1963 Australian Touring Car Championship
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The 1963 Australian Touring Car Championship was the fourth running of the Australian Touring Car Championship
. It was a CAMS
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Appendix J Touring Cars
, contested over a single 25 lap, 50 mile (80 km) race at the Mallala Motor Sport Park in South Australia
on 15 April 1963. The race was won by Bob Jane
, driving a 4.1 litre Jaguar Mark 2.
's much developed Jaguar Mark 2
and Norm Beechey
's new Chevrolet Impala
. The confrontation failed to eventuate after the Impala blew its engine the previous weekend and was a non starter. Beechey raced his backup car, a Holden 48-215
, but retired on the opening lap. Jane raced away from pole position at a pace that leading Chrysler Valiant
driver Ern Abbott could not match. Clem Smith in another Valiant claimed third place ahead of Harry Firth
racing a Ford
works prepared Ford Cortina
.
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Australian Touring Car Championship
The Australian Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series awarded the trophy and title of Australian Touring Car Champion.-History:The...
. It was a CAMS
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
The Confederation of Australian Motor Sport , has been the governing body of Australian motorsport since 1953. It is affiliated with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile ....
sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Appendix J Touring Cars
Appendix J Touring Cars
Appendix J Touring Cars was an Australian motor racing category for modified, production based sedans. It was the premier form of Touring car racing in Australia from 1960 to 1964....
, contested over a single 25 lap, 50 mile (80 km) race at the Mallala Motor Sport Park in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
on 15 April 1963. The race was won by Bob Jane
Bob Jane
Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,...
, driving a 4.1 litre Jaguar Mark 2.
Race
Much of the interest in the 1963 ATCC centred around an anticipated duel between Bob JaneBob Jane
Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,...
's much developed Jaguar Mark 2
Jaguar Mark 2
The Jaguar Mark 2 is a medium sized saloon car built from 1959 to 1967 by the Jaguar company in Coventry, England, as successors to the Jaguar 2.4 and 3.4 models, manufactured between 1957 and 1959...
and Norm Beechey
Norm Beechey
Norm Beechey was an Australian race car driver, given the nickname "Stormin Norman". To some, he was the closest thing Holden had to a star racing driver, before Peter Brock. Beechey competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1963 to 1972 winning the title in 1965 driving a Ford...
's new Chevrolet Impala
Chevrolet Impala
The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United...
. The confrontation failed to eventuate after the Impala blew its engine the previous weekend and was a non starter. Beechey raced his backup car, a Holden 48-215
Holden 48-215
The Holden 48-215, also known unofficially as the Holden FX is a mid-size, six-cylinder sedan which was produced by the Australian automaker, General Motors–Holden's Ltd between November 1948 and October 1953....
, but retired on the opening lap. Jane raced away from pole position at a pace that leading Chrysler Valiant
Chrysler Valiant
The Chrysler Valiant is a passenger car which was introduced by Chrysler Australia in 1962 with production ceasing in 1981. Initially a rebadged locally assembled Plymouth Valiant from the U.S., the Valiant range was sold throughout Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Africa...
driver Ern Abbott could not match. Clem Smith in another Valiant claimed third place ahead of Harry Firth
Harry Firth
Harry L. Firth is an Australian former racing driver and team manager. Firth was a leading race and rally driver during the 1950s and 1960s and continued as an influential team manager well into the 1970s...
racing a Ford
Ford Australia
Ford Australia is the Australian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. At that time, Ford Canada was a separate company from Ford USA...
works prepared Ford Cortina
Ford Cortina
As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era...
.
Results
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Class Pos. | Class | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Jane Bob Jane Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,... |
71 | Jaguar Mark 2 Jaguar Mark 2 The Jaguar Mark 2 is a medium sized saloon car built from 1959 to 1967 by the Jaguar company in Coventry, England, as successors to the Jaguar 2.4 and 3.4 models, manufactured between 1957 and 1959... |
R Jane | 1 | Over 3500 cc | 25 |
| 2 | Ern Abbott | 99 | Chrysler Valiant Chrysler Valiant The Chrysler Valiant is a passenger car which was introduced by Chrysler Australia in 1962 with production ceasing in 1981. Initially a rebadged locally assembled Plymouth Valiant from the U.S., the Valiant range was sold throughout Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Africa... |
E. Abbott Car Sales | 2 | Over 3500 cc | 25 |
| 3 | Clem Smith | 46 | Chrysler Valiant R Series | C. Smith Motors | 3 | Over 3500 cc | 25 |
| 4 | Harry Firth Harry Firth Harry L. Firth is an Australian former racing driver and team manager. Firth was a leading race and rally driver during the 1950s and 1960s and continued as an influential team manager well into the 1970s... |
111 | Ford Consul Cortina Mk 1 Ford Cortina As the 1960s dawned, BMC were revelling in the success of their new Mini – the first successful true minicar to be built in Britain in the postwar era... |
Ford Motor Co Ford Australia Ford Australia is the Australian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and was founded in Geelong, Victoria, in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited. At that time, Ford Canada was a separate company from Ford USA... |
1 | 1301 to 1600 cc | 24 |
| 5 | Peter Manton | 59 | Morris Cooper Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
P. Manton Motors | 1 | Up to 1000 cc | 24 |
| 6 | Clive Millis | 87 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
Merlyn Motors | 1 | 2001 to 2600 cc | 24 |
| 7 | George Reynolds George Reynolds (racing driver) George Reynolds is a retired Australian racing driver.The career of Reynolds, who was born on 8 May 1928, extended from the late 1950s into the late 1960s... |
49 | Volkswagen Volkswagen Beetle The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003... |
G Reynolds | 1 | 1001 to 1300 cc | 24 |
| 8 | Gavin Baillieu | 112 | Morris Cooper Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
H Firth | 2 | Up to 1000 cc | 23 |
| 9 | Pat James | 78 | Fiat 1500 Fiat 1300/1500 The Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500 are large family cars manufactured by the Italian automaker Fiat Auto from 1961 to 1967, which replaced the Fiat 1200. The 1300 and 1500 were essentially identical except for engine displacement, as indicated by model names... |
Motor Improvements | 2 | 1301 to 1600 cc | 23 |
| 10 | Cyril Nancarrow | 30 | Austin A90 Westminster Austin Westminster The Westminster series were large saloon and estate cars sold by the British Austin Motor Company from 1954, replacing the A70 Hereford. The Westminster line was produced as the A90, A95, A99, A105, and A110 until 1968 when the new Austin 3-Litre took its place... |
CG Nancarrow | 1 | 2601 to 3500 cc | 23 |
| 11 | B Murphy | 70 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
B Murphy | 2 | 2001 to 2600 cc | 23 |
| 12 | L Callaway | 56 | Morris Cooper Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
O'Callaghan Motors | 3 | Up to 1000 cc | 23 |
| 13 | W Wauchope | 57 | Morris Cooper Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
JW Taylors | 4 | Up to 1000 cc | 23 |
| 14 | Ken Virgin | 50 | Volkswagen Volkswagen Beetle The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003... |
K Virgin | 2 | 1001 to 1300 cc | 23 |
| 15 | Dave Sullivan | 36 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
D Sullivan Motors | 3 | 2001 to 2600 cc | 23 |
| 16 | R Brown | 35 | Simca Aronde Simca Aronde The Simca Aronde was a family car manufactured by the French automaker Simca from 1951 to 1963. It was Simca's first original design , as well as the company's first unibody car... |
BJ Auto Service | 3 | 1001 to 1300 cc | 23 |
| 17 | D Dix | 60 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
D Dix | 4 | 2001 to 2600 cc | 23 |
| 18 | W Nalder | 92 | Hillman Hillman Hillman is a British automobile marque created by the Hillman Motor Car Company, founded in 1907. The company was based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry, England. Before 1907 the company had built bicycles... |
W Nalder | 3 | 1301 to 1600 cc | 22 |
| 19 | John Brindley | 69 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
Car World | 5 | 2001 to 2600 cc | 22 |
| 20 | Wally Wilson | 114 | Citroën ID19 Citroën DS The Citroën DS is an executive car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën between 1955 and 1975. Styled by Italian sculptor and industrial designer Flaminio Bertoni and the French aeronautical engineer André Lefèbvre, the DS was known for its aerodynamic futuristic body design and innovative... |
Team SAAS | 1 | 1601 to 2000 cc | 22 |
| DNF | N Webb | 62 | Morris 850 Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
C&S Motors | Up to 1000 cc | 17 | |
| DNF | Terry Sully | 73 | Hillman Minx Hillman Minx The Hillman Minx was a series of middle-sized family cars produced under the Hillman marque by the Rootes Group between 1932 and 1970... |
T Sully | 1301 to 1600 cc | 17 | |
| DNF | Richard Thurston | 58 | Morris 850 Mini The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers... |
R K Thurston | Up to 1000 cc | 16 | |
| DNF | B Forbes | 85 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
Forcars Pty Ltd | 2001 to 2600 cc | 11 | |
| DNF | V Clancy | 82 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
V Clancy | 2001 to 2600 cc | 7 | |
| DNF | Brian Sampson Brian Sampson (racing driver) Brian Sampson is a retired Australian racing driver.Sampson had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s, which he still continues as a hobby... |
79 | Austin Lancer | Motor Improvements | 1301 to 1600 cc | 4 | |
| DNF | C Roskilly | 64 | Austin A90 Westminster Austin Westminster The Westminster series were large saloon and estate cars sold by the British Austin Motor Company from 1954, replacing the A70 Hereford. The Westminster line was produced as the A90, A95, A99, A105, and A110 until 1968 when the new Austin 3-Litre took its place... |
C Roskilly | 2601 to 3500 cc | 3 | |
| DNF | R Loader | 39 | Holden Holden GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931... |
R Loader | 2001 to 2600 cc | 3 | |
| DNF | Norm Beechey Norm Beechey Norm Beechey was an Australian race car driver, given the nickname "Stormin Norman". To some, he was the closest thing Holden had to a star racing driver, before Peter Brock. Beechey competed in the Australian Touring Car Championship from 1963 to 1972 winning the title in 1965 driving a Ford... |
Holden 48-215 Holden 48-215 The Holden 48-215, also known unofficially as the Holden FX is a mid-size, six-cylinder sedan which was produced by the Australian automaker, General Motors–Holden's Ltd between November 1948 and October 1953.... |
2001 to 2600 cc | 0 |
External links
- Image of scale model of Bob Jane’s championship winning Jaguar Mark 2 Retrieved from www.hobbyco.com.au on 20 February 2009
- Mallala images from the 1960s including Grid, Start, Jane Jaguar & Smith Valiant from the 1963 ATCC Retrieved from www.eastwood.asn.au on 4 November 2009
- 1963 Australian Touring Car racing images Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 4 November 2009