Bathurst Tapestries
Description: The "Super Roo" sticker was a promotional decal used by Ford Australia to symbolize their performance cars, first appearing on the XW Falcon GT in 1969. It was an Australian variation of the cartoon figures found on US muscle cars, designed to appeal to younger buyers and become the advertising motif for the vehicle. The grinning kangaroo on spinning wheels also appeared on other sporty Ford models. The Ford GTHO was a series of high-performance, Australian-made Ford Falcon models created for motorsport homologation, with the most famous being the XY Falcon GTHO Phase III. It was a powerful muscle car built with a upgraded V8 engine, special transmission, suspension, and brakes to dominate racing events like the Bathurst 500.
Description: Visually, the XC Falcon was given a restyle treatment that softened its appearance from its predecessors. The XC had a less aggressive nose which incorporated two round headlights on Falcon models and two rectangular headlights on Fairmont models. On sedan and wagon models, Ford also addressed the vision problems of the XA and XB by utilising redesigned rear doors, which debuted in May 1976 with the ZH series Fairlane, with a lower window line that had the effect of removing the coke bottle styling of the XA and XB. Visibility was further improved by an all-new, lower dashboard and crash pad, and higher front seats. The XC hardtop was the last of the two-door Australian Falcons. (info from Wikipedia)
Description: In the somewhat wet 1972 Hardie-Ferodo 500, the lightweight HDT Torana GTR XU-1 was able to finally claim victory against the heavyweight (Ford Falcon) GT-HOs, driven solo for 500 miles (800 km) by Peter Brock. This would be the start of the 'Peter Perfect'/Torana legend, and the first of five Bathurst wins for the Torana in its colourful 10-year racing career at Bathurst. Like the advertising of the time - “When you’re hot, you’re hot!” Drawn from a photo.
Nissan Skyline GTR R-32 Calsonic Bridgestone Potenza Livery B Tapestry
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Nissan Skyline GTR R-32 Calsonic Bridgestone Potenza Livery A Tapestry
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Description: HOLDEN TORANA SL/R 5000 Holden’s V8-engined Torana came to be at a time when parts of the world were turning their back on fuel-guzzling cars. Parts of the world excluding Australia anyway. What the SL/R 5000 had on its side was swagger. The SLR was an emblem of the cashed-up bogan; brash and loud with the looks and aerodynamics of a Besser (concrete) block. However, with its guards pumped out to clear fat wheels, an air-dam, rear rear duck-tail, stripes and decals it could at least look like a racing car. (text source: tradeuniquecars.com.au)
Description: The Laval Titan played from 1985 to 1994 at the Colisée de Laval against the Victoriaville Tigres, Drummondville Voltigeurs, Trois-Rivières Draveurs, Chicoutimi Saguenéens, Beauport Harfangs, Granby Bisons, Hull Olympiques, Longueuil Chevaliers, Saint-Jean Castors, Verdun Junior Canadiens and more. The team won the league championship in 1989, 1990 and 1993. Today, the team plays as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of Bathurst, N.B.
