The 1967 Surfers Paradise Four Hour was an endurance race for “Production Touring Cars”, held at the Surfers Paradise International Raceway in

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K Shaw, 4 Hour shambles at Surfers, Australian Auto Sportsman, May 1967, pages 36 to 38 on 9 April 1967.Des White, Alfas sweep home, Racing Car News, May 1967, pages 28 & 29 The race, which was organised by the Queensland Racing Drivers Club, was the first Surfers Paradise Four Hour, superseding the Lowood Four Hour race which had been run in 1964, 1965 and 1966. Outright victory was awarded to the Alfa Romeo Giulia Super entered by Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd and driven by Kevin Bartlett and

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Class structure

Entries were divided into four classes based on price: * Class A : Up to $1800 * Class B : $1801 to $2000 * Class C : $2001 to $2400 * Class D : Over $2401 to $4000

Results

Twenty two cars fronted for the race. * Outright : Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd * First Automatic: Ford Motor Co of Australia * First Six Cylinder: Howsons Garage

Class structure

Results

References

Further reading