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1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars. It was authorised by Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.

The championship, which was the fourth Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was won by Holden.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a five round series with each round being a single race staged over a minimum distance of 250 km.

5	[RE-PO 500K](1974-re-po-500k)	Phillip Island	Victoria	24 November	AUS Colin Bond	Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000	Holden Dealer Team	[Report](1974-repo-500k)

Class Structure

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes.

Up to and including 1300 cc
1301 to 2000 cc
2001 to 3000 cc
Over 3000 cc

Points system

For all rounds except the Bathurst round, championship points were awarded on a 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions outright. For the Bathurst round only, championship points were awarded on an 18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2 basis for the first nine positions in each class plus 4-3-2-1 for the first four positions outright. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points.

Results

8	Chrysler	-	6	-	-	-	6

References

Conditions for Australian Titles, 1974 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 84 to 89
Records, Titles and Awards, 2002 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-4
Manufacturers Championships Review, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition, pages 120-145
Official Programme, Chesterfield 250, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, August 25th 1974
Official Programme, Sandown 250, Manchamps Round 2, September 8th (1974)
1974 Official Programme, Hardie-Ferodo 1000
Des White, Toranas Top-score, Racing Car News, December 1974, pages 54 to 57
Tom NcNaughton, K.B. stops Stewart’s run, Racing Car News, January 1975, page 60
Official Souvenir Programme, The Re-Po Meeting of Champions, Phillip Island Auto Racing Club, November 24, 1974
Championship Pointscores, Chequered Flag, December 1974 / January 1975, Page Seventy Six

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