| 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 | |
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The 1974 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 16th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 6 October 1974 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was open to cars eligible to the locally developed CAMS Group C touring car regulations with four engine capacity based classes. It was Round 3 of the 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.
The wettest race in the event's history to that point saw John Goss and Kevin Bartlett take victory in their Ford Falcon GT under pressure in the late stages from the Holden Torana of Bob Forbes and Wayne Negus. In what become the slowest of all the 1000 kilometre races New Zealand drivers Jim Richards and Rod Coppins finished third, five laps down in another Holden Torana.
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The smallest class was for under 1300cc engine capacity. It was made up of Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior, Datsun 1200, Ford Escort, Honda Civic, Mazda 1300, Morris Cooper S and Volkswagen Passat.
The under two litre class saw a mix of Alfa Romeo Alfetta and 2000 GTV, Datsun 180B, Ford Escort, Mazda RX-3 and Leyland Marina.
The under three litre class featured BMW 3.0Si, Datsun 240K, Ford Capri, Holden Torana and Mazda RX-3.
For cars over three litres of engine capacity, the class consisted of Ford Falcon, Holden Monaro and Torana.
| Pos | Class | No | Entrant [1] | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | 5 | McLeod Ford - 2UW | John Goss Kevin Bartlett |
Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | 163 | 3 |
| 2 | D | 4 | Bob Forbes | Bob Forbes Wayne Negus |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 163 | 11 |
| 3 | D | 9 | R Coppins | Jim Richards Rod Coppins |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 158 | 8 |
| 4 | D | 2 | Holden Dealer Team | Colin Bond Bob Skelton |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 156 | 2 |
| 5 | D | 14 | Graeme Adams - Shell Racing | Graeme Adams Bob Stevens |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 155 | 13 |
| 6 | C | 30 | Mazda Racing Team | Tony Farrell Brian Reed |
Mazda RX-3 | 152 | 24 |
| 7 | C | 28 | Datsun Racing Team | Stewart McLeod Doug Whiteford |
Datsun 240K | 152 | 30 |
| 8 | C | 31 | WA Fisher (Holdings) Pty Ltd | Bernie Haehnle Geoff Brabham |
Mazda RX-3 | 151 | 23 |
| 9 | B | 39 | Ray Gulson | Ray Gulson David Crowther |
Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 | 151 | 27 |
| 10 | B | 42 | Bainbridge Motors | Mel Mollison Bruce Hindhaugh |
Mazda RX-3 | 150 | 34 |
| 11 | D | 22 | Bayside Holden | John Stoopman Dennis Martin |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 150 | 18 |
| 12 | B | 48 | Torque | Brian Foley Peter Wherrett |
Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 150 | 37 |
| 13 | C | 35 | Kernal Motors (Mazda) Flemington | Ted Brewster Nick Louis |
Mazda RX-3 | 149 | 31 |
| 14 | B | 44 | Bob Holden Motors - Shell Racing | Geoff Leeds Peter Finlay |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 147 | 36 |
| 15 | C | 27 | Mollison Motors Pty Ltd | Roger Bonhomme Bob Watson |
Holden LC Torana GTR | 146 | 32 |
| 16 | B | 47 | Klosters Pty Ltd | Jim Sullivan Ian White |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 143 | 48 |
| 17 | A | 57 | G Leggatt | Gary Leggatt Peter Lander |
Morris Cooper S | 142 | 35 |
| 18 | A | 63 | Auto Village - Nowra | Ken Brian Noel Riley |
Honda Civic | 142 | 55 |
| 19 | A | 60 | Fred's Treds Pty Ltd | Ron Gillard Gordon Rich |
Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | 140 | 54 |
| 20 | A | 59 | Clement Motors | David Clement Neil Mason |
Morris Cooper S | 140 | 47 |
| 21 | D | 10 | Niel West Motors | Neil West Peter Harding |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 138 | 22 |
| 22 | A | 61 | M McGinley | Max McGinley Ray Harrison |
Honda Civic | 135 | 57 |
| 23 | D | 8 | Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Pty Ltd | Ron Dickson Pat Crea |
Holden HQ Monaro GTS 350 | 130 | 17 |
| 24 | A | 68 | Bob Williamson Motors | Chick Audsley Bob Williamson |
Morris Cooper S | 128 | 53 |
| 25 | B | 34 | St George Port Hacking Auto Club | Peter Molesworth Neil Byers |
Leyland Marina | 125 | 59 |
| 26 | A | 55 | Ian Cook - Paul Gulson | Ian Cook Paul Gulson |
Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | 121 | 58 |
| DNF | D | 20 | Dustings of Burwood | Rod McRae Russ McRae |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 146 | 43 |
| DNF | B | 51 | WH Motors Pty Ltd | Bruce Stewart George Garth |
Datsun 180B SSS | 143 | 44 |
| DNF | B | 40 | Somewhere Estates | Alan Cant George Morrell |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 137 | 33 |
| DNF | D | 6 | Suttons Motors (Arncliffe) Pty Ltd | Don Holland Max Stewart |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 134 | 6 |
| DNF | A | 56 | James Mason Motors Pty Ltd | Lynn Brown Paul Hamilton |
Mazda 1300 | 124 | 56 |
| DNF | D | 1 | Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock Brian Sampson |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 118 | 1 |
| DNF | C | 29 | John Palmer Motors | Gary Cooke Bob Beasely |
Mazda RX-3 | 110 | 26 |
| DNF | A | 69 | Victoria Police Motor Sport Club | Robin Dudfield Gary Keen |
Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior | 105 | 60 |
| DNF | A | 54 | Lordco (Australia) Pty Ltd | John Lord Ray Molloy |
Morris Cooper S | 104 | 40 |
| DNF | A | 50 | Orange City Motors | David Seldon Peter Webster |
Volkswagen Passat TS | 101 | 45 |
| DNF | A | 67 | SL Driving School | Jim Stewart John Byers |
Morris Cooper S | 100 | 49 |
| DNF | D | 33 | Allan Moffat Racing | Allan Moffat Dieter Glemser |
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 92 | 15 |
| DNF | A | 66 | Mini Bits | John Dellaca Terry Wade |
Morris Cooper S | 91 | 52 |
| DNF | D | 18 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter Mike Stillwell |
Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop | 88 | 20 |
| DNF | D | 19 | Garry and Warren Smith | John Pollard Dennis Gallagher |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 85 | 16 |
| DNF | D | 16 | Insulfluf Home Insulation | Graeme Blanchard Ken Hastings |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 77 | 12 |
| DNF | D | 17 | William Nitschke | Bill Nitschke John Lewis |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 76 | 14 |
| DNF | B | 43 | John French Pty Ltd | John French Dick Johnson |
Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 | 71 | 21 |
| DNF | D | 11 | Barry Nixon-Smith | Barry Nixon-Smith Denis Geary |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 71 | 9 |
| DNF | A | 58 | Ken Harrison - Shell Racing | Bob Holden Lyndon Arnel |
Ford Escort GT1300 Mk.I | 68 | 46 |
| DNF | D | 7 | Ron Hodgson Motors | Bob Morris John Leffler |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 63 | 10 |
| DNF | A | 62 | Datsun Racing Team | James Laing-Peach Bill Evans |
Datsun 1200 | 59 | 50 |
| DNF | C | 26 | WH Motors Pty Ltd | Barry Seton Don Smith |
Holden LC Torana GTR | 56 | 28 |
| DNF | A | 41 | Peter Brown | Peter Brown Graham Ritter |
Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 | 54 | 25 |
| DNF | B | 46 | Formula 1 Europa Garage | Tony Allen Lakis Manticas |
Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 37 | 41 |
| DNF | C | 25 | Geoff Perry | Geoff Perry Fred Sutherland |
BMW 3.0 Si | 29 | 42 |
| DNF | C | 32 | Geoff Newton | Geoff Newton Bill Davis |
Ford Capri V6 Mk.I | 29 | 38 |
| DNF | D | 21 | WD & HO Wills (Aust) Ltd | Allan Grice Graham Moore |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 19 | 7 |
| DNF | D | 13 | Les Grose | Bruce McPhee Les Grose |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 19 | 39 |
| DNF | D | 15 | Kevin Kennedy | Kevin Kennedy Steve Land |
Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | 13 | 19 |
| DNF | D | 3 | Bob Jane Racing | Bob Jane Frank Gardner |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 7 | 4 |
| DNF | D | 12 | Norman G Booth Pty Ltd | Jim Hunter John Harvey |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | 5 | 5 |
| DNF | B | 45 | Peter Mac's Towing Pty Ltd | Geoff Wade Roger Mahoney |
Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 1 | 51 |
| DSQ | B | 49 | AF & M Beninca Pty Ltd | Jim Murcott Mal Robertson |
Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 | 153 | 29 |
| DNS | D | 23 | Taylor’s College Racing | Peter Janson Paul Feltham |
Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 | ||
| DNS | C | 36 | Simpson Motors | John Wharton John English |
Mazda RX-3 | ||
| DNS | B | 38 | Bryan Byrt Ford Pty Ltd | John Stevens Peter Wells |
Ford Escort GT1600 Mk.I | ||
| DNS | B | 52 | WD Electrics | Warren Thomson Richard Matthews |
Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 | ||
| DNS | B | 53 | G Baglee | Gary Baglee David Condon |
Chrysler Galant GL | ||
| DNS | A | 64 | David Montgomery Motors Pty Ltd | Terry Shiel Tony Mulvihill |
Mazda 1300 |
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