The Machine And The Man

Driving a car into tenth place in last year’s Repco Reliability trial and many other successes in motor sport has earnt Phil Eather of Mallacoota, Victoria, a great deal of respect in the motoring community.

Gil. Davies’ little Datsun 180B, which Phil co-drove, was a David against the Goliaths. Amateur back-up crew, zero sponsorship and no aerial or four-wheel assistance made their tenth position as commend­able as anything the Commodores achieved.