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Pacific Touring Series race in the Official Programme, Adelaide international Raceway, Sunday 16 February 1975, page 50 lists the Marlboro Holden Dealer Team as the entrant of the Bond Holden
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The Entry list for the South
Pacific Touring Series race in the Official Programme, Adelaide international Raceway, Sunday 24 February 1974, page 42 lists the Holden Dealer Team as the entrant of the Brock Holden
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Pacific Touring Series race in the Official Programme, Adelaide international Raceway, Sunday 25 February 1973, page 33 lists the Holden Dealer Team as the entrant of the Brock Holden
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Pacific Touring Series race in the Official Programme, Adelaide international Raceway, Sunday 27 February 1972, page 33 lists McLeod Ford as the entrant of the Goss Ford Falcon
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endurance race, it was switched to the new Australian
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446:"XW Falcon", www.allanmoffat.com.au
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16:Not to be confused with
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127:Queensland
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334:John Goss
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147:Melbourne
135:Oran Park
49:Australia
201:Chrysler
31:Category
496:The Age
161:History
45:Country
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313:Holden
209:Holden
139:Sydney
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63:Folded
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