1955 Round Australia Trial

1955 Round Australia Trial
*Redex Trial*
1955 Round Australia Trial; Redex Trial
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Host country	Australia Australia
Rally base	Sydney
Dates run	21 August – 11 September 1955
Stages	17
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	16,900 km (10,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews	176 at start, 54 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Australia Laurie Whitehead ; Australia Bob Foreman; Australia Regent Motors Pty Ltd

The 1955 Round Australia Trial, officially the Redex Trial, was the third running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 21 August and 11 September 1955. The event covered 16,900 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Bob Foreman, driving a Volkswagen 1200.

Results

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	90	Australia Regent Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Laurie Whitehead Australia Bob Foreman	Volkswagen 1200	21
2	2	Australia E.B. Perkins	Australia Eddie Perkins Australia Lance Perkins	Volkswagen 1200	27
3	60	Australia Regal Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Malcolm Brooks Australia Frank Tate	Standard Vanguard Phase II	45
4	133	Australia W.H. Hayes	Australia William Hayes Australia Tom Quill	Ford 1954 Customline	161
5	83	Australia Carl Kennedy	Australia Carl Kennedy Australia Bill Turner	Peugeot 203	236
6	38	Australia Greig and Lloyd Kook	Australia Greig Kook Australia Sidney Braithwaite Australia Lloyd Kook	Standard Vanguard Phase II	399
7	89	Australia D.A. McLachlan	Australia Bill McLachlan Australia Marie McLachlan	Ford 1954 Customline	506
8	101	Australia Bill Edmonds	Australia Bill Edmonds Australia Eric Keft	Standard Vanguard Phase II	591
9	152	Australia Advanx (Gosford) Motor Service Pty Ltd	Australia Robert Burgin Australia Sam Griffiths	Peugeot 203	622
10	164	Australia F.E. McMahon	Australia Francis McMahon Australia Bruce Creber Australia Pat Joyce	Mercury 1948 Eight	656
11	169	Australia Team Hines and Eastlake	Australia Bert Hines Australia Frank Eastlake Australia Glen Tippett	Holden FJ	699
12	72	Australia W.L. Pitt	Australia Bill Pitt Australia Walter Anderson Australia Richard Howard	Morris Oxford Series II	725
13	55	Australia Manly Pacific Garage	Australia Ronald Green Australia Jack Scharkie	Peugeot 203	740
14	154	Australia Robert Sears	Australia Robert Sears Australia Unknown	Peugeot 203	750
15	99	Australia Team Fraser and McLoughlin	Australia Rod Fraser Australia Colin McLoughlin	Volkswagen 1200	773
16	136	Australia F.W. Hecker	Australia Sam Hecker Australia Arthur Griffiths Australia Norwood Warry	Holden FJ	795
17	174	Australia Team Watt and Peniston	Australia Neil Watt Australia Arthur Peniston	Peugeot 203	847
18	74	Australia NSW Country Holden Dealers	Australia Ken Miller Australia Terry Wheatley Australia Harry Cape	Holden FJ	965
19	59	Australia W.A. Rudder	Australia W. Rudder Australia Raymond Pickett Australia M. Somerville	Humber Super Snipe Mark IV	1,020
20	76	Australia Christey's Motor Auctions Pty Ltd	Australia Tom Mills Australia Jack O'Hara Australia Bert Easterbrook	Ford 1954 Customline	1,114
21	125	Australia D.A. Pollack	Australia Kevin Pollack Australia Donald Pollack Australia John Sample	Ford Zephyr Six	1,132
22	167	Australia J. Lefoe and R.S. Upton Pty Ltd	Australia John Lefoe Australia Evan Green	Standard Vanguard Phase II	1,245
23	140	Australia Richardson and Kirwan Pty Ltd	Australia Val Richardson Australia Max Kirwan Australia Bob Crewdson	Humber Super Snipe Mark IV	1,249
24	12	Australia A.A. Johns	Australia Tony Johns Australia Patrick O'Conner	Peugeot 203	1,281
25	67	Australia 'Possum' Kipling	Australia 'Possum' Kipling Australia Leigh Stevens Australia Les March	Holden FJ	1,299
26	107	Australia Koroit Motors	Australia Eric Richardson Australia Gordon McDowell Australia Ian Crockford	Holden FJ	1,359
27	134	Australia Team Belling, Cumming and Peake	Australia John Belling Australia Forbes Cumming Australia Robert Peake	Ford Zephyr Six	1,363
28	31	Australia Gordon Bray	Australia Gordon Bray Australia Sandy Raywood	Peugeot 203	1,422
29	62	Australia Team Smith and McCrohon	Australia Ross Smith Australia Keith McCrohon Australia Chris Higgins	Standard Vanguard Phase II	1,499
30	48	Australia J.R. Hall	Australia John Hall Australia George Reynolds	Volkswagen 1200	1,516
31	58	Australia Mrs C. Hayes	Australia 'Granny' Hayes Australia George Ross Australia Jack Ricardi	Volkswagen 1200	1,653
32	54	Australia Young's Car Sales	Australia Robert Young Australia Jack Vaughan	Volkswagen 1200	1,678
33	102	Australia Jack Hay	Australia Jack Hay Australia Arch Heyward	Standard Vanguard Phase II	1,702
34	173	Australia Major Warwick	Australia Major Warwick Australia Joseph Little	Škoda 1101	1,837
35	1	Australia A.W. Standfield	Australia Wes Standfield Australia Ron Standfield	Standard Vanguard Phase II	1,882
36	158	Australia D.H. Antill	Australia Peter Antill Australia George Reed Australia Max Winkless	Plymouth 1955 Savoy	1,926
37	108	Australia Goodfellow Brothers	Australia Horace Goodfellow Australia Leo Goodfellow	Standard Vanguard Phase II	1,973
38	168	Australia K.F. Thallon	Australia Keith Thallon Australia Ike Stubbin Australia Graham Richter	Standard Vanguard Phase II	2,054
39	141	Australia E.A. Gibson	Australia Eric Gibson Australia Leonard McGill Australia James Whelan Australia Arch Nicholson	Chevrolet 1951 Deluxe	2,222
40	170	Australia Team Allen and McComb	Australia James Allen Australia Raymond Allen Australia Gordon McComb	Standard Vanguard Phase II	2,266
41	118	Australia Stewart Alexander	Australia Stewart Alexander Australia John Hillman Australia Selwyn Murphy	Dodge 1948 Deluxe	2,292
42	39	Australia Jim Hirst	Australia Jim Hirst Australia Geoff Chew	Standard Vanguard Phase II	2,358
43	6	Australia Rex Parkinson	Australia Rex Parkinson Australia John Hope Australia Tony Lucas	Holden FJ	2,508
44	94	Australia Tom Farrell	Australia Tom Farrell Australia Frank Denlay Australia John Jones	Ford 1954 Customline	2,689
45	111	Australia R.J. Williams	Australia Robert Williams Australia Milford Johnson Australia Ian Robertson	Holden FJ	2,709
46	25	Australia J.E. Pedley	Australia Joe Pedley Australia Maxwell Oliver	Austin A50	2,745
47	50	Australia J.F. McCafferty	Australia John McCafferty Australia Peter Richardson Australia John McKinney	Holden FJ	3,310
48	20	Australia K.V. Tubman	Australia Ken Tubman Australia Ken Pleasant	Standard Vanguard Phase II	3,327
49	44	Australia Ride-Esi Shock Absorbers	Australia Harry Walker Australia George Walsh Australia Arthur Green	Ford Zephyr Six	3,472
50	115	Australia D.T. Murray	Australia Des Murray Australia Unknown	Holden FJ	3,894
51	126	Australia C.A. Fulton	Australia Cecil Fulton Australia Neil Stewart Australia Thomas Cawdroy	Austin A70 Hereford	4,068
52	137	Australia 'Pop' Morgan	Australia 'Pop' Morgan Australia Neville Bird	Standard Vanguard Phase II	4,691
53	36	Australia Lenaghan's Belmont Taxis	Australia Elaine Lenaghan Australia Reg Lenaghan	Holden FJ	5,127
54	113	Australia W.J. Robinson	Australia Bill Robinson Australia Barry Bolton	Holden 48-215	6,483
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References

↑ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 68-80
↑ "182 Cars Entered in Round Australia Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 July 1955.
↑ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 187-191

[1] Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 68-80

[2] "182 Cars Entered in Round Australia Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 July 1955.

[3] Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 187-191

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