Holden L34 Torana 1976 Bathurst 5th Place

The 1976 Bathust was dominated by the Holden L34 Torana, this was partly due to the shear number competing, there were sixteen L34 Toranas, compared to only three Ford Falcons.
‘Captain’ Peter Janson was teamed with Kevin Bartlett in the Number 15 L34 Torana. Bartlett’s qualifying time of 2m29.5s was good enough for the 9th fastest time, but was a way back from pole sitter Allan Moffat who set a time of 2m25.0s
The start of the 1976 race is best know when the Triumph Dolomite of Wade/Dellaca slammed into the rear of the stalled Holden L34 of Brabham/Moss. Both cars would continue the race, but were non-finishers. When the smoke had cleared, Janson had climbed into 6th position, getting ahead of Negus and Goss. Several of the Toranas were having issues with their brakes, this didn’t plague the number 15 car but they were forced to pit with a broken rear axel .
Janson took 5th position when Hamilton brought their L34 Torana into the pits also suffering from a broken rear axel. The Captain Peter Janson car went on to finish in 5th position.

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