The 1973 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally was the eighth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 3rd and the 7th of October 1973. The event covered 3,245 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie. It was won by Andrew Cowan and John Bryson, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR.
Results Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points) 1 5 Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia Andrew Cowan John Bryson Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 193.25 2 16 Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia Barry Ferguson Wayne Gregson Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 219 3 3 Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia Doug Chivas Peter Meyer Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 225.75 4 9 Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia Joginder Singh Garry Connelly Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 247.25 5 74 Garry & Warren Smith-Holden Dealer Team Colin Bond George Shepheard Holden Torana LJ XU-1 264 6 8 Nissan Motor Company (Australia) Frank Kilfoyle Mike Osborne Datsun 180B SSS 281.50 7 22 Bob Riley Bob Riley Adrian Van Loon Mitsubishi Galant 366 8 17 Nissan Motor Company (Australia) Bob Watson Jeff Beaumont Datsun 240Z 372 9 21 Tynan Motors P/L Charlie Lund Nigel Collier Mazda RX-3 570.50 10 30 W.E. Evans Bill Evans Mike Mitchell Datsun 1200 726.25 11 41 Ross Dunkerton Ross Dunkerton John Large Datsun 180B SSS 818.50 12 31 Des West Des West Richard McMaster Holden Torana LJ XU-1 819.50 13 28 Shoesmiths Allan Lawson Murray Coote Datsun 1200 951 14 42 Provincial Motors Jim Laing-Peach Barry Lake Subaru Leone GSR 1237.50 15 43 B.G. Bell Brian Bell Dr. Brian McGuirk Datsun 1600 1340.75 16 2 Nissan Motor Company (Australia) Shekhar Mehta Roger Bonhomme Datsun 240Z 1936 17 53 D.E. Beasley David Beasley Geoff Sykes Datsun 1600 2152.75 18 59 Barry Smith Toyota Gary Meehan Graham Gillies Toyota Corolla 2827.75 19 27 Helmut Goetz Helmut Goetz Peter McFadzean Datsun 180B SSS 3519.75 20 71 Bega Valley Team Neil Weston Peter Berriman Datsun 1600 3576.75 21 50 Dr. J. Munro John Munro Wal Harris Datsun 1600 3741.75 22 32 Col Parry Col Parry S. Pearce Holden Torana LJ XU-1 3952.25 23 44 Bega Valley Team Mark Hankinson Max Roberts Datsun 1600 4121 24 70 C.L. O'Brien Charles O'Brien Des Dunstan Holden Torana LJ GTR 4205.25 25 58 N.K. Morris Keith Morris John Fell Datsun 1600 4267.75 26 39 Bega Valley Team Bob Moore Ron Wiebe Mitsubishi Galant 4347.75 27 54 Maurie Quincey Lynne Jarman Lyn Stanley Honda Civic 4378.25 28 37 Bennett Honda Geoff Ross Bruce Partridge Honda Civic 4767.75 29 48 Christian Autosports Club George Kahler Richard Denny Mazda RX-2 Coupe 4800.75 30 57 Erl Calver Erl Calver Merv Gillies Holden Torana LJ XU-1 4825.50 31 56 Bennett Honda John Blanchard Fritz Suendermann Honda Civic 5239.75 32 67 S. Mulholland Gwyn Mulholland Wally Pywell Datsun 1600 5922.25 33 46 Tynan Motors P/L Brian McIlvenna Polly Ashworth Mazda 1200 6095.25 34 45 Robert Kahl Robert Kahl James Kahl Holden Torana LJ XU-1 7930 35 52 North Shore Sporting Car Club Richard Hill Sonja Kable-Cumming Leyland P76 8121.25 36 72 Ron Cross Ron Cross Barbara Hellwig Holden Torana LJ XU-1 8972.75 37 73 Dennis Lloyd Dennis Lloyd Colin Mate Morris Cooper S 12046.75 38 68 K.W. Leslie Keith Leslie John Humphreys Morris Cooper S 14849.50 Source:
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