Flashback 1971: Holden roars home to win Southern Cross motor rally

By Port Macquarie Museum
October 17 2021 - 12:00pm
  • Headlines as reported in the Port Macquarie News - Monday 11 October 1971
Southern Cross Rally winning driver, Colin Bond with Port Macquarie Promotion Queens, Yvonne Gibbs and Beth Morcom, 1971
Southern Cross Rally winning driver, Colin Bond with Port Macquarie Promotion Queens, Yvonne Gibbs and Beth Morcom, 1971

Southern Cross Motor Rally

The 1971 Sun-Caltex Southern Cross motor rally was won outright in Port Macquarie yesterday by a Holden dealer team's Holden Torana XUI driven by Colin Shepheard. Second outright winner was also a Holden Torana XUI entered by City State racing team.

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