The 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the twelfth running of the Bathurst 500

Bathurst 1000

The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...

 touring car

Touring car

A touring car, or tourer, is an open car seating five or more. Touring cars may have two or four doors. Often, the belt line is lowered in the front doors to give the car a more sportive character. They were often fitted with a folding roof and side curtains. Engines on early models were either in...

 race. It was held on 4 October 1970 at the Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit

Mount Panorama Circuit is a motor racing track located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the home of the Bathurst 12 Hour motor race, held each February, and the Bathurst 1000 motor race, held each October...

 just outside Bathurst

Bathurst, New South Wales

-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...

. The race was open to standard production sedans competing in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle (in Australian dollars).

Allan Moffat

Allan Moffat

Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000...

 won his first Bathurst enduro leading home Bruce McPhee

Bruce McPhee

Bruce Alexander McPhee was a former Australian motor racing driver.He is most famous for winning the 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500 , defeating both the Holden and Ford factory teams. He drove a Holden Monaro GTS327 painted yellow and black stripes with the number 13...

 in a one-two result for the Ford Works Team

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...

 and their Ford Falcon

Ford Falcon (Australia)

The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered...

s. It was the fifth race victory for the factory team. Third, a lap behind the Fords, was Don Holland driving a Holden Torana

Holden Torana

The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the...

.

Class A

The smallest class was for cars up to $1,960. It was made up of Datsun 1200

Nissan Sunny

The Nissan Sunny is a small car from Nissan. It was launched in 1966 as the Datsun 1000 and although production in Japan ended in 2004, it remains in production today for the African, American and Sri Lankan markets. In the US, the later models were known as the Nissan Sentra; in Mexico, the Sunny...

, 1.3 litre Ford Escort 1300, Mazda 1300

Mazda Familia

Mazda's automotive plans for the early sixties consisted of growing alongside the Japanese economy. To achieve this goal, they began by building an extremely cheap Kei car, the R360 in 1960, planning on introducing gradually larger and pricier cars as the Japanese customers became able to afford them...

 and Toyota Corolla

Toyota Corolla

The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...

.

Class B

The $1,961 to $2,400 class consisted of Datsun 1600

Nissan Bluebird

Although Nissan's own materials indicate that the Bluebird name emerged in 1959, some records show that the name first adorned a 988 cc, four-door sedan in 1957, which was part of the company's 210 series...

, Fiat 128

Fiat 128

The Fiat 128 is a small family car manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1969 to 1985. The engine was designed by the famous Ferrari racing engine designer Aurelio Lampredi.-History:...

, 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...

 and 2.6 litre Holden Torana

Holden Torana

The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the...

.

Class C

The $2,401 to $3,150 class saw a mix of two barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer

Chrysler Valiant

The Chrysler Valiant is a passenger car which was introduced by Chrysler Australia in 1962 with production ceasing in 1981. Initially a rebadged locally assembled Plymouth Valiant from the U.S., the Valiant range was sold throughout Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Africa...

, 1.6 litre Ford Escort, 3.1 litre Holden Torana

Holden Torana

The Holden Torana is a car which was produced by General Motors–Holden's , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors from 1967 to 1980. The name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning "to fly". The first Torana appeared in 1967 and was a four-cylinder compact vehicle that had its origins in the...

 and Morris Cooper S

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...

.

Class D

The $3,151 to $4,100 class featured only the four barrel carburettor Chrysler Valiant Pacer

Chrysler Valiant

The Chrysler Valiant is a passenger car which was introduced by Chrysler Australia in 1962 with production ceasing in 1981. Initially a rebadged locally assembled Plymouth Valiant from the U.S., the Valiant range was sold throughout Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Africa...

, a Fiat 125

Fiat 125

The Fiat 125 is a large family car introduced by Fiat in 1967 and produced by them until 1972. Derivatives were built under license outside Italy until the 1990s...

 and a Triumph 2.5 PI

Triumph 2000

The Triumph 2000 is a mid-sized, rear wheel drive automobile which was produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. Larger-engined models, known as the Triumph 2.5 PI and Triumph 2500 were also produced.-Engine:...

 although a Ford Capri

Ford Capri

Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three different automobile models. The Ford Consul Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Britain between 1961 and 1964. The Ford Capri coupé was produced by Ford of Europe from 1969 to 1986...

 was also entered but did not start.

Class E

For cars over $4,100. Apart from a single BMW 2800

BMW New Six

The BMW New Six is a line of six-cylinder luxury cars produced by the German automaker BMW from 1968 to 1977. The series was introduced as a response to the Mercedes-Benz-dominated large luxury car class and was very important in establishing BMW's reputation as a maker of sporting, luxury sedans....

 and a Holden Monaro

Holden Monaro

The Holden Monaro is an automobile that was produced by GM Holden Ltd, an Australian subsidiary of General Motors, between 1968 and 1977 and between 2001 and 2005...

 the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GTHO Phase II

Ford Falcon (Australia)

The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered...

.

Results

Pos	Class	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual Pos
1	E	64	Ford Motor Co of Australia 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...	Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	130	1
2	E	63	Ford Motor Co of Australia 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...	Bruce McPhee Bruce McPhee Bruce Alexander McPhee was a former Australian motor racing driver.He is most famous for winning the 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500 , defeating both the Holden and Ford factory teams. He drove a Holden Monaro GTS327 painted yellow and black stripes with the number 13...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	130	2
3	C	30	Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd	Don Holland	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	129	5
4	C	35	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	Doug Chivas Doug Chivas Doug Chivas was an Australian rally and racing car driver. Chivas drove the first Lotus Mark 6 in Australia in the early 1950s winning many races....   Graham Ryan	Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrell	129	25
5	C	34	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	Leo Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan Leo Geoghegan is a retired Australian racing driver.Geoghegan is the elder of two sons of New South Wales car dealer Tom Geoghegan, who went on to become two of the dominant names in Australian motor racing in the 1960s...   Nick Ledingham	Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrell	128	22
6	C	33	McLeod Kelso & Lee Pty Ltd	George Garth   John Hall	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	128	19
7	D	51	Geoghegan's Sporty Cars	Peter Brown   Des West	Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell	127	11
8	C	31	Booran Motors Pty Ltd	Brian Reed   Bob Watson	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	127	14
9	E	53	McLeod Ford Pty Ltd	John Goss John Goss (race driver) John Goss is the only Australian racing driver to win Australia's two most prestigious races, the Bathurst 1000 , and the Australian Grand Prix .-Early career:...   Bob Skelton	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	127	32
10	C	28	Waterloo High Performance Centre	Ron Gillard   Warren Gracie	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	126	30
11	C	37	Boyded Pty Ltd	Bob Martin   Spencer Martin	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	125	16
12	E	66	Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited The BOC Group The BOC Group plc was the official name of the multinational industrial gas and British based company more commonly known as BOC, and now a part of The Linde Group. In September 2004, BOC had over 30,000 employees on six continents, with sales of over £4.6 billion. BOC was a constituent of the...	Bill Ford   Hans Tholstrup	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	125	21
13	C	38	Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s...	Sandra Bennett   Christine Gibson	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	123	24
14	E	65	Alto Ford Racing Pty Ltd	Bob Holden Bob Holden (racing driver) Robin John Holden born December 1, 1932, is an Australian racing driver. Holden raced small-engined touring cars throughout his career, racing Peugeots in the early 1960s, establishing a reputation for himself which saw him become a regular part of BMC Australias racing program for Minis which...   Bill Fanning	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	123	26
15	D	46	Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd	Bob Cook   Alan Cant	Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell	121	31
16	C	39	Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s...	Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team...	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	119	4
17	C	36	Thomson Ford Pty Ltd	Bob Drane	Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I	119	34
18	E	54	Rowell Thiele Ford Pty Ltd	Trevor Meehan   Peter Wherrett Peter Wherrett Peter Wherrett was an Australian motoring and motor sport journalist and race car driver.Wherrett learned to drive when his parents got their first motor car when he was twelve...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	118	15
19	B	23	W.H. Motors Pty Ltd	Don Smith   Herb Taylor	Datsun 1600 Datsun 510 The Datsun 510 was a series of the Datsun Bluebird sold from 1968 to 1974, and offered outside the U.S. and Canada as the Datsun 1600. According to AutoWeek's G.D...	117	38
20	B	20	Datsun Racing Team	Doug Whiteford Doug Whiteford Doug Whiteford was an Australian racing driver.Whiteford was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix which he won three times in four years. He was fondly remember for his Talbot-Lago T26 Formula One car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the...	Datsun 1600 Datsun 510 The Datsun 510 was a series of the Datsun Bluebird sold from 1968 to 1974, and offered outside the U.S. and Canada as the Datsun 1600. According to AutoWeek's G.D...	117	39
21	C	42	Muir Motors (Ryde) Pty Ltd	Martin Cortese   Chris Cronan	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	117	29
22	E	58	Eiffeltower Group	Jack Nougher   David O'Keefe	BMW 2800 BMW New Six The BMW New Six is a line of six-cylinder luxury cars produced by the German automaker BMW from 1968 to 1977. The series was introduced as a response to the Mercedes-Benz-dominated large luxury car class and was very important in establishing BMW's reputation as a maker of sporting, luxury sedans....	117	33
23	D	47	John McNicol Pty Ltd Zanardo & Rodriguez	Ron Kearns   Gerry Lister	Fiat 125S Fiat 125 The Fiat 125 is a large family car introduced by Fiat in 1967 and produced by them until 1972. Derivatives were built under license outside Italy until the 1990s...	116	40
24	A	6	Datsun Racing Team	Jon Leighton   Barry Tapsall	Datsun 1200	114	43
25	A	1	Denlo Motors Pty Ltd	Bernie Haehnle   Neil Revell	Mazda 1300	114	47
26	A	12	John Palmer Motors	Gary Hodge   John Leffler John Leffler John Leffler is a former Australian racing driver. Leffler is best known for driving open-wheelers and winning the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1976.Leffler drove Morris Coopers for many years in the 1960s...	Mazda 1300	113	45
27	A	10	AMI Racing Team Australian Motor Industries Australian Motor Industries was an automobile assembly firm that was significant in the early history of the automobile industry in Australia.- Start of production :...	Brian Sampson Brian Sampson (racing driver) Brian Sampson is a retired Australian racing driver.Sampson had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s, which he still continues as a hobby...   Dick Thurston	Toyota Corolla	113	48
28	A	7	Mazda House Pty Ltd	Barry Ferguson   Jim Laing-Peach	Mazda 1300	112	50
29	B	21	Kloster Pty Ltd	Ray Marquet   Geoff Westbury	Ford Cortina 240 Mk.II	112	53
30	A	9	AMI Racing Team Australian Motor Industries Australian Motor Industries was an automobile assembly firm that was significant in the early history of the automobile industry in Australia.- Start of production :...	Max Stewart Max Stewart Malcolm Clarke Stewart was an Australian racecar driver....   Dick Young	Toyota Corolla	112	51
31	D	48	TVW 7 Perth TVW TVW can mean:*TVW, a Seven Network owned station in Perth, Western Australia*TVW, a public affairs network in the state of Washington*"tvw", the false branding callsign of WISC-TV's digital subchannel and Madison, Wisconsin's MyNetworkTV affiliate... Artransa Park Television	Brian Culcheth   Lyndon McLeod	Triumph 2.5 PI	111	37
32	A	13	Tynan Motors	Ray Morris Ray Morris Ray Morris was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 30s. A New South Wales representative three-quarter back, he played club football in the NSWRFL Premiership for Western Suburbs from 1927 to 1932...	Mazda 1300	111	54
33	A	4	Parry's Car Sales Pty Ltd	Trevor Mason	Mazda 1300	111	55
34	C	32	Fair Deal Car Sales Pty Ltd	Digby Cooke   David Seldon	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	108	13
35	A	14	C Kennedy	Carl Kennedy   Bill Slattery	Datsun 1200	108	56
36	C	26	P & R Williams	Lyn Keefe   Arthur Olsen	Morris Cooper S	107	57
37	C	40	Holden Dealer Team Holden Dealer Team The Holden Dealer Team was Holden’s semi-official racing team from 1969 until 1987, primarily contesting Australian Touring Car events but also rallying, rallycross and sports sedans during the 1970s...	Peter Brock Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...   Bob Morris Bob Morris (motor racing) Robert Morris is an Australian former racing driver. Morris was one of the leading touring car drivers during the 1970s and continued racing until 1984. Morris won Australia's premier Touring car race, the Bathurst 1000 in 1976. He also won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1979...	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	107	6
38	A	2	Marque Motors	Bill Stanley   Mike Kable	Toyota Corolla	106	52
39	B	22	Grenville Motors Pty Ltd	Peter Finlay   Bob Forbes	Fiat 128 Fiat 128 The Fiat 128 is a small family car manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1969 to 1985. The engine was designed by the famous Ferrari racing engine designer Aurelio Lampredi.-History:...	106	58
40	C	43	BP Muirfield Service Station	Ross Hewison   Brian Hones	Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I	105	36
41	A	8	Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd	Harry Gapps   Frank Hann	Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I	103	59
42	A	15	Woman's Day Woman's Day Woman's Day is aimed at a female readership, covering such subjects as food, nutrition, fitness, beauty and fashion. The magazine edition is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines....	Carole Corness   Gloria Taylor	Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I	103	60
43	D	49	J Butta	Joe Butta   Bob Genders	Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell	63	18
DNF	E	67	The Tony Roberts Team	Tony Roberts Tony Roberts (racing driver) Anthony Roberts, , was an Australian race and rally driver.Roberts won the 1968 Sandown 3 Hours with Bob Watson, giving the Holden Monaro a debut victory...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	124	7
DNF	A	5	Datsun Racing Team	John Roxburgh John Roxburgh (racing driver) John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 , co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta with Frank Coad...	Datsun 1200	100	46
DNF	A	11	AMI Racing Team Australian Motor Industries Australian Motor Industries was an automobile assembly firm that was significant in the early history of the automobile industry in Australia.- Start of production :...	Bill Evans   Gary Cooke	Toyota Corolla	98	49
DNF	C	27	Les Grose Racing Division	Les Grose   Keith Grose	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	81	27
DNF	B	19	G Moore	Graham Moore   Bill Brown	Holden LC Torana 2600S	52	42
DNF	E	56	Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd	Graham Ritter   Richard Knight	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	49	8
DNF	D	50	N Beechey	Norm Beechey Norm Beechey Norm Beechey was an Australian race car driver, given the nickname "Stormin Norman". To some, he was the closest thing Holden had to a star racing driver, before Peter Brock. Beechey competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1963 to 1972 winning the title in 1965 driving a Ford...   Bruce Hindhaugh	Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrell	39	17
DNF	C	29	Pat Cullen's Garage	John Keran   Clyde Hodgins	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1	38	23
DNF	E	62	Ford Motor Co of Australia 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...	Fred Gibson Fred Gibson (motor racing) Fred Gibson is a former Australian racing driver and race team owner.-Competitor:After a career that began in small production sports cars, first an MGA, and later the first Lotus Elan to run in Australian competition , Gibson quickly moved up into the touring car ranks...   Barry Seton Barry Seton Barry Seton , , is an Australian racing driver. He won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth driving a Ford Cortina GT500. He has competed in the Bathurst 500 22 times, competing every year from 1963 to 1984, and completing the race in fifteen of those...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	33	3
DNF	B	24	W.H. Motors Pty Ltd	Bruce Stewart   Iain Corness	Datsun 1600 Datsun 510 The Datsun 510 was a series of the Datsun Bluebird sold from 1968 to 1974, and offered outside the U.S. and Canada as the Datsun 1600. According to AutoWeek's G.D...	32	41
DNF	E	61	Byrt Ford Pty Ltd	Gary Rush   Martin Chenery	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	27	12
DNF	E	55	Finnie Ford Pty Ltd	David McKay David McKay (journalist) David McKay was an Australian journalist and prominent motoring identity.While most well known as a journalist, specifically as a motoring writer, McKay was also a prominent figure in motor racing as both a driver and a race team owner...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	23	9
DNF	E	57	Aunger Accessories Fairway Ford	Kym Aunger   Johnnie Walker Johnnie Walker (racing driver) Johnnie Walker is a former Australian racing driver. Born in Adelaide, he first raced Holden FE's in the 1960s. After competing in the Australian Formula 2 Championship he graduated to Formula 5000 where he drove an Elfin and a Matich A50 before switching to the Lola marque in late 1973.Walker...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	18	28
DNF	E	59	Southern Motors Pty Ltd	Bruce Hodgson	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	16	35
DNF	E	69	EL Hugo	David Sheldon	Holden HT Monaro GTS 350	11	20
DNF	E	60	Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd	Bob Beasely   Bob Muir Bob Muir Bob Muir is the name of:*Bob Muir , American swimming coach in the International Swimming Hall of Fame*Bob Muir , Australian rules footballer*Bob Muir , Australian Bathurst 1000 race car driver...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...	6	10
DNF	A	3	Tynan Motors	Geoff Leeds   Les Carne	Mazda 1300	3	44
DNS	E	70	Rollington Pty Ltd	Murray Carter Murray Carter Murray Carter is an Australian racing driver. For many years a stalwart of the Australian Touring Car Championship Carter has had one of the longest racing careers of any driver in Australian history, continuing to race into his late 70s.-Racing history:One of a generation of racing drivers that...	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...
DNS	E	71	Ira L & AC Birk Pty Ltd	Nick Petrilli   Mike Savva	Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II Ford XW Falcon -Introduction:The XW Falcon was released in June 1969 replacing the XT Falcon. The XW was an extensive facelift of the XT, featuring a new grille and tail lights...
DNS	D	52	B Arentz	Barry Arentz   Brian Michelmore	Ford Capri V6 GT
DNS	C	45	Sydney Speed Shop Pty Ltd	Scott McNaughton   Bob Inglis	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
DNS	C	44	R Radford	Rick Radford	Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1
DNS	A	17	M Daddo	M Daddo   P Ulbrich	Morris Mini K
DNS	A	18	RG Lanyon	A Barrett   R Withers	Mazda 1300

Statistics

• Pole Position - #64 Allan Moffat - 2:49.3
• Fastest Lap - #53 John Goss - 2:53 (lap record)
• Average Speed - 122 km/h

External links

• CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles
• www.touringcarracing.net
• race results
• Autopics Bathurst images
• Official Programme, 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 Retrieved from Unique Cars and Parts on 10 November 2008