Bathurst - The Great Race Marathon- 1977 Highlights pt1.avi

[@paulreilly3904]

This is wonderful stuff. I'm a race fan. Full stop. Born 61 so 16/17 when this happened and this month August 23 I'm 62 and absolutely full of joy and happiness watching this. I was fortunate to go to Aus many many times in the 80's and 90's working for an airline. And boy did you guys make an impression on me. Wonderful people wonderful times, thank you. Can't celebrate this enough. And I've always got time for an underdog.. Sad to hear that Alan Moffat has dementia but glad he's being taken care of. God bless Australia.

[@johnussss]

Yeeup, was close to 17 and a half, a bud from school organized tickets to travel up Sunday morning on a train that was run back then to ferry people along the Western Line on race day, we borded at Penrith even though we lived in the mountains, the train only stopped at major stops, got fed microwaved rolls with bacon and some stuff on them, they were soggy, my buds made a joke of it but I enjoyed the experience, used a months holidays in 2017 to travel in my camper and watch the event over the entirety ... memories!

[@chopperking1122]

how cool is this ! I used to sit and watch this race for the whole day ! i remember where i was and who i was with watching this race . A bad year for a holden fan . V8 supercars ? who really cares ? Take the badges off them and theyre all the same .

[@darrensavory8723]

Great Day for Ford Australia

[@Steveaustin007]

The Fords took everything the Vauxhall Toranas could throw at them - in the end the A9X -12 of them broke down during the race.

[@jettsaraghimotorsport4017]

*Holden. Not Vauxhall (Vauxhall is British)

[@Steveaustin007]

@@jettsaraghimotorsport4017 - sorry I was being cheeky as all the Torana models were essentially Opel / Vauxhall . Holden done a great job of pretending they were Australian cars

[@johnussss]

@@jettsaraghimotorsport4017 They were built on Vauxhall floor pans, GMH factory built GM's British products, Vauhall being one of the GM owned brands till an Australian Car was designed and slowly replaced I've seen pictures of Vauhalls on the production line in between Australian models, some Aus GMH cars were built on other GM products

[@Steveaustin007]

@The_Jaguar_ Knight - who mentioned anything about the Granada’s. I was making light of the fact the Torana’s DNA , floorplan , chassis body was originally Opel / Vauxhall heritage. The XD was actually an Australian design by Wayne Draper . The only part that was the same were the headlights. That’s it. The falcon was wider , longer and different floor plan , different chassis. The XA to XC were designed in Australia by jack Temack. With more of an American influence.

[@Steveaustin007]

@The_Jaguar_ Knight - yeah . Nobody then.

[@no-namecrown5510]

Supercars will never evoke the nostalgia and emotions like the original Group C! Be still my beating heart 💟

[@bobburro3642]

GM always!

[@gavinwj7923]

Forgot to mention Dicky in the big Ford

[@toast47624]

Back when it was a race. I don't even watch these days.

[@lostinspace699]

Great to see Australian people ,and Australia what happened , No pride Flags ,,

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

WE BEGAN TO CARE FOR EVERYONE 😊

[@alanwall961]

I miss that music for the start of Bathurst, ow we get welcome to our country bullshit

[@6226superhurricane]

fanfare for the common man by emerson lake and palmer.

[@darrenwalker9777]

Pfffftttt......only such a close (staged) finish because Bond was under orders not to pass Moffatt in a stuffed car.....

[@musclecarbear4704]

Moffat's car wasn't stuffed, it was just the brakes. Jacky Ickx had been hard on em' all day. Being use to Porsches, with huge sports car brakes, he used em' all up. Moffat's team run by Carroll Smith was very professional and it showed.

[@tonyp2865]

How would you know.