t’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint can do. Peter Brock is on record as saying that the midyear livery change was the secret to the Holden Dealer Team’s success in 1972, as Brock biographer David Hassall explains elsewhere in this issue in his revealing feature on Brock’s fairytale first Bathurst win. Hassall also uncovers the truth behind the tyre intrigue at the HDT that year which contributed to the early and spectacular exit from the race of Brock’s team-mate, Colin Bond. It’s quite a story.
