he gruelling Bathurst 1000 is a race like no other: from the early days 60 years ago when ordinary road cars were pitted against one another in the toughest test imaginable to today's ultra-professional Supercars. It's the Melbourne Cup of Australian motor racing.

Every one of those first 60 years is captured here in great pictures and fast-moving anecdotes.

Follow all legends - Brock, Moffat, Lowndes, Johnson, Skaife, Perkins, Grice, Whincup, Murphy, McLaughlin, Van Gisbergen and many more - around the Mount Panorama circuit.

About the Author

Steve Normoyle is one of Australia's pre-eminent motorsport historians and has reported on the Bathurst 1000 for over three decades. Steve is currently editor of this country's motoring and Bathurst race bible Australian Muscle Car magazine.

From the team that produced Supercars: the Holden vs Ford era, Holden Commemorative Edition, Ford Falcon Commemorative Edition and the earlier Bathurst: 50 years of the Great Race.