The 1978 Bathurst Holden Torana A9X Hatchback , driven into second place by Allan Grice and John Leffler has just arrived.

Produced in 1:18 scale by Biante Model Cars, this model is limited to 2502 and comes with a certificate personally signed by Allan Grice.

Product number 87860

This model is priced at $205.

Racing career of Allan Grice
Though Grice did race, and win, for Holden factory teams in ATCC (most famously in the Bathurst 1000 in 1990), he spent much of his career as a privateer racing in a Holden against the Holden works teams (typically driven by Peter Brock).

Early in his career, Grice was the first racing driver to race the iconic LH model Holden Torana V8 (though he raced the road-version, L31, not the race-bred, Bathurst winning version, L34).

In 1974 Grice began driving for the Craven Mild Racing team and the following year he won a number of rounds in the Australian Touring Car Championship in his L34 Torana. 1978 saw Grice break through with a placing in the Bathurst 1000 when he came second behind Peter Brock in a Craven Mild Racing Torana A9X.

At Bathurst in 1982 Grice qualified fastest in the Re-Car Commodore and finished second with co-driver Alan Browne after a blisteringly fast duel with Peter Brock in the early laps. The following year Grice finished third at Bathurst in a Commodore shared with Colin Bond.

Though best remembered for his endurance race feats, Grice was a very fast driver. Driving as a privateer, he was the first driver to record a 100mph laps around Bathurst in both a Group C car 1982 and in a Group A car 1986 (that time on his way to winning Bathurst).

Grice ended his career having won 10 rounds in the Australian Touring Car Championship (equal 12th on list of round winners).

In addition to touring cars, Grice also won the Australian Sports Sedan Championship in 1978 and 1979, the 1984 Australian GT Championship, and won the 1991 James Hardie 12 Hour at Bathurst


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