1957 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
| 1957 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Rally | |||
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| Host country | Australia Australia | ||
| Rally base | Melbourne | ||
| Dates run | 21 August – 8 September 1957 | ||
| Stages | 35 | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 14,480 km (9,000 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 86 at start, 52 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Australia Laurie Whitehead Australia Kevin Young | ||
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The 1957 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Rally was the seventh running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 21 August and 8 September 1957. The event covered 14,480 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Laurie Whitehead and Kevin Young, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
Results
| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76 | Australia Laurie Whitehead | Australia Laurie Whitehead Australia Kevin Young |
Volkswagen 1200 | 13 |
| 2 | 23 | Australia S.J. Vaughan | Australia Jack Vaughan Australia Bob Lancet |
Volkswagen 1200 | 28 |
| 3 | 18 | Australia J.R. Hall | Australia John Hall Australia Colin Wilkinson |
Volkswagen 1200 | 36 |
| 4 | 10 | Australia E.B. Perkins | Australia Eddie Perkins Australia Les Perkins |
Volkswagen 1200 | 65 |
| 5 | 50 | Australia R.L. Foreman | Australia Bob Foreman Australia John McDougall |
Volkswagen 1200 | 77 |
| 6 | 52 | Australia Greg Cusack | Australia Greg Cusack Australia Pat Lawless |
Volkswagen 1200 | 90 |
| 7 | 43 | Australia Mrs Geordie Anderson | Australia Geordie Anderson Australia Bill Pitt Australia J. Abercrombie |
Jaguar Mark VIII | 172 |
| 8 | 97 | Australia A.J. Thiel | Australia Ard Thiel Australia Mick Kimpton |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 187 |
| 9 | 8 | Australia A.D. Hughes | Australia Doug Hughes Australia Ken Limbrick Australia Ken Harper |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 199 |
| 10 | 102 | Australia Team Fiebig and Holness | Australia Lance Fiebig Australia Brian Holness |
Holden FE | 209 |
| 11 | 64 | Australia Team Darby and Ruston | Australia Phillip Darby Australia John Ruston |
Volkswagen 1200 | 215 |
| 12 | 12 | Australia Coles Stores Australia | Australia Dave Anderson Australia Laurie McAlister Australia Jack Kelley |
Holden FE | 223 |
| 13 | 62 | Australia Doug Whiteford | Australia Doug Whiteford Australia Harry Russell |
Peugeot 403 | 227 |
| 14 | 72 | Australia Portland's Leading Traders | Australia Geoff Ackerman Australia Roy Petrie |
Volkswagen 1200 | 231 |
| 15 | 35 | Australia S.G. McGlashan | Australia Stan McGlashan Australia Patrick O'Sullivan |
Volkswagen 1200 | 240 |
| 16 | 1 | Australia Westco Motors | Australia Ken Anderson Australia M. McFadyen |
Simca Aronde | 263 |
| 17 | 60 | Australia Diamond and Roberts | Australia Ron Diamond Australia Downes Roberts Australia Max McPherson |
Holden FE | 302 |
| 18 | 3 | Australia H.H. Gunn | Australia Harvey Gunn Australia Cyril Lyons |
Holden FE | 322 |
| 19 | 98 | Australia H.C. Heathorne & Company Limited | Australia Don Elliot Australia Mick Watt |
Morris Minor 1000 | 328 |
| 20 | 55 | Australia George Winton | Australia George Winton Australia Mal Eastmond |
Volkswagen 1200 | 336 |
| 21 | 22 | New Zealand Alma and Gerald McMillan | New Zealand Alma McMillan New Zealand Gerald McMillan |
Volkswagen 1200 | 383 |
| 22 | 77 | Australia Team Hay and Gault | Australia Jack Hay Australia Max Gault |
Simca Aronde | 394 |
| 23 | 58 | Australia Claude Ruwolt | Australia Claude Ruwolt Australia Louise Ruwolt |
Peugeot 403 | 448 |
| 24 | 101 | Australia S.L. Archer | Australia Terry Archer Australia Don Dunoon |
Volkswagen 1200 | 472 |
| 25 | 5 | Australia Team Lindner and Boles | Australia William Lindner Australia Levi Boles |
Volkswagen 1200 | 492 |
| 26 | 73 | Australia H.R. Smith | Australia Harry Smith Australia Peter Staines |
Volkswagen 1200 | 504 |
| 27 | 93 | Germany Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG | Australia Tom Jackson Australia David McKay |
Porsche 356 A | 539 |
| 28 | 26 | Australia Claridge Motors Limited | Australia Fred Claridge Australia Len Claridge Australia Max Steer |
Holden FE | 561 |
| 29 | 41 | Australia Malcolm McPherson, Jr. | Australia Malcolm McPherson, Jr. Australia Robert Stevens |
Volkswagen 1200 | 602 |
| 30 | 68 | Australia C.R. Turner | Australia Claude Turner Australia Bob Holden |
Hillman Minx | 618 |
| 31 | 44 | Australia Hasthorpe Brothers | Australia George Hasthorpe Australia J. Hasthorpe Australia E. Pentland |
Holden FE | 685 |
| 32 | 16 | Australia Frank Bradshaw | Australia Frank Bradshaw Australia Geoff Fortune Australia S. Armstrong |
Holden FE | 695 |
| 33 | 75 | Australia Keith Gamble | Australia Keith Gamble Australia Lorna Gamble |
Volkswagen 1200 | 719 |
| 34 | 31 | Australia H.R. Krieg | Australia Harry Krieg Australia K. Moore Australia Albert Calnan |
Holden FE | 792 |
| 35 | 48 | Australia Federal Woollen Mills Limited | Australia Jim Keddie Australia Arthur Smith Australia Robert Riley |
Ford 1954 Customline | 865 |
| 36 | 79 | Australia Team Leech and Vincent | Australia Ron Leech Australia George Vincent |
Holden FJ | 924 |
| 37 | 32 | Australia Eric Anderson Radio-Television Pty Ltd | Australia Peter Anderson Australia Terence Allen |
Holden FE | 960 |
| 38 | 63 | Australia H.L. Firth | Australia Harry Firth Australia Maurie Monk |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 1,018 |
| 39 | 40 | Australia Team Holden, Sharpley and McNamara | Australia Keith Holden Australia Alan Sharpley Australia B. McNamara |
Ford Zephyr Mark II | 1,081 |
| 40 | 21 | Australia Bill Hurley | Australia Jack Place Australia Bill Hurley |
Volkswagen 1200 | 1,140 |
| 41 | 7 | Australia Zupps Motors | Australia Evan Thomas Australia Garth Llewellyn Australia Jack Phillpott |
Volkswagen 1200 | 1,168 |
| 42 | 38 | Australia Brifield Service Station | Australia Alan Jack Australia R. Burns |
Simca Aronde | 1,183 |
| 43 | 37 | Australia L.E. Howes | Australia Lawrence Howes Australia James Davenport |
Volkswagen 1200 | 1,190 |
| 44 | 53 | Australia K.E. Jones | Australia Keith Jones Australia N. Wise Australia Max Duncan |
Holden FE | 1,204 |
| 45 | 30 | Australia G.N. Horner | Australia George Horner Australia Robert Mills |
Ford 1956 Customline | 1,290 |
| 46 | 67 | New Caledonia Agence Alma | New Caledonia Jacques Leraux Australia Phil Irving New Caledonia Andre Jacquet |
Citroën DS 19 | 1,493 |
| 47 | 100 | Japan Toyota Motor Sales Company Limited | Japan Kunio Kaminomura Australia Lindsey Hedley Japan Kojiro Kondo |
Toyopet Crown Model RS Deluxe | 1,515 |
| 48 | 17 | New Zealand Noel Dickson | New Zealand Noel Dickson New Zealand John Chapman |
Ford Anglia | 1,712 |
| 49 | 2 | Australia C.C. Scott | Australia Cliff Scott Australia Ron Jones Australia John Slade Australia Tom O'Brien |
Ford 1950 Custom | 1,902 |
| 50 | 81 | Australia Associated Industrial Designers | Australia George Baird Australia Mat Walton |
Ford 1956 Customline | 1,951 |
| 51 | 80 | Australia Bruce Wilkinson | Australia Bruce Wilkinson Australia Fred Townsing |
Austin A70 Hampshire | 2,595 |
| 52 | 88 | Australia Norma Harrison | Australia Norma Harrison Australia Audrey Millgate |
Volkswagen 1200 | 3,943 |
| Source:[1][2][3][4] | |||||
References
- ↑ "Over Half a Million Rally Miles". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 September 1957.
- ↑ "40,000 Saw Mobilgas Cars Cross the Line". The Age. 9 September 1957.
- ↑ "Overseas Local Entries". The Cumberland Argus. 14 August 1957.
- ↑ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 198-200