1966 GALLAHER 500 Bathurst 

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.

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.

The real Bathurst! Road cars on the track, bring it back!

This what car racing should be all about now like it was back then stuff the v8 super cars it bloody boring same old same old not worth watching any more not even exciting to watch

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

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.

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.

That was awesome, sheer bliss for us Mini fans. Thanks for uploading.

Ah, the good old days of motor racing. When things go wrong, light up a Gallaher and chill out.

This is far better than the super rubbish you have now.

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.

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.

I have 2

I checked the current status on the Mini Cooper S - which was numbered 13C in this race.

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

Real racing, Cars exactly like you and I could own. Bathurst sorts them all out !

As a mini owner, this was great to watch. :-)

I had no idea they used to race the early crowns awesome!

and at the Finish line, thier was 9 mini cooper s in the first 9 places outright. AWESOME little car, LEGEND

I love that many of them have their road registration plates still on.