1963 Armstrong 500Previous1962Next1964 The 1963 Armstrong 500 was the fourth running of the Armstrong 500 touring car race. It was held on 6 October 1963. After the 1962 race, the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit was too damaged to continue to stage the race, forcing it to move to a new location, the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst with a new organising club, the . The race was open to standard production sedans with four classes based on the purchase price (in Australian pounds) of the vehicle.