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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Des White, Moffat's 250, Torana's Title, Racing Car News, December 1971, pages 68-70
- ↑ Australian Title Conditions, 1971 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 82
- 1 2 Bruce Waddell, Moffat by half lap in "250", Brisbane Courier Mail, Monday, 8 November 1971
- ↑ John Medley, Bathurst, The Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, page 423
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford, The Racing History, 1989, page 287
- 1 2 Fantastic Finale, Modern Motor, January 1972
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Keith Shaw, Surfers 250, Australian Motor Manual, January 1972, page 56