Bathurst Pillows
Description: New Brunswick is an Atlantic province in eastern Canada, the largest of the Maritimes, and is Canada's only constitutionally bilingual (English and French) province. Its capital is Fredericton, with other major cities including Saint John and Moncton. The province is known for its natural beauty, including forests, rivers, and the Bay of Fundy with its high tides, as well as a strong fishing industry.
Description: The 1968 XT model featured a mild facelift, with a divided grille, and inset driving lights for the GT. The GT also replaced the thick lower body stripes of the XR with narrow stripes along the waistline from grille to tail light. The tail lights were still round, but instead of the small round indicator of the XR, the XT model had a long indicator across the light. The 289 cubic inch V-8 engine variant was replaced by a new 302 cu in (4.9 L) unit. (info from Wikipedia)
Description: The 1969 XW Falcon introduced bolder styling which featured raised ridges down each front guard and a 'buttressed' c-pillar (although the rear windscreen was not relocated), which made the cars appear larger than the XR/XT models. The GT variant gained a bigger V8, the 351 cu in (5.8 L) Canadian-made Windsor engine, producing 291 horsepower (217 kW) equipped with dual exhausts and sports air cleaner. The styling of the GT went wilder with the addition of an offset racing-style bonnet scoop, bonnet locks, and blackouts, as well as 'Super Roo' stripes along the full length of the car. GT wheels were now 12-slot steel with flat centre caps over the lug nuts and stainless steel dress rims. (info from Wikipedia)
Description: 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: The SS Group A SV was a race homologation special based on Holden’s VN Commodore SS, which was built at Elizabeth, South Australia but extensively modified by Holden Special Vehicles (HSV). It was powered by a 215 kW (288 hp) 4.9 L HEC 5000i V8 engine, which was mated to a six-speed ZF S6-40 manual transmission. The SS Group A SV existed primarily as a homologation special, created specifically so a racing optimised version of the Commodore could be utilised for Group A touring car motor racing. (text courtesy of wikipedia)
Description: The XB series bore minor cosmetic differences to the preceding model, the XA, aimed at giving the car a more muscular stance. First time equipment offerings included standard front disc brakes on all models and an available carpeted interior. Launched in September 1973, the XB GT was to be the last Falcon GT for almost 20 years, until the 25th Anniversary EBII GT in October 1992. The XB GT received a new aggressive front end with a twin nostril bonnet, similar to the style found on the '71-'73 Mach 1 Mustang. The XB was the most popular GT model built by Ford with a total of 2,899 (1,950 sedans and 949 hardtops) sold. (info from Wikipedia)
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: 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.
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: 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.
