1977 Bathurst Allan Moffat And Colin Bond Ford Falcon XC Hardtops 1-2 Form Finish

The final couple of laps from the 1977 Hardie Ferodo 1000 from Bathurst, featuring Allan Moffat and Colin Bond in their Ford XC Falcon hardtops in the memorable 1-2 form finish.

[@RtB68]

The footage of the two cars coming down conrod from the helicopter is probably the best piece of footage in the history of that race.

[@darrylmackie9184]

Dream on IT'S The only thing Ford has to brag about.

[@RtB68]

@@darrylmackie9184 Oh c'mon Darryl...read your comment again. Seriously?

[@megafauna8374]

I was there. The Doonan family who owned the Lithgow Ford dealership took me. It was great.

[@paulgrima3812]

Didn’t miss a second this race way way back then ❤️

[@vinorob]

I remember watching this on TV when I was a kid. Great day for Ford

[@gavinplunkett977]

Best Bathurst finish ever.

[@philsurtees]

Rubbish. Alan Moffat hobbling home to win, despite the fact that he didn't win, because his car was completely rooted, doesn't compare to Brocky winning by *_SIX LAPS_* - which is still the record - after leading every single lap of the race, and setting the track record on the final lap...

[@BadApe351]

I still do a fist pump whenever I watch this iconic moment in Bathurst history. Two great Australians in Allan (Canadian/Aussie) and Colin - dual winners of this race in my books - bringing those big beautiful Falcons across the line together after withstanding a Torana onslaught lead by the King of the mountain - Peter Brock. Both still had a lot of racing in them to go of course but not so much with Ford sadly after it pulled it's direct support a year later. And because of that Ford victories were few and far between after '77 for a long time.

[@assininecomment1630]

Yeah, nah... That "onslaught" had long since crumbled during the afternoon. Also, Brock wasn't the King - up to '77, he'd only had won twice. Oh, and if you're _still_ doing fist pumps about this, you _really_ need to grow up, and get out a bit more. 😬

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

@@assininecomment1630 quiet, dummy.

[@kaitimebb]

Best race ever.

[@KG84C]

sour grapes

[@robdiv5848]

It never gets old

[@theaussieviking8555]

An awesome finish but I always remember what my Brother told me about it. He was a great fan of this finish. He was working doing computer support on loan to Ford Victoria and got on well with the chaps in R&D, as he maintained all their equipment. They chuckled and says but you know they were illegal! Apparently they had ultra-thin glass (3mm windscreen and 2mm side glass) with the weight moved to the floorpan with lead. Even Brocky knew, but he was running roller rockers so couldn't afford to have the tappet covers off. ACI Pilkington supplied the glass on the understanding it was for a clay modelling and not for road use.

[@BadApe351]

Ahhh...the good old days!

[@musclecarbear4704]

Moffat tried that trick in his Cortina for the Sandown 6 hour. He was forced to get real glass installed before the race. These are the tricks he learnt from the US. Where they acid-dipped the body shells to reduce weight.

[@J_S209]

“Crushing defeat” .... Mandrake in the Mighty Ford Falcon. So nice listening to Evan Green and Mike Raymond ... beats listening to screaming 888 Skaife.

[@BlairSauer]

Mike Raymond was a great commentator according to old folk. May he rest in peace.

[@assininecomment1630]

Mike Raymond was definitely a great _supporter_ of motor racing, @@BlairSauer - but _commentator_ ?! 😆 His babbling nonsense, and reliance on the cheesy line, lame segué, and crappy pun often made listening painful. Evan Green and a string of commentators since then, have been better by miles.

[@BlairSauer]

@@assininecomment1630 fair enough

[@assininecomment1630]

I just saw the video of qualifying laps by Moffat and Bond, for the '78 race. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Raymond was doing his usual gold-medal effort of mangling metaphors, including this highlight: "He's really got the stick to the floor!" 😑 The clanger of all time was a few years later, when Garry Wilkinson (the only one to pump out more verbal diarrhoea that Raymond) regurgitated this: "They're sweating tears of blood out there!" 😖

[@BlairSauer]

@@assininecomment1630 I don't think that's at all offensive. Commentators could have fun back then. Things are a little woke now.

[@meba109]

The Greatest Race Win EVER !

[@stevensmith7926]

79 will always be the greatest Bathurst win

[@assininecomment1630]

Yeah, nah... Despite me having a (mild) preference for Ford over Holden - this wasn't even _close_ to the greatest win at Mt Panorama! It was a good effort and success for the huge Moffat team machine. In _some_ ways it was also impressive to get that unusual 1-2 ending. Still, plenty of individual drivers, less tested cars, and new or small teams, have had greater wins, under more adversity: against bigger teams; against faster cars; against superstar/unbeatable drivers; in tougher weather/conditions; overcoming bigger mechanical dramas; with smaller budgets. Others have had bigger winning margins, and with cars kept at peak performance/condition the whole race through -'79 being the obvious one, of many.

[@1ihws]

@@assininecomment1630 and the photo of that particular Bathurst win was made into a really really awful wallpaper print, that was particularly popular for the bedrooms of “boys” pretending to be men, yep, remember it very well, lol!

[@stevemudge1609]

Simply amazing!

[@musclecarbear4704]

This moment changed Bathurst forever. Amazing!

[@nickkostakis9600]

TOP STUFF mate

[@chrisheggie952]

I was there sitting on the fence in Pit Row to watch this incredible (though staged) finish. While I was a Moffat fan, I have the greatest respect for Colin Bond for allowing the boss to have his fourth and not take one for himself. One of the greatest ever Bathurst finishes to cap off a magic year for the team.

[@gavalan3367]

I was 8yrs old, sitting at home watching this on a black and white tv. Have always loved the xc coupe, even though I became a Holden fan when Moffat went to the Mazda. This was truly a great era in Australian motorsport. Thank you to Brocky and Moffat ( and others of course ) for all they gave to the sport. Great memories.

[@hanajinks1044]

I was on the hill, and it's not correct to refer to it as "staged"..

[@HomeMadeBow]

How about an ''Earned'' finish?

[@hanajinks1044]

@@HomeMadeBow I was a kid and speculating with the adults- they all agreed to a man that Bond would move aside for the Team Captain- after all, it was a Team. A handshake was still a contract in these times...

[@kaitimebb]

Guys, Moffat was 100m ahead. and allowed Bond to close up for the dealers.

[@robertsopinski7971]

Great race, great win, I was there! Let's not forget the co-drivers. Jackie Ickx, formula 1 driver especially. Very precise, accurate driving. Car handed back to Alan Moffat in perfect order to win the race.

[@philsurtees]

Ah ... nope, that's completely and utterly wrong! Jackie Ickx drove poorly, screwed the brakes, and handed the car back to Alan Moffat in terrible condition, which was why Moffat was having to nurse the car home in the end, and didn't actually win, with Bond only coming second due to team orders. Sorry to burst your little bubble...

[@nickkostakis9600]

Great show. ONE. TWO 😮 that was fixed anyway I still love it.😂

[@rhettcorbett3346]

Best coverage of cars down Conrod Straight & best finish EVER.

[@B.Wayne1939]

As a Holden Fan In this Era 🥰 I'm Happy that Bond Allowed Moffat to Win a 1, 2 Ford Win, So Iconic and Legendary..

[@jonglewongle3438]

His wife was a top little number. Pauline Moffat was the bomb. [ You learn something new every day. I never realised that. ].

[@blastermaster2383]

Not now

[@klano8443]

I don't think brock ever got over this humiliating victory by the falcons because brock was always trying to replicate it but "no prizes for second"

[@justink1075]

Best looking race car ever.

[@imanenigma3348]

I know it's ancient history now, but THAT is how you do it. Bondy knows he could have won, he would be happy knowing that fact and they are both professionals, thinking of the big picture.

[@Ticonderous1]

I remember watching this with my dad ...I was about 10 .. I kept asking why didn't the number 2 car pass the other one ...

[@jeffford181]

The BEST looking car in the world..............

[@assininecomment1630]

You really gotta get out a bit more, champ. 😒

[@Bungeye75]

I'm a mad Ford fan. If I had all the money in the world I would buy the DJR 92 RS500 in a heart beat.... But these 2 Falcons are the most important, and iconic Fords in Australian motoring history. Nothing will come close to that 1-2 finish

[@Pablo668]

Classic finish this one. Fords greatest moment at Bathurst?

[@jonglewongle3438]

This was plastered all over the sports pages, the Ford 1 and 2. It got the quintessential configuration for Ford. But the news reporters were putting it to Moffat as a possible rort with Moffat's vehicle having complications and that Bond could have easily done Moffat and Bond was maybe also shielding and shepherding Moffat from other competition.

[@alanjm1234]

Third place was miles behind! There was no need for Bond to shield Moffatt.

[@jonglewongle3438]

@@alanjm1234 Ah so. I'll cop being mistaken on the last bit. I cannot exactly recall what the reporters exactly put to Moffat.

[@lucasronson575]

'THIS IS' one of the greatest wins for the ford 2dr falcon hardtops , Australian motoring at its best ! , its called bringing in the 'heavy artillery'

[@assininecomment1630]

What?! 😂 No, it's nothing like that. There was _nothing_ heavy - in size or engine firepower - in the Team Moffat cars, or any 2-dr Falcs. Fords had been on the mountain, and all over the ATTC, with 5.8 litre Windsor and Cleveland motors, and in big heavy family cars, since '69. A few were still being punted around in '84. So, essentially, the same old artillery, wheeled out for 16 years in a row. (The only time any Fords were firing with higher performance artillery, was in '67 with the first GT, over the minnows in Minis, etc - and in '70 and '71 with the Phase 2 and Phase 3 GTs.)

[@alanjm1234]

IMO the XC hardtop is the best looking car Australia ever produced. And the Moffatt Ford Dealer Team livery was the best livery ever.

[@zetecryt]

Moffat was not only a great driver but had a knack of pulling some of the world's best to help him in his quest to win. Perhaps it was his sheer determination. I'd love to hear how he managed to convince the great Jackie Ickx to drive for him in 1977.

[@gavalan3367]

In Allan Moffat's book he tells how he got Jackie Ickx to be his co driver - a lazy $10,000 did the trick, which would have been a hell of a lot of cash in those days.

[@philliphowson1937]

I'm classic rice ❤💯1️⃣🇦🇺

[@SquareEarth1]

Yep, great cars, great days. However I do remember when Moffat drove the RX7 (around '83), he got our family friend at the Canberra Car Show to do a paint job on the side door - the Stuyvesant jet I think. He wanted it done for free because he was Allan Moffat. Lost me as a fan from then on. A pity.

[@kaitimebb]

So many say ''Bond let Moffat win;; but Moffat was well ahead of Bond before slowing to get Bond in position for that glorious 1-2 footage...like Ken Miles at Le Man.

[@hanajinks1044]

I was there...

[@brianhoffman4861]

You all know...I meant.xb

[@brianhoffman4861]

Rich me sport....a driver would have....

[@user-et7br6ir1h]

Must of been fords time

[@Mercmad]

And the brave little Mazda 😂?

[@brianhoffman4861]

Mate....

[@coalfacechris1336]

Greatest Ford victory ever. Kind of wish Moff had let Colin win.

[@imanenigma3348]

I hear you, but Moffat and Bond were professionals and looked at the big picture. Smart that is. None of the short sighted, instant gratification BS.

[@brianhoffman4861]

Learnt English

[@Aquarium-Downunder]

as we have all knowen for the last 46 years Bond should have wone the race. My father was real pissed off, he lost his money with the bookie, he had Bond for the win, didn't do a each way bet

[@hanajinks1044]

Bond was #2 Driver and would never have passed Moffat during these last laps.

[@brianhoffman4861]

Shit...I have one of those in my garage.... google...xa coupe... Barn find

[@rjblue1119]

Awesome stuff.👍

[@stuarthynes6136]

Bond could have taken comeoffit team orders suck.

[@tonyp2865]

You just hate Moffat.

[@davehad-enough2369]

Colin Bond's race and not taking the flag would be the biggest regret in his career. And really, a low point in Moffat's career. Moffat in fact would not win another Bathurst. While the media insisted it was a "crushing victory" others would think things should have been done more professional. Brock would claim the next two Bathursts in the incredible A9X Torana and go on to win another five Bathursts.

[@michaeldeal8060]

Oh, it was crushing alright. One - two thank you. Ford dined out on the Conrod Straight helicopter images for decades. The MHDT 1984 1-2 did not look as slick due to John Harvey dashing to make up time to slip car 25 behind 05 at the flag. As for "done more professional", the team orders having Bond fall behind Moffat's car was the epitome of professionalism. Moffat was boss and Bond a paid employee. You can argue whether it was sporting to do that, it is a fair argument. But it was certainly professional as was everything Moffat did in his career. It has also been said that Bond was offered a stint in car 1 earlier in the day and declined. If that were so, he would have also been classified a winner. The main problem people had is that Moffat for a while after the race was rather coy about his car's mechanical problems and even denied there were problems. But the team most certainly won a crushing victory.

[@laurencetilley9194]

After the Greg Chappell under arm delivery, this would would be the worst case of bad sportsmanship in Australian sporting history.

[@imanenigma3348]

You are kidding of course. While I'm sure Moffat was happy for the win and Bondy would have loved one also, Moffat and Bond are professionals and look at the big picture, the sponsors and the marketing opportunity. None of this short sighted BS, save that for the plebs. If the number 2 car was ailing, I bet Moffat would have slowed down for the 1 - 2 finish. That's why he drove and we watch, get it?

[@hanajinks1044]

From whom? Moronic comment...

[@laurencetilley9194]

@@hanajinks1044 You obviously did not hear what Bondy had to say, years later.

[@hanajinks1044]

@@laurencetilley9194 I actually do vaguely remember some sour grapes, now you mention it...

[@hanajinks1044]

@@laurencetilley9194 No arguments on the Chappell issue, but this was Team Driving - nothing more, nothing less.