ALLAN MOFFATind the
clock back
to 1967 and
you’ve got the
first Falcon V8
rocking up at
Bathurst, winning
and ushering in a
new age. Fast for-
ward to 1987 and it’s the Sierra heralding a
new era for the brand. Trip onwards to 1997
and the maiden V8 Supercars title with Glenn
Seton, 2007 and another Bathurst win for Triple
Eight with Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup and
2017 and DJR Team Penske’s rise to the top.
Slap two sevens together, meanwhile, and you arrive
at a year when Ford’s biggest star of the day, Allan
Moffat, absolutely steamrollered the opposition, first
to his third championship, then to his fourth and final
Bathurst win, the latter with a crushing team one-two
formation finish that would haunt Holden fans until
Peter Brock and his Holden Dealer Team finally equalled
the feat in 1984.
For many Australian touring-car devotees who view
the world through a blue tint, 1977 might just be the
most sacred year of all in Australian motorsport. With
the 40th-anniversary celebrations of Moffat’s magnifi-
cent season underway, we took the opportunity to pin
the racing legend down for a chat.
What is it with Ford, Australian
touring-car racing and the
number seven?
LEFT: Allan Moffat and Colin Bond
at the launch of the 2017 Bathurst
1000, which paid tribute to the
40th anniversary of their one-two
formation fi nish in 1977.