Why is bathurst only ford and holden

It was from this three-way-rivalry that the era of muscle cars, commonly referred to as "Bathurst Specials" was born. The Gallaher changed its major sponsor and therefore its name in to the Hardie-Ferodo With this race Holden introduced its new weapon to target Ford's Falcon GT, which won the previous year's race, the Monaro.

The car was a 2-door coupe based on the 4-door sedan currently being offered by Holden. However, the new coupe had a cubic inch V8, giving the car the subsequent name of the Monaro GTS The common term "bigger is better" was proved true in when Fords Super Falcon came to the party with a cubic inch power plant. The imported Commodore outsells the Ford Mondeo — its closest rival — by more than three-to-one.

The Mustang is available at every Ford dealership nationwide. In the battle of the brands this is the first time in 21 years Ford will head to Bathurst having sold more cars in showrooms than Holden. The last time Ford beat Holden in the sales race was in — when the blue oval badge claimed market dominance for the third year in a row.

Both former favourites are now ducking it out in the bottom half of the Top 10; Toyota is on track to lead the market for the 16th year in a row after displacing Holden in While Ford is well into its post-manufacturing recovery, Holden has only recently hit rock bottom, twice this year posting its lowest monthly sales since being established in The Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger pick-ups are on track to finish first and second in the sales race for the second year in a row.

Nissan sales have slipped by 26 per cent since it started V8 Supercar racing in And what of the future? Skaife says motor sport chiefs must find a way to ensure fans do not drift away. But if Holden has decided the brand is no longer current then we have to move on. We might probably move back to something like that. Supercars said it understood the pain those fans who had backed Holden throughout its racing history would be feeling.

Several teams also issued statements mourning the loss of one of the most storied names in the sport. We are thankful for their support and proud of what we have achieved together, including seven Bathurst victories and six driver championships. Supercars will never look the same as Ford v Holden rivalry vanishes.

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