1978 Bathurst Hardies Heroes Qualifying Laps Allan Moffat And Colin Bond Ford XC Falcon Cobra

[@redoz9768]

What a great looking car the XC Cobra was/is.

[@davidewhite69]

and great sounding as well!

[@ToranaA9X308]

Pity it was an overrated under braked unreliable pile of crap

[@redoz9768]

@@ToranaA9X308 like most 70s muscle cars.

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

@@ToranaA9X308don’t forget embarrassing slow!

[@lesgaal4017]

As a Allan Moffitt fan I was always amazed at the self dedication and effort he put into his driving, a absolute professional and a pleasure to watch.

[@hisheroship]

There will never be cars as beautiful as these racing at Bathurst again

[@johncunningham4820]

Beautiful looking Cars , those Ford Falcon XC Hardtops were . Really Handsome . 351 Cleveland power . One of Fords BEST engines , ever .

[@toddc6682]

The sound of those 351's!!

[@tilapiadave3234]

Boat anchors

[@martinallsopp1657]

& no mufflers 😍

[@kimbo3068]

Sadley the Mountain will NEVER SEE Such Big Bad Ballsey Cars as These Again!!

[@peterb121]

Absolutely amazing, when you think how heavy this car was in racing trim . The all mighty 351 CLEVELAND powered Australian Falcon.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Yes, I agree Peter

[@assininecomment1630]

* almighty

[@ivanlyons5277]

The Cleveland weighed half the car . 🤣

[@ToranaA9X308]

Mighty 351 😂😂😂😂 those boat anchors were the most detonated pile of crap in history at Bathurst and sandown and that’s a FACT

[@BlakeHoughton-c4x]

​@@ToranaA9X308 The 308 was a flop 🖕

[@andymartinez767]

Just awesome, love those fords

[@tilapiadave3234]

Found On Rubbish Dumps ,, Fix Or Repair Daily

[@bus5683]

@@tilapiadave3234 first on race day

[@adsconlabouring]

Father of ford racing in Australia. My favourite Ford's of all time.

[@codebasher1]

Those XA to XC coupes were the most beautiful cars ever made.

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

Imagine what todays price tag would be if it was blessed with the HO 351, top loader and 9 inch

[@dropbear6740]

Great cars, great sound and back when the Mountain was a real race not a procession.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

I agree!

[@justlookin9982]

Awesome, thanks for the upload.

[@craigphillips3607]

Those were the days without computer tech real racing... look at the surroundings as well even Conrod this is my era😂

[@imanenigma3348]

As a sixty year old Aussie, the best looking race cars of the era in my opinion were the XA,B & C hardtops and the Torana Hatchbacks, not forgetting the Chargers and LC/LJ XU1's Proper racing cars with 2 doors.

[@mofoz8032]

The XA was the best ever imo.

[@greebo7857]

Those were the days. Can't stomach Bathurst with the modern shit.

[@jackrobinson6277]

Amazing cars

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Allan was visibly emotional as the interview went on there.

[@riverbuilder2251]

Without question, one of the very best racing car drivers to ever live.

[@kerrykelaher2607]

" Allan moffat had " amazing " car control !" Sadly 2024 his old and " suffering dementia !" ( legend 😮

[@scottmclennan6114]

Big v8 flat out down the old conrod straight. Awesome.

[@megafauna8374]

How good were those Aussie pioneers of motor racing TV broadcasts back in the day? The mountain looks great, the Cobra looks and SOUNDS great. They set the world standard for modern TV motor sports.

[@assininecomment1630]

Compared to what, exactly? The track looked the same, and the cars sounded just as good, the previous year. It had nothing to do with a television station. It wasn't until 'racecam' was developed coupla years later, that our broadcasts did anything special.

[@phil4977]

That’s real driving skill. Those cars were not easy to drive like today’s machines.

[@Redpepper7376]

And bugger all guard rails.

[@andrewsweeney3081]

Not bad for a guy from Canada 🇨🇦 Allan Moffat

[@agatenby41]

back in the days, of real racing, real cars, race on sunday, and sell on monday

[@deanstevenson6527]

1:42 David White brought me here. Moff for sure got the front wheels airborne like the 41st.

[@timx3680]

Dean check out Moff doing the the same thing during an overtake on the first lap in 1973, got the front of his XA Superbird lifting right up onto full extension

[@MrGutfeeling]

2min20 was a crazy fast time.

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

In 46 years, we’ve gained 17 seconds… put that into perspective. 2mins 20 was stupid quick

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Very cool............. 👍🏁🏁🏁

[@StuartMurchie]

Allan wasn't half bad for a Canadian, best driver ever,fullstop.

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

Anyone who doesn’t believe motor sports isn’t physically demanding; listen to Alan struggling to get his breathe back to answer a couple of questions 😀

[@daveinthephillipines7055]

Loved the sound off the Cobra falcon Alan Moffit rearly gave it some dr tick a great driver back then it was a real race and the spectators love for holden or ford really stood out now that holden and falcon are not beeing built here it has changed the vc soal off the race but it's still a great race a world class track makes the american cer raceing circuss look like a beginners program just going around in circles yea I know there is more to it but Bathhurst has to be the no 1 saloon car race track and event in the world it draws you in as you watch it

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

I feel sorry for Mr Moffatt in the interview after his lap, he was under so much pressure to get a Falcon to win the race that year He did as the factory wanted, and won the race, only to receive $1300 gift bonus for all his troubles, according to his book The man is a legend, and went through hell. Colin Bond had none of those issues to worry about, and was smart enough to let the boss win at the end of the final lap. Good boy Bondy!

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

@@platypus4657 good point! I’ll close my mouth now 😊

[@ats-3693]

He must be really giving it to it if he's got the stick all the way down to the floor!

[@albertkelly7129]

lol caught that too

[@assininecomment1630]

That's how it always was with Mike Raymond: continually opening his yap; without engaging his grey-matter. 🙄

[@ieanmcmillan647]

Evan Green and Mike Raymond at their usual subdued best calling the laps

[@kerrynball2734]

Looks like shock absorbers were banned back then.......

[@donrollings1753]

Would liked to have seen a cl charger with a 318 4bbl warmed up may not have Been a winner but would have been great to see✌✌

[@jasonjason5184]

Nah 340 4 barrel 4 speed 8 3/4 diff with the bigger brakes. Value for money in those days.

[@assininecomment1630]

Huh? 😂 Just as much chance as ripping down Conrod Straight, and passing a paddock of unicorn. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@gregorybathurst7171]

I received a large compensation package and spent wisely I purchased an XC GS PANEL VAN it was installed with large twin tanks. Removed the Cleveland 351, took it out a mild 60,000 added 800 holly was going with a crossflow delorto carb set up but to pricy and was easy with holly so holly was in reconditioned the top loader and 9 " lowered slightly with heavy springs shocks to set it off nice roll bars 4 wheel discs Over size 12" rear 9" front tyres back in the early 90s my panel van held on to the road. And blew away all commers

[@assininecomment1630]

🥱 Nobody cares about your project, or claims of wisdom. 😂 Besides, you lost money on it, so "spending wisely" is more b.s.

[@raymondbrady8742]

Bond was way quicker than Moffat during the Bathurst 500 that year. The fact is: that leading up to that great moment where the two big Fords crossed the line, first & second. Bond was told to slow down at the races end to let Moffat, the team principle, take the lead and win. Car 1, and car 2 -- first & second

[@tdub5776]

Just like any job, you do what the boss requests

[@bretloyd8097]

Wrong year.

[@assininecomment1630]

Ha! 😂 You, telling us what the facts, are/were, is pretty funny...

[@darronmecak5720]

here the bellow of that beefy exhaust note down conrod.

[@davidewhite69]

I reckon Moff was just a little shook up, look at 1.42 the front wheels leave the deck over the hump on conrod at probably around 170mph

[@assininecomment1630]

Yes and no... That front end lift over the first hump, would've definitely been hairy to deal with - but the car was _not_ going 18km/h faster at that point, compared to the radar reading.

[@peterpiper831]

Great to see the track without "the chase" at the end of Conrod.

[@assininecomment1630]

Except for the lethal humps, and the deaths n stuff. 😑

[@peterpiper831]

@@assininecomment1630 Interestingly, the Chase was put there to comply with WTC regulations.

[@assininecomment1630]

.....regulations about racer's speed on an excessively long straight,@@peterpiper831. It also removed the worst of the humps, which has to be a good thing.

[@robertchapman6795]

Yes. Before they stopped the 300km/h straight for “safety”. And instead, put in a 300km/h corner for 🤔 “safety”! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️😂

[@kerravon7545]

cool

[@GlenB1963]

Dam fine effort considering how long ago it was. He defines a shit hot driver despite lacking in the competition of personalities compared to.brocky and dicko.

[@tilapiadave3234]

There will only ever be ONE KING ,, RIP Brock

[@bretloyd8097]

Yeah right, a prick of a bloke.

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

Given how utterly useless these things were. Moffat and Bonds efforts in the boat anchors were impressive!

[@darronmecak5720]

after all these years watching the moffat lap ,bond beat him ! lol

[@davehad-enough2369]

Sounding good but it was all noise and no go for the big race. How many Falcons finished ?? The A9X destroyed them and did it again in 1979 ... The big Falcons were finished.

[@brianhoffman4861]

It will go faster with billstiens

[@assininecomment1630]

Brian, 11 months ago, did your 8yr old nephew find one of your stubbies, skol it, and post comments under _your_ account name? It's complete brain-dead gibberish! 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@brianhoffman4861]

And stop with 6 pot rotors,.. on the front and rear,....brembo comes to mind

[@assininecomment1630]

🤦🏼‍♂️ As usual, Mike Raymond's commentary was clumsy, mangled and clichéd... 🙉 Big supporter of racing. Bad commentator of it. 😒

[@Redpepper7376]

Sooner Mike Raymond than Mark Skaif.

[@assininecomment1630]

At least Skaife actually brings _knowledge_ and _experience,_ to his commentary,@@Redpepper7376. Raymond just had inane hype and babble. Sandy Roberts was just as bad. Actually, they were _both_ kinda like a 'Mike Moore' of sports commentary. 😄

[@ToranaA9X308]

TOTALLY outclassed by the mighty A9X Toranas. By 78 the XC was a dinosaur floating up and down in the front end wallowing around and running out of brakes. Suspension design dating back to the 50s ford flogging a dead horse for years just like Moffat who blindly and arrogantly followed along being rewarded with being dumped by ford management. All stripes no substance all noise no action thrashed at sandown then thrashed at Bathurst by 6 laps a true ford bogan special.

[@Steveaustin007]

You forget 1977 ; the Torana A9X Bathurst ; 13 broke down . Which is why Ford won so easily. Holden spent mega bucks in 1978 - didn’t do them any good where is Holden now. The last Holden CEO said Holden would have survived if it wasn’t for the bogans & housos who don’t buy their new cars.

[@ToranaA9X308]

@@Steveaustin007😂😂😂😂😂 1979 not one single ford finished in the top ten ALL A9Xs first ford 25th. By 78 the XC was a dinosaur and was Never going to be able to circulate so constantly or have the reliability of the 308 toranas. Thrashed at sandown and decimated at Bathurst.

[@Steveaustin007]

@@ToranaA9X308 yes that’s for sure - Ford had pulled out by 1979 and only 4 or 5 falcons started. Cams refused to allow Ford to run the same system sump that they allowed the Toranas to use . Therefore plenty of engines were sure to get oil surge and detonate . My uncle was the boss at CAMs and he said to my dad , what we done to Ford over the years was criminal. Especially in 1975 , but we did get wealthy from it.

[@doriankeating1963]

​@Steveaustin007 stands to reason that no idiots dared to comment on the facts you just stated ,, I believe it to be very true and they could not let the 1,2 finish ever happen again under any condition. The falcon was a great car and proved it by being the quickest again, they just were not allowed to make the adjustments needed to keep that pace up for the 800ks. Cheers.

[@ToranaA9X308]

@@doriankeating1963 😂😂😂 a great car the XC. They were an unreliable pile of shit. Moffat Johnson Carter goss all spent a fortune trying to make those turds hang together. Are you attempting to suggest there was a CONSPIRACY to never let the fake 1.2 finish happen again. Fuck me get some help with that RIDICULOUS delusion crap. The REAL 1.2 finish was brock and skippy parsons in the VK group Cs where they were in the CORRECT placing as they finished the race. But ford bs finish was good for the bogans to piss in each others ears at BBQs.