Holden VC Commodore 1980 Sandown 400 3rd Place

In 1980 Allan Moffat was not competing in the Australian Touring Car Championship, as the attempted homologation of the Mazda RX7 had fallen through, appearing to leave him without a drive for Sandown and Bathurst. A deal was put together and then came the shock announcement that for the race, Allan would be driving the No.25 Holden Dealer Team VC Commodore, the sister car to the HDT No.05 VC of Peter Brock.
The 1980 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars, staged on September 14, over 109 laps of the 3.1km Sandown Circuit, in Victoria, Australia. The event would be marked by the fact it was Moffat's second only time in a Holden and that he would be infact driving in the same team as his arch rival, Peter Brock.
Brock and Moffat made it an all HDT front row. Peter Brock won the start and Allan followed in second until Lap 42, when after sliding wide, he hit a barrier and had to pit. After rejoining the race he pitted again to have some loose wheel nuts tightened. Allan was a lap down, but worked his way through the field to eventually finish the race in third.
Brock had won in the 05 VC and Garry Rogers with Fred Geissler had grabbed second place, also in a VC; to make it a podium finish at Sandown
for the Holden VC Commodores. But as a guest drive, Allan Moffat had performed admirably in a well deserved 3rd place finish.

Item includes certificate and production number plate, mounted to the chassis.