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. In 1969 Roberts, then a prominent rally driver competing for a major Holden dealership, with just a single season of circuit racing experience, joined Harry Firth

Harry Firth

Harry L. Firth is an Australian former racing driver and team manager. Firth was a leading race and rally driver during the 1950s and 1960s and continued as an influential team manager well into the 1970s...

's newly formed incarnation of the 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...

 and took victory co-driving with 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...

 in the 1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500

1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500

The 1969 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the tenth running of the Bathurst 500 production car race. It was held on 5 October 1969 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst...

 driving a HDT-prepared 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...

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Roberts and Bond won the Surfers Paradise 12 Hours, also in an HDT Monaro, in January 1970, then Roberts drove 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...

 sports sedan which was used as a prototype for the Torana GTR XU-1 which debuted later in the year.

During the 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500

1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500

The 1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the twelfth running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1970 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst...

 Roberts was involved in a sensational incident late in the race when, after losing control, he launched his Ford Falcon GTHO

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...

 backwards over Skyline before tumbling down the hillside.

Roberts made seven starts in the history of the Bathurst 1000

Bathurst 1000

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

, after his impressive debut with a third place (with Bob Watson) in 1968

1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500

The 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the ninth running of the Bathurst 500 production car race. It was held on 6 October 1968 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst...

. Tony Roberts died in 2001.