1965 Lowood 4 Hour
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The 1965 Lowood 4 Hour was an endurance motor race for production touring cars held at the Lowood circuit
Lowood circuit
The Lowood Airfield Circuit was a motor racing venue in Queensland, Australia which was used from 1946 to 1966. It was located at a former wartime airfield site at Mount Tarampa, near Lowood, 72 km west of the state capital Brisbane...

 in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia on 28 March 1965.
There were 33 starters in the event, with the field divided into four classes according to the retail price of each vehicle.
The Morris Cooper S driven by John Harvey and Brain Foley was credited as being the "first across the line" however the official emphasis was on class placings.

Results

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Position Drivers No Car Entrant Laps
Class A : Cars Up to £900
1 Brian Flynn
John Rout
Ford Cortina
Ford Cortina
As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era...

 1200
Barrie Broomhall Motors 91
2 Lionel Ayers
Warren Blomfield
11 Hillman Imp
Hillman Imp
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Stradbroke Motors 90
3 Des West
Noel Eades
Vauxhall Viva
Vauxhall Viva
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Des West 90
4 K Sawyer
G Ferrar
Ford Cortina 1200 Coolangatta Motors 89
5 Williamson
Harden
Hillman Imp
? Morris 850
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...

? Donald Mudd Vauxhall Viva
? Shoesmith
Robards
Vauxhall Viva
? Volkswagen
Volkswagen
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Class B : £901 to £1,000
1 Marie Nolan
Denis Geary
Ford Cortina
Ford Cortina
As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era...

 1500
John Timmins Autos 95
2 Des Kelly
Leigh Mitchell
Toyota Corona
Toyota Corona
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Rockhampton Car Sales 94
3 Steve Harvey
Bill Stanley
Morris Cooper
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...

White Nicholson Racing Team 94
4 Andrew Davis
Paul Mander
Morris Cooper Andrew Davis 93
5 Arthur Treloar
Wal Donnelly
Isuzu Bellett
Isuzu Bellett
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Arthur Treloar 93
6 Craig Bell
Geoff Bernhagen
Isuzu Bellett Craig Bell Motor Center 93
? Jim Reutter 29 Isuzu Bellett
? Volkers, Scott Ford Cortina 1500 Ford Motor Company
? Morris Cooper
? Morris Cooper
? Renault R8
Class C : £1,001 to £1,200
1 Harry Firth
Harry Firth
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John Raeburn
36 Ford Cortina
Ford Cortina
As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era...

 GT
Ford Motor Company
Ford Works Team (Australia)
The Ford Works Team was a former Australian motor racing team that was supported by the Ford Motor Company of Australia. The team was formed in 1962 and was wound up when Ford withdrew from motor racing at the end of 1973...

101
2 Barry Arentz
Brian Michelmore
Ford Cortina GT Barry Arentz 94
3 E Thomas
E Wedmaier
Holden
Holden
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 179
J Thomas & Sons 93
? Daly Ford Cortina GT
? Don Smith, Stewart Holden HD X2 59
Class D : £1,201 to £2,000
1 John Harvey
John Harvey (motorsport)
John Francis Harvey is a retired Australian racing driver. He was a top speedway driver for many years in the 1950s/1960s winning many championship races including NSW Championship 3 successive years, Victorian Championship twice.After switching from speedway to road racing, Harvey drove cars...


Brian Foley
40 Morris Cooper S
Mini
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R C Phillips 102
2 Barry Gibson
Tony Basile
Studebaker Daytona Barry Gibson 100
3 Ron O'Neill
Graham Perry
51 Lotus Cortina
Lotus Cortina
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Ron O'Neil's Parking Station 97
4 Geoff Sakzewski
Terry Kratzmann
Fiat 1500
Fiat 1500
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Tony Basile Motors 92
5 Fiat 1500
? Eric Pryor
Zacka
Holden HD X2
DNF Bill Burns
Muller
Fiat 2300
Fiat 2300
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24
DNF Adrian Yannuccelli
Gillmeister
Studebaker Lark
Studebaker Lark
The Studebaker Lark is a "compact car" which was produced by Studebaker from 1959 to 1966.From its introduction in early 1959 until 1962, the Lark was a product of the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. In mid-1962, the company dropped "Packard" from its name and reverted to its pre-1954 name, the...

2


Note: Cars for which official class placings could not be determined have been listed in alphabetical order by make of car.
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