# 1973 Southern Cross Rally

The 1973 Southern Cross Rally, officially the Sun-Total Oil Southern Cross International Rally was the eighth running of the Southern Cross Rally. The rally took place between the 3rd and the 7th of October 1973. The event covered 3,245 kilometres from Sydney to Port Macquarie. It was won by Andrew Cowan and John Bryson, driving a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR.

## Results

| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
| 1 | 5 | Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia | Andrew Cowan John Bryson | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 193.25 |
| 2 | 16 | Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia | Barry Ferguson Wayne Gregson | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 219 |
| 3 | 3 | Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia | Doug Chivas Peter Meyer | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 225.75 |
| 4 | 9 | Mitsubishi Motor Corporation Australia | Joginder Singh Garry Connelly | Mitsubishi Lancer GSR | 247.25 |
| 5 | 74 | Garry & Warren Smith-Holden Dealer Team | Colin Bond George Shepheard | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 264 |
| 6 | 8 | Nissan Motor Company (Australia) | Frank Kilfoyle Mike Osborne | Datsun 180B SSS | 281.50 |
| 7 | 22 | Bob Riley | Bob Riley Adrian Van Loon | Mitsubishi Galant | 366 |
| 8 | 17 | Nissan Motor Company (Australia) | Bob Watson Jeff Beaumont | Datsun 240Z | 372 |
| 9 | 21 | Tynan Motors P/L | Charlie Lund Nigel Collier | Mazda RX-3 | 570.50 |
| 10 | 30 | W.E. Evans | Bill Evans Mike Mitchell | Datsun 1200 | 726.25 |
| 11 | 41 | Ross Dunkerton | Ross Dunkerton John Large | Datsun 180B SSS | 818.50 |
| 12 | 31 | Des West | Des West Richard McMaster | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 819.50 |
| 13 | 28 | Shoesmiths | Allan Lawson Murray Coote | Datsun 1200 | 951 |
| 14 | 42 | Provincial Motors | Jim Laing-Peach Barry Lake | Subaru Leone GSR | 1237.50 |
| 15 | 43 | B.G. Bell | Brian Bell Dr. Brian McGuirk | Datsun 1600 | 1340.75 |
| 16 | 2 | Nissan Motor Company (Australia) | Shekhar Mehta Roger Bonhomme | Datsun 240Z | 1936 |
| 17 | 53 | D.E. Beasley | David Beasley Geoff Sykes | Datsun 1600 | 2152.75 |
| 18 | 59 | Barry Smith Toyota | Gary Meehan Graham Gillies | Toyota Corolla | 2827.75 |
| 19 | 27 | Helmut Goetz | Helmut Goetz Peter McFadzean | Datsun 180B SSS | 3519.75 |
| 20 | 71 | Bega Valley Team | Neil Weston Peter Berriman | Datsun 1600 | 3576.75 |
| 21 | 50 | Dr. J. Munro | John Munro Wal Harris | Datsun 1600 | 3741.75 |
| 22 | 32 | Col Parry | Col Parry S. Pearce | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 3952.25 |
| 23 | 44 | Bega Valley Team | Mark Hankinson Max Roberts | Datsun 1600 | 4121 |
| 24 | 70 | C.L. O'Brien | Charles O'Brien Des Dunstan | Holden Torana LJ GTR | 4205.25 |
| 25 | 58 | N.K. Morris | Keith Morris John Fell | Datsun 1600 | 4267.75 |
| 26 | 39 | Bega Valley Team | Bob Moore Ron Wiebe | Mitsubishi Galant | 4347.75 |
| 27 | 54 | Maurie Quincey | Lynne Jarman Lyn Stanley | Honda Civic | 4378.25 |
| 28 | 37 | Bennett Honda | Geoff Ross Bruce Partridge | Honda Civic | 4767.75 |
| 29 | 48 | Christian Autosports Club | George Kahler Richard Denny | Mazda RX-2 Coupe | 4800.75 |
| 30 | 57 | Erl Calver | Erl Calver Merv Gillies | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 4825.50 |
| 31 | 56 | Bennett Honda | John Blanchard Fritz Suendermann | Honda Civic | 5239.75 |
| 32 | 67 | S. Mulholland | Gwyn Mulholland Wally Pywell | Datsun 1600 | 5922.25 |
| 33 | 46 | Tynan Motors P/L | Brian McIlvenna Polly Ashworth | Mazda 1200 | 6095.25 |
| 34 | 45 | Robert Kahl | Robert Kahl James Kahl | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 7930 |
| 35 | 52 | North Shore Sporting Car Club | Richard Hill Sonja Kable-Cumming | Leyland P76 | 8121.25 |
| 36 | 72 | Ron Cross | Ron Cross Barbara Hellwig | Holden Torana LJ XU-1 | 8972.75 |
| 37 | 73 | Dennis Lloyd | Dennis Lloyd Colin Mate | Morris Cooper S | 12046.75 |
| 38 | 68 | K.W. Leslie | Keith Leslie John Humphreys | Morris Cooper S | 14849.50 |
| Source: ||||||