1964 Armstrong 500

Motor race in Australia August 2017 August 2017 1964 Armstrong 500 1963 1965 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938–1986) The 1964 Armstrong 500 was a production car race held on 4 October 1964 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The 500 mile race was open to Australian built production sedans of which 100 examples had been registered.Armstrong classes, Australian Motor Sports, September 1964, page 4 It was the fifth Armstrong 500 and the second to be held at Bathurst although it is commonly referred to as the fifth "Bathurst 500". Official results reflected only class placings, with no outright winner recognized by the organizing body, the Australian Racing Drivers’ Club. The first car to complete the full 130 lap distance race was a factory backed Ford Cortina GT driven by Bob Jane and George Reynolds, the 1964 event being the fourth consecutive Armstrong 500 in which Jane had achieved an unofficial "line honours" victory. Class structure Cars competed in four classes based on the purchase price of the vehicle in Australian pounds. There was little change from the 1963 race. Class A entries proliferated, taking up space on the grid from a shrinking Class B. Ford Australia had a strong presence in Class C with three factory entered Cortina GTs. Class A The up to £900 class was composed of Hillman Imp, Morris 850, NSU Prinz, Vauxhall Viva and Volkswagen Beetle. Class B The £901 to £1,000 class featured Ford Cortina 1500, Morris Cooper, Renault R8 and Simca Aronde. Class C The £1,001 to £1,200 class included only Ford Cortina GT and Holden EH entries. Class D The £1,201 to £2,000 class featured Chrysler Valiant, Citroën ID19, Ford Zephyr, Humber Vogue Sports, Holden EH Premier, Studebaker Lark, Triumph 2000 and Vauxhall Velox. Race While the V8 powered Studebaker Larks again led early, fragile brakes saw them overtaken by the leading Cortinas as the race wore on. The Cortina driven by the Geoghegan brothers fell from the mid-race lead after a generator bracket broke, allowing teammates Jane and Reynolds into the race lead they would go onto win the race in Ford Cortina. Barry Seton and Herb Taylor finished second ahead of Jane's former partner Harry Firth co-driving the third factory Ford with John Reaburn. In the other three classes, the early leaders each retained their leads throughout the day. Bert Needham and Warren Weldon brought their Class D winning Studebaker home as fourth car across the line, two laps down on Jane/Reynolds and a lap behind Firth/Reaburn. Charlie Smith and Bruce Maher won Class B, leading home a 1-2-3-4 for Morris Cooper ahead of four Renault R8s. Smith/Maher finished just six laps behind the Cortina GTs. Class A was dominated by Vauxhall, with the Viva of Spencer Martin and Bill Brown leading home five other examples. Seven cars failed to finish the event, with another being disqualified.A Freezing 500, Sports Car World, December 1964, pages 46, 47 & 52 Results As follows: Australia's Greatest Motor Race 1960-1999 The first 40 years Greenhalgh David Thomas B. Floyd Bill Tuckey Chevron Publishing Group Pty Limited Hornsby 1964 Here come the works team 2000 1-875221-12-3 122–129 & 452 http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_1964.htm Bathurst 1964: Armstrong 500 https://archive.today/20121231015944/http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/bathurst_1964.htm 2012-12-31 live 2009-05-30 Pos No EntrantOfficial Programme, 1964 Armstrong 500, Bathurst, Sunday, 4th October Drivers Car Laps Class A 1 46 Boyded Pty. Ltd. Australia Spencer MartinAustralia Bill Brown Vauxhall HA Viva 116 2 55 Boyded Pty. Ltd. Australia Ron ClarkeAustralia Brian Muir Vauxhall HA Viva 115 3 58 Clinton Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia John MarchioriAustralia Arnold Ahrenfeld Vauxhall HA Viva 114 4 56 Boyded Pty. Ltd. Australia Tony SimmonsAustralia Mike Champion Vauxhall HA Viva 114 5 54 Apex Autos (Newcastle) Australia Jack GatesAustralia Mike Nedelko Vauxhall HA Viva 114 6 44 Bill Warren Austin Spares Australia C. McLeanAustralia George Murray Vauxhall HA Viva 112 7 40 Lennox Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia Brian MiltonAustralia David Walker Volkswagen 1200 112 8 47 Peter Williamson Pty. Ltd. Australia Midge BosworthAustralia Peter Williamson Hillman Imp 112 9 41 Wal Truscott & Co. Pty. Ltd. Australia Chris McSorleyAustralia Phil West Hillman Imp 110 10 59 Stradbroke Motors Australia Lionel AyersAustralia Dennis Geary Hillman Imp 110 11 43 Denlo Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia Bernie HaehnleAustralia Neil McKay Volkswagen 1200 110 12 38 Lanock Motors Ltd. Australia Barry FergusonAustralia Bill Ford Volkswagen 1200 109 13 49 Buckle Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia Brian ReedAustralia Lorraine Hill Hillman Imp 108 14 51 Wal Truscott & Co. Pty. Ltd. Australia Paul BoltonAustralia John Schroder Hillman Imp 107 15 42 Kinsley Pty. Ltd. Australia George ForrestAustralia Frank Hann Volkswagen 1200 105 16 50 Scuderia Octagon Australia Matt DaddoAustralia Keith Russell Morris 850 104 DNF 39 Ryan Equipment Coy. Australia Bryan ThomsonAustralia Bruce Wilson NSU Prinz 94 DNF 52 Vaughan & Lane Pty. Ltd. Australia Peter CrayAustralia Phil Barnes Morris 850 DNF 53 White Nicholson BMC Australia Bill StanleyAustralia Steve Harvey Morris 850 DNF 57 Vaughan & Lane Pty. Ltd. Australia Eric LaneAustralia Stan Pomroy Morris 850 15 DNF 45 W. G. Orr Australia Lex BaileyAustralia Bill Orr Hillman Imp 0 DNS 48 Fairfield Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia KennedyAustralia Stewart Ford Anglia - Class B 1 26 Ron Ward Pty. Ltd. Australia Bruce MaherAustralia Charlie Smith Morris Cooper 124 2 36 P. & R. Williams Pty. Ltd. Australia Don HollandAustralia Laurie Stewart Morris Cooper 123 3 23 College Auto Port Australia Ray KaledaAustralia Barry Thiele Morris Cooper 121 4 33 W. Blomfield Australia Warren BlomfieldAustralia Jerry Trevor-Jones Morris Cooper 120 5 34 W. March Australia Bill MarchAustralia John White Renault R8 120 6 35 R. Emmett Australia John ConnollyAustralia Rex Emmett Renault R8 120 7 28 Killara Motor Garage Australia Bob HoldenAustralia Keith Pascall Renault R8 119 8 29 G.P. Cars Australia Brian FlemingAustralia Bill Gates Renault R8 119 9 32 P. Brown Australia Peter BrownAustralia Ray Gulson Morris Cooper 118 10 37 L. Park Tyre Service Pty. Ltd. Australia Les ParkAustralia John Roxburgh Renault R8 117 11 30 Ira L. & A. C. Berk Pty. Ltd. Australia Jim BonthorneAustralia John Dando Ford Cortina Mk.I 1500 116 12 27 M. Martin Australia Mike MartinAustralia John Prisk Morris Cooper 114 13 25 Alton Boddenberg Australia Alton BoddenbergAustralia Digby Cooke Simca Aronde 112 14 31 Sentinel Motors Australia David BurtonAustralia Brian McGrath Renault R8 103 DNS 24 Dennis Summers Conversions Australia Doug ChivasAustralia unknown Morris Cooper - Class C 1 15 Ford Motor Coy. of Aust. Pty. Ltd. Australia Bob JaneAustralia George Reynolds Ford Cortina Mk.I GT 130 2 18 Fairfield Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia Barry SetonAustralia Herb Taylor Ford Cortina Mk.I GT 130 3 19 Ford Motor Coy. of Aust. Pty. Ltd. Australia Harry FirthAustralia John Reaburn Ford Cortina Mk.I GT 129 4 22 Ron Hodgson Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia Ron HodgsonAustralia John French Ford Cortina Mk.I GT 127 5 21 Ford Motor Coy. of Aust. Pty. Ltd. Australia Ian GeogheganAustralia Leo Geoghegan Ford Cortina Mk.I GT 127 6 20 Frank Delandro Pty. Ltd. Australia Bruce McPheeAustralia Barry Mulholland Ford Cortina Mk.I GT 126 7 16 W. H. Lober & Co. Pty. Ltd. Australia Phil IsmayAustralia Bob Skelton Holden EH 179 101 DNF 14 Beautihome (Australia) Constructions Co. Australia Anthony CooperAustralia Joe Hills Ford Cortina Mk.I GT DSQ 13 J. Turner & Sons Pty. Ltd. Australia Ian GrantAustralia Peter MitchellDavid Greenhalgh and Bill Tuckey, The official history of The Great Race, Bathurst, 50 Years, page 520 Holden EH 179 10 DNS 17 H. Budd Australia BuddaAustralia Smith Holden EH S4 - Class D 1 11 Needham's Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia Warren WeldonAustralia Bert Needham Studebaker Lark 128 2 8 Canada Cycle & Motor Co. (Sales) Pty. Ltd. Australia Fred SutherlandAustralia Allan Mottram Studebaker Lark 126 3 9 Buckle Motors Australia Brian FoleyAustralia Bill Buckle Citroën ID19 124 4 2 Jubilee Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia Bill BurnsAustralia Brian Lawler Ford Zephyr Mk III 123 5 1 British & Continental Cars Pty. Ltd. Australia Arthur DavisAustralia Paul Mander Triumph 2000 123 6 4 Selke Motors Australia Bob CookAustralia Alwyn Rose Chrysler SV1 Valiant 123 7 7 Alex Strachan Motors Australia Bill BarnettAustralia Don Johnston Humber Vogue Sports 119 8 10 Ecurie Australie Australia Lex DavisonAustralia Rocky Tresise Triumph 2000 117 9 3 Reg Smith Motors Pty. Ltd. Australia Tony AllenAustralia Tony Reynolds Triumph 2000 116 10 5 M. C. Stewart Australia Bob SalterAustralia Max Stewart Triumph 2000 105 11 6 Stack & Coy. Ltd. Australia Lyndon McLeodAustralia Lionel Williams Holden EH Premier 95 DNF 12 Alec Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. Australia Ralph SachAustralia Max Brunninghausen Vauxhall Velox The Team Prize was won by the three Ford Motor Co. entered Ford Cortina GTs driven by Jane/Reynolds, Seton/Taylor and Firth/Raeburn.Bathurst 500, Australian Motor Manual, December 1964, pages 42-43 Statistics Fastest Lap - #21 Geoghegan/Geoghegan - 3:21.3 Fastest "flying eighth mile" speed was achieved by the Studebaker Lark of Warren Weldon & Bert Needham at 114.65 mph Race Time - No time published by the ARDC References External links Race results from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Autopics Bathurst images Race images from www.motorsportarchive.com Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Armstrong 500 Category:Armstrong 500