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The 1983 Australian Touring Car season was the 24th season of touring car racing in Australia commencing from 1960 when the first Australian Touring Car Championship and the first Armstrong 500 (the forerunner of the present day Bathurst 1000) were contested.The year was known for its political infighting over the homologation of parts by the Confederation of Australian Motorsport (CAMS) who actually announced the 1 August homologation grants on television during the running of Round 7 of the Touring Car Championship.