The 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes was open to cars complying with CAMS Group C Touring Car regulations. The title was contested over a five round series:
- Round 1 : Perrier Gold Cup, Oran Park, NSW, 22 August
- Round 2 : Castrol 400, Sandown, Vic, 12 September
- Round 3 : James Hardie 1000, Mount Panorama, Bathurst, NSW, 3 October
- Round 4 : Gold Coast 300, Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Qld, 7 November
- Round 5 : Nissan-Datsun 300, Adelaide International Raceway, SA, 5 December
Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:
- Class A : Up to 1600cc
- Class B : 1601 to 2000cc
- Class C : 2001 to 3000cc
- Class D : 3001 to 6000cc
Championship rounds were contested concurrently with those of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship.
Championship results were as follows:
| Position | Make | Car | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Points |
| 1 | Nissan | Bluebird Turbo | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 |
| 2 | Ford | Falcon XE, Falcon XD, Capri & Escort | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| 3 | Mazda | RX-7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 4 | Toyota | Corolla Levin & Celica | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | - | 30 |
| 5 | Holden | Commodore VH | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Isuzu | Gemini | - | 9 | - | 6 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Triumph | Dolomite | - | 4 | - | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Mitsubishi | Lancer & Colt | - | 6 | - | 6 | - | 12 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | GTV & GTV6 | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 |
| 10 | Audi | 5 + 5 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
| 11 | BMW | 635 CSi | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
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