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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Australian Title Conditions, 1976 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, pages 81 to 85
- 1 2 3 Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au As archived at www.webcitation.org on 31 October 2013
- ↑ Howard, Graham; Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1976: Moffat bounces back". Australian Touring Car Championship 25 fabulous years. R&T Publishing. pp. 168–176. ISBN 0-9590378-2-9.
- ↑ Moffat back in race Canberra Times 5 June 1976 page 36
- ↑ Moffat smiling Canberra Times 7 June 1976 page 16
- 1 2 Ray Bell, Australian Touring Car Championship - Rd. 5, Amaroo Park Racing Car News May 1976 page 72
- 1 2 Official programme, Hang Ten 400, Sept 12 (1976)
- ↑ Tom Naughton, Moffat's action-packed Calder Racing Car News April 1976 page 76
- 1 2 Australian Touring Car Championship, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1977 Edition, pages 48 to 73
- ↑ "1976 ATCC". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ↑ Brock Torana races away in record 300 The Courier-Mail 8 November 1976 page 18
- 1 2 3 4 Graham Howard, Stewart Wilson & David Greenhalgh, 1976 ATCC, The Official History of Australian Touring Car Championship – 50 Years, page 169