The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the sixth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 7 and 21 July 1957. The event covered 9,660 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Jack Witter and Doug Stewart, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
1957 Round Australia Trial Ampol Trial | |||
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Sydney | ||
Dates run | 7 – 21 July 1957 | ||
Stages | 35 | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 9,660 km (6,000 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 79 at start, 42 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() |
Results
editPos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
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1 | 26 | J.A. Witter | Jack Witter Doug Stewart |
Volkswagen 1200 | 3 |
2 | 27 | Team Perkins and Reynolds | Eddie Perkins George Reynolds |
Volkswagen 1200 | 5 |
3 | 77 | Yaralin Ampol Service Station | John Garard Jack Garard Greg Garard |
Holden FE | 21 |
4 | 70 | Bob Scarlett | Bob Scarlett Joe Dunlop Ron Mountford |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 48 |
5 | 58 | Mrs Blanche Brown | Blanche Brown Vince Brown Cathy Price |
Rolls-Royce Phantom I | 61 |
6 | 5 | Des West | Des West Kevin Thomas Noel Eade |
Holden FE | 74 |
7 | 19 | Team Sheedy and Roberts | Col Sheedy M. Roberts |
Volkswagen 1200 | 76 |
8 | 64 | Team Dean and Houstein | John Dean Bill Houstein |
Volkswagen 1200 | 107 |
9 | 78 | Woodger Brothers | Rex Woodger D. Woodger |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 133 |
10 | 60 | Team Tosh and Gilbert | Sid Tosh Allan Gilbert |
Simca Aronde | 157 |
11 | 49 | W.J. Robinson | Bill Robinson Kevan Houley |
Volkswagen 1200 | 159 |
12 | 69 | W.A. Burns | William Burns Ron Coulston |
Holden FE | 187 |
13 | 17 | Doreen and Bill Parker | Doreen Parker Bill Parker Eric Vigar |
Ford 1953 Customline | 266 |
14 | 30 | R.E. Gudgeon | Bob Gudgeon Lionel Jenkins |
Peugeot 403 | 297 |
15 | 82 | Pascoe Brothers | Phil Pascoe Norm Pascoe |
Holden FE | 322 |
16 | 10 | Garard's Taxi Trucks and Hire Cars | Don Garard Jim Roberts Ross Garard |
Holden FJ | 408 |
17 | 61 | A.A. Anderson | 'Duck' Anderson Tony Anthony |
Peugeot 403 | 453 |
18 | 50 | Ted Kelly | Ted Kelly George Hughes B. Hopkins |
Holden FJ | 476 |
19 | 79 | Mrs Kathleen Christie | Kathleen Christie Ray Christie Ron Grose |
Standard Vanguard Phase II | 477 |
20 | 66 | Laurie Sanders | Laurie Sanders David Pitt G. Shipham |
Holden FE | 482 |
21 | 7 | Bill Lee | Bill Lee John Thurston |
Peugeot 403 | 490 |
22 | 71 | Team Anderson and Kingham | David Anderson R. Kingham |
Morris Minor 1000 | 521 |
23 | 31 | C.E. Hook | Charles Hook Vera Bayliss H. Blake |
Peugeot 403 | 537 |
24 | 29 | Robertson Brothers | George Robertson Mick Hughes |
Volkswagen 1200 | 567 |
25 | 37 | Warren Williamson | Warren Williamson William Whiting John Collins |
Volkswagen 1200 | 601 |
26 | 1 | M.L. Arentz | Martin Arentz Ray Davie |
Ford 1956 Customline | 612 |
27 | 12 | Team Scott and Shelton | Alan Scott Aub Shelton |
Holden FE | 669 |
28 | 9 | G.S. Ross | George Ross T.D. Harry |
Fiat 600 | 676 |
29 | 39 | A.C. Stone | Angus Stone Unknown |
Volkswagen 1200 | 687 |
30 | 68 | Team Sly and Townsend | Leon Sly M. Townsend J. Feloy |
Ford 1955 Customline | 694 |
31 | 20 | Hughes and Stewart | Stewart Hughes D. Scarlett |
Standard Ten | 719 |
32 | 53 | J.N. Davis | Norton Davis Ron Johnston |
Volkswagen 1200 | 792 |
33 | 80 | Greg Featherstone | Greg Featherstone Graham Blowes |
Peugeot 403 | 818 |
34 | 6 | John Lefoe | John Lefoe Jim Allen |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 846 |
35 | 51 | Parade Motors Limited | Cecil Dix Ronald Dix Dennis Dix |
Dodge 1948 | 982 |
36 | 8 | Ken Christie | Ken Christie Edna Christie |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,016 |
37 | 11 | J.B. Davey | John Davey Unknown |
Holden FJ | 1,075 |
38 | 45 | Vic Wilson | Vic Wilson John McDonnell Ian Gibson |
Plymouth 1955 | 1,081 |
39 | 33 | Delore Motors | Joe Freedman Hayden Cadwallader |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,202 |
40 | 72 | Jack Davey | Jack Davey Eric Nelson Bill Murison |
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 | 1,276 |
41 | 54 | L.A. Cave | Len Cave Bernie Prentice |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,340 |
42 | 76 | L.N. Young | Leslie Young Unknown |
Holden FE | 1,444 |
Source:[1][2][3] |
References
edit- ^ "Ballot for '57 Motor Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1957.
- ^ "Only 42 Cars Finish of 79 in Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 July 1957.
- ^ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 196-198