RIP to all the Aussie manufacturers. When we lost them all, we lost all the toolmakers, investment casters, plastic manufacturers, lights, etc etc etc, thousands and thousands of people lost their jobs, Australia lost a solid industry. Didn’t need to happen.
That sound makes me shed tears of joy ..the fact that mankind devised a way of making this beast and to have this beast spit fire and millions of explosions all in the name of being better.
You may not be Moffat but I've driven over the mountain in my xw at 60kmph and i can tell you at race speed i would need new undies after every corner, so i reckon its a fkn ballsy effort brother man, keep up the good work and the epic vids...
Great to see the Holden boys making a race. This video shows just how hard the XY was to drive. It wasn't so easy getting the thing into top at high speed. Going over the crests was like a hovercraft, driver hanging on and trying to feel what the car is going to do, it can even come down to a changing crosswind. Stepping out on the corners, well you just had to try and judge it, tire wear and temp, versus track grip and camber. This driver did very well to bring it home. Got a little over excited on the first lap, then managed to pull himself back together and get it under control. I think this portrays what it must of been like racing one of these things in the early seventies. The XA's were a lot more steamlined and had a slightly wider wheel track, resulting in a vastly more controllable car at high speed. Even flat out in the XA you could steer the thing and put it where you want. In the XY you would just pray to try and keep it on the black stuff.
Great racing. That HQ was set up real nice. The drivers skills are awesome. Nice pass under brakes. Pulled away in all the right places, leaving the XY too far behind for the straights to be of any help. The winner in this case though, was the full noise Cleveland singing its song. Long live the V8!
There's some well sorted vintage iron there. The Ford sounds terrific, even down to the occasional missed shift in the 4 speed top loader, it takes real passion to race something irreplaceable and worth more than a city penthouse flat knacker around Bathhurst.
God I LOVE this video. Watch all day. Miss so much my childhood watching Holden, Ford, Bluebirds, BMW and Camaro racing around this track. Oh that sound. And that A9X Torana in 79. My earliest memory. Raw the way it used to be and still should be now.
I got a hit listening to the engine screamin'n, damn a lot of spirit in the car and the driver. Thanks for posting. I lived in Shepparton right next to a Ford dealer in the early 70's saw every new model arrive, when the fruit growers had a bumper season these were purchased and driven around town.
That was some amazing driving. What a beautiful car as well. That ford xy gt ho phase 3 had so much horsepower and torque. It is absolutely amazing. That was a one of a kind vehicle, you won’t ever find cars like that anymore. Thank you so much for sharing this video.
