The1970 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the 11th running of theBathurst 500touring car race. It was held on 4 October 1970 at theMount Panorama Circuit just outsideBathurst. The race was open to standard production sedans competing in five classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle (in Australian dollars).
Allan Moffat won his first Bathurst endurance race, leading homeBruce McPhee in a one-two result for theFord works team and theirFord XW Falcon GTHO Phase II's. It was the fifth Phillip Island / Bathurst 500 victory for the factory team. Third, a lap behind the Fords, was Don Holland driving aHolden LC Torana GTR XU-1.
Defending winnersColin Bond andTony Roberts drove separate cars in the event. Bond finished 16th in hisHolden Dealer Team Torana GTR XU-1 after having led the early laps, while Roberts was lucky to survive a spectacular accident when hisFord Falcon GTHO crashed at Skyline only 6 laps from the finish. The Falcon spun backwards, leapt over the guard rail and rolled about 50 metres down the mountain before being stopped by a tree.
For cars up to $1,960. It was made up ofDatsun 1200s, 1.3 litreFord Escorts,Mazda 1300s andToyota Corollas. A Datsun 1200 won the class with an average lap time of 3 minutes, 26 seconds.[1]
The $1,961 to $2,400 class consisted ofDatsun 1600,Fiat 128,Ford Cortina and 2.6 litreHolden Torana.
The $2,401 to $3,150 class saw a mix of two barrel carburettorChrysler Valiant Pacer, 1.6 litreFord Escort, 3.1 litreHolden Torana andMorris Cooper S.
The $3,151 to $4,100 class featured only the four barrel carburettorChrysler Valiant Pacer, aFiat 125 and aTriumph 2.5 PI although aFord Capri was also entered but did not start.
For cars over $4,100. Apart from a singleBMW 2800 and aHolden Monaro the class consisted only ofFord Falcon GTHO Phase II.
| Pos | No | Entrant | Driver | Car | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 64 | Ford Motor Co of Australia |  Allan Moffat | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:49.3 |
| 2 | 63 | Ford Motor Co of Australia |  Bruce McPhee | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:50.0 |
| 3 | 62 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Fred Gibson | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:53.6 |
| 4 | 39 | Holden Dealer Team | Colin Bond | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:54.0 |
| 5 | 30 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | Don Holland | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:54.3 |
| 6 | 40 | Holden Dealer Team | Peter Brock | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 2:54.8 |
| 7 | 67 | The Tony Roberts Team | Tony Roberts | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:54.9 |
| 8 | 56 | Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd | Graham Ritter | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:55.1 |
| 9 | 55 | Finnie Ford Pty Ltd | David McKay | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:55.1 |
| 10 | 60 | Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd | Bob Muir | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 2:55.4 |
| Pos | Class | No | Entrant[2] | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | 64 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Allan Moffat | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 130 | 1 |
| 2 | E | 63 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Bruce McPhee | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 130 | 2 |
| 3 | C | 30 | Max Wright Motors Pty Ltd | Don Holland | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 129 | 5 |
| 4 | C | 35 | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | Doug Chivas Graham Ryan | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel | 129 | 25 |
| 5 | C | 34 | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | Leo Geoghegan Nick Ledingham | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 2 Barrel | 128 | 22 |
| 6 | C | 33 | McLeod Kelso & Lee Pty Ltd | George Garth John Hall | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 128 | 19 |
| 7 | D | 51 | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | Peter Brown Des West | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | 127 | 11 |
| 8 | C | 31 | Booran Motors Pty Ltd | Brian Reed Bob Watson | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 127 | 14 |
| 9 | E | 53 | McLeod Ford Pty Ltd | John Goss Bob Skelton | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 127 | 32 |
| 10 | C | 28 | Waterloo High Performance Centre | Ron Gillard Warren Gracie | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 126 | 30 |
| 11 | C | 37 | Boyded Pty Ltd | Bob MartinSpencer Martin | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 125 | 16 |
| 12 | E | 66 | Commonwealth Industrial Gases Limited | Bill FordHans Tholstrup | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 125 | 21 |
| 13 | C | 38 | Holden Dealer Team | Sandra Bennett Christine Cole | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 123 | 24 |
| 14 | E | 65 | Alto Ford Racing Pty Ltd | Bob Holden (Bill Fanning)[3] | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 123 | 26 |
| 15 | D | 46 | Central Motors (Nepean) Pty Ltd | Bob Cook Alan Cant | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | 121 | 31 |
| 16 | C | 39 | Holden Dealer Team | Colin Bond | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 119 | 4 |
| 17 | C | 36 | Thomson Ford Pty Ltd | Bob Drane | Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 119 | 34 |
| 18 | E | 54 | Rowell Thiele Ford Pty Ltd | Trevor MeehanPeter Wherrett | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 118 | 15 |
| 19 | B | 23 | W.H. Motors Pty Ltd | Don Smith (Herb Taylor)[4] | Datsun 1600 | 117 | 38 |
| 20 | B | 20 | Datsun Racing Team | Doug Whiteford | Datsun 1600 | 117 | 39 |
| 21 | C | 42 | Muir Motors (Ryde) Pty Ltd | Martin Cortese Chris Cronan | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 117 | 29 |
| 22 | E | 58 | Eiffeltower Group | Jack Nougher David O'Keefe | BMW 2800 | 117 | 33 |
| 23 | D | 47 | John McNicol Pty Ltd Zanardo & Rodriguez | Ron Kearns Gerry Lister | Fiat 125S | 116 | 40 |
| 24 | A | 6 | Datsun Racing Team | Jon Leighton Barry Tapsall | Datsun 1200 | 114 | 43 |
| 25 | A | 1 | Denlo Motors Pty Ltd | Bernie Haehnle Neil Revell | Mazda 1300 | 114 | 47 |
| 26 | A | 12 | John Palmer Motors | Gary HodgeJohn Leffler | Mazda 1300 | 113 | 45 |
| 27 | A | 10 | AMI Racing Team | Brian Sampson Dick Thurston | Toyota Corolla | 113 | 48 |
| 28 | A | 7 | Mazda House Pty Ltd | Barry Ferguson Jim Laing-Peach | Mazda 1300 | 112 | 50 |
| 29 | B | 21 | Kloster Pty Ltd | Ray Marquet Geoff Westbury | Ford Cortina 240 Mk.II | 112 | 53 |
| 30 | A | 9 | AMI Racing Team | Max Stewart Dick Young | Toyota Corolla | 112 | 51 |
| 31 | D | 48 | TVW 7 Perth Artransa Park Television | Brian Culcheth Lyndon McLeod | Triumph 2.5 PI | 111 | 37 |
| 32 | A | 13 | Tynan Motors | Ray Morris | Mazda 1300 | 111 | 54 |
| 33 | A | 4 | Parry's Car Sales Pty Ltd | Trevor Mason | Mazda 1300 | 111 | 55 |
| 34 | C | 32 | Fair Deal Car Sales Pty Ltd | Digby Cooke David Seldon | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 108 | 13 |
| 35 | A | 14 | C Kennedy | Carl Kennedy Bill Slattery | Datsun 1200 | 108 | 56 |
| 36 | C | 26 | P & R Williams | Lyn Keefe Arthur Olsen | Morris Cooper S | 107 | 57 |
| 37 | C | 40 | Holden Dealer Team | Peter BrockBob Morris | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 107 | 6 |
| 38 | A | 2 | Marque Motors | Bill Stanley Mike Kable | Toyota Corolla | 106 | 52 |
| 39 | B | 22 | Grenville Motors Pty Ltd | Peter Finlay Bob Forbes | Fiat 128 | 106 | 58 |
| 40 | C | 43 | BP Muirfield Service Station | Ross Hewison Brian Hones | Ford Escort Twin Cam Mk.I | 105 | 36 |
| 41 | A | 8 | Harry Gapps Ford Pty Ltd | Harry Gapps Frank Hann | Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I | 103 | 59 |
| 42 | A | 15 | Woman's Day | Carole Corness Gloria Taylor | Ford Escort 1300 Mk.I | 103 | 60 |
| 43 | D | 49 | J Butta | Joe Butta Bob Genders | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | 63 | 18 |
| DNF | E | 67 | The Tony Roberts Team | Tony Roberts | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 124 | 7 |
| DNF | A | 5 | Datsun Racing Team | John Roxburgh | Datsun 1200 | 100 | 46 |
| DNF | A | 11 | AMI Racing Team | Bill Evans Gary Cooke | Toyota Corolla | 98 | 49 |
| DNF | C | 27 | Les Grose Racing Division | Les Grose Keith Grose | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 81 | 27 |
| DNF | B | 19 | G Moore | Graham Moore Bill Brown | Holden LC Torana 2600S | 52 | 42 |
| DNF | E | 56 | Stillwell & Co Pty Ltd | Graham Ritter Richard Knight | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 49 | 8 |
| DNF | D | 50 | N Beechey | Norm Beechey Bruce Hindhaugh | Chrysler VG Valiant Pacer 4 Barrel | 39 | 17 |
| DNF | C | 29 | Pat Cullen's Garage | John Keran Clyde Hodgins | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | 38 | 23 |
| DNF | E | 62 | Ford Motor Co of Australia | Fred GibsonBarry Seton | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 33 | 3 |
| DNF | B | 24 | W.H. Motors Pty Ltd | Bruce Stewart Iain Corness | Datsun 1600 | 32 | 41 |
| DNF | E | 61 | Byrt Ford Pty Ltd | Garry Rush Martin Chenery | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 27 | 12 |
| DNF | E | 55 | Finnie Ford Pty Ltd | David McKay | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 23 | 9 |
| DNF | E | 57 | Aunger Accessories Fairway Ford | Kym Aunger Johnnie Walker | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 18 | 28 |
| DNF | E | 59 | Southern Motors Pty Ltd | Bruce Hodgson | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 16 | 35 |
| DNF | E | 69 | EL Hugo | David Sheldon | Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 | 11 | 20 |
| DNF | E | 60 | Wright Ford Motors Pty Ltd | Bob Beasley Bob Muir | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | 6 | 10 |
| DNF | A | 3 | Tynan Motors | Geoff Leeds Les Carne | Mazda 1300 | 3 | 44 |
| DNS | E | 70 | Rollington Pty Ltd | Murray Carter | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | ||
| DNS | E | 71 | Ira L & AC Birk Pty Ltd | Nick Petrilli Mike Savva | Ford XW Falcon GTHO Phase II | ||
| DNS | D | 52 | B Arentz | Barry Arentz Brian Michelmore | Ford Capri V6 GT | ||
| DNS | C | 45 | Sydney Speed Shop Pty Ltd | Scott McNaughton Bob Inglis | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
| DNS | C | 44 | R Radford | Rick Radford | Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 | ||
| DNS | A | 17 | M Daddo | M Daddo P Ulbrich | Morris Mini K | ||
| DNS | A | 18 | RG Lanyon | A Barrett R Withers | Mazda 1300 |