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The 1983 James Hardie 1000 was an endurance race for Touring Cars that complied with CAMS Group C regulations. It was also Round 4 of the 1983 Australian Endurance Championship.
The Holden Dealer Team took a controversial, but legal victory with the team’s second Holden VH Commodore driven by John Harvey, Peter Brock and Larry Perkins. The Holder Dealer Team Commodore finished a lap ahead of Allan Moffat and his Japanese team mate Yoshimi Katayama in their Mazda RX-7.
Making the top 10 on Friday was a victory in itself for the #4 VH Commodore of Bob Morris and Rusty French. The car was originally listed for French and Alan Browne, but Browne stepped down to give the car to Morris, who didnt have a drive. Morris took the first stint and after 15 laps they were in 4th position. By their first pitstop on lap 40 they were in the lead. But Morris was very eager to hand over the driving to French, as Morris had come down with a illness mid-race and was physically sick in his helmet. Morris was still sick for his second race stint, but battled on. The car finished the race in a very respectable 8th position.

Item includes certificate and production number plate, mounted to the chassis.