 1972 saw the "Supercar scare" which killed off the Phase 4 Falcon project.Ford was forced to use the Phase 3 GTHO again for its Bathurst campaign and in a race that started on a wet track the light-footed Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 driven by a young Peter Brock won the day.But Ford did add a major trophy to their cabinet by winning the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.