1972 BP Rally - Photo Gallery
Lin Gigney / Ross Kelly enter control. Recognise any of the bystanders?
Mcleod, Gigney and Watson, Graham Hoinville walking in clean shoes!
The famous ex taxi Holden HR of Rod Barwick / Don Reid blasting into the night to their next fare
he clean young pair of Ross Kelly and Lin Gigney receiving their BP starter medallions. Lin seems to be nodding off already
Bob Watson and Geoff Thomas in another creek on the 1973 BP
Holden Torana GTR XU-1, Matt Philip and Roger Bonhomme, wading their way to fifth outright in their Mollison Motors team car
Lancia Fulvia of John Armitage / Robin Sharpley fording the Tooma River, southern NSW on dusk
Holden Torana GTR XU-1, Stewart McLeod/Jack Lock, arriving at Chadstone
Ford Cortina, John Blanchard and Bob Forsyth, checking that the company car is right to go
Watson and Thomas on the motorkhana at the Chadstone finish
VW John Pooley / Bob Tyson unsure which way to go
The snappy young pair of Bruce Wilson / Mike Mitchell receiving first in class award in their Datsun 1200. They also finished fourth outright. Mitchell is wondering how many brushes he can sell to the man from BP.
Gil Davis and Peter Haas at the start of the 72 BP Rally
Ford Cortina Mk 1, Peter Hudson (not the footballer of the time) and Ian Swan, getting off the ground
Gil Davis and Peter Haas at the finish of the 1972 BP Rally
Bob Watson and Geoff Thomas, winners of the 1973 BP Rally
2nd on the 1973 BP Mal McPherson and Jeff Beaumont
Bob Watson & Geoff Thomas, Mal McPherson & Jeff Beaumont looking relaxed at start.
VW Lin Gigney/Ross Kelly, Holden HR Rod Barwick/Don Reid, VW John Pooley/Bob Tyson at the Hobart start