The 1956 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Trial was the fifth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 4 and 19 August 1956. The event covered 13,680 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Eddie Perkins and Lance Perkins, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
1956 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Trial | |||
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Sydney | ||
Dates run | 4 – 19 August 1956 | ||
Stages | 17 | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 13,680 km (8,500 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 83 at start, 27 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() |
Results
editPos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
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1 | 16 | E.B. Perkins | Eddie Perkins Lance Perkins |
Volkswagen 1200 | 48 |
2 | 11 | Country Holden Dealers | Jack Masling Ken Miller Harry Cape |
Holden FE | 62 |
3 | 14 | R.L. Foreman | Bob Foreman Geoff Easton |
Volkswagen 1200 | 80 |
4 | 85 | A.A. Griffiths | Arthur Griffiths Maxwell Galt |
Volkswagen 1200 | 101 |
5 | 21 | G.N. Horner | George Horner Bill Price Alwyn Kurtz |
Ford 1956 Customline | 216 |
6 | 27 | J.R. Hall | John Hall James Alward |
Volkswagen 1200 | 225 |
7 | 68 | Regal Motors | Malcolm Brooks Frank Tate |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 241 |
8 | 38 | Mrs M.B. Blakeway | Maude Blakeway Norman Bolton William Hubbard |
Ford 1955 Customline | 243 |
9 | 59 | J.K. Gamble | Keith Gamble Lorna Gamble Geoff Ackerman |
Volkswagen 1200 | 249 |
10 | 63 | P.J. Sullivan | Patrick O'Sullivan Les Innes |
Volkswagen 1200 | 253 |
11 | 88 | A.H. Smith | Arthur Smith Archer Smith |
Volkswagen 1200 | 305 |
12 | 36 | Ron Leech | Ron Leech Valerie Leech Leslie Lee |
Holden FJ | 320 |
13 | 57 | Parkers | Arthur Packer Bill Parker John Parker |
Holden FE | 348 |
14 | 89 | Greg Cusack | Greg Cusack Leigh Moore |
Volkswagen 1200 | 385 |
15 | 47 | Doug Whiteford | Doug Whiteford Jim Hawker |
Peugeot 403 | 388 |
16 | 89 | Alma Braddock | Alma Braddock Gerald McMillan |
Volkswagen 1200 | 846 |
17 | 49 | Jack Vaughan | Jack Vaughan Bob Lancet |
Volkswagen 1200 | 984 |
18 | 4 | D.M. Calvert | Dave Calvert Arthur Smith |
Bristol 401 | 1,096 |
19 | 35 | N.L. Crowfoot | Norman Crowfoot Clarrie Newey |
Simca Aronde | 1,219 |
20 | 82 | D.K. Hose | David Hose H. Symons James Gainger |
Austin A70 | 1,545 |
21 | 51 | Austin Distributors Pty Ltd | Jeff Brotherton Patrick Case Geoff Smith |
Austin A90 | 1,724 |
22 | 90 | L.J. Spies | Leo Spies Michael Pines Leslie Lee |
Holden FJ | 1,977 |
23 | 94 | Major Warwick | Major Warwick Allan Zimmerer |
Škoda 440 | 2,235 |
24 | 72 | J.D. Fagan Pty Ltd | John Fagan Ken Limbrick Bill Ellis |
DeSoto 1955 Firedome | 2,388 |
25 | 3 | Jack Hay | Jack Hay Jack Gore |
Standard Vanguard Phase I | 2,392 |
26 | 74 | Reg Lenaghan | Reg Lenaghan Len Lenaghan |
Volkswagen 1200 | 2,438 |
27 | 23 | Richardson and Kurwan Pty Ltd | Val Richardson Max Kirwan |
Humber Super Snipe Mark IV | 2,717 |
Source:[1][2][3][4] |
References
edit- ^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 84-86
- ^ "Mobilgas Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1956.
- ^ "Too Easy Finish to Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1956.
- ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 194-196