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 Peter Brock #05 HDT

1978 Australian Touring Car Champion

Holden LX Torana SS A9X

Item no: A87863
Limited edition: 2800

It took the legendary Australian Touring Car driver Peter Brock 4 more years to back up his first Australian Touring Car Championship victory in 1974. He achieved his second championship win in 1978, on the back of one of Australia’s most famous race cars, the Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Holden LX Torana SS A9X.

After 3 years as a privateer, Brock made a triumphant return to the factory Holden team, which had the budget, the crew and the best prepared race car to give him the best possible chance of success for the 1978 season. This would mean he would most likely have to beat the powerful Ford entries led by Allan Moffat, the winner of the previous years championship.

The potential dominance of the marquee Holden team was highlighted by race wins by Brock in the first two rounds of the season at Symmons Plains and at Oran Park. Another race win in the third round of the season at Amaroo was thwarted by a racing incident with Allan Moffat, however Brock recovered to finish in third position.

Round four at Sandown saw a legal dispute surrounding the eligibility of both Brock and Moffat’s cars that stripped them of any results for the round. The setback would see both the Holden and Ford teams serve a suspension and sit out round six, after Brock had claimed another win at Wanneroo in round five. The suspension Brock served in round six certainly had a profound effect on the Championship, with Bob Morris taking out the round, who would turn out to be Brock’s closest rival for the Championship victory.

The Wanneroo win was the last win for Brock for the 1978 Championship with Moffat taking out race 7 at Lakeside and Colin Bond taking out the final round of the season at Adelaide. The results had little bearing on championship however as the only two drivers in a good position to win the title were Brock and fellow Torana driver Morris.

Brock took out third position in the final race while Morris failed to secure the result he was looking for. The results saw Brock finish the season a mere 2 points ahead of Morris to clinch the 1978 Australian Touring Car Title.

Biante Model Cars are pleased to announce the opportunity to place your orders for our 1:18 Scale Holden LX Torana SS A9X, driven by Peter Brock to secure his second ATCC victory. This model will form part of the Biante Peter Brock Collection.

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