1965 Armstrong 500
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The 1965 Armstrong 500 was the sixth running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on October 3, 1965 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to cars eligible to the locally developed CAMS Series Production touring car regulations with four classes based on purchase price (Australian pounds) of the vehicle. It was also the first year that outright finishing order was officially acknowledged.
[edit] Class structure[edit] Class AThe smallest class was for under cars the cost less £920. It was made up of Datsun 1300, Fiat 850, 1.2 litre Ford Cortina, Morris de Luxe and 850 and Vauxhall Viva, although all the Datsun's were withdrawn prior to race start due to wheel cracking failures. [edit] Class BThe £921 to £1,020 class featured 1.5 litre Ford Cortina 240, Isuzu Bellett, Morris Cooper, Renault R8 and Toyota Corona. [edit] Class CThe £1,021 to £1,300 class was dominated by the Morris Cooper S, but also contained Chrysler Valiant, Ford Cortina GT and Holden X2. [edit] Class DThe £1,301 to £2,000 class featured the first of what came to be known as the 'Bathurst specials', the Ford Cortina GT500 named for the race. The class also contained Fiat 2300, Humber Vogue Sports, Studebaker Lark, Triumph 2000 and Volvo 122. [edit] Results
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