1956 Round Australia Trial (Ampol)

1956 Round Australia Trial
*Ampol Trial*
1956 Round Australia Trial; Ampol Trial
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Host country	Australia Australia
Rally base	Sydney
Dates run	15 – 29 July 1956
Stages	16
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	10,460 km (6,500 miles)
Statistics
Crews	113 at start, 32 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Australia Wilfred Murrell ; Australia Allan Taylor

The 1956 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the fourth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 15 and 29 July 1956. The event covered 10,460 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Wilfred Murrell and Allan Taylor, driving a Peugeot 403.

Results

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	32	Australia Team Murrell and Taylor	Australia Wilfred Murrell Australia Allan Taylor	Peugeot 403	258
2	17	Australia M.C. Goldsmith	Australia Max Goldsmith Australia Bob James	Volkswagen 1200	395
3	66	Australia Jack 'Milko' Murray	Australia Jack 'Milko' Murray Australia Jack Diamond Australia Tom Smith	Holden FJ	688
4	109	Australia Team Letchford and Glasson	Australia Jack Letchford Australia Arthur Glasson	Volkswagen 1200	735
5	80	Australia John Lefoe	Australia John Lefoe Australia Rex Woodger Australia Spencer Vale	Standard Vanguard Phase I	735
6	44	Australia Bob Scarlett	Australia Bob Scarlett Australia Ken Maxfield Australia Ron Mountford	Standard Vanguard Phase II	736
7	10	Australia A.A. Anderson	Australia 'Duck' Anderson Australia Tony Anthony	Holden FJ	758
8	35	Australia D.H. Antill	Australia Peter Antill Australia Max Winkless	Austin A90	773
9	34	Australia W.J. Robinson	Australia Bill Robinson Australia Lindsay Hall	Volkswagen 1200	874
10	85	Australia D.G. MacRae	Australia Donald MacRae Australia David Clinton Australia Mervyn Collens	Ford 1939 V8	879
11	113	Australia Ray and Ken Christie	Australia Ray Christie Australia Ken Christie	Standard Vanguard Phase II	983
12	25	Australia Roger Crocker	Australia Roger Crocker Australia Norm Howes	Peugeot 403	996
13	113	Australia Mrs Blanche Brown	Australia Blanche Brown Australia Vince Brown Australia Cathy Price	Rolls-Royce Phantom I	1,188
14	67	Australia L.A. Free	Australia Les Free Australia Thomas Rown Australia N.Nichols	Ford 1954 Customline	1,244
15	49	Australia Frank Bode Motors	Australia Les Burrows Australia Allan Burrows	Morris Minor	1,253
16	83	Australia Shepherd, Harris and Pomeroy	Australia Percy Pomroy Australia Harry Harris	Holden FJ	1,266
17	48	Australia Bombardier Motors	Australia Ronald Green Australia Les Westren	Peugeot 403	1,274
18	51	Australia J.E. Murray	Australia Jack 'Gelignite' Murray Australia Ray Murray	Ford 1948 V8	1,317
19	19	Australia L.N. Young	Australia Leslie Young Australia Frank Pye	Holden FJ	1,390
20	27	Australia Edwards Car Sales	Australia King Watson Australia Herb Wright	Holden FJ	1,399
21	92	Australia Garard's Radio Cabs	Australia John Garard Australia John Garard Sr. Australia Ross Garard	Holden FJ	1,572
22	57	Australia 1817 Car Club	Australia John Hollingshead Australia David Hunt Australia Tony Marsden	Holden FJ	1,619
23	102	Australia R.O. Crombie	Australia Bob Crombie Australia Maurie Craddock	Ford Anglia	1,698
24	90	Australia H.R. Everett	Australia H. Everett Australia David Doherty	Volkswagen 1200	1,736
25	82	Australia T.C. Robertson	Australia Thomas Robertson Australia Peter Denton	Morris Oxford	1,796
26	47	Australia Jim Dick	Australia Jim Dick Australia Roy Terry Australia Noel Cooper	Terraplane 1935	1,856
27	60	Australia A.J. Gibbons	Australia Alan Gibbons AustraliaRon Speet	Volkswagen 1200	2,044
28	115	Australia Vic Wilson	Australia Vic Wilson Australia John McDonnell Australia Ian Gibson	Plymouth 1955	2,168
29	37	Australia K.F. Thallon	Australia Keith Thallon Australia Alan Thornton	Standard Ten	2,192
30	112	Australia S.C. Tosh	Australia Sid Tosh Australia Allan Gilbert	Volkswagen 1200	2,231
31	16	Australia T.L. White	Australia Tom White Australia Dave Gaskett Australia Murray Colless	Morris Isis	2,272
32	73	Australia Norm Porter	Australia Norm Porter Australia Lenard Caspar	Morris Minor 1000	2,307
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Gallery

References

↑ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 81-84
↑ "Ampol Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 July 1956.
↑ "Points and Prizes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1956.
↑ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 191-194

[1] Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 81-84

[2] "Ampol Trial Draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 July 1956.

[3] "Points and Prizes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1956.

[4] Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 191-194

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