Hemmings Daily: There's only winners and losers at Bathurst: the 1979 Hardie Ferodo 1000

While there are other races on the Australian Touring Car Championship schedule, other circuits around Oz to turn a tire in anger, it's Bathurst (technically the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales) that has always captured the Australian racing enthusiast's imagination and attention. It's why Peter Brock-- who took three ATCC titles but won Bathurst nine times in 15 years -- remains revered among Australians. It's why Ford and Holden developed some of Australia's most potent supercars. And it's wh [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Sunday, December 2, 2018 ["There's only winners and losers at Bathurst, and we don't want to be a loser." The 1979 Hardie Ferodo 1000]( ['There's only winners and losers at Bathurst, and we don't want to be a loser.' The 1979 Hardie Ferodo 1000]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - While there are other races on the Australian Touring Car Championship schedule, other circuits around Oz to turn a tire in anger, it's Bathurst (technically the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales) that has always captured the Australian racing enthusiast's imagination and attention. It's why Peter Brock-- who took three ATCC titles but won Bathurst nine times in 15 years -- remains revered among Australians. It's why Ford and Holden developed some of Australia's most potent supercars. And it's wh... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1959 Continental Mark IV Executive Sedan]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1959 Continental Mark IV Executive Sedan]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Hess & Eisenhardt-built 1959 Continental Mark IV Executive Sedan for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This is a 1959 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Executive Sedan ( sometimes called a Formal Sedan or Town Car). 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