1953 Round Australia Trial

The 1953 Round Australia Trial, officially the Redex Trial was the inaugural running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 30 August and 13 September 1953. The event covered 10,460 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Ken Tubman and John Marshall, driving a Peugeot 203.

1953 Round Australia Trial
Redex Trial
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Host countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run30 August – 13 September 1953
Stages15
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance10,460 km (6,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews186 at start, 142 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Ken Tubman
Australia John Marshall

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
1 48   Team Tubman and Marshall   Ken Tubman
  John Marshall
Peugeot 203 19
2 191   John McGrath Motors   Ken Robinson
  Russell Lane
  Anthony Peck
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 20
3 160   D.H. Antill   Peter Antill
  George Reed
  Max Winkless
Plymouth 1952 Concord 21
4 41   Preston Motors Pty Ltd   Lex Davison
  Peter Ward
  Otto Stone
Holden 48-215 22
5 64   Lloyd Davies   Lloyd Davies
  Lisle Dunmore
  Jack Cherry
Holden 48-215 23
6 91   E.A. Nelson   Eric Nelson
  Bill Burrows
  S. Baker
Standard Vanguard Phase II 23
7 51   J.A. Masling   Jack Masling
  Leo Hennessy
  Don Baldry
Humber Super Snipe Mark II 25
8 115   David McKay   David McKay
  Rex Marshall
Austin A40 Somerset 28
9 46   John McGrath Motors   Tom Sulman
  John Hall
  Jock Morgan
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 30
10 57   W.T. Nunn   Bill Nunn
  Leonard Voss
  Ron Smyth
Mercury 1939 Eight 30
11 145   Footscray Motors   M. Gilbert
  Laurie Oxenford
Standard Vanguard Phase II 30
12 117   Jack Jeffrey   Jack Jeffrey
  Neil Smyth
Peugeot 203 33
13 5   A.L. Kipling   'Possum' Kipling
  John Hughes
Holden 48-215 36
14 53   J.P. Crouch   John Crouch
  John Dowling
  Jack Walker
Peugeot 203 37
15 28   Neville Vale   Neville Vale
  Spencer Vale
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 42
16 13   E.B. Perkins   Eddie Perkins
  Lance Perkins
Rover 75 46
17 52   T.H. Farrell   Tom Farrell
  Frank Denlay
  John Jones
Ford 1952 Customline 50
18 122   T.L. Quill   Tom Quill
  Frank Campbell
Ford Consul 61
19 85   M.L. Arentz   Martin Arentz
  Norman Bond
  Ricky Smidt
Ford 1953 Customline 86
20 114   Preston Motors Pty Ltd   Charlie Dean
  John Joyce
  Lou Molina
Holden 48-215 88
21 93   D.L. West   Des West
  Lindsay West
Holden 48-215 91
22 150   D.B. Williams   Doug Williams
  Donald Bain
MG TD Midget 96
23 175   Team Brenchley and Brown   Colin Brenchley
  Cliff Brown
Plymouth 1948 De Luxe 108
24 113   F.W. Hecker   Sam Hecker
  Norm Hutchison
  Norwood Warry
Holden 48-215 121
25 158   A.F. Johnson   Fred Johnson
  Ray Johnson
Chevrolet 1950 Deluxe 125
26 167   Preston Motors Pty Ltd   Stan Jones
  Bill Patterson
  Ern Seeliger
Holden 48-215 126
27 143   Orrmans Service Station   Kenneth Orrman
  Ian Mountain
  Robert Orrman
Peugeot 203 127
28 129   E.J. Lefoe   John Lefoe
  Ellis Glover
  Haugh Featherston
Standard Vanguard Phase II 143
29 66   M. & B. Distributors   Walter Luxton
  Frank Lobb
Mercedes-Benz 170S 146
30 21   W.J. Locke   Jim Locke
  Laurie Haysom
  David Maclure
Holden 48-215 160
31 135   Jack Saywell   Jack Saywell
  Dave Sullivan
  S. Fellows
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 163
32 184   R.R. Noble   Ron Noble
  Unknown
Chevrolet 1937 Master 167
33 75   M.S. Law   Martin Law
  Malcolm Robinson
  Pauline Barnes
Humber Super Snipe Mark III 170
34 9   Larke Hoskins   Barry Gurdon
  Unknown
Austin A40 Devon 174
35 25   W.A. Burns   William Burns
  Leonard Hubball
  Clive Odgers
  Norm Hord
Holden 48-215 188
36 121   William Hayes   William Hayes
  Len Slade
  Ken Walker
Standard Vanguard Phase II 193
37 179   Bill English   Bill English
  Ralph Newton
Austin A40 Devon 208
38 156   Keith Jones   Keith Jones
  William Shipway
Riley 2.5 Litre 214
39 97   J.E. Roberts   Don Roberts
  George Roberts
Standard Vanguard Phase II 217
40 112   David Bowman   David Bowman
  C. Bowman
  Paddy Fergusson
Holden 48-215 226
41 82   R.A. Gardiner   Rueb Gardiner
  Les Faulkner
Ford 1947 V8 233
42 63   J.R. Seymour   Ron Seymour
  Norm Foley
Ford Consul 234
43 24   W. Allen   W. Allen
  Clive Adams
Holden 48-215 236
44 116   Reno Auto Sales   Reg Smith
  Fred Allen
  Harley Mehegan
Ford 1952 Customline 254
45 99   H.R. Smith   Harry Smith
  Jim Clay
Peugeot 203 255
46 92   A.E. Fraser   A. Fraser
  C. White
  L. Arden
Jaguar Mark VII 266
47 43   Don Gorringe   Don Gorringe
  William Caldwell
  Trevor Gorringe
Jowett Javelin 289
48 165   J.A. Bickett   John Bickett
  Sam Miller
Ford 1952 Customline 294
49 140   Gibson Industries   'Hoot' Gibson
  Les Ramsay
  Sid Gibson
Standard Vanguard Phase II 305
50 108   C.W. Graham   Colin Graham
  MacGregor Graham
  Terry Gilbert
Peugeot 203 306
51 6   D.A. McLachlan   Bill McLachlan
  Marie Higgs
  Malcolm McKay
Ford 1952 Customline 308
52 133   W.K. Meier   William Meier
  Stan Jones
Austin A40 Devon 310
53 84   A.G. Melrose   Aubrey Melrose
  Harry Murray
  John Van Lieven
Austin A40 Devon 311
54 80   A.H. Gibson   Alex Gibson
  H. Howell
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 320
55 96   C.A. Roberts   Chris Roberts
  Wallace Hair
  Guy Bristol
Ford Zephyr Six 322
56 7   E.J. Brotherton   Jeff Brotherton
  Maurie Monk
Austin A30 331
57 181  J.A. Brabham   Jack Brabham
  Bill Armstrong
  Ron Tauranac
Holden 48-215 334
58 55   C.J. Arthur   Cliff Arthur
  Edna Arthur
  Ron Campbell
Peugeot 203 337
59 22   C.E. Dix   Cecil Dix
  Ronald Dix
  Alec Dealtry
  Keith Pederson
DeSoto 1947 Deluxe 346
60 166   Lionel Ryan   Lionel Ryan
  Tom Day
  Edgar Ryan
Holden 48-215 357
61 44   Team Tyas and Craigie   Ken Tyas
  J. Craigie
Ford Consul 372
62 87   Team Buly and Williams   Lloyd Buly
  Stan Williams
  Lyle Gray
  Fred Haig
Ford 1953 Customline 372
63 138   Jack Phillips   Jack Phillips
  Ron Phillips
  Jack Cox
Ford 1953 Customline 373
64 58   Harold Weal   Harold Weal
  Harold Weal, Jr.
Ford 1951 Custom 383
65 67   Keith McCrohon   Keith McCrohon
  Raymond Fuller
  Alex Nicol
Ford 1939 V8 Deluxe 398
68 132   J.B. Carrington   Banks Carrington
  Neville Barnett
  Ernest Smith
Morris Oxford Series MO 399
69 40   Bill Messenger   Bill Messenger
  Unknown
Mercury 1946 Eight 428
70 30   J.F. McCafferty   John McCafferty
  Ray George
Chevrolet 1951 Deluxe 453
71 88   Ron Muir and Sons   Ron Muir
  Bill Dresser
  Ron Speet
Ford Consul 456
72 73   Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service   Robert Boddenberg
  A. Ghersi
  E.Pinkerton
Peugeot 203 458
73 69   W.C. Zeh   Willy Zeh
  Tom Buddle
Mercedes-Benz 170 D 465
74 86   Titanic Steel Fab   Dan Mott
  Eric Staples
Jaguar Mark VII 478
75 176   Courtney and Patterson   A. Patterson
  Lloyd Edwards
Ford Prefect 486
76 168   Roy Rothwell   Roy Rothwell
  Hugh Rothwell
  Clive Mitchell
Holden 48-215 489
77 106   John McGrath Motors   Nat Buchanan
  Len Weston
  Cedric James
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV 490
78 146   J.E. O'Connell   J. O'Connell
  Lou Hall
  Jack Kemp
Chevrolet 1952 Deluxe 496
79 4   L.F. Bailey   Lyle Bailey
  L. Black
  N. Bailey
Mercedes-Benz 170S 500
80 38   D.R. McPherson   Don McPherson
  Ossie Steer
  Ted Tallis
  Bill Wagner
Ford 1953 Customline 547
81 149   D & K Taxis Limited   Arthur Garner
  Jack Wade
  Mort Harvie
Holden 48-215 550
82 33   Austin Distributors Pty Ltd   Ken Smyth
  Geoff Smith
Austin A30 560
83 90   Larke Hoskins   Curly Brydon
  Tom Jemison
Austin A40 Somerset 575
84 83   Frank Kleinig   Frank Kleinig
  Clive Gibson
Morris Minor Series II 622
85 45   Syd O'Halloran   Syd O'Halloran
  Jim Savage
Plymouth 1938 640
86 101   N.L. Olivier   N. Olivier
  Geoff Kittle
MG TD Midget 656
87 125   V.R. Burton   Viv Burton
  Sam Craig
Morris Minor MM 657
88 56   S.J. Carpenter   Stanley Carpenter
  Richard Carpenter
Terraplane 1937 660
89 185   Glandore Motors   Charles Tabberer
  Bob Burnett-Reid
Chevrolet 1937 Master Coupe 666
90 126   L.V. March   Les March
  John Brooker
MG TD Midget 677
91 107   Jack Davey   Jack Davey
  Lou Moss
  Alan Taylor
  Arthur Cushing
Ford 1952 Customline 681
92 137   Noel Sweeney   Noel Sweeney
  B. Hutchison
Jaguar Mark VII 707
93 136   Paramount Service Station   Rex Sendy
  Murray Chesser
Ford Consul 729
94 151   J.E. Pedley   Joe Pedley
  Fred Hargrave
Austin A70 Hereford 729
95 105   Harry Thompson   Harry Thompson
  Wal Gillespie
Singer Nine 783
96 152   S.C. Johnson   Stan Johnson
  Len Reeves
  Eric Daley
Studebaker 1947 Champion 788
97 189   J.A. Witter   Jack Witter
  Raymond Pantlin
Hudson Pacemaker 792
98 23   Team Milne and Conrad   G. Milne
  Bill Conrad
Vauxhall Velox 795
99 89   N.M. Hamilton   Norm Hamilton
  Ken Harper
Porsche 356 808
100 98   Miss Lois Rowe   Lois Rowe
  Nola Rowe
  Diana Brunton
Sunbeam-Talbot 90 854
101 187   F.A. Price   Frank Price
  Dick Cobden
  Kethel Rooke
Singer SM1500 868
102 170   W.J. Hamilton   W. Hamilton
  Unknown
Citroën Light 15 877
103 14   Team Drew and Cousins   Harvey Drew
  Bill Cousins
Studebaker 1938 Commander 900
104 103   Keith Napier   Keith Napier
  Alan Dickson
  Allan Irish
Plymouth 1934 927
105 29   Škoda Distributors   Harry Atkinson
  Ronald Wiseman
  Kevin Murphy
Škoda 1101 945
106 142   O.E. Yates   Owen Yates
  Bob Collett
  Lou Edwards
Austin A90 Atlantic 946
107 127   A.A. Anderson   'Duck' Anderson
  Tony Anthony
  Arthur Higgins
Holden 48-215 951
108 59   Don Hassett   Don Hassett
  Hank Edgar
  Geoff Walker
Austin A40 Devon 960
109 17   R.C. Neeley   Ray Neeley
  Allan Ashcroft
Allard M2X 961
110 42   Woollahra Driving School   Frank Eastlake
  Jack Fletcher
  John Webb
Holden 48-215 977
111 130   D. and R. Charlesworth   D. Charlesworth
  R. Charlesworth
  John Drew
Humber Hawk Mark V 1,033
112 144   D.H. Heggie   Don Heggie
  C. Heggie
Ford Zephyr Six 1,125
113 148   C.R. Turner   Claude Turner
  A. Burriss
  S. Waiber
Humber Hawk Mark V 1,135
114 172   L.P. Dorgan   Leo Dorgan
  Pat Riley
  Les Makin
Buick 1939 Special 1,209
115 39   J.P. Nind   John Nind
  Claude Jewson
MG TD Midget 1,316
116 109   Stan Levy   Stan Levy
  Unknown
Ford 1953 Customline 1,321
117 77   R.J. Mulcahy   R. Mulcahy
  N. Farmer
  Guy Cuthertson
Austin A70 Hereford 1,348
118 36   D. Stanborough   D. Stanborough
  Unknown
MG TD Midget 1,419
119 74   Les Burrows   Les Burrows
  Stan Shepheard
  Alf Barrett
Standard Vanguard Phase II 1,447
120 155   Q.C. Smith   Clem Smith
  Reg Sparks
Terraplane 1935 1,472
121 162   St James Driving School   John Moore
  Eric Pywell
  Barry Taylor
Austin A40 Devon 1,483
122 159   B.D. Kingston   Ben Kingston
  John Roe
  M. Kingston
Jaguar Mark VII 1,500
123 2   K.F. Thallon   Keith Thallon
  Harold Dowling
Morris Minor Series II 1,617
124 169   C.V. Cresswell   Charles Cresswell
  Sid Cresswell
  Arthur Lynn
Plymouth 1947 De Luxe 1,629
125 177   Alan Carter   Alan Carter
  Ann Carter
Riley 2.5 Litre 1,659
126 31   Eric Roberts   Eric Roberts
  Bert Endersby
Morris Minor Series II 1,661
127 124   R.F. Templar   Ray Templar
  'Blue' Ryan
  Bill Williamson
Rover 75 1,703
128 79   F.M. Higgins   F. Higgins
  D. Cameron
  F. Gill
Peugeot 203 1,726
129 164   Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service   Robert Burgin
  M. Griffiths
  Roy Francis
Peugeot 203 1,829
130 81   Fred Maguire   Fred Maguire
  John Larkin
  John Wawn
Nash 1946 600 1,899
131 163   C.F. Herbert   Cyril Herbert
  Allen Hallett
Standard Fourteen 1,935
132 34   Team Graham and Goldhurst   Frank Graham
  Peter Hamilton
Ford 1932 V8 Roadster 1,940
133 19   Mrs Winifred Conway   Winifred Conway
  Denys Tanner
  Margaret Bruce
Austin A40 Devon 1,979
134 192   Miss J. Hill   Bill Mair
  Reg Lusby
Renault 750 1,979
135 60   Commonwealth Motors   Laurie Whitehead
  Ian Barns
  Bill Buckle
Citroën Big Six 2,024
136 154   David Rance   David Rance
  Len Taylor
MG TD Midget 2,158
137 171   D.K. Carmody   Keith Carmody
  Ray Melville
Fiat 1400 2,383
138 173   Tom Mills   Tom Mills
  Jack O'Hara
  Bert Easterbrook
Hudson 1937 2,408
139 147   O.M. Joseph   Oscar Joseph
  Jack Joseph
  Harry Tartlin
  Neville Branson
Chrysler 77 2,409
140 95   M.D. von Sanden   Max von Sanden
  Valda Marshall
  Lin Paltridge
Nash 1928 Light Six 2,414
141 68   Interstate Car Rentals   Donald Tottey
  Archie Barnett
Ford Anglia Tourer 2,702
142 180   V.C. Hannaford   Vic Hannaford
  Merv Barrie
  Rex Ellis
Holden 48-215 3,169
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References

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  1. ^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 33-51
  2. ^ Unique Cars and Parts. "1953 Redex Around Australia Car Trial".
  3. ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 174-178