1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500
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The 1971 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the 13th running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on October 3, 1971 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 five classes based on purchase price (Australian dollars) of the vehicle.
[edit] Class structure[edit] Class AThe smallest class was for under cars the cost less $2,150. It was made up of Datsun 1200, Mazda 1300 and Toyota Corolla. [edit] Class BThe $2,151 to $2,500 class was the smallest just four cars: Datsun 1600 and Mazda 1600. [edit] Class CThe $2,501 to $3,150 class saw a mix of Ford Cortina, Ford Escort, 2.8 litre Holden Torana, Honda 1300, Mazda RX-2 and Morris Cooper S. [edit] Class DThe $3,151 to $4,350 class featured Alfa Romeo Giulia, the E38 version of the Chrysler Valiant Charger, Ford Falcon and 3.3 litre Holden Torana. [edit] Class EFor cars over $4,350, apart from a single Fiat 124S the class consisted only of Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III. [edit] Results
Italics indicate driver practiced but did not take part in the race. [edit] Statistics
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