1958 Round Australia Trial (Mobilgas)
| 1958 Round Australia Trial Mobilgas Trial | |||
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| Host country | Australia Australia | ||
| Rally base | Sydney Melbourne | ||
| Dates run | 20 August – 7 September 1958 | ||
| Stages | 31 | ||
| Stage surface | Tarmac and Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 16,250 km (10,100 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 67 at start, 34 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Australia Eddie Perkins Australia Arthur Smith | ||
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The 1958 Round Australia Trial, officially the Mobilgas Trial was the ninth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 20 August and 7 September 1958. The event covered 16,250 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Eddie Perkins and Arthur Smith, driving a Volkswagen 1200.
Results
| Pos | No | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Penalties (Points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Australia E.B. Perkins | Australia Eddie Perkins Australia Arthur Smith |
Volkswagen 1200 | 11 |
| 2 | 48 | Australia Greg Cusack | Australia Greg Cusack Australia Pat Lawless |
Volkswagen 1200 | 55 |
| 3 | 23 | Australia G.J. Coles and Company | Australia Dave Anderson Australia Laurie McAlister |
Holden FE | 58 |
| 4 | 68 | Australia S.G. McGlashan | Australia Stan McGlashan Australia W. Leabeater |
Volkswagen 1200 | 68 |
| 5 | 53 | Australia H.R. Smith | Australia Harry Smith Australia David Orr |
Volkswagen 1200 | 117 |
| 6 | 8 | Australia L.L. Fiebig | Australia Lance Fiebig Australia Jim Claridge |
Holden FE | 125 |
| 7 | 72 | Australia Regal Motors | Australia Malcolm Brooks Australia Frank Tate |
Standard Vanguard Phase III | 154 |
| 8 | 21 | Australia Team Firth and Young | Australia Harry Firth Australia Kevin Young |
Volkswagen 1200 | 155 |
| 9 | 31 | Australia Leith Car Sales | Australia Harvey Gunn Australia Desmond Smith |
Volkswagen 1200 | 158 |
| 10 | 3 | Australia Team Murray and Murison | Australia Bill Murray Australia Bill Murison |
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 | 194 |
| 11 | 25 | Australia Team James, Williams and Calnan | Australia Clarrie James Australia Jack Williams Australia Albert Calnan |
Holden FE | 394 |
| 12 | 71 | Czech Republic Motokov | Australia Ken Tubman Australia David Berman |
Škoda 440 | 429 |
| 13 | 69 | Australia Nalder's Garage | Australia Wes Nalder Australia Jack Nalder |
Ford Zephyr Mark II | 480 |
| 14 | 63 | Australia Elaine Lenaghan | Australia Elaine Lenaghan Australia Len Lenaghan Australia Reg Lenaghan |
Holden FE | 520 |
| 15 | 41 | Australia J.N. Mather | Australia Joseph Mather Australia Ron Jones Australia H. McKinnon |
Volkswagen 1200 | 658 |
| 16 | 57 | Australia Parkers' Colac | Australia Arthur Parker Australia W. Stacey Australia John Parker |
Holden FC | 695 |
| 17 | 29 | Australia Lorna and Keith Gamble | Australia Keith Gamble Australia Lorna Gamble Australia John Hayward |
Rover 90 | 786 |
| 18 | 59 | Australia R.J Holden | Australia Bob Holden Australia Matt Walton |
Peugeot 403 | 794 |
| 19 | 62 | Australia O.G. Roberts | Australia Tom Quill Australia Sidney Chapman Australia Owen Roberts |
Holden FC | 820 |
| 20 | 42 | Australia C.R. Turner Motors | Australia Claude Turner Australia Laurie Turner |
Hillman Minx Mark II | 904 |
| 21 | 58 | Australia John and Peter Perkins | Australia John Perkins Australia Peter Perkins |
Peugeot 403 | 911 |
| 22 | 49 | Australia Team Cullen and Garard | Australia Pat Cullen Australia John Garard |
Holden FE | 939 |
| 23 | 60 | Australia Wally Eremin | Australia Wally Eremin Australia J. Alexander |
Hillman Minx Mark II | 1,012 |
| 24 | 37 | Czech Republic Motokov | Australia Vince Brown Australia Norm Saville |
Škoda 440 | 1,018 |
| 25 | 19 | Japan Nissan Motor Company | Japan Yasuhara Nanba Australia Bruce Wilkinson Japan Kazuaki Okuyama |
Datsun 1000 | 1,129 |
| 26 | 22 | Australia C.G. Chappell | Australia Chester Chappell Australia Rob Mills |
Holden FE | 1,157 |
| 27 | 65 | Australia H.E. and F.N. Pitts Motors | Australia Frank Pitts Australia Kevin Higgs |
Hillman Minx Mark II | 1,183 |
| 28 | 55 | Australia Victorian Police Motor Sports Club | Australia Alan Sharpley Australia Kevin O'Neill Australia Jerry Merrett |
Ford Zephyr Mark II | 1,227 |
| 29 | 5 | Australia Aubrey Melrose | Australia Aubrey Melrose Australia John Cummins |
Austin Westminster A90 | 1,255 |
| 30 | 54 | Australia Jack Murray | Australia Jack 'Milko' Murray Australia John Pomroy Australia Bert Madden |
Chrysler Royal V8 AP1 | 1,295 |
| 31 | 44 | Czech Republic Motokov | Australia Major Warwick Australia Max Watson |
Škoda 440 | 1,486 |
| 32 | 36 | Australia Team Hose and Hillman | Australia David Hose Australia John Hillman |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,545 |
| 33 | 27 | Australia Leslie Young | Australia Leslie Young Australia Harry Harris |
Morris Minor 1000 | 1,780 |
| 34 | 14 | Japan Nissan Motor Company | Japan Yoshitane Oya Australia Allan Gibbons Japan Yonekichi Minawa |
Datsun 1000 | 2,003 |
| Source:[1][2][3] | |||||
References
- ↑ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 93-94 & 99
- ↑ "Draw for Car Trial Announced". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 August 1958.
- ↑ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 204-206