1966 GALLAHER 500 Bathurst
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Published 2013-06-27
The 1966 Gallaher 500 was an endurance motor race for production cars, held on 2 October 1966 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales in Australia. It was the seventh running of the Bathurst 500 race and the first time that the event had been staged under the Gallaher 500 name. All credit to the original owner.
For more info see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Gallaher_500
All Comments (21)
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For those who may not know, Forrest's Elbow was named after Jack Forrest, a motorcycle racer who mashed his elbow in a crash on that corner, back in 1947. Typical Aussie humour. :-D
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The real Bathurst! Road cars on the track, bring it back!
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A race I am unlikely to forget. As a 16 year old I watched it from Forrest Elbow, or at least the start of it from there. A few years later I worked for BMC at Zetland in charge of the paint store those were the days, I agree with many others here that the racing was far more exciting then with production cars, than it is now with the super tourers and also much more meaningful too. Many thanks for the upload.
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I bought a new Morris Cooper S in 1968. I went on my honeymoon in it three months later. September 1, 1968. I still have the same wife.
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I gotta say, I really like this commentator a lot better than most modern ones. He has just the right combination of humour and serious race commentary with no bias, without a lot of the silly shit a lot of modern commentators come up with.
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Aged 22 in ‘66, I was the proud owner of a brand new Cooper S. I drove it 500 miles non-stop, once. I’ve never been so knackered in my life, and I wasn’t pushing it half as much as these guys.
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That was awesome, sheer bliss for us Mini fans. Thanks for uploading.
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Great to see this footage of Bathurst when it was interesting and exciting to watch. I turned 18 in 1965 and my first car was a Mini with a 1000cc engine, sadly not a Cooper but what a fun car to drive.
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I have 2 1:43 Minis from the Bathurst races numbers 22 C and 17 C haven't things change so much over the years. very brave guys back then no barriers etc .
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Ah, the good old days of motor racing. When things go wrong, light up a Gallaher and chill out.
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and at the Finish line, thier was 9 mini cooper s in the first 9 places outright. AWESOME little car, LEGEND
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I had no idea they used to race the early crowns awesome!
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I checked the current status on the Mini Cooper S - which was numbered 13C in this race. The car is still listed in 2019 as being road registered.
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As a mini owner, this was great to watch. :-)
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I love that many of them have their road registration plates still on.
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Back in 1979 ; I had a Bathurst model 68 Cooper S , Works motor Alloys , race seat all the good stuff ; Did 125 mph , Beat all my mates V8 S 👍⁉️⁉️What a car 🤔👍👍👍Wish I still had it 🤔Be worth a fortune
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Real racing, Cars exactly like you and I could own. Bathurst sorts them all out !
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this is epic, thank you for uploading it
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My Dad was driving the Cooper S #25 C George Forrest in the roll over.....he was saved by the seatbelt so glad no other driver hit him.
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Great classic footage, amazing camera work by these film guys.
