1956 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)

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 countryAustralia Australia
Rally baseSydney
Dates run4 – 19 August 1956
Stages17
Stage surfaceTarmac and Gravel
Overall distance13,680 km (8,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews83 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerAustralia Eddie Perkins
Australia Lance Perkins

Results

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Pos No Entrant Drivers Car Penalties (Points)
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

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  1. ^ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 84-86
  2. ^ "Mobilgas Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 July 1956.
  3. ^ "Too Easy Finish to Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1956.
  4. ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 194-196