1964 Round Australia Trial

1964 Round Australia Trial
*Ampol Trial*
1964 Round Australia Trial; Ampol Trial
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Host country	Australia Australia
Rally base	Sydney
Dates run	14 – 28 June 1964
Stages	16
Stage surface	Tarmac and Gravel
Overall distance	11,260 km (7,000 miles)
Statistics
Crews	147 at start, 101 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Australia Harry Firth ; Australia Graham Hoinville; Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia

The 1964 Round Australia Trial, officially the Ampol Trial was the tenth running of the Round Australia Trial. The rally took place between 14 and 28 June 1964. The event covered 11,260 kilometres around Australia. It was won by Harry Firth and Graham Hoinville, driving a Ford Cortina GT.

Results

Pos	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Penalties (Points)
1	50	Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia	Australia Harry Firth Australia Graham Hoinville	Ford Cortina GT	21
2	60	Australia Lanock Motors	Australia Barry Ferguson Australia Tony Denham	Volkswagen 1500 S	25
3	106	Australia Pat Cullens Garage	Australia Greg Garard Australia John Garard	Holden EH 179 Manual	25
4	40	Australia Lanock Motors	Australia Doug Stewart Australia Barry Lloyd	Volkswagen 1500 S	28
5	91	Australia Pat Cullens Garage	Australia Lionel Williams Australia Steve Halloran Australia Terry Gould	Holden EH 179 Manual	31
6	122	Australia Kain and Shelton Limited	Australia Tom Quill Australia Roger Abrahams	Ford Falcon XL 170ci	43
7	39	Australia Enterprise Auto Service	Australia Barry Arentz Australia Geoff Stock	Ford Cortina GT	51
8	109	Australia Bruce Collier	Australia Bruce Collier Australia John Bryson	Holden EH 179 Manual	55
9	117	Australia A.J. Thiel	Australia Tony Thiel Australia Garry Chapman	Ford Falcon XM 170ci	57
10	112	Australia B.S. Stillwell and Co. Pty. Ltd.	Australia Malcolm McPherson Australia Ian Home	Holden EH 179 Manual	71
11	115	Australia L.L. Fiebig	Australia Lance Fiebig Australia Gilbert Ahrens	Holden EH 179 Manual	88
12	103	Australia Ron Marshall	Australia Ron Marshall Australia Ian Butcher	Holden EH 179 Manual	95
13	41	Australia W.F. Hartigan	Australia William Hartigan Australia Martin Hartigan	Volvo 122S	95
14	44	Australia Goodwin Motors	Australia Harold Goodwin Australia Terry Robinson Australia Tom Edwards	Volvo 122S	97
15	70	Australia Victorian VW Agents	Australia Ray Christie Australia David Dunlop	Volkswagen 1500 S	106
16	121	Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia	Australia Ken Harper Australia Frank Kilfoyle Australia Bob Forsyth	Ford Falcon XM 170ci	109
17	108	Australia Pat Cullens Garage	Australia Pat Cullen Australia Mark Markwell	Holden EH 179 Manual	122
18	64	Australia Continental and General Distributors	Australia Ron Green Australia David Johnson	Peugeot 404	123
19	114	Australia Kevin Bell	Australia Kevin Bell Australia Ron Wilcock Australia Lionel Long	Holden EH 179 Manual	134
20	61	Australia Graham Ward	Australia Graham Ward Australia Bruce McPhee	Volvo 122S	143
21	104	Australia Seike Motors	Australia Maurie Seike Australia Keith Hughes Australia Robert Beasley	Chrysler Valiant AP5	162
22	113	Australia South Sydney Junior Rugby League Club	Australia Jim Johnson Australia David Harris	Holden EH 179 Manual	163
23	7	Australia Tom Bentley	Australia Tom Bentley Australia Dean Ryan Australia Bob Johnson	Volkswagen 1200	171
24	55	Australia Alan Crabbe Motors	Australia Alan Crabbe Australia Des Pike	Peugeot 404	177
25	13	Australia Peter Warren Motors	Australia Don Garard Australia Jim Roberts	Volkswagen 1200	178
26	80	Australia Ray Heffernan	Australia Ray Heffernan Australia Des Turner	Fiat 770	224
27	47	Australia Laurie Boyle	Australia Laurie Boyle Australia Graham Jones Australia Robert Schaefer	Hillman Super Minx	231
28	140	Australia Cronulla Tool & Engineering Co.	Australia John Priddle Australia Lindsay Adcock	Ford Zephyr Mark II	245
29	63	Japan Toyota Motor Company Limited	Australia Geoff Russell Australia Ron Burns	Toyota Crown	247
30	75	Australia Hemco Safety Belts	Australia Stewart Hughes Australia Alan Mottram	Ford Anglia	254
31	142	Australia Bill Burns	Australia Bill Burns Australia Brian Lawler Australia Bruce Kaye	Fiat 2300	258
32	93	Australia Milo Team Murray	Australia Jack 'Crackerjack' Murray, Jnr. Australia Peter Barnes	Chrysler Valiant AP5	262
33	45	Australia G.L. Crown	Australia Gerry Crown Australia Nigel Collier	Ford Cortina GT	264
34	17	Australia Dalex Motors	Australia Alan Leahey Australia Don Hyam	Volkswagen 1200	274
35	62	Australia Bruce Hodgson	Australia Bruce Hodgson Australia Ralph Baulch	Ford Cortina GT	276
36	59	Australia Continental and General Distributors	Australia Bob Holden Australia Monty Love	Peugeot 404	290
37	33	Australia J.A. Witter	Australia Jack Witter Australia Ron Maloney	Volkswagen 1200	296
38	126	Australia NSW Banana Board	Australia Russ Hammond Australia Jim Palmer	Chrysler Valiant AP5 Safari Wagon	296
39	19	Czech Republic Motokov	Australia Ron Bird Australia Jim Horman	Škoda Octavia	327
40	54	Australia Continental and General Distributors	Australia Jack 'Gelignite' Murray Australia Roy Denny	Peugeot 404	333
41	1	Australia VW Motors Pty Ltd	Australia Leigh Moore Australia Pat Lawless	Volkswagen 1200	347
42	136	Australia B.G. Sloane	Australia Keith Dosser Australia John Weare Australia Graham Robinson	Holden EK	347
43	128	Australia Eric Vigar	Australia Eric Vigar Australia Neil Morrison Australia Graham Stafford	Ford 1958 Customline	363
44	37	Australia Regal Motors	Australia Brian Hilton Australia David Duncan	Morris 1100	371
45	116	Australia Bob Gudgeon	Australia Bob Gudgeon Australia Henry Jenkins	Holden EH 179 Manual	377
46	20	Australia Team Travelodge	Australia Ken Tubman Australia Alan Greenway	Morris 1100	385
47	16	Australia Light Motors	Australia Adrian Callery Australia John Lock	Volkswagen 1200	393
48	35	Australia Western Australian VW Agents	Australia George Reynolds Australia Ivan Tighe	Volkswagen 1200	398
49	48	Australia Commercial Motor Vehicles Pty Ltd	Australia Lance Grosser Australia P. McCarthur	Hillman Super Minx	416
50	52	Australia Henry Dalton	Australia Henry Dalton Australia Neils Hansen	Hillman Super Minx	417
51	150	Australia Fred & Mary Murray	Australia Fred Murray Australia Mary Murray Australia Keith Thallon	Ford Falcon XM 144ci	426
52	111	Australia A.A. Anderson	Australia 'Duck' Anderson Australia Tony Anthony	Chrysler Valiant AP5	440
53	152	Australia Canberra Speed Shop	Australia Jack Byrne Australia Ray Gulson	Morris Cooper	446
54	86	Australia Wes Nalder	Australia Wes Nalder Australia Trevor Stanley	Hillman Imp	451
55	151	Australia R.W. Haycock	Australia Bill Haycock Australia Garry Welsh Australia Noel Bottle	Ford Falcon XM Pursuit	455
56	4	Australia C.J. Bond	Australia Colin Bond Australia George Shepheard Australia Andy Frankel	Volkswagen 1200	460
57	51	Japan Toyota Motor Company Limited	Australia Doug Hughes Australia Ross Farmer	Toyota Crown	462
58	8	Australia Joe Freedman	Australia Joe Freedman Australia Hayden Cadwallader	Volkswagen 1200	474
59	53	Australia David Tweedle	Australia David Tweedle Australia Marshall McCarroll Australia Jim Smith	Standard Vanguard	477
60	74	Australia Yorkshire Insurance	Australia Jacqueline Price Australia Neville Price	Ford Anglia	480
61	29	Australia Mrs Maureen Adams	Australia Maureen Adams Australia Yvonne Johnson	Volkswagen 1200	483
62	67	Australia Sports Car World	Australia Ron Phillips Australia Ian Smith	Porsche 356	484
63	153	Australia Preston Motors	Australia Bob Watson Australia Tom Myers	Holden EH 179 Manual	504
64	5	Australia Lanock Motors	Australia Yvonne McKeahnie Australia Gayle Sach	Volkswagen 1200	512
65	94	Australia John Newmarch	Australia John Newmarch Australia Tim Bonython	Chrysler Valiant AP5	540
66	43	Japan Toyota Motor Company Limited	Japan Shihomi Hosoya Japan Masaharu Terao	Toyota Crown	542
67	98	Australia Don Faulkner Motors	Australia Evan Thomas Australia Les Barren	Holden EH 179 Manual	549
68	146	Australia W. Huezenroder	Australia W. Huezenroder Australia Jimmy Sweet Australia Stewart McLeod	Holden EK	552
69	68	Australia Wal Truscott and Company	Australia John Hiscock Australia Wal Truscott Australia Bill Roche	Humber Vogue Sports	584
70	30	Australia Geoff Hood	Australia Geoff Hood Australia Pat Crea	Volkswagen 1200	589
71	65	Australia Bill McLaughlin	Australia Bill McLaughlin Australia Alan Clarke	Ford Cortina GT	592
72	139	Australia Ford Motor Company of Australia	Australia George Hughes Australia Peter Coffey Australia Doug Rutherford	Ford Falcon XM 144ci	619
73	36	Australia Keith Gamble	Australia Keith Gamble Australia John Old	Datsun 1200	649
74	34	Czech Republic Motokov	Australia Syd Fischer Australia Bill Coe	Škoda Octavia	682
75	58	Australia Ross and Hurst's Ampol Service Station	Australia Ron Turnley Australia Brian Cross Australia Alan Lockyer	Ford Cortina GT	702
76	46	Japan Toyota Motor Company Limited	Australia Kevin Lott Australia Michael Flanagan	Toyota Crown	709
77	131	Australia K.A. Dean	Australia Ken Dean Australia Edmond McGee	Holden EK Station Sedan	729
78	6	Australia Arthur Treloar	Australia Arthur Treloar Australia Richard Barker	Volkswagen 1200	797
79	28	Australia Bert Ruddy	Australia Bert Ruddy Australia Eric Johnson	Volkswagen 1200	814
80	69	Australia Reg Lunn	Australia Reg Lunn Australia Rex Lunn Australia Jeff King	Ford Cortina GT	842
81	105	Australia John Steward	Australia John Steward Australia Andrew Richards Australia Peter Richards	Chrysler Valiant SV1	851
82	76	Australia Tony Fuller	Australia John Stephens Australia Tony Fuller	Morris 850	865
83	57	Australia Claude Ruwolt	Australia Claude Ruwolt Australia Richard Ruwolt	Peugeot 404	884
84	87	Australia S.H. Badger	Australia Sidney Badger Australia Edward Cram	Morris 850	896
85	132	Australia Mal Longmore Ampol Garage	Australia Bruce Darke Australia Ron Willis	Holden FC	951
86	10	Australia Ken Ogie	Australia Ken Ogie Australia Trevor Smith	Volkswagen 1200	930
87	143	Australia D.C. Shooks	Australia Desmond Shooks Australia James Ubrihien	Holden FC	1,076
88	9	Czech Republic Motokov	Australia Gerry Merrett Australia Peter Buckley	Škoda Octavia	1,084
89	27	Australia Wilkinson Datsun	Australia Bruce Wilkinson Australia Peter Wilson	Datsun 1200	1,112
90	135	Australia Enterprise Auto Service	Australia Martin Arentz Australia Ron Williams	Ford Falcon XM 144ci	1,159
91	141	Australia Neil Harrod	Australia Neil Harrod Australia Les Ring	Holden FB Station Sedan	1,185
92	95	Australia Sunrise Eggs	Australia Blanche Brown Australia Vince Brown Australia Cathy Price	Rolls-Royce Phantom I	1,333
93	125	Australia R.A. Walker	Australia Bob Walker Australia Majorie Walker	Dodge Phoenix	1,367
94	11	Australia Mac's Car Sales	Australia Joan McAulay Australia Lorna Gamble	Datsun 1200	1,594
95	31	Australia Dorothy Sibley	Australia Dorothy Sibley Australia John Sibley	Volkswagen 1200	1,692
96	116	Australia Jack Baker	Australia Jack Baker Australia Ern Hines Australia Jack Guest	Chevrolet 1938 Master	1,841
97	133	Australia Harvey Lane	Australia Harvey Lane Australia Jim Thompson Australia Stan Viles	Holden FB	2,693
98	107	Australia Judy MacDonald	Australia Judy MacDonald Australia Scott MacDonald	Vauxhall 1938 Wyvern	2,821
99	3	Australia Goblin-BVC Vacuum Cleaners	Australia Tony Cornell Australia John Harris	Volkswagen 1200	3,296
100	88	Australia Warren West	Australia Warren West Australia Peter Harden	Renault Dauphine	3,950
101	78	Australia Lightburn & Company Limited	Australia Ted Polgreen Australia Ray Chapman	Lightburn Zeta	6,185
Source:^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 100-108
↑ "Canberra Crew Will Be First Away In Record Car Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 1964.
↑ "Appeals Delay Some Car Trial Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 1964.
↑ Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 206-209

[1] Bill Tuckey & Thomas B. Floyd, From Redex To Repco: Gregory's 25 Years of Around Australia Trials, 1979, pages 100-108

[2] "Canberra Crew Will Be First Away In Record Car Trial". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 June 1964.

[3] "Appeals Delay Some Car Trial Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 1964.

[4] Hal Moloney, Long Distance Trials in Australia by Car, Plane & Motor Cycle, 2018, pages 206-209

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