Event Name: 1971 Southern Cross Rally
Date: October 6–10, 1971
Host Country: Australia
Surface: Gravel
Total Distance: ~1,282 km
Total Starters: 73 crews
Total Finishers: 38 crews
The 1971 Southern Cross Rally tested the mettle of Australian and international crews alike across a demanding layout of bushland tracks, forest trails, and mountain gravel sectors. Known for its heat, dust, and raw pace, the Southern Cross remained a proving ground for Australia's toughest rally machines.
Based on Australia's east coast, the rally ran from Sydney to Port Macquarie and back through New South Wales' mountainous and forested interior.
Weather remained largely dry, but variable surface conditions kept drivers guessing, particularly in shaded and overgrown areas.
Bond and Shepheard’s speed and consistency delivered a decisive victory for Holden, overcoming fierce competition and the punishing terrain with calculated aggression and resilience.
The 1971 Southern Cross Rally was a true battleground of speed and strength, and Bond’s win in the Torana cemented its place as Australia’s top rally machine of the era.
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