22
 A
 54
 Nissan Motor Co [4]
Japan Moto Kitano
Japan Kunimitsu Takahashi
Datsun 1300
 117
23
 A
 49
 Nissan Motor Co [4]
Australia John Roxburgh
Australia Doug Whiteford
Datsun 1300
 116
24
 A
 53
 Peakhurst Tyre Service [4]
Australia Brian Lawler
Australia Harry Gapps
Ford Cortina Mk.I 220
 116
25
 B
 45

Australia Lionel Ayers
Australia Max Volkers
Hillman Minx Series 6
 116
26
 A
 51
 Nissan Motor Co [2]
Australia John Colwell
Australia Fred Sutherland
Datsun 1300
 116
27
 B
 32
Australian Motor Industries [5]
Australia Brian Sampson
Australia Lew Marshall
Toyota Corona
 116
28
 A
 47

Australia Trevor Meehan
Australia Ian Hindmarsh
Fiat 850
 113
29
 A
 55

Australia Mike Schneider
Australia Bruce Wright
Morris Mini De Luxe
 113
30
 B
 40
 John Rhodin [2]
Australia Arthur Treloar
Australia Colin Bond
Isuzu Bellett 1500
 111
31
 A
 56

Australia George Garth
Australia Ray Marquet
Ford Cortina Mk.I 1200
 110
32
 A
 50

Australia Ken Lindsay
Australia Des West
Ford Cortina Mk.I 1200
 110
33
 B
 34

Australia Peter Williamson
Australia Alex Macarthur
Toyota Corona
 110
34
 A
 57

Australia John T. Smith
Australia Dennis Gregory
Morris Mini De Luxe
 109
35
 B
 43

Australia Bob Edgerton
Australia Ross Edgerton
Renault R8
 106
36
 B
 31

Australia John Prisk
Australia Mike Martin
Morris Cooper
 105
37
 B
 35

Australia Bruce Darke
Australia Don James
Isuzu Bellett 1500
 104
38
 D
 2

Australia Warren Weldon
Australia Bill Slattery
Studebaker Lark
 88
39
 A
 48

Australia Malcolm Bailey
Australia John Hicks
Morris 850
 87
40
 B
 38

Australia Carl Kennedy
Australia Doug Stewart
Prince Skyline 1500
 82
41
 B
 30

Australia Gary Hodge
Australia Denis Geary
Ford Cortina Mk.I 1500
 74
DNF
 C
 21
 Vaughan & Lane [2]
Australia Frank Matich
Australia Bruce Demuth
Morris Cooper S
 126
DNF
 A
 46

Australia Bill Burns
Australia Alex Lazich
Fiat 850
DNF
 A
 58

Australia Gary Shoesmith
Australia Tony Robards
Vauxhall Viva
 94
DNF
 C
 26

Australia Mick Crampton
Australia Geoff Leeds
Morris Cooper S
DNF
 C
 18
 P&R Williams [2]
Australia Charlie Smith
Australia Ron Haylen
Morris Cooper S
 64
NC
 C
 19

Australia Rick Radford
Australia David Bye
Morris Cooper S
 54
DNF
 D
 4

Australia Gerry Lister
Australia Graham Porter
Volvo 122S
 52
DNF
 C
 15

Australia Ken Stacey
Australia Mal Henderson
Morris Cooper S
DNF
 C
 28
BMC Australia [3]
United Kingdom Paddy Hopkirk
Australia Brian Foley
Morris Cooper S
 28
DNF
 C
 12

Australia Ron Hodgson
Australia Bob Beasely
Morris Cooper S
 15
DNF
 C
 25

Australia George Forrest
Australia Frank Hann
Morris Cooper S
 12
DNF
 C
 39

Australia Jack Murray
Australia 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




  1. ^ Includes 1960, 1961 & 1962 Armstrong 500 races held at Phillip Island


  2. ^ abcde Bill Tuckey, Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1981, pages 114-121


  3. ^ abcdefghij Craig Watson, The Giant Killers, Motor Sport Legends, August / Oct 2008, pages 40-45


  4. ^ abcdefghi Evan Green, Evan Green's World of Motor Sport, 1977, page 191


  5. ^ 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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