1979 Repco Reliability Trial Finish at the Melbourne Showgrounds, Holden 1-2-3 led by Peter Brock

[@BlairSauer]

Great archive footage of the 1979 Repco reliability trial finish at the Melbourne showgrounds. 45 years on and most people from that era still talk about that event and reflect on how tough it was and how many factory teams succeeded. Clearly Holden was the winner there. 3 VB Commodores manged to fill the podium. Wonder whatever happened to those three cars and whether or not they still exist? They're a very important part of our motorsport history and in fact the history of our passion for cars. Interesting to know what became of those three Commodores.

[@cannedworms1814]

All three Commodores still exist. The no. 05 Commodore is in the National Motor Racing Museum at Bathurst. The other two cars are privately owned. Both of them were used in a few rallies and events after the Repco Trial, but sat in storage for many years until being rediscovered and restored. The no. 17 Commodore went in the 40th anniversary Repco Retrial in 2019.

[@BlairSauer]

@@cannedworms1814 Ah righto fair enough. That's good to hear. Yeah I went to the national racing museum in Bathurst a few years back. I think it was 2018 I went. It would've been there then but I don't recall seeing it. It's a bloody good museum. I'll have to try and go there again someday. Maybe when I'm at the Bathurst 1000 event I might try and call in there if and when I have time. It'd be pretty busy at that museum I'd imagine during Bathurst weekend.

[@Sgee71]

My old man is in their somewhere - was a crew guy with Phil Scott on the Audi team.

[@johnd8892]

Fun fact about the winning Holden was that no V8 was used but they used an XU1 Torana six cylinder. A video I saw had Peter Brock explaining the multiple reasons for choosing the six over the V8s .

[@robertjames1324]

Because the Vauxhall chassis couldn't sustain the weight. That is it

[@James-P-RSR-Classic]

Have you got any footage of the factory entered Porsche 924 that finished 9th? Im currently restoring it

[@robertjames1324]

The most misrepresented win in a Morsport event in this country. How many struts gearboxes axle bearings and diffs replaces. Oh yes Commodore wins the Repco "reliability " trial....not

[@michaeldawson735]

Good stuff now can you please upload those 1979 ATCC races you have hidden away from the world 😊

[@bruceg9892]

Opel/Vauxhall car owned by GM of Detroit wins Aussie rally using the biggest amount of cubic $$$.

[@tedsmith6137]

They missed our car. Not sure why. Maybe because we were at the other end of the field, like 87th, BUT WE FINISHED!!

[@glenngrant7778]

Without the factory backing

[@area51isreal71]

Well Holden just had to win didn't they. With a crew that big offering ground and air support following the initial huge cash input from Holden if they failed the embarrasment would have been massive.

[@carseyeadmire]

Barry Ferguson had the win in the bag but followed team orders.

[@robertjames1324]

The Vauxhall. What shame bullshit event. Reliability they replaced everything in Brocks about 5 times.

[@davidhayter8516]

I remember this…Holden had a massive back up team. This was supposedly a reliability trial but they flogged along and there was a winner. As for new Commodores, these were just glorified Kingswoods.