Violent Crash at Bathurst 1971

f100cowboy · Post by **f100cowboy** » January 30, 2010, 11:55 am

It is hard to believe that Bill Brown survived this horrific crash. Several items to watch for during the video;
1. the track worker who scrambles and claws himself out of the way narrowly misses being flattened
2. where Bill's head is related to the guard rail as the car violently rolls
3. the safety truck that arrives is a Slick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWtTue8yXLE

macgiobuin · Post by **macgiobuin** » January 30, 2010, 12:24 pm

WOW! Hadn't seen that before...

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » January 30, 2010, 1:03 pm

is that steering wheel on the RH Side

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » January 30, 2010, 2:03 pm

6166 Junkyard Dog wrote:is that steering wheel on the RH Side

sure is

weezle · Post by **weezle** » January 30, 2010, 2:13 pm

Holy smokes!!! He was very lucky...

Okla66F100 · Post by **Okla66F100** » January 30, 2010, 3:02 pm

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » January 30, 2010, 6:35 pm

I remember watching that race!, hard to believe he walked away!. The car it self was put on display at the Ford dealership in Parramatta, not far from where I grew up in Toongabbie, we all went down to see it, they had a sign saying here`s proof of Ford`s quality and safety

nice long shot of the crash truck too!

stronger66ratfink · Post by **stronger66ratfink** » January 30, 2010, 8:14 pm

I'm surprised no one mentioned the Slick that help haul him off I guess there, was that a 63?
Built ford tuff indeed

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » January 30, 2010, 9:25 pm

if it was a 63 it had a right bed non uni. pretty cool truck anyways.

frank66 · Post by **frank66** » February 1, 2010, 2:28 am

Everyone loves a crash when no one gets hurt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuzCc0hBKYE

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » February 1, 2010, 2:42 am

His car was devastated!, I think he mean`s buggered!